1999 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT IS STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION . DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT NO WARNING THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG, AND THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSES THAT CONSUMER INCURRED DUE TO THE FACT THAT VEHICLE HAD ONLY 37,000 MILES AND IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD.*JB

PUSHED CLUTCH IN AND ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RMPS. IT COULD BE IDLING, AND FOR NO REASON IT JUST REVVED UP. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SENSOR LIGHT.*AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *SLC

ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT. CONSUMER NOTED THAT FORD STATED THAT VEHICLE'S AIR BAGS ARE SPECIFIED TO DEPLOY AT 8 TO 14 MPH. CONSUMER CANNOT START VEHICLE UNTIL MOVING STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN WITH THE KEY IN IGNITION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK SEAT BELT FAILED ALSO. *NLM

MY CONTOUR CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. I WAS FIRST TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE THAT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, THEN THE FUEL FILTER, AND FINALLY THAT IT WAS A SENSOR. THIS VEHICLE SEEMS TO STALL WHEN MY GAS GAUGE IS CLOSE TO A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. I JUST GOT THIS CAR OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPT. 4 DAYS AGO, NOW IT IS STILL STALLING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. *AK

THE DEALERSHIP ADMITED THAT A TECHNICIAN LEFT A WIRE LOOSE WHEN THEY INSTALLED A NEW MOTOR IN MY CAR. THEY WERE REPAIRING ALL DAMAGE DUE TO THE FIRE. THEY DID NOT. MY SON HAD AN ACCIDENT 4 MONTHS LATER. WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, THE PASSANGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS BURNT AND MELTED, THEREFORE NEVER COMPLETELY DEPLOYING.

VINYL IS ROLLING UP ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. IT'S GETTING CLOSE TO PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG, WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT DEALER. *AK CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND SEVERAL OTHERS WHO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. *SLC

THE DECORATIVE PLASTIC PIECE CAME OFF THE DASHBOARD SHORTLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER PUT IT BACK,BUT THE PIECE CONTINUED COMING OFF AND IT WAS PUT BACK AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT HELPFUL TO CORRECT THE DEFECT. *YH *CB

PROBLEMS STARTED AT 119MILES, DEALERS EITHER DON'T CONFIRM PROBLEM OR SAY IT'S NORMAL FOR THIS CAR. MULTIPLE REPAIR ATTEMPTS AT 4 DEALERS. SEVERE VIBRATION AND PULL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ARE THE TIRES (CONFIRED WITH MY WINTER TIRES-NO PROBLEM), KLUNKING FROM FRONT END WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS, ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS COME ON DURING WINTER AT IDLE-GO OUT AFTER RESTART OR ENGINE ACCELERATION, FRONT SEATS WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE-DEALER SAYS NORMAL FOR CAR-WAN'T PRESENT WHEN NEW, PULSING FRONT END SHIMMY ON HIGHWAY-NOT TIRE RELATED-POSSIBLE CV SHAFT ISSUE-DEALERS STATED NPF, ENGINE SPARK KNOCKS UNDER LIGHT LOADS-NO CHANGE WITH DIFFERENT GAS GRADES OR BRANDS-DEALERS SAYS NPF, HEADLAMPS GO DIM AT IDLE-DEALERS SAYS NORMAL-NOT PRESENT WHEN NEW, POOR LOW BEAM VISIBILITY FROM HEADLAMPS, ALUMINUM WHEELS ARE TOO POROUS-LOSE ABNORMAL AIR AMOUNTS-DEALER SAYS NPF. MOST OF THESE HAVE BEEN SINCE NEW OR STARTED WITHIN 1ST YEAR OF NEW- NO DEALERS HAS YET "CONFIRMED" PROBLEMS WHEN THEY ARE READILY APPARENT TO OTHERS. IN SHOP FOR OVER 3 MONTHS TOTAL SINCE NEW. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/60R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/60R15 )

WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON T BRAKES PEDAL AND BRAKES WILL VIBRATE. FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND DEFFECT IS STILL THERE. *AK