1996 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

I HAVE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM REAR OF CAR ONLY WHEN FOUR PEOPLE IN CAR.WHEN INSPECTING WHEELS AND TIRES FOUND WHEEL TO BE CRACKED FROM HUB CENTER TO RIM EDGE BETWEEN LUG NUT HOLES.INSPECTING OTHER WHEELS FOUND 2 MORE WITH SAME CRACK IN LENGTH AND LOCATION.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS SUCH THAT THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND FLICKERED. VEHICLE LOCKED IN TO PARK. CONSUMER APPLIED A 20 AMP FUSE TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE NEIGHBOR NOTICED THAT BLINKER WAS ON, AND SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, ASSUMED TO BE THE BATTERY.*AK

I BOUGHT IT ON 07/01/04. ON 07/02/04 MY ON WAS DRIVING IT, AND COUPLE OF TIMES, WHEM HE STOPPED ON STOP SIGNED, THE CAR WOULDN'T START. EVENTUALLY, IN THE EVENING, THERE WAS WHITE THICK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND CAR WAS STOPPED. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOWED IT TO THE MECHANIC SHOP. IT HAPPENED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL AND COOLANT AND ENDINE HAS GONE BAD. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PAY COMPLETELY FOR THE REPAIR, AND WE SPLIT IT 20/80% WHERE I'M TO PAY 80%. IT'S BEEN 2 WEEKS AND CAR IS STILL IN SHOP. I DIDN'T BUY IT TO SIT IN SHOP. IS THERE A WAY TO CORRECT THE SITUATION SOMEHOW?*AK

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) DETAILS: AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT INDICATE CORRECT GEAR (P, D, R) LEVER HANGS UP WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN P, D, R. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPX THREE YEARS.*AK

QUESTION REGARDING HOW A SIMILAR MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM IS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRING TO RECALL #98V233000. *JB

AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT INDICATE CORRECT GEAR (P, D, R) LEVER HANGS UP WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN P, D, R. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPX THREE YEARS.*AK

VEHICLES SHUTS OFF FREQUENTLY. VEHICLE WON'T PASS EMISSIONS TEST. IT WON'T START, AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

FRONT SEAT BACK COLLAPSED REARWARD DURING LOW SPEED REAR-IMPACT COLLISION. DRIVER EJECTED INTO BACK SEAT. BROKEN NECK. QUADRIPLEGIA.

CAR STALLS OUT WHEN IDLE.CAR STALLS OUT WHEN STARTING OR DRIVING SLOWLY. CAR HAS HAD MANY SENSORS REPLACED INCLUDING THE OXYGEN SENSOR AND IT CONTINUES TO STALL OUT. FORD HAS NOT SATISFACTORILLY REPAIRED CAR AFTER SEVERAL COSTLY VISITS.*AK