1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

INDICATOR ON TRANSMISSION IS MISSING BECAUSE OF A DEFECT, AND CONSUMER CAN NOT TELL WHICH GEAR VEHICLE IS IN. THERE IS RECALL 98V23300. *AK FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS AS SOON A PASSENGER MOVES, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET IT FIXED, HOWEVER DEALER STATES THAT THER IS NO PROBLEM. *SLC

SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED PREMATURELY AT ONLY 80,000 MILES, CAUSING INCORRECT READING OF SPEED. IT IS NOT REGISTERING THE MILES.*AK

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ENGINE COOLING FAN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2000. AT THIS TIME, ENGINE COOLING FAN NEEDED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL.*AK

ENGINE SPUTTERED ALOT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO FOUND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WIRES HAD MELTED. *AK

I WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT ANY RECALLS UNTIL AFTER THE CAR WAS DAMAGED AND DECLARED A TOTAL LOST. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO BATTERY DISINTEGRATED, CAUSING COVER TO EXPOSE THE WIRES WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.*AK

INSULATION OF WIRES IN WIRING HARNESS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE "SHAKEN" SOMETIMES IN ORDER TO START VEHICLE. ALSO, TURN SIGNAL CAME ON BY ITSELF, AND AFTER THAT WIRES STARTED SMOKING. CONSUMER THEN PULLED A FUSE WHICH STOPPED WIRES FROM SMOKING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT LIGHTS, TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED TIMING BELT, AND SOMETHING WITH IDLE. *AK

THE VEHICLES ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC: FAILURE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO THREE THINGS: PROBLEMS IN FUSE BOX BY BATTERY, BURNED WIRES IN SAME AREA, CORROSION OF CONNECTORS TO BATTERY -- FORD STORE DIAGNOSIS: NEED NEW WRAP AROUND BATTERY CABLE CONNECTORS -- DANGER OF FIRE -- WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TWICE BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THERE WAS SMOKE -- AND ONE OF THE WIRES BURNED THROUGH COMPLETELY> FIRE DANGER TO ENGINE