WHEN AT A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL LURCH FOREWARD AND KICK THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1995 Ford Contour complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
THE EMEREGENCY BRAKE CABLE WILL NOT HOLD. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RECALLOF SEAT BELT ANCHORS/ATTACHMENTS 95V228000. *AK
NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR RECALL OF FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FILLER PIPE NECK 94V184000. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . 8AK
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKES AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP; VEHICLE RAN INTO A PARKED TRUCK; NO WARNING; OCCURRED AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. *AK
RECEIVED RECALL LETTERS #95V228000,AND #95V23200 ON THE FUEL TANK ,INTERIOR SYSTEM RESTRAINT IN FEB CALL DEALER KEEP ON ORDER THE PARTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
DOOR LATCHES HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. *DSH
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES.
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED ABS LIGHT APPEARED, THEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP, HIT PATCH OF ICE, BRAKES LOCKED, SLED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE TO A LOWER GEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLE VIBRATES. *SD
WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND TURN, LEFT REAR WHEEL CAVED IN AND RIGHT WHEEL ROTATED OUTWARD. *AK
CRYSTAL FORD ISUZU SILVER SPRING MD; RECALL 94S92 & 95S06; DID NOT PROVIDE LOANER AND HER APPOINTMENT FELL OFF SCHEDULE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT SHUT OFF EVEN AFTER IGNITION IS OFF, BATTERY NEEDS TO BE DISCONECTED. *AK
PARKING BRAKE CABLE WILL FREEZE IN EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES, CAUSES LOSS OF PARKING BRAKES. *AK
PARKING BRAKE CABLE WILL FREEZE IN EXTREMELY LOW TEMPERATURES, CAUSING LOSS OF PARKING BRAKES. *AK
REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT) *DSH
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED. *SD
TOM WOOD FORD; OWNER MADE APPOINTMENT SEVERAL WEEKS IN ADVANCE. ON 2/22/96, DEALER IS NOW ORDERING PARTS. RECALL 95S30 NHTSA 95V23200 FILLER NECK. *AK
HYDRAULIC BRAKES; UPON APPLYING BRAKES @ SPEED LESS 10 MPH, APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY SEIZED UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WILL FREEZE AND FAIL IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. TT
STEERING WHEEL MISALIGNED. *DH
WHILE CORNERING IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE WILL QUIT AND CAUSE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, HAS HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT FOUR TIMES WILL BE TAKING CAR BACK FOR FIFTH TIME.
WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED ITSELF AT 25 MPH AND IF YOU PRESS ON THE BRAKE WITH TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGED THE CAR JERKS TO A STOP . TT
DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE LIKE THE RECALL LETTER STATES THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE AS THE LETTER STATES THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
RECALL 95S30 FILLER NECK; OWNER QUESTIONS IF RECALL WAS DONE BY GENE MESSER FORD LUBBOCK TX BECAUSE OF RECEIVING REMINDER NOTICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
DIFFICULTY SCHEDULING FUEL TANK RECALL REPAIRS. *SD
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. TT
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH WATER, UNDERCARRIAGE/POWER STEERING DRIVE BELT GETS WET; LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL. TT
AT 15MPH SUDDENLY REAR WHEELS LOCKED IN SNOW AND ICE CONDITIONS, SPUN AROUND 360 DEGREES IN INTERSECTION IN ON COMING TRAFFIC, SECOND OCCURENCE BRAKE LOCKED UP.
RECALL 95S31 NHTSA 95V228; WAS NOT TOLD PARTS WEREN'T ON SCENE BUT HAD VEHICLE THERE FOR APPOINTMENT, SERVICED SOMETHING ALLOWED OWNER TO LEAVE. TT THE REAR LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) TALE LAMP SEEMED TO HAVE A SHORT IN IT, WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS IT WOULD GO OUT THEN COME BACK ON AT ANOTHER BUMP.*JB
WHEN DRIVING VECHICLE IN THE RAIN POWER STEERING AND THE ATLERNATOR GOES OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
STRESS CRACKS DEVELOPED IN WINDSHIELD. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ON SLIPPERY SURFACES ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, IN SNOW OR ICE THERE IS PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
CONSUMER HAD EIGHT YEAR OLD SON LOCKED IN SEAT BELT REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP COULDN'T GET CHILD OUT HAD TO CUT THE CHILD OUT . TT
WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN THROUGH WATER IT SHUTS OFF. TT
TRANSMISSION LOCK SWITCH FAILED, PREVENTING VEHICLE FROM SHIFTING. *SKD
THE OWNERS CAR IS PART OF THE RECALL AND THE OWNER FEELS VERY INCONVENIENCED, MRS JONES HAS CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TREATED VERY NASTY TO HER AND DID NOTHING.
GAS WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE TANK, THERE WAS A RUPTURE IN THE TANK. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE GAS COVER DOES NOT RELEASE. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH GAS TANK DOOR. *AK
ENGINE LOSES ALL POWER ONLY WHEN COLD. AFTER DRIVING FOR 10 OR 20 SECONDS IT STARTS SLOWING DOWN. TT
POWER STEERING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED THE AIR BAGS PREMATURELY DEPLOYED, WINDSHIELD SHATTERED, DAMAGED BOTH AIR BAG MODULES BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. TT ALOS SUNROOF WAS DAMAGED.*JB
CONNECTION BLEW AND BRAKE PEDAL AND GEAR SELECTOR WENT TO THE FLOOR. DUE TO DEFECTIVE BRAKE SHIFT INTERLOCK MECHANISM. TT
POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE HEAD LIGHT CAN NOT SEE THE ROAD IN THE DARK. TTWHEN MEETIMG TRAFFIC UNABLE TO SEE THE ROADS ADJUSTMENT IS NOT THE PROBLEM, THE MANUFACTURER PUT A SHIELD OVER THE BULB THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE LIGHT TO SHINE BRIGHT IT IS A DESIGN FLAW.*JB
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO CONTROL STEERING , DURING RAINING WEATHER . TT CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE PULLEY-CRANKSHAFT. *SLC
DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL BEFORE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 10 MPH. TT
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