1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

CAR WAS SOLD WHEN THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE-THEY ARE NO LONGER MAKING THEM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE AS BRIGHT AS THEY SHOULD SHINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT CONSUMER HAS TO CHANGE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.*AK

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 95E006002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL# 7243. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. AIRBAG BLEW UP, CAUSING DASHBOARD TO CRACK/ WINDSHIELD/ SUNVISOR AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW TO BREAK. SUNVISOR FLEW TO REAR OF VEHICLE, AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO A CHILD. CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. DURING DEPLOYMENT, VEHICLE HAD BLACK SMOKE.*AK

WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE OR MAKING A TURN WHEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE WHILE VEHICLE WAS COLD. AFTER VEHICLE HAD WARMED UP, WOULD RELEASE EMERGENCY BRAKES. REAR DISC BRAKES WOULD STICK AFTER BEING RELEASED. WATER WAS GETTING INTO CABLES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP,AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC A NEW CALIPER, WHICH WAS REDESIGNED, WOULD BE NEEDED ALONG WITH BRAKE CABLES. *AK

EA O1 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE ENGINE WAS OKAY BUT THE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAMES AND STAYS ON. *YH

FRONT WHEELS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING AND CORROSION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SIDE STREETAND HEARD A RUBBING NOISE. THEN, LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. TIRE DROPPED DOWN ON CONSUMER, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. COIL SPRING ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE BROKE, AND PUNCTURED TIRE, CAUSING FOUR INCH SLASH INSIDE OF TIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FRONT COILS, BUT BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULDB A RECALL. *JB

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V367000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44.DEALER CORRECTED RECALL PROBLEM, AFTER RECALL WORK HAS BEEN CORRECTED, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY DRAINING OUT. ALSO, A NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN GEAR OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE ENGINES COOLING FAN BECAME INOPERATIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR (00V-367), BUT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED TWICE AFTER REPAIR. NLM