1998 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FOR GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR. AFTER REPAIRS OF VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE THREE TIMES SINCE FIRST REPAIRED, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *SLC

CONSUMER HAS BEEN SMELLING FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE FOR 6-8 MONTHS. SEVERAL DEALERS COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED IT. CONSUMERS COMPLAINED THAT FUMES WERE MAKING HER SICK. CONSUMER HAS STOPPED DRIVING VEHICLE.*AK

SAFETY FEATURE ON VEHICLE CAN BE SHIFTED (FLOOR) WITHOUT PRESSING BRAKES OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL. EVEN IF VEHICLE WAS NOT STARTED OR STARTED CAN SHIFT INTO GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT SOLENOID HAD BROKEN, BUT NOT UNDER WARRANTY OF SAFETY RELATED ISSUES. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE CUT OFF. VEHICLE HAS CUT OFF 3 TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR. A TOTAL OF 6 SIX TIMES OVER LAST 3 YEARS. EACH TIME VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, IT WILL NOT RESTART. DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS AND CAN'T BE DRIVEN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. COST IS 1,500 TO FIX IT. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FACTORY RELATED PROBLEM. I AM VERY DISPLEASED WITH FORDS.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS AT A INTERSECTION AND ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO IT. CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WAS THROWEN FORWARD. SEAT WAS KNOCKED AT A 45DEGREE ANGLE. SEAT BELT BROKE AND LATCH FAILED. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE MINER INJURIES.*AK

A/C NOT COLD ENOUGH DUE TO FAULTY SEAL O-RINGS AT THE EVAPORATOR TOP AND LOWER LINE OUTLET. NLM

EA00025, WHILE REFUELING IT WON'T REFUEL OR IT'S VERY HARD TO FUEL VEHICLE. COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN IT RAINS ALOT SERPENTINE BELT SKIPS AND I LOSE STEERING POWER. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I NEARLY STRUCK A CONCRETE WALL. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANAGER PLAYED DUMB SAYING THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF A DEALER NOTICE. I CHECKED YOUR WEB PAGE AND THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN. I AM AFRAID IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN AT SPEED OR ON A CURVE THAT I OR MY CHILDREN COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH.*AK

I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALER TWICE AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIX MY CAR. YET THEY FIND IT NECCESSARY TO KEEP MY CAR FOR WEEKS AT A TIME. I AM AT THE POINT TO WHERE I WANT THEM TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK AND GIVE ME A NOTHER ONE. PLEASE HELP ME. I HAVE NO MORE RENTAL CAR FEES AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT MY SITUATION LIKE OH WELL. THAT IS NOT FAIR TO ME. IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL ELEVIATE MY PROBLEM PLEASE GET IN CONTACT WITH ME.*AK