1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

VEHICLE IS MAKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, MAKES NOISES IN GEAR AND WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID, DEALER CLAIMED THEY REPAIRED THE PROBLEMS BUT SOON AFTER REPAIR THE PROBLEM REOCCURED. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (TIRESIZE: P185/70R14)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P185/70R14 )

A HOSE BROKE ON THE RADIATOR DRAINING VEHICLE OF ALL FLUID AND RUINING THE ENGINE, NONE OF THE GAUGES INDICATED ANY INTERNAL FAILURE, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT.

THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE ENCOUNTERED HAVE HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 3 WELL KNOWN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOPS, AND NO ONE CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLS, THEN THE PROBLEM IS THERE. UNLESS THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE IT'S IN THE SHOP NO ONE CAN SEEM TO LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. BUT, I CAN TELL YOU THAT I CAN ONLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 25 MILES BEFORE IT STALLS AGAIN. WE THEN HAVE TO REMOVE THE BATTERY AND RECHARGE, AND THE VEHICLE WILL WORK AGAIN. THEN DRIVE FOR ABOUT 25 MILES, AND IT STALLS AGAIN. THIS, AS I SAID, HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES WITHIN 2 MONTHS. I HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR 4 DAYS DURING THIS TIME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS, AS NOW I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA FORD RECALL, AND I FEEL LILKE MY VEHICLE MAY HAVE MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THE WIRING COMPONENTS. THANK YOU SINCERELY!!!

GAS SENSOR FAILED EARLY ON, HAD IT FIXED. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, HAD THAT FIXED. NOW BOTH REAR SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, ONE FRONT BEARING HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH FRONT STABILISER BAR. CONTACTED FORD THIS MORNING AND WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER FOR "VERIFICATION PURPOSES" UNFORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE POSES A DANGER DUE TO A LOOSE SPRING IN THE BACK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY "GROSSE POINTE AUTOWORKS" LOCATED 1/2 BLOCK OFF MY HOUSE SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. DEALERSHIPS ARE CA 9+ MILES AWAY AND HAVE NEVER BEEN CONSUMER FRIENDLY WHEN I HAVE CONTACTED THEM. PLEASE ADVISE AS TO RECOURSE REGARDING THE IRRESPONSIVE FORD MOTOR CO.

THERMOSTAT GOES UP TO THE RED. THEN, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LET CAR SIT FOR A WHILE. GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED, WIRING HARNESS PROBLEM. *AK

COOLING FAN MOTOR REPLACED BY AUTOPACT CAR SERVICE IN CHARLOTTE NC, BUT ENGINE STILL OVERHEATED. CAR THEN TOWED TO HARRELSON FORD IN CHARLOTTE WHERE I WAS TOLD ENGINE WAS "BURNED UP" DUE TO ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILURE. THEY RECOMMENDED ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND COMPONENTS AT COST NEARLY $5000. IN 1999, COOLING FAN RAN ERRADICALLY AND REQUIRED BATTERY TO BE REPLACED ACCORDING TO FORD DEALERSHIP IN GREENSBORO, NC. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO REPLACED ENGINE THERMASTAT. RATHER THAN A THERMASTAT PROBLEM, I SUSPECT ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO ENGINE OVER TIME. DESPITE HISTORY OF FAILURE, FORD DID NOT MAKE ANY OFFER TO REPLACE.

HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE NOW GREENISH COLOR AND SIGNIFICANTLY DIMS THE HEADLIGHTS. NEW LIGHT BULBS DO NOT HELP. IN RAIN AND RURAL AREAS, LIGHTING RANGE IS SO DECREASED, SPEED HAS TO BE REDUCED. NO ACCIDENTS AT THIS TIME. I FEEL THIS IS SIGNIFICANT AND THE MATERIALS THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE DISINGRATING AND IMPAIRING NIGHT VISIBILITY.*AK

FUEL TANK HAS DEVELOPED LEAK AT POINT WHERE FILLER NECK CONNECTS TO TANK. THIS APPEARS TO BE IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V203000 AND RELATED TO 95V232000. FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX STATING THAT THE RECALLS CITED DO NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. IT APPEARS THAT THEY DID NOT ESTABLISH THE RECALL BROADLY ENOUGH TO COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.

WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK