1999 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

PE-00-020; ORIGINAL EQUIPEMENT ON A 1999, FORD VEHICLE, TIRE SIZE IS BELIEVED TO BE 15 INCHES WIDE, BAND TIRES, DOT NUMBER NOT AVAILABLE, TIRES HAVE 7,873 MILES ON THEM. WHEN DRIVING IN BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS ON ICE AND SNOW, CONSUMER NOTICED NO TIRE TRACTION, WHICH CAUSED POOR VEHICLE CONTORL. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND ONE OF THE DOORS WAS OPENED WHILE TALKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. COURTESY LIGHT FELL DOWN DUE TO FIXTURE OVERHEATING AND BURNING OFF THE FASTENER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES WERE NOT OPERABLE WHEN APPLIED. PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOOR AND THERE WAS A SQEAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE NOISE. *AK

TOTAL STEERING LOSS,ON SLIGHT CURVED RD. TOTAL RIGHT WHEEL AND EVERYTHING ATTACHED CAME OFF. EVEN THE COLLISION REPAIR SHOP SAID THEY NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I AM SUSAN CANALES AND HAVE MY SON'S POWER OF ATTORNEY HE IS IN THE NAVY AND AT SEA RIGHT NOW THANK YOU. *AK

IN THE REAR SEAT THERE IS A BELT THAT DOESN'T RELEASE. THE BELT HAD TO BE CUT AFTER CONSUMER'S CHILD GOT HER HEAD CAUGHT IN THE BELT. IT LOCKED & THERE WAS NO WAY TO RELEASE IT. DEALER IS LOOKING TO SEE IF THIS IS A DEFECT PROBLEM. DEALER CAN FIX IT, BUT THE CONSUMER DOESN'T WANT IT FIXED UNTIL THEY CAN FIND OUT HOW TO RELEASE THE BELT. *AK THE CHILD WAS CAUGHT IN THE BELT STRAP AND WAS CHOCKING IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, BUT THE PARENT CUT THE STRAP WITH KNIFE AND RESCUED THE CHILD. *YH

WHEN BRAKING INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL HEAR A METAL TO METAL GRINDING NOISE. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK

VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE MAKING TURNS AND HESITATES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. DEALER HAS REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH, HOWEVER, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED.*AK

SINCE 12-15-99 I HAD COUGAR IN SERVICE 3 TIMES FOR WATER LEAK/ 2 TIMES SHIFT LOCK ,LOCKED DOWN BECAUSE OF BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT REAR BRAKE ELCO NOISE WHEN BACKING UP/ CAR HESITATING AT 50+ MILES AN HOUR /PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN PASSING AND GIVING THE CAR MORE ACCELERATION/CAR IDLING REAL HIGH AND WANTING TO TAKE OFF WHEN YOU FIRST RELEASE THE BRAKE/ THE WINDOWS NOT GOING UP AND DOWN / THE BATTERY EXPLODED/ THE SERVICE WAS TERRIBLE AT GATEWAY THE NOISE IS STILL IN THE REAR WHEELS . THERE IS MORE WHERE THIS CAME FROM THE COUGAR WILL FALL APART/ THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION IS A PROBLEM . *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P/215/S0R1 )

DURING VEHICLE COLLISION NEITHER PASSENGER NOR DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NLM