1996 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

CONSUMER DOES NOT FEEL THE VEHICLE IS SAFE, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF RECALLS (6) THAT HAVE BEEN SENT REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, REQUEST VEHICLE TO BE EXCHANGE OR RECALLED COMPLETELY DUE TO MANUFACTURER ERRORS, MOST RECENT RECALL (00V-075) BRAKE SYSTEM. *MJS

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BEST BUY FOR MY MONEY AND SEEING I AM A SINGLE MOM I NEEDED A DEPENDABLE CAR AND THIS HAS TURNED OUT TO BE THE CAR OF MY NIGHTMARES. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM WAS DISHONEST ALL THE WAY DOWN THE ROAD KNOW THAT I HAD LITTLE MONEY TO PAY FOR A CAR LET ALONE TO KEEP TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIRS. I ASKED NORTHGATE FORD TO HELP ME OUT ON BUYING A CAR BECAUSE I HAVE NOT DONE THIS ON MY OWN BEFORE AND TO KEEP IN MIND THE FACT THAT I COULD BE ONE OF THERE SISTERS AND REALLY NEED THEM TO HELP ME TO BUY A CAR THAT WASN'T GONNA HAVE A BUNCH OF TROUBLES. THEY AGREED WITH HELPING ME OUT AND COME TO FIND OUT I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCREWED IN MY LIFE. MY GOAL IS TO BUY A BRAND NEW CAR IN 5 YEARS OR SO AND I WILL STILL BUY FORD BUT IT WON'T BE THROUGH NORTHGATE FORD. I THINK NORTHGATE MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN THE RULE OF THUMB "ONE UNSATISFIED PERSON TELLS 10". NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

PAINT ON THE VEHICLE LOOKS AS IF THERE ARE SPIDAR WEBS EVERYWHERE IN THE PAINT - CLEARCOAT. IT IS GETTING WORSE AND HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE CAR. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING TAIL LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. PROBLEM DUE TO WATER CONDENSATION IN THE FUSE BOX. *AK *ML

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS

ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AFTER I HAD MY CAR I TRIED TO TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF THE DEFFECTS ON IT, BUT THE DEALER WOULD NOT HELP ME OUT THEN. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT NOW? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN THE SUMMARY.

SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO THIRD GEAR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

PISTONS AND RINGS WERE BOTH SHOT IN THE MOTOR, BUT THE MOTOR HAD OIL AND FULL COMPRESSION. *AK

MY AC/HEATER SWITCH HAS GONE OUT TWICE. THERES SEEMS TO BE A SHORT IN WHICH THE PLASTIC IS MELTED BEHIND THE SWITCH, WHERE THE SWITCH CANNOT BE TURNED.

WHILE DRIVING EXTREME VIBRATION OCCURRED WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN. ALSO, ENGINE IDLED VERY FAST, AND THE VEHICLE JERKED., DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK