1999 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD FEEL BRAKES RUBBING AND GRINDING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY TURNED THE ROTORS. BUT, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. *AK

CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP 1/2 OF TIME OWNED FOR NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED IN FIRST TWO WEEKS AND TOOK COMPANY 4 WEEKS TO "ORDER" PADS AND ROTORS. ALIGNMENT IS CONSTANTLY OFF, SINCE DAY CAR WAS PICKED UP. TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE SUPPOSSEDLY,ONE IS AGAIN WEARING INCORRECTLY AND HAS VERY LOUD ROAD NOISE. PAINT WAS BUBBLY, CARPET LAID WRONG, NOW POWER WINDOW MAKES HORRIBLE NOISES GOING UP AND DOWN. CAR HAS BEEN MORE OF A PAIN THAN ANYTHING I EVER BOUGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRAVELLING 70MPH, EXITED OFF THE FREEWAY AND BEGAN TO BRAKE WHEN ENGINE CUT OFF. ALSO, INSTRUMENT LIGHTS CAME ON, AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN. ENGINE TURNED BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *AK

HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES PURCHASED WITH THE VEHICLE SLIP AND SLIDE IN THE SNOW BECAUSE IT IS MADE FOR DRY PAVEMENT. YH

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT THE OWNER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

LOCAL FORD DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION LINE AND INSTALLED IT WRONG AND DAMAGED IT. HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. HAVE RECEIPT TO PROVE IT

IT TOOK THREE TRIES TO MY DEALER TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE A RECEIPT IN THERE HANDWRITING STATING THIS FACT.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS POOR AND INSUFFICIENT LIGHTING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

FRONT END DEFECT CAUSES CAR TO EAT TIRES, UNABLE TO ALIGN OR FIX PROBLEM, CURRENTLY DEALER IS ATTEMPTING SOLUTIONS BUT SO FAR NONE FOUND. *AK

A POTENTIALLY LEATHAL CONDITION EXISTS WITH REGARD TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.THIS SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, DESPITE NUMEROUS REPAIRS. ON 9/10/99, DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION(LEFT TURN), THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN, ON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAUGHT ON THE THROTTLE ARM. APPARENTLY ON WOT CONDITIONS, THE CLIP HOLDING THE CABLE TO THE THROTTLE MAKES CONTACT WITH ITS HOUSING DISCONNECTING THE CABLE FROM THE THROTTLE ARM. THE CABLE THEN HANGS LOOSE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE AFORE MENTIONED PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, THIS IS A MANUAL TRANS. VEHICLE AND I WAS ABLE TO RAPIDLY DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH, AVOIDING ANY SERIOUS INJURY (ALTHOUGH CREATING AN OVER-REV CONDITION).THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK