1995 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

DRIVING THROUGH WET ROADS STEERING WILL LOCK UP, LASTING FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AND CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. DEALER HAS REPLACED SWAY BAR AND SERPENTINE BELT, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN. *AK

FORD HAS A RECALL ON THIS, BUT THE REP THAT RESPONDED TO MY EMAIL, CLAIMED MY VIN NO. DISQUALIFIES MY CAR. I DISAGREE, THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM & I HAVE THE PROBLEM. THREE TIMES I HAVE ACCIDENTLY PUT IT IN REVERSE WHEN I WANTED TO GO FORWARD. YOU CANNOT TELL WHAT GEAR YOU HAVE SELECTED. *AK

FROM INFORMATION I'VE READ VIA THE INTERNET, THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE ON THESE CARS MODELS 1995-96. IMPELLER EXPLODES SUDDENLY INTO 100S OF PIECES, DEFECTIVE PLASTIC. ENGINE OVERHEATS SUDDENLY, SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE IF NOT CAUGHT IMMEDIATLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SMELLED AN AWFULL SMELL LIKE WIRES BURNING. BLOWER/ HEATER, AND AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER SPOKE TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS PUT IN WRONG, MANY PROBLEMS OCCURED, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. I DO NOT KNOW ALL THE DETAILED PROBLEMS, BUT I HAVE A RECEIPT FROM MY MECHANIC WITH EVERYTHING LISTED. HE SAID THAT BECAUSE THE AXLE WAS NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED THROUGH IT AT AN ODD ANGLE. I ALSO HAVE A FAX FROM FORD THAT WAS SENT TO MY MECHANIC REGARDING WARNINGS OF THE AXLE BEING INCORRECTLY INSTALLED ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE. YOU MAY CONTACT MY MECHANIC FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU MAY NEED. HIS NAME IS KEN FOWLER, THE OWNER OF A-1 TRANSMISSIONS IN LUBBOCK, TX. HIS PHONE NUMBER IS 806-792-4319.

FAILURE OF DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED POWER ASSIST FAILURE IN ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SITUATION. HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO SWERVE AROUND STOPPED CAR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID COLLISION DUE TO DRASTIC REDUCTION IN BRAKING. DEALER REPORTS THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT MODEL YEARS RECENTLY. GASKET IS UNAVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT FOR OVER 2 WEEKS BECAUSE IT IS BEING REDESIGNED. CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED NOT TO TAKE IN PERSONAL THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS SAFETY DEFECT. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS DEFECT IS THAT IT IS SUDDEN AND WITHOUT NOTICE. CAR RAN ROUGH FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT GAVE NO INDICATION OF POTENTIAL BRAKE FAILURE UNTIL IT WAS ALMOST TOO LATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *AK

TWO OTHER VEHICLES EXHIBIT SAME DEFECTAS 95 CONTOUR VIN [XXX] AND 95 MERCURY MYSTIQUE 2.5 VIN [XXX]. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) STATED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER AND RUNS ROUGH. I HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPAIRED FROM RECALL. IT HAS BECOME ONCE AGAIN DEFECTIVE. *AK

85% OF THE TIME WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND BACKING OUT THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR. THE VEHICLE HAS ABS.*AK

THERE'S A SMELLY FUME THAT COMES FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS WHICH CAUSE HEADACHE/ BURNING OF THE EYES/ SNEEZING AND BURNING OF THE THROAT. *AK