1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE OVERHEATING. DEALER STATED ENGINE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT PARTS WERE NOT IN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE CONSUMER WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY WIRING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, NOW THEY WILL NOT HONOR ANY RECALL OR WARRANTIES BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE WIRING HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS BREAKING OFF. NLM

AFTER DRIVING PARKED THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INSIDE OF HOUSE, THEN CAME BACK OUT TO VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. BELIEVED THAT FIRE HAD STARTED FROM UNDERHOOD.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON .VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED VALVE JOB .*AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE COMPONENT IN RECALL 00V367 MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND YET HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WITH THE VALVE AND GASKET, THE RECALL COMPONENT HAS FAILED 2 TIMES. *SLC

THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX RECALL (00S44/00M13), WHEN THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE RECALL LETTER BACK BUT THE TECHNICIAN SAID HE THREW IT AWAY NOW THE CONSUMER DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL NOTICE TO TAKE TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR REPAIR. NLM CONSUMER STATES HE IS STILL CONTINUING TO HAVE TRACKING CONTROL PROBLEMS WHEN IT RAINS OR WHEN VEHICLE IS TAKEN TO THE CAR WASH. *SLC

WHILE WATING FOR DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE PARTS TO REPAIR RECALL #00V367000/ 00S44 FOR ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE SUFFERED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

I HAD THE HEATER BLOWER FIXED UNDER WARRANTY ON FEB1,2000. ON NOV 17 2000, I HAD IT REPLACED AGAIN AT MY OWN COST. ON JAN 24, 2001 I HAD IT FIXED AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX JUNCTION PANEL AS WELL. THIS HAS BEEN FIXED THREE TIME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS A CONTOUR HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A KNOWN DEFECT LIKE THIS. THEY WOULDN'T FIX IT UNDER THE RECALL THE LAST TWO TIMES BECAUSE I HAD OVER 72000 MILES ON IT AND I SPENT OVER 300.00 OF MY MONEY ON IT THE LAST TWO TIMES. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME

RECALL 00V367000/ COOLING FAN FAILURE. CONSUMER MADE APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS. LEFT VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP ALL DAY, REPAIRS NOT PERFORMED DUE TO NO PARTS. WAS TOLD DEALER WOULD CALL WHEN PARTS CAME IN. 10 DAYS LATER, CONSUMER CALLED DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT PART. WAS TOLD PART WAS IN, AND GIVEN APPOINTMENT. VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FROM 9:20 AM UNTIL 3:30 PM ON 2 MAR 2001, AND RECALL REPAIRS NOT PERFORMED. CONSUMER NEEDED VEHICLE AND LEFT DEALERSHIP. WHILE THERE SHE OBSERVED A WALK IN BEING TOLD HIS VEHICLE WOULD BE SERVICED. *AK

PROBLEM STARTED AT 59000 MILES AND HAS WORSENED. HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND TOLD THAT THIS IS "NORMAL FOR MILEAGE". DIFFICULTY ENGAGING GEARS 2,3,4 ESPECIALLY ON DOWN SHIFT. CAN NOT ENTER 4TH GEAR AT 50-55 MPH. CANNOT ENTER 3RD AT 40-45MPH. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V367, HOWEVER REPAIRS COULD NOT BE COMPLETED FOR ANOTHER WEEK DUE TO A LACK OF PARTS. *SLC