1998 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

THE WATER PUMP AND NOW THE FUEL PUMP. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH FORD THE INCONVIENCE AND THE FREEDOM OF PURCHASING A NEW CAR HAS LEFT ME FRUSTRATED AND AFRAID TO TRUST THE CAR. *AK

DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. *AK CONSUMER STATES BROKEN SPRING HAS EXTENSIVE RUST ON BOTH SURFACES OF BREAK.*JB

CONSUMER HAS HAD A RECALL ON ENGINE OVERHEATING, AND DEALER HAS HAD VEHICLE FOR A WEEK. DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL.*AK THE TIMING BELT WAS REPLACED, THEN NEW MOTOR DUE TO OVERHEATING, 2 MONTHS LAER THERE WAS AN INTERNAL REPAIR COMPLETE, VEHICLE OVERHEATED AGAIN AND ENGINE WAS REPLACED AGAIN, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING TOTAL REFUND AND TO TURN IN VEHICLE, ALL PROBLEMS OCCURRED WITHIN A ONE YEAR PERIOD. *SLC

GEARS ARE NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, AND THERE IS A DELAY WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT.*AK

FIRST DAY CAR WAS BOUGHT ENGINE DIED, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY GAVE CONSUMER ANOTHER CONTOUR. CURRENTLY, VEHCILE WILL SHUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, AND ENGINE WAS ACTING UP. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN 3 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IT JERKS AND VIBRATES, CONSUMER DOES NOT THINK THAT DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION LIKE THEY SAID. 1 TIME FOR ENGINE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. FRONT SWAY BAR REPLACED, STEERING WOULD SHIMMY AND RATTLE. BLOWER MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED, DUE TO RATTLING NOISE IN AIR CONDITIONER, ALSO CYCLING SWITCH REPLACED DUE TO AIR CONDITIONER NOT COOLING. LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY REPLACED, BELT WOULD NOT BUCKLE. STARTER FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER FOUND LOOSE CONNECTION AT ACT. REAR STRUTS REPLACED, NOISY. *SLC

MY CAR FREQUENTLY SMELLS LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I HARDLY EVER DRIVE IT. I AM ESPECIALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECENT ARTICLES ABOUT POSSIBLE FIRES IN CONTOUR MODELS. I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SITUATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM I SMELLED SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE, THE BLOWER MOTOR STOP RUNNING. I PLAYED WITH THE SWITCH AND ONLY HIGH WORKED. I TURNED THE FAN OFF. THIS FORCED ME TO DRIVE WITH THE CHOICE OF A POTENTIAL FIRE OR SEEING OUT OF THE WINSHIELD. THE NEXT DAY I PURCHASED A NEW BLOWER MOTOR RELAY FROM A FORD DEALER. WHEN I WENT TO REPLACE IT I NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE RESISTOR WAS MELTED TO THE RESISTOR, THERE WERE BARE WIRES ON THE HARNESS SIDE OF THE CONNECTOR. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND PURCHASED A NEW CONNECTOR. WHAT A SURPRISE TO FIND THAT THEY HAD A CONNECTOR IN STOCK. THIS MADE ME THINK THAT THIS MUST BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHAT WILL KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AND STARTING A REAL FIRE .*AK

"MOD PUMP" FOR ABS BRAKE SYSTEM HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. NO REASON GIVEN FOR POSSIBLE CAUSE OF DEFECT. *AK PRIOR TO BREAKING OF THE PUMP, CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. *YH

WHEN FILLING FUEL TANK, NOZZLE KEEPS SHUTTING OFF. DEALER FOUND PROBLEM WITH FUEL FILLER PIPE. FLAPPER VALVE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WIRING HARNESS PROBLEMS ARE SAME SYMPTOMS AS MENTIONED IN INVESTIGATION # EA01001. HAS REPLACED WIRING HARNESS 8 TIMES. *AK