1999 FORD CONTOUR Complaints

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD WARPED. IT TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD, AND WAS PULLING THE PASSENGER'S AIR BAG PIECE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. THE LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN ON SINCE. HE STATED NOW THAT HE WAS USING THE DEFROSTER, IT WAS COMING UP MORE. OFTEN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO SEE WHY THIS WAS OCCURRING. *AK

HELLO, I AM THE CUSTOMS ADVISOR FOR MY BASE AND HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO'S TIRES DO NOT HAVE THE LETTERS "DOT" IMPRINTED ON THE SIDEWALL. THEY ARE ON THE DATABASE OF COMPLIANT TIRES AND HAVE RATINGS WITHIN STANDARDS. CAN THESE TIRES BE IMPORTED INTO THE U.S.? *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR HANDLES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY, AND NOW RESULTED IN A COMPLETE FAILURE ON TWO OF THE DOOR LATCHES. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE MUST HAVE BOTH THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE DOOR LATCH PULLED TO GAIN ENTRY INTO THE VEHICLE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE DEALER WAS REPLACING THE DOOR LATCHES AT THIS TIME. *AK

CONSUMER DASH BOARD PANEL POPPED UP. *TS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT SINCE HE DIDN'T REPLY TO THE RECALL BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. *NM

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR IS WARPED BEYOND REPAIR. THE DASHBOARD IS PEELING BACK FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT HAS CAUSED MY DEFROST TO WORK IMPROPERLY, MAKING VISIBILITY POOR WHENEVER THE DEFROST WOULD BE NEEDED. FORD HAS REFUSED TO HELP FIX IT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" THAT EXPIRED AROUND THE TIME THAT I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL CONTOUR OWNERS AS WELL AS ALL ON THE ROAD. *JB

1999 FORD CONTOUR DASHBOARD BUCKLED AND CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY, IF AT ALL. *TS *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR THAT HAD CRACKS IN THE FLYWHEEL ALONG THE REAR AREA OF THE MOTOR. THERE WAS A TICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP, WHO CONFIRMED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FLYWHEEL. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. APPARENTLY, IT WAS CRACKING IT IS NEAR THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FLYWHEEL ONTO THE MOTOR. THIS HAPPENED FROM HOLE TO HOLE AS IF IT WAS AT A FATIGUED POINT. WAS REPLACED AT 40,000 KILOMETERS, AND THE SECOND FLYWHEEL NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT 126,000 KILOMETERS. THERE WERE NO OTHER APPARENT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THEN THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING ON BOTH THE ORIGINAL FLYWHEELS AND THE REPLACEMENT. *AK

DT: CONSUMER OWNED 1999 FORD CONTOUR. DASHBOARD WARPED BLOCKING THE DEFOGGER/DEFROSTER VENT. THE CONSUMER KNEW OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SIX MONTHS AGO. *AK *NM

I INADVERTENTLY FOUND THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO ROTATE THE IGNITION KEY IN MY CAR TO THE LOCK POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT HAVING THE GEAR IN PARK AND JUST HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. AS I RELEASED THE BRAKE, MY CAR ROLLED A FEW FEET INTO MY GARAGE AND I REALIZED THE CAR WAS NOT IN PARK. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES. I CONTACTED MY REPAIR SHOP ABOUT THE IGNITION ISSUE. THEY INFORMED THERE WAS AN OLD RECALL ON MY VEHICLES' MAKE/MODEL. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND LOCATED NHTSA'S INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO CAMPAIGN 99V060000. I CONTACTED FOR. THEY INFORMED ME MY VIN WAS NOT PART OF A RECALL, THAT THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION WHETHER MY CAR'S MAKE/MODEL HAD EVER BEEN IN A RECALL AND THAT NO ON IN THE ENTIRE FORD MOTOR COMPANY COULD TELL ME, NOR DID THEY HAVE ANY REFERRAL SITES FOR ME TO FIND THIS INFORMATION. I STILL NEED TO GET THIS ISSUE FIXED. *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER COULD HEAR THE RADIATOR COMING ON/OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PREVIOUSLY IT OVERHEATED IN JUNE 2004. WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS THEY CHANGED THE THERMOSTAT, ADDED MORE WATER TO THE RADIATOR, AND SOMETHING ELSE IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM RECURRED. AFTERWARDS, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THEY TOLD HER THAT IT WAS DUE TO A BRACKET THAT BROKE.. DEALER REPLACED THE RADIO. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY SINCE THEY REPLACED THE RADIO. ALSO, THE DASHBOARD WAS LOOSENING AND THERE WERE WIRES SHOWING. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW KNOB CAME OFF. THESE WERE THE ONLY KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THERE HAD BEEN NO ACCIDENTS CONCERNING THESE ISSUES. *AK