1995 Ford Contour complaints

CONSUMER STATEST THAT THE HEADLIGHT LENSES TURN YELLOW AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME. CONSUMER NOT ABLE TO SEE OTHER CARS CLEARLY AT NIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP,COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK

ADVISED BY DEALER THIS COMPONET, THOUGH SUBJECT TO MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR IDENTICAL FAILURE WAS NOT ON MY VIN. I MAINTAIN IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE REPAIRED/REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. WITHOUT THE INDICATOR IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW WHICH POSITION YOU ARE IN. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A HAZARD IN THE MODE OF THE FAILURE CAUSING BINDING IN THE SHIFT LEVER, PREVENTING SOME POSITIONS FROM BEING ENGAGED. *AK *JB *DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS*765858

OWNER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR SOME MINOR WORK. SHE WAS TOLD THAT FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AT FILLER NECK. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF NHTSA RECALL 95V232000. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

THE UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS ON THIS VEHICLE DISPLAYS AREAS WHERE THE INSULATION IS COMPLETELY GONE AND/OR FLAKING OFF. THIS LEAVES BARE WIRES THAT ARE SHORTING OUT. THIS INCLUDES THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE BATTERY CABLES, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE WHEN SHORTED. IT ALSO INCLUDES THE WIRING TO THE CRASH SENSORS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS MEANS THAT IF THE WIRING TO THE SAFING SENSOR (UNDER THE DASH) IS ALSO SHORTED OUT AND THE WIRING TO ONE OF THE CRASH MODULES SHORTS OUT, THEN THE AIRBAG(S) COULD DEPLOY. NOT VERY WELCOME IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 70 MPH. FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THIS AND HAD ISSUES THEIR OWN RECALL, BUT IT EXPIRED AT 100000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE, ALTHOUGH THEY DID RECEIVE RECALL NOTICES ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS NOTICE. FORDS CURRENT RESPONSE IS THAT YOU HAVE TO GET A WIRING HARNESS FROM A JUNKYARD AS THEY NO LONGER HAVE THEM AVAILABLE, HOWEVER THEY HAVE A PRICE OF 2500.00 FOR ONE. THE PROBLEM WITH GETTING ONE FROM A JUNKYARD IS THAT THEY ARE ALL DISPLAYING THIS PROBLEM.*AK

WELL MY REAR SEATBELTS DON'T WORK ANYMORE THEY COMPLETELY FELL APART. THE ONLY THING THATS LEFT IS THE CABLE. *AK

VEHICLE IS EMMITTING NOISES AS IF THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE IS FALLING APART. *JG

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFICE LIGHT, WHEN SHE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, HOWEVER THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RESTRAIN THEM AND BOTH DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE THROWN FOWARD, ALSO THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES.*MJ

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS SMOKE , AND VEHICLE CUTS OFF, WHICH IS CAUSED BY VEHICLE OVERHEATING, AND HEAD GASKET FAILING. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP.*AK

ENGINE OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE POSITIVE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR DEVICE. FAN MOTOR BEARINGS WERE TOO TIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION.*AK

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH WIRING HARNESS. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER STARTING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

KEY IS TOO HOT WHEN REMOVING FROM IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH COURTESY LIGHTS ON FRONT PASSENGER'S DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS ONLY COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY / MOMENTARILY COME ON AND REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

RECALL 01F127000 REPAIRS ON HEATER BLOWER SWITCH WERE DONE, YET VEHICLE IS STILL OVERHEATING ON A REGULAR BASIS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH AIR CONDITIONER RUNNING, WITHOUT WARNING SMOKE STARTS SEEPING THROUGH THE VENTS RESULTING IN A SMALL ENGINE FIRE.*JB

THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V367 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN ON 02/2001. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK

WIRING UNDER HOOD BURNED OUT,CAUSING DAMAGE TO MAJOR SENSOR.ALSO, HEADLIGHTS KEPT GOING ON AND OFF.*AK

FORD HAS A RECALL FOR WIRING HARNESS UNDERHOOD...I HAVE TWICE TAKEN MY CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS BUT THEY TELL ME THE WIRING WITH CRACKED INSULATION UNDER MY HOOD IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL THE WIRING TO SEVERAL VITAL COMPONENTS HAVE NUMEROUS CRACKS WHICH COULD CAUSE FAILURE OF SAID COMPONENTS. *AK

WHILE BEING DRIVEN ENGINE MOUNTS COLLAPSED, CAUSING ENGINE TO JUMP AROUND AND HIT HOOD OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THREE MOUNTS UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, ALL FOUR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED,/COLLAPSING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK

