1995 Ford Contour complaints

THERE WERE BURNT PLUG WIRES AND A BLOWN IGNITION MODULE. *SLC

THE VEHICLES ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC: FAILURE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO THREE THINGS: PROBLEMS IN FUSE BOX BY BATTERY, BURNED WIRES IN SAME AREA, CORROSION OF CONNECTORS TO BATTERY -- FORD STORE DIAGNOSIS: NEED NEW WRAP AROUND BATTERY CABLE CONNECTORS -- DANGER OF FIRE -- WHEN VEHICLE STARTED TWICE BY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THERE WAS SMOKE -- AND ONE OF THE WIRES BURNED THROUGH COMPLETELY> FIRE DANGER TO ENGINE

MY CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FANS. THIS DEFECT WAS NOT DISCOVERED AND CORRECTED UNTIL AFTER IT HAD ALSO CAUSED $1900 OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO THE WATER PUMP AND THE A/C CONDENSER AND SYSTEM. FORD CONTENDS THESE OTHER ITEMS ARE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR ($1900). I CONTEND THEY WOULD NOT NEED REPAIR HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE DEFECTIVE FAN ASSEMBLY THAT FAILED.*AK

ACCESORY WIRE HARNESS INSULATION WORE OUT. THEREFORE BARE WIRES TOUCHED FRAME OF CAR AND SHORTED OUT. THEREFORE CAUSING FIRE. AFTER INSPECTION, ALL OTHER WIRES SEEM TO BE CRACKING AND WEARING OUT. *AK

FRONT COIL SPRINGS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. REAR SPRINGS ARE SIMILAR AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME ENVIRONMENT. FAILURE OF REAR SPRINGS CAN BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IF VEHICLE IS USED FOR LIGHT TOWING. *AK

DURING AUGUST, 2000, I WAS DRIVING FROM MARIETTA, GA TOWARD STONE MOUNTAIN, GA AND HAD GONE FROM I-285 TO 85 NORTH. THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 7:00 AS I HAD NOT LONG GOTTEN OFF OF WORK WITH THE INTENTION OF DRIVING SAID VEHICLE TO STONE MOUNTAIN. TRAFFIC WAS MOVING PRETTY SLOWLY--SOMETIMES COMING TO A COMPLETE HALT. AFTER DRIVING AWHILE I NOTICED SOME WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM MY ENGINE. IT SCARED ME PRETTY BADLY AND I ATTEMPTED TO GET OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I DID FINALLY SOME TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF I-85. I WAS STRANDED WITH NO MOBILE PHONE. I HAD TO WAIT ON THE HIGHWAY BY MYSELF FOR SOMETIME BEFORE GETTING INTO SAFETY. WHAT I LEARNED AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO BOTH A DEALERSHIP, THEN AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP THAT MY VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED AND BLOWN A "HEAD." I RECEIVE AN ESTIMATE FROM COBB GALLERIA AUTOMOTIVE IN SEPTEMBER, 2000 FOR A MINIMUM OF $2,400 NEEDED IN ORDER TO FIX THE ENGINE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO 00V367000 , WITH OWNER NOTIFICATION DATE BEING JANUARY 2000. I NEVER RECEIVED THIS RECALL; HOWEVER, I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE. FURTHER, I BELIEVE THE OVERHEATING WHICH OCCURRED IN AUGUST OF 2000 IS A RESULT OF TIGHTENING OF THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MOTOR BEARINGS, AND THE RESULTING OVERHEATING. I AM ATTEMPTING TO FIND OUT ANY AND ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ANY DEFECTS FROM 95 FORD CONTOURS WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A CAUSE FOR MY OVERHEATING. I AM INTERESTED IN BEING COMPENSATED FROM FORD MOTOR

I OWN A 1995 FORD CONTOUR SE, 2.5L V6, WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISION. I AM A MEMEBER OF A CAR ENTHUSIASTS CLUB CALLED THE CONTOUR ENTHUSIASTS GROUP. AFTER READING A POST IN THE WEB SITE ABOUT BOKEN REAR SPRINGS I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE NOISE I HAD BEEN HEARING COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR MIGHT BE THAT MY SPRINGS WERE BROKE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SPRINGS TO BE BROKEN IN ALMOST THE SAME EXACT SPOT. I HAVE YET TO REMOVE THEM BUT THEY LOOK TO BE BROKEN ATLEAST A FULL REVALUTION UP THE SPRING. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT THE SPRINGS BROKE ON. AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE CEG WEBSITE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THESE WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND CUT DOWN A TIRE. HERE IS THE WEB ADDRESS FOR THE THREAD ABOUT BROAKEN SPRINGS HTTP://CONTOUR.ORG/FORUMS/FORUM3/HTML/002627.HTML AND THE ADDRESS FOR THE CONTOUR ENTHUSIASTS GROUP WEB PAGE HTTP://WWW.CONTOUR.ORG/ THERE ARE OTHER POSTS ABOUT BROKEN SPRINGS IN THE "PROBLEMS" FORUM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD A NOISE AROUND FRONT TIRE. WHILE PULLING IN DRIVEWAY NOTICED A PICE OF COIL SPRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99MO3. VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING POOR TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER SAID WIRING HARNESS COULD CAUSE IT NOT TO WORK. DEALER WON'T DO RECALL BECAUSE TITLE WAS BRANDED. DEALER WAS WOOD HOUSE FORD IN BLAIR NE. PHONE NO. 402-926-4126. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON, AND ENGINE GASKET BLEWOUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. SEE WWW.CONTOUR.ORG AND GO TO THE PROBLEMS FORUM FOR MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (00V-367), HOWEVER DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE UNTIL PART ACTUALLY FAILS. *JB

