1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

THREE COIL SPRINGS HAD BEEN BROKEN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT ONLY FRONT COIL SPRING WERE COVER BY RECALL, BUT NOT REAR ONES. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY CONSUMER. *AK CONSUMER ALSO HAVE A SECOND 1995 FORD CONTOUR VIN # [XXX] TWO COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN ON THAT VEHICLE. *YH INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 000V367000 LETTER CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING SYSYEM: FAN. WENT TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEMS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET AND SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

'IMPALER' IN VEHICLES WATER PUMP BROKE APART. DUE TO THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BREAKING, CAR OVERHEATED RAPIDLY, RESULTING IN HEAD GASKETS BLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN IT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED REGARDING HEATER SYSTEM. WHEN HE HAD HEATER ON HIGHEST SETTING, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL THAT CAME FROM DASHBOARD. SMOKE AND FUMES WERE SO BAD THAT HAD TO STICK HEAD OUT OF VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, HEATER SYSTEM CANNOT BE TURNED ON TO HIGHEST SETTINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

THE VEHICLES ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-367 RESULTING IN A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONSUMER REQUEST FULL REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS ONLY GIVEN A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE DUE TO ENGINE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ENGINETO MELT. AND WAS REPLACED. PRESENTLY, CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44 FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN.*AK RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING WIRING HARNESS AND HAD REPAIRS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER REPLACED ENGIN DUE TO OVERHEATING VEHICLE SOON EXPERIENCED A BAD MISS AND POOR MILEAGE, DEALER THEN FOUND DEFECTIVE HEADS, HOWEVER MISS IN ENGINE WAS STILL PRESENT. DEALER STATED CAUSE WAS A CRACKED FLYWHEEL WITH BROKEN SENSORS. CONSUMER FEELS DEALER BROKE FLYWHEEL DURING ENGINE INSTALLATION. MISS IN ENGINE STILL NOT CORRECTED. DEALER FINALLY FOUND CAUSE TO BE TORQUE CONVERTER NOT SEALING CAUSING DAMAGE TO ADJUSTING SENSOR. *YH

CONSUMER TURNED ON ENGINE TO WARM UP, THEN WENT TO HOUSE, BUT WHEN CAME BACK OUT, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. DEALER SAID THAT FIRE STARTED ON ENGINE COOLING LINE. *AK

AT 60,000MILES HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WATER PUMP/ TIMING BELT, AND POSSIBLY NEW HEAD. *AK