1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

COOLING FAN SHORTED OUT - NOTICED THICH BLACK SMOKE - FIRE DEPT DETERMINED FIRE ORIGINATED FROM COOLING FAN MOTOR SHORTING OUT

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V233000. WHEN SHIFTING IN FOWARD IT ACTUALLY IS IN REVERSE.*AK

AIR CONDITIONER HOSE IS ROUTED AGAINST THE BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE, CAUSING IT TO GET HOT AND BURN A HOLE THROUGH THE BRAKE HOSE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKES. *AK

BOTH REARS DOORS SQUEAK, HAVE TRIED WD40;MACHINE OIL;SILICON LUBRICANT, VERY LOUD

STOPPED@STORE, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING (THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT), DROVE HOME, NOTICED SAME SMELL, OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED FAN WAS SMOKING, DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN SINCE. - FORD REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THE FAN.

I HVAE HAD PROBLEMS EVER SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR 8 MONTHS AGO, STARTING WITH ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A MISSING VACUUM CAP. NEXT, I ENCOUNTERED A DRIVE BELT THAT WAS ON THE VERGE OF BREAKING, IT WAS SEVERLY CRACKED. THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE STICKING CAUSING MAJOR VEERING WHEN STOPPING AT SPEEDS OVER 40, AND THIS ALSO RESULTED IN WARPING MY ROTORS. ALSO, FOR THE FIRST 7 MONTHS, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON PERIODICALLY, BUT AFTER A COUPLE OF FUEL INJECTOR CLEANERS, IT WAS MUCH BETTER. THEN, ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP, THE CAR'S IDLE WORSENED, ITS POWER DECREASED,AT A STOP, THE CAR WOULD START HAVING A CONVULSION LIKE FEEL AND SOUND, FROM A STOP, IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE UNTIL A CLICK IN THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD. THEN THE ACCELERATION WAS VERY LURCHING AND SPUTTERY. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL ENGINE. THE MECHANICS SENT ME TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND THE SUPPOSED CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. $400 LATER, MY AIR MASS SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR SEEMED TO DO MUCH BETTER. HOWEVER, IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON THE ENTIRE DURATION OF DRIVING, AND THE CAR HAS CONTINUED ITS LURCHING ACCELERATION AND CONVULSION LIKE PROBLEM. THE UNPREDICTABLENESS IN MY CAR HAS MADE ME SOMEWHAT FEARFUL TO DRIVE BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT, AND IF I CAN AFFORD TO FIX IT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW MY BUYER'S RIGHTS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY RESOLUTION TO BE HAD..

VEHICLE DOES NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT GEAR, IT SHOWS ONE GEAR LESS THAN ACTUALLY IS.*AK

WHILE IN REVERSE FRONT COIL SPRING SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE . DEALER HAS REPLACED COIL SPRINGS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD A/C ON & WENT TO TURN IT DOWN, AND KNOB WOULDN'T TURN. KNOB HAD STARTED TO BURN & MELTED DOWN TO THE SWITCH. DEALER BASICALLY SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR FAULT.*AK

TRANSMISSION PLASTIC FLOOR SHIFT GEAR INDICATOR CRACKED. CONSUMER WAS NOT ABLE TO TELL WHAT GEAR IT WAS IN. *AK