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL 00V367000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44/ COOLING FAN FAILURE. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS WAITING TO BE COMPLETED ON VEHICLE. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS SMELLING SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE , STARTER/ BRAKES AND OTHER PARTS WERE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN IT RAINS IT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE CAR, FEELS LIKE VEHICLE IS LOCKING UP, IN ORDER TO DRIVE CONSUMER HAS TO PUT IN TRACKING CONTROL WHEN IT IS ON THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE HAD 6 CODES IN SYSTEM ALL HAD TO BE CLEARED TO VERIFY PROBLEM, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-367. NLM

PLASTIC RADIATOR IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, CANNOT BE REPAIRED WITHOUT REPLACING COMPLETE SYSTEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN FUEL LINES WHICH HAS RESULTED IN FUEL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

FORD LOST CONSUMERS ORIGINAL PART OF VEHICLE THAT WAS ON RECALL, CURRENTLY, ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX RECALL 00367000/ COOLING FAN. *AK

WATER PUMP FAILED. IT WENT OUT FIRST TIME TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS HAD FIVE WATER PUMPS REPLACED. *AK

SAFETY RECALL PROGRAM 00S44 -- ENGINE DAMAGED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD PER RECALL LETTER BUT EMPIRE FORD SERVICE TECH. SAID ENGINE PROBLEMS NOT RELATED TO RECALL; MONTHS OF PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES RELATED TO PROBLEM AND VERIFIED BY TWO INDEPENDENT MECHANICS; SENT DETAILED INFO TO FORD MOTOR CO. IN TWO MAILINGS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THIS RECALL AND OTHERS EXPERIENCED SINCE PURCHASE BUT NO RESPONSE TO DATE. NEED HELP TO RESOLVE SITUATION. EMPIRE FORD SAID NEEDED NEW TIMING BELT AS WELL AND UPON INSTALLATION, THE ENGINE FROZE AND THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPAIRED BY CASEY MOTORS, BUT THEN THE WRIST PIN AND BEARING GAVE OUT WHICH PER MECHANIC IS RELATED TO RECALL/TIMING BELT PROBLEMS.TA. CAR HAD NOW HCURRENTLY NOT DRIVEABLE; RELATED EXPENSES. *AK

REAR COIL SPRING FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK *SLC

DESIGN FLAW IN ENGINE IS CAUSING A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL ,GEAR SHIFT AND DOWN IN BRAKE PEDAL. IT HAS BECOME WORSE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE JERKS AND PULSATES WHILE BRAKING. *SLC

THE MASS AIR FLOW WAS OUT OF RANGE, DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR. NLM

CAR WAS SOLD WHEN THEY KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE-THEY ARE NO LONGER MAKING THEM. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE AS BRIGHT AS THEY SHOULD SHINE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER SAID THAT CONSUMER HAS TO CHANGE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY.*AK

VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 95E006002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL# 7243. PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. AIRBAG BLEW UP, CAUSING DASHBOARD TO CRACK/ WINDSHIELD/ SUNVISOR AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW TO BREAK. SUNVISOR FLEW TO REAR OF VEHICLE, AND CAUSED MINOR INJURIES TO A CHILD. CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 10 MPH, CAUSING AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. DURING DEPLOYMENT, VEHICLE HAD BLACK SMOKE.*AK

FRONT WHEELS ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF CRACKING AND CORROSION. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ITS WARRANTY, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *AK

EA O1 007/AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING: AIR BAG LIGHT STAYING ON. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK THE ENGINE WAS OKAY BUT THE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD CAMES AND STAYS ON. *YH

EMERGENCY BRAKES FAILED TO RELEASE WHILE VEHICLE WAS COLD. AFTER VEHICLE HAD WARMED UP, WOULD RELEASE EMERGENCY BRAKES. REAR DISC BRAKES WOULD STICK AFTER BEING RELEASED. WATER WAS GETTING INTO CABLES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP,AND WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC A NEW CALIPER, WHICH WAS REDESIGNED, WOULD BE NEEDED ALONG WITH BRAKE CABLES. *AK