AT 60MPH AND WITH NO WARNING ENGINE-COOLING FAN WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WATER PUMP BLEWOUT AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED /CUT OFF. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. REPLACED PARTS 9 TIMES WITHIN 1 YEAR.*AK

FUEL IS LEAKING AT WELD OF FUEL FILLER NECK, THERE IS RECALL 95V232000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS IS AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING GEARS CONSUMER CAN NO LONGER TELL WHAT GEAR VEHICLE IS IN. THERE IS A RECALL 98V232000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED. *AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT IS LOOSE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO SIDE OF VEHICLE.*AK

WAS DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. 30 SECONDS LATER, I HEARD NOISE WHICH SOUNDED LIKE BICYCLE CHAIN SWITCHING GEARS. 90 SECONDS AFTER THAT, THE OIL LIGHT LIT , TEMPERATURE GAUGE REGISTERED HOT SUDDENLY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGINE DIED. FORD DEALER SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSED "WATER PUMP FAILURE". REMOVED WATER PUMP. THE PLASTIC IMPELLER HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS AND NO LONGER SPINS WITH SHAFT. FORD DEALER HAS SERVICE BULLETIN ACKNOWLEDGING PROBLEMS WITH WATER PUMPS ON MY TYPE VEHICLE, AND EXTENDS WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS/75,000 MILES. MY CAR IS "TOO OLD" TO QUALIFY FOR COVERAGE, ALTHOUGH IT IS UNDER THE MILEAGE LIMIT, AND I THINK IT IS UNFAIR. ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS I PURCHASED THIS CAR WAS THE 2.5L ENGINE THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A TUNE-UP UNTIL IT REACHES 100,000 MILES. THIS ENGINE BLEW AT 70,381 MILES BECAUSE OF A LITTLE PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP IT FROM OVERHEATING. IN MY OPINION, IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE OF THE MANUFACTURER TO USE PLASTIC IN SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT FAIL-SAFE WARNING SYSTEMS THAT ALLOWS VEHICLE OPERATOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SLOW DOWN, GET OFF THE ROAD AND PREVENT TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A VERY EXPENSIVE MOTOR. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS OF $6,700.00 EXCEED THE VALUE OF THE CAR WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN $6,435 (KELLY BLUE BOOK DEALER RETAIL) BEFORE THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE. THE CURRENT VALUE OF THE CAR ACCORDING TO REGIONAL SALVAGE YARDS, WHOLESALERS AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IS A GENEROUS $250.00. THANK YOU FOR REGI

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE PROBLEM RE REOCCURRED. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT ALTHOUGH RECALL LETTER STATED THAT WILL REPLACE IF PROBLEM REOCCURRES. *AK

FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, I HAVE MADE EXCUSES, STUCK BY MY CHOICE IN BUYING THE 1995 FORD CONTOUR, BUT IN THE PAST TWO YEARS I HAVE SPENT OVER 6,000 DOLLARS ON REPAIRS, MOST OF WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE ORIGINAL RECALL (OCT.99) OR THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD NOT FAILED. I BELIEVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS ARE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE MOTOR MOVING AROUND WHEN HITTING POTHOLES OR STOPPING SUDDENLY. THE CAR HAS A PATTERN OF SHUTTING DOWN WITHOUT A PROBLEM SHOWING ON THE COMPUTER ANALYSIS. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH SENSORS, EVEN BEFORE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS OF REPAIR BILLS.*AK

THE EGR VALVE, EGR GAS REGULATOR VALVE WENT BAD. THE SHIFTING SENSOR WENT BAD CAUSING IT TO FEEL LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE MOUNT BROKE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO VIBRATE VERY BADLY. THE A/C COMPRESSOR LOCKED UP CAUSING THE BELT TO BRAKE AND STRANDING MY WIFE AND 8 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER.

