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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 →

Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 23, 1995IL

LAP/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, VEHICLE HAD IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Oct 23, 1995MA

WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL AND THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE HAS NOT STALLED OUT, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. T

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Oct 18, 1995FL

POWER STEERING FAILS IN WET WEATHER.TT CONSUMER STATES SERPENTINE BELT BECOMES WET POWERE STEERING FAILS BECAUSE WET BELT LSIPS TRACTION ON POWER STEERING PULLEY, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AT PRESENT TIME TO CORRECT FAILURE, AS OF NOW THERE IS NO REMEDY.*JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Oct 16, 1995CA

GAS TANK RUPTURED WHILE FILLING. *DSH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 6, 1995FL

WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 35MPH, THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY LOSS OF POWER, WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN, NO PRIOR WARNING. TT *SLC

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Sep 21, 1995CA

GAS CAP FAILED. *DH

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Sep 11, 1995FL

DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER THE STEERING AND ALTERNATOR BELTS LOCK UP. TT

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Sep 7, 1995FL

BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE ARE WATER PUDDLES ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. *SD

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Sep 5, 1995LA

CAR WAS PARKED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING . TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 28, 1995FL

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THROUGH WATER, STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP. TT

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 23, 1995CA

REMOTE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Aug 22, 1995OK

BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES, WHEN IT RAINS FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF STEERING/BRAKES. *SD

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal
Filed Aug 19, 1995CA

LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB FAILED. *AKD

Suspension › Front › Shock Absorber
Filed Aug 19, 1995CA

NOISY SHOCKS. *SKD

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Aug 19, 1995MD

WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS WORK FROM RIGHT TO LEFT INSTEAD OF MOVING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, THROWING WATER HEAVILY ON DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE STAYS CLEAR. *AK

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Aug 16, 1995OK

WHEN DRIVING AND HIT A POOL OF WATER THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND LOST ALL POWER . TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Aug 15, 1995TX

THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT BECAUSE THE BELT SLIPS OFF WHEN IT IS WET OR RAINING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 10, 1995IN

VEHICLE STALLS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. TT

Steering
Filed Aug 8, 1995FL

WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING SEIZES UP. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Aug 7, 1995OK

EACH TIME THIS VEHICLE GOES THRU HEAVY WATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. TT

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Aug 5, 1995OK

WINDOW HANDLES ARE LOCATED BACKWARDS. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump
Filed Aug 2, 1995SC

BELT SLIPPAGE, WHICH CAUSES LOSS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed Jul 25, 1995MO

BLACK SMOKE/BURNING SMELL EMMINATED FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jul 19, 1995NY

WHEN POWER STEERING MECHANISM GETS WET FROM THE RAIN OR OTHER MEANS THERES IS LOSS OF STEERING. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 13, 1995VA

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. *SD

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Jul 11, 1995PA

FUEL TANK FAILURE, GAS LEAKS FROM THE FILLER NECK. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jul 3, 1995FL

WHEN DRIVING HIT A POND OF WATER THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE . *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 26, 1995MD

WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO PARK AFTER APPLYING BRAKES THE AUTO JERKED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Filed Jun 12, 1995NJ

WHEN REFUELING, CAN NOT REFUEL PROPERLY TAKES A LONG TIME. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jun 9, 1995LA

WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN THROUGH A PUDDLE THE WATER SPLASHS UP UNDER THE CAR AND CAUSES A SQUEAKING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed May 27, 1995FL

WHEN DRIVING WHEN IT WET WATER GET INTO THE BELT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING IT GO OUT. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Floor Shift
Filed May 19, 1995GA

SHIFT LEVER COMES OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEAR; ALSO, WOULD NOT EASILY SHIFT INTO PARK. TT

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed May 16, 1995AL

INABILITY TO RAISE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO SIT LOW, PREVENTING FREE MOVEMENT OF LEGS IN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. *DH

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed May 8, 1995VA

DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING SIDE IMPACT; VEHICLE WENT INTO SPIN; HIT A HOUSE; VEHICLE BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

Structure › Body › Door
Filed May 2, 1995MI

GOT IN VEHICLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE HAD TO HELP. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 2, 1995MI

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Apr 18, 1995PA

CONSOLE GEAR SHIFT LEVER DOES NOT LOCK IN DRIVE POSITION, CAUSING LEVER TO ACCIDENTALLY GET PUSHED OUT OF GEAR. *SKD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Mar 15, 199500

REMOVED KEY WHILE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND CAR ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN DRIVE. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Feb 21, 1995PA

VEHICLE PERIODICALLY STALLS OR BUCKS WHILE IDLING OR DRIVING. TT

Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Filed Feb 21, 1995TX

ALTERNATOR REPLACED DUE TO POWER SURGE.

Seat Belts › FrontCrash
Filed Jan 20, 1995GA

DRIVER'S LAP BELT WEBBING FAILED DURING FRONTAL COLLISION, LEAVING SLACK IN BELT. *SKD

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