1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

A REAR END IMPACT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH CAUSED THE REAR END TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE RACES IN WARMER WEATHER (65 AND UP) AT STARTUP AND WHEN IDILING AT STOPS, AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE BUCKS AND WANTS TO TAKE OFF, DEALER HAS RESET THE COMPUTER CODES, REPLACED THE COMPUTER CONTROLS AND CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT NONE OF THIS HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE. NLM

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED OVER SPEEDBUMP. NO OTHER RELATED VEHICLE DAMAGE. BODY AND PAINT ORIGINAL. *AK

AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN 3 MPH COLLISION. SMALL BUMPER COVER TEAR ONLY. AIRBAGS DEPLYED BREAKING WINDSHIELD ON DEPLOYMENT. I FEEL THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLYOYED ON SUCH A LIGHT IMPACT. *AK

TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALER. THEY SAID CONSUMER NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER , TOTALLING $1200. CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED, AND THERE IS STILL NO TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS BRAKES. CURRENTLY, DEALER INDICATED THAT CONSUMER NEEDED WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO COMPUTER. A MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR CARS THAT WATER GETS IN THE WIRING HARNESS AND SHORTS OUT THE COMPUTER. ALSO,CONSUMER SAID IF BRAKING IN SKID CAR WOULD KEEP GOING. *AK

RECALL 97V225000 WAS PERFORMED 03/27/1998. THE CABEL FAILED AND FORD DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. PROJECTED DATE IS JUNE 2000. I SUSPECT THAT THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. PART #F5RZ-9775-AA WAS REPLACED WITH RECALL AND PART NUMBER F5RZ-9A758-A FAILED. WITH 38000 POTENTIAL CARS IMPACTED A LOT OF LIVES COULD BE AT STAKE. THE NHTSA DATABASE SHOWS THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. FORD UNWILLING TO BE OF ANY HELP AND HAS NO SYMPATHY FOR CARS THAT COULD BE INOPERABLE FOR 3 MONTHS. THE FACT THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT IN STOCK TELLS ME THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT IS BEING PUSHED UNDER THE CARPET. FORD MAY NOT HAVE THE PARTS BECAUSE TOO MANY OF THESE CABLES ARE BREAKING EVEN AFTER THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS DONE TWO YEARS AGO. THE EXCUSE THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A RECALL ON THESE CARS DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

AFTER DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. BECAUSE PEDAL WAS BROKEN. DEALER AND MANUFACTUREER WERE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CAR OVERHEATED. I PULLED OVER, FORD DEALER SAID HEAD GASKET CRACKED, ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED. FORD JUST EXTENDED WARRANTY ON V6 TAURUS & SABLE OF SAME YEAR BECAUSE OF PROBLEMS, WHICH START TO OCCUR AT 65-70K. I THINK THIS IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD REPLACE MY ENGINE. *AK

HAD TO REPLACED BRAKES. HEADLIGHTS DIM WHEN BRAKE IS PRESSED,INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN LEFT TAIL LIGHT GOES OUT (REPLACED 4 TIMES SINCE 1996) STEERING WHEEL BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHEN SITTING WITH CAR RUNNING AND IN GEAR MUST PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AT STOP LIGHTS OR SITTING IN GEAR, SO AS TO NOT GET VIBRATED TO DEATH, MECH-NOT ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM, JUST THE WAY CAR IS BUILT.

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF DRIVEWAY LESS THEN 5 MPH, FRONT AXLE BROKE. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK