Structure
Filed Jun 3, 2003MD
DASHBOARD HAS STARTED PEALING UP FROM WINDSHIELD. *AK
1994 Ford Contour
Routine
Owners filed 12 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › automatic transmission. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsSteering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed May 14, 2003OH
WHILE DRIVING, THE TIE ROD SNAPPED. *JB
Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash
Filed Mar 18, 2003CA
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SMOKE WAS COMING IN THOUGH THE VENT LOCATE INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Apr 27, 2001FL
FUEL INJECTION/O-RINGS ARE LEAKING FUEL FROM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Filed Apr 13, 2001CA
ENGINE OVERHEATED/ BURNED UP AND FAN NEVER CAME ON. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL 00S/00M13 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN.*AK THE DEALER WANTED THE CONSUMER TO PAY $4922.90 FOR ENGINE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE COOLING FAN WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WAS ON RECALL AND REPAIR EXPENSE SHOULD BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURER. FURTHER MORE, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLING FANS FAILURE WAS IT SELF CAUSED BY A BLOWN UP FUSE. *YH
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 21, 2000MI
TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND GEARS WERE STUCK. *AK
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Sep 24, 1999MI
THE EVAPORTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE COMPRESSOR IS NOW FREEZING UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. CONSUMER IS TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. MJS
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Sep 20, 1999CA
WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN STERRING WHEEL WOULD DELAY RETURN FOR NORMAL DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Aug 30, 1999FL
THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS WHICH ARE ELECTRIC DO NOT FUNCTION. THE REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON ALL 4 WINDOWS ONCE. THE REGULATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Jun 2, 1999MO
MANUFACTURERED BATTERY THAT IS IN THIS VEHICLE IS THE WRONG ONE ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 2, 1998OH
WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT THE COST TO CONSUMER. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 24, 1998CT
WIRE WITHIN THE FIREWALL CHAFED AGAINST BRACKET, CAUSING THE IGNITION COIL TO SHORT CIRCUIT THROUGH THE COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE ENGINE. *AK
12 of 12 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.