WHEN TRYING TO THE FILL VEHICLE WITH GAS FUEL WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHUT OFF, AND CONSUMER CANNOT FILL TANK IN THE USUAL TIME IT WOULD TAKE A PERSON. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO STAND THERE AND CONTINUE TO PUSH NOZZLE OVER AND OVER BEFORE FILLING UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

HEADLIGHT COVERS HAVE YELLOWED WITH AGE, THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT.*AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK AFTER DEALER PERFORMED RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V367000, CONSUMER COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, ANOTHER MECHANIC FOUND WIRING HARNESS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE OIL PUMP ALSO FAILED. *TT

CONSUMER STATES STEAM FROM THE RADIATOR CAUSED HER DAUGHTER TO BE INJURED, CONSUMER ALSO STATED THAT OTHER FAILURES OCCURRED DUE TO THE FAILED RADIATOR. *YH

MODULE IN ENGINE COOLING FAN SYSTEM BURNED, MELTING THE WIRING HARNESS AND COOLING FAN. ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V367000 JUNE 29, 2001. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

STEERING COLUMN IS HITTING ARM OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER .*AK CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOTICEABLE UNDER 20MPH. *YD

WIRING HARNESS UNDER BRAKE BOOSTER LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS MELTING TOGETHER. THIS CAUSING ERATIC BEHAVIER, POSSIBLY A SHORT CIRCUIT AND FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AFTER GETTING VEHICLE WORKED ON FOR A RECALL 00V367000 ON COOLING MOTOR FAN VEHICLE HAS STARTED SMOKING WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND WILL NOT START UP AGAIN/HAS BECOME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. VEHICLE HAS NO POWER. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

AIR BAG LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ALL THE TIME WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK

THE FUEL INJECTOR HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED; THE INSULATION IS CRACKING OFF OF THE WIRES. I HAVE DETERMINED THAT FORD USED WIRE WITH THE WRONG INSULATION; THE PVC INSULATED WIRE THAT FORD USED CANNOT HANDLE THE HEAT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS A RESULT THE INSULATION BECOMES BRITTLE AND STARTS CRACKING, FLAKING OFF WHEN THE WIRE IS FLEXED. THIS LEAVES BARE WIRE UNDER THE HOOD. MY CONCERN IS THAT A SHORT IN THIS HARNESS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE. I BELIEVE ALL 95-97 FORD CONTOUR/MECURY MYSTIQUE CARS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM, EVEN IF THEY DON'T CURRENTLY SHOW ANY SYMPTOMS.*AK

HEADLIGHT PLASTIC IS BECOMING CLOUDY AND DOES NOT PERMIT THE HEADLIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. THE VECHILE WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER WHO SAID THE REPAIR WAS $400.00 AND NOT A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT COULD LEAD TO NUMEROUS DEATHS AND INJURY. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE THESE DEFECTIVE ITEMS AT NO CHARGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE THAT OCCURS WITH IN REAR END OF VEHICLE CAUSED BY BROKEN COIL SRPINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER HAD REPLACED STABLIZER BAR AND LINKS DUE TO RUST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS ABOUT AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *JG

THE UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS IN THIS CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED BY FORD FOR REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER THE RECALL EXPIRED AT 100,000 MILES. THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE INDICATES THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE. IN ADDITION, A SUBSEQUENT RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE DEALER NEVER MENTIONED THE PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. ALL INSULATION ON THE WIRING HARNESS IS EITHER OFF OR CRACKED AND COMING OFF. THIS LEAVES TOTALLY BARE AND EXPOSED WIRING WHICH CAN ARC, SHORT OUT (CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS). THERE ARE AREAS WHERE BARE WIRING IS ROUTED RIGHT NEXT TO GAS LINES AND SHOULD A LEAK OCCUR AND A SPARK THE RESULTS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. FORDS RESPONSE WAS THAT SINCE THE CAR WAS BEYOND THE MILEAGE LIMIT AND THIS WAS THEIR RECALL (NOT NHTSA'S) THEY WEREN'T REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. ONE HAS ONLY TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND SEE HOW DANGEROUS THIS SITUATION IS. *AK

CONSUMER STATES SINCE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR SAFETY RECALL 00V367, THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN TO OVERHEAT. BECAUSE CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE OF THE FUNCTION OF THE POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT DEVICE (INSTALLED AS PART OF THE RECALL), WHICH IS TO TURNOFF THE ENGINE FAN, CONSUMER WAS UNAWARE WHY VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND STEPS TAKEN TO SOLVE IT WHICH INCLUDED FLUSHING THE RADIATOR AND REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT HEATING PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. CONSUMER IS APPALLED THERE WAS A $100 FEE FOR BRINGING VEHICLE BACK FOR FAILURES DUE TO RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER IS ALSO CONCERNED THAT MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO MAKE ANY FURTHER REPAIRS OR MODIFICATIONS TO HER VEHICLE. *TT

DOOR LATCH FAILED TO LOCK; INVESTIGATION SHOWS LATCH SPRING FAILED HAVE PART IN HAND. *AK