WOULD BE DRIVING VEHICLE OR MAKING A TURN WHEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WOULD HAVE NO PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, STEERING WOULD LOCK UP. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V367000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44.DEALER CORRECTED RECALL PROBLEM, AFTER RECALL WORK HAS BEEN CORRECTED, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY DRAINING OUT. ALSO, A NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN GEAR OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH ON A SIDE STREETAND HEARD A RUBBING NOISE. THEN, LEFT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED. TIRE DROPPED DOWN ON CONSUMER, BUT SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. COIL SPRING ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE BROKE, AND PUNCTURED TIRE, CAUSING FOUR INCH SLASH INSIDE OF TIRE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FRONT COILS, BUT BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULDB A RECALL. *JB

THE ENGINES COOLING FAN BECAME INOPERATIVE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR (00V-367), BUT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED TWICE AFTER REPAIR. NLM

THREE COIL SPRINGS HAD BEEN BROKEN. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT ONLY FRONT COIL SPRING WERE COVER BY RECALL, BUT NOT REAR ONES. HAD TO BE REPLACED BY CONSUMER. *AK CONSUMER ALSO HAVE A SECOND 1995 FORD CONTOUR VIN # [XXX] TWO COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN ON THAT VEHICLE. *YH INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 000V367000 LETTER CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING SYSYEM: FAN. WENT TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEMS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WIRES ARE BURNING OUT BECAUSE FAN MOTOR KEEPS GOING OUT.*AK

THE HEAD GASKET AND SENSOR FAILED CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

CONSUMER COMPLAINED REGARDING HEATER SYSTEM. WHEN HE HAD HEATER ON HIGHEST SETTING, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL THAT CAME FROM DASHBOARD. SMOKE AND FUMES WERE SO BAD THAT HAD TO STICK HEAD OUT OF VEHICLE. CURRENTLY, HEATER SYSTEM CANNOT BE TURNED ON TO HIGHEST SETTINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN IT REACHED APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

'IMPALER' IN VEHICLES WATER PUMP BROKE APART. DUE TO THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BREAKING, CAR OVERHEATED RAPIDLY, RESULTING IN HEAD GASKETS BLOWING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

THE VEHICLES ENGINE COOLING FAN FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-367 RESULTING IN A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, THE CONSUMER REQUEST FULL REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS ONLY GIVEN A PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE OVERHEATING. DEALER STATED ENGINE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT PARTS WERE NOT IN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AT 60,000MILES HEAD GASKET FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO WATER PUMP/ TIMING BELT, AND POSSIBLY NEW HEAD. *AK

CONSUMER TURNED ON ENGINE TO WARM UP, THEN WENT TO HOUSE, BUT WHEN CAME BACK OUT, VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. DEALER SAID THAT FIRE STARTED ON ENGINE COOLING LINE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE DUE TO ENGINE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONING, CAUSING ENGINETO MELT. AND WAS REPLACED. PRESENTLY, CONSUMER HAD RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44 FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN.*AK RECEIVED RECALL REGARDING WIRING HARNESS AND HAD REPAIRS, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER REPLACED ENGIN DUE TO OVERHEATING VEHICLE SOON EXPERIENCED A BAD MISS AND POOR MILEAGE, DEALER THEN FOUND DEFECTIVE HEADS, HOWEVER MISS IN ENGINE WAS STILL PRESENT. DEALER STATED CAUSE WAS A CRACKED FLYWHEEL WITH BROKEN SENSORS. CONSUMER FEELS DEALER BROKE FLYWHEEL DURING ENGINE INSTALLATION. MISS IN ENGINE STILL NOT CORRECTED. DEALER FINALLY FOUND CAUSE TO BE TORQUE CONVERTER NOT SEALING CAUSING DAMAGE TO ADJUSTING SENSOR. *YH

THE CONSUMER WAS NOT TOLD OF ANY WIRING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS OVER 100,000 MILES, NOW THEY WILL NOT HONOR ANY RECALL OR WARRANTIES BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE, THE PLASTIC COVERING ON THE WIRING HAS BECOME BRITTLE AND IS BREAKING OFF. NLM

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON .VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING AND NEEDED VALVE JOB .*AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE COMPONENT IN RECALL 00V367 MAY HAVE BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND YET HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WITH THE VALVE AND GASKET, THE RECALL COMPONENT HAS FAILED 2 TIMES. *SLC

AFTER DRIVING PARKED THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INSIDE OF HOUSE, THEN CAME BACK OUT TO VEHICLE AND FOUND OUT THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. BELIEVED THAT FIRE HAD STARTED FROM UNDERHOOD.*AK