1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 34MPH WHEN BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT UP AND DOWN. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP REGARDING RECALL 00V367000/MANUFACTURER RECALL 00S44/00M13/COOLING FAN FAILURE. DEALER WAS REFUSING TO PERFORM NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS DIED AND THE DAUGHTER BROUGHT IN THE VEHCILE FOR RECALL SERVICE. ORIGINAL DOCUMET WAS MISPLACED, BUT THE DAUGHTER HAD A COPY WHICH THE DEALER DECLINED TO ACCEPT. *YH

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES HER VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL (00V-367) FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR PRIOR TO NOTICE RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. NLM

THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED QUICKLY DAMAGING THE HEAD GASKET AND THERMOSTAT, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES SHE SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR REPAIR UNDER RECALL 00V-367, DEALER REFUSED REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND OWNER REPLACED COOLING FAN. A WEEK LATER, RECALL 00V36700/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S440VM13 ARRIVED AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR ENGINE COOLING FAN DUE TO OWNER HAVING IT REPAIRED. INDICATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. OWNER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED WITH MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED NHTSA WOULD BE NOTIFIED, TOLD NOT TO CONTACT NHTSA. *AK

THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT'S GOING TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE WILL OVERHEAT. TECHNICIAN REPLACED THERMOSTAT. THEN, DAYS TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER FOR A RECALL NOTICE THAT HAD RECEIVED FOR COOLING FUSE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED. DUE TO FUSE HEAD GASKET WAS DAMAGED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ENGINE OVERHEATED, CAUSING "HEAD GASKET" TO GO OUT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND TOLD CONSUMER THAT COOLING FAN WAS OPERATING, BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT FAN WAS WORKING AT TIME OF INCIDENT. THERE WAS A RECALL 00V367000 REGARDING THE COOLING FAN. CONSUMER COMPLAINT WAS IN REGARD TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY INOPERABLE FAN. *AK ALSO, THERE WAS A HEAD GASKET RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN NUMBER. *YH

HEAD LAMPS ARE DIM. THEIR IS SOMETHING FORMING ON LENS THAT IS CAUSING THIS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, WOULD NOT TURN OVER. RAISED HOOD OF VEHICLE AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT A FIRE STARTED AND WAS IMMEDIATELY PUT OUT BY CONSUMER. INSURANCE COMPANY WAS IN POSSESSION OF VEHICLE FOR 2 MONTHS, AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT A PIECE OF MOTOR THAT WAS INITIALLY BURNED, HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK PREVIOUSLY CONSUMER HAD THE WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE STALLING, THERE WAS ALSO A COOLANT LEAK, THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING ENGINE FIRES (00V367). *SLC