1998 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

CONTROL SWITCH FOR HEATER AND AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION 98V233000. PREVIOUS DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE, AND WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN SERVICE COULD BE PERFORMED. SINCE THAT TIME, DEALERSHIP CLOSED ITS OPERATION; MARKSVILLE FORD, MARKSVILL LOUISIANA. CURRENT DEALERSHIP INDICATED COMPUTER SHOWED SERVICE WAS PERFORMED FOR THIS RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 011013000 - NO PROBLEM SO FAR - RECALL HOWEVER LIMITED TO CERTAIN STATES - I DO NOT LIVE IN ONE OF THESE ALTHOUGH I TRAVEL IN THEM A GREAT DEAL - THEREFORE, I MAY EXPERIENCE PROBLEM WITHOUT OPPORTUNITY OF PREVENTATIVE ACTION - FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE INFORMS ME I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR "FIELD SERVICE ACTION" - PLEASE REQUIRE EXTENSION OF RECALL TO ALL OWNERS - THANK YOU

PARTS ARE UNAVAILABLE TO COMPLETE RECALL01V230000 FOR HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR DUE TO PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE.ALSO , WHEN THE HEATER IS ON AIR DOES NOT GET HOT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN PASSENGER'S SIDE TURN SIGNAL. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY RECALL 01V230000. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT PERFORMED NO REPAIRS IN ACCORDANCE WITH DESCRIPTION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION. *AK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO FAULTY O2 SENSOR. *JB

RACK AND PINION STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, HAD NO STEERING/ CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK

SOON AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE IT STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE. ALSO,VEHICLE WAS SHAKING WHENEVER GOING ABOVE 50 MPH. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BASE STABILIZER BAR IS BROKEN, CUASING SEAT TO MOVE SIDE TO SIDE FREELY, AND SEAT BACK IS UNSTABLE.*AK

RECALL 99V243000. REPAIRS WERE DONE. HOWEVER, AFTER REPAIRS, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED, AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM BY ERROR OR COMPUTER CODES. *NOTE: AIR BAG LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO RECALL SERVICE. IN SEPTEMBER 2001, DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED AN ERROR CODE FINDING THAT THE FRONT AIR BAG IMPACT SENSORS WERE FAULTY. DEALERSHIP WAS CHARGING CONSUMER $70, FOR DIAGNOSTIC S, $300 FOR REPAIR WORK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK