LAP/SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR FAILED, VEHICLE HAD IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. TT
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 →
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
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
GAS TANK RUPTURED WHILE FILLING. *DSH
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
GAS CAP FAILED. *DH
DURING INCLIMATE WEATHER THE STEERING AND ALTERNATOR BELTS LOCK UP. TT
BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THERE ARE WATER PUDDLES ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. *SD
CAR WAS PARKED AND THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING . TT
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THROUGH WATER, STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP. TT
REMOTE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED.
BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATES, WHEN IT RAINS FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF STEERING/BRAKES. *SD
LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL BULB FAILED. *AKD
NOISY SHOCKS. *SKD
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
WHEN DRIVING AND HIT A POOL OF WATER THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND LOST ALL POWER . TT
THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT BECAUSE THE BELT SLIPS OFF WHEN IT IS WET OR RAINING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
VEHICLE STALLS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. TT
WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING SEIZES UP. TT
EACH TIME THIS VEHICLE GOES THRU HEAVY WATER THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. TT
WINDOW HANDLES ARE LOCATED BACKWARDS. *AK
BELT SLIPPAGE, WHICH CAUSES LOSS POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. TT
BLACK SMOKE/BURNING SMELL EMMINATED FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN POWER STEERING MECHANISM GETS WET FROM THE RAIN OR OTHER MEANS THERES IS LOSS OF STEERING. TT
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD. *SD
FUEL TANK FAILURE, GAS LEAKS FROM THE FILLER NECK. *AK
WHEN DRIVING HIT A POND OF WATER THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED TWICE . *AK
WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO PARK AFTER APPLYING BRAKES THE AUTO JERKED AND CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. TT
WHEN REFUELING, CAN NOT REFUEL PROPERLY TAKES A LONG TIME. TT
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
WHEN DRIVING WHEN IT WET WATER GET INTO THE BELT THERE IS NO POWER STEERING IT GO OUT. TT
SHIFT LEVER COMES OFF WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEAR; ALSO, WOULD NOT EASILY SHIFT INTO PARK. TT
INABILITY TO RAISE STEERING WHEEL CAUSES STEERING WHEEL TO SIT LOW, PREVENTING FREE MOVEMENT OF LEGS IN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION. *DH
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING SIDE IMPACT; VEHICLE WENT INTO SPIN; HIT A HOUSE; VEHICLE BROADSIDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
GOT IN VEHICLE, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN, SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE HAD TO HELP. TT
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION BLEW UP. TT
CONSOLE GEAR SHIFT LEVER DOES NOT LOCK IN DRIVE POSITION, CAUSING LEVER TO ACCIDENTALLY GET PUSHED OUT OF GEAR. *SKD
REMOVED KEY WHILE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND CAR ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN DRIVE. TT
VEHICLE PERIODICALLY STALLS OR BUCKS WHILE IDLING OR DRIVING. TT
ALTERNATOR REPLACED DUE TO POWER SURGE.
DRIVER'S LAP BELT WEBBING FAILED DURING FRONTAL COLLISION, LEAVING SLACK IN BELT. *SKD
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