1996 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

THE WATER PUMP IMPELLER FAILED. THE IMPELLER IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT DEVELOPED CRACKS. THE RESULT WAS OVERHEATING. A WATER PUMP FAILURE AT 42K MILES IS UNACCEPTABLE. OTHER CONTOUR OWNERS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL.

SCREW FOR DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR FELL OFF WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, CAUSING BLOCKED VISION TOTALLY. *AK THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL OFF TWICE. THE SECOND FALL SHORTED ELECTRICAL WIRES CAUSING RADIO, CLOCK AND OTHER COMPONENTS TO FAIL. *YH

SMOKE WAS COMING FROM HAZARD SWITCH, AND CONSUMER COULD HEAR NOISE AT SAME TIME. THERE WAS NO SIGNAL OF WARNING ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE APPROACHING A STOP SIGN BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND WERE SLIGHTLY INJURED. MY DAUGHTER STILL SUFFERS NECK AND BACK ACHES. NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. *AK

REPORTING ON TWO DIFFERENCE OCCASIONS WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, CAUSING FRONT WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN OR WILL BE DONE ON THIS MATTER, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE GOT HOT WHEN IT CAME TO COMPLETE STOP. IF CONSUMER SHIFTED GEAR INTO REVERSE AND APPLIED GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF. VEHICLE TURNED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE DOESN'T TURN OFF IF THE VEHICLE IS COLD.*AK

WAS DRIVING ONE DAY AND OVERDRIVE LIGHT COMES ON AND CARS STARTS TO SHIFT REAL HARD NO EXACT SPEED MATTERS ALL THE TIME AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. *AK

EACH INCIDENT HAS BEEN WITH THE ENGINE, THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTS TO FIX ONE PROBLEM AND ANOTHER ENGINE PROBLEM BEGINS. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN REPAIR FOR THE FIFTH TIME IN FOUR OF THE FIVE MONTHS THAT I HAVE HAD THE CAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING A RENTAL CAR THREE, ALMOST FOUR WEEKS NOW. BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. WHAT CAN I DO?

HEADLIGHTS WERE FOGGED UP WHICH AFFECTED VISIBILITY. CONSUMER TRIED TO WIPE OFF THE LENSES. BUT THEY WERE STAINED WITH SOME TYPE OF MILKY SUBSTANCE. DEALER STATED THAT CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AT HER OWN EXPENSE. *AK *ML

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V-075), HOWEVER DEALERSHIP DENIED SERVICE, VEHICLE DOES NOT APPLY. *MJS