1998 Ford Contour complaints

THE PAINT ON THE 1998 CONTOR IS CRACKING ON THE HOOD, ROOF AND TRUNK OF THE VEHICAL AND IS CASING THE PAINT TO BEGIN PEELING. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO FOUR SEPERATE NHTSA RECALL NOTICES 99V243000/ 99V194000/ 99V103000 AND 98V233000. ALSO, MANUFACTURER'S RECALLS 99S23/99S19/99S14 AND 98S26. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT THE RECALL PROBLEMS WITHOUT THE CONSUMER CORRECTING THE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISON, AND THE AIR BAGS CAME OUT WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT IT KNOCKED OFF CAP ON DRIVER'S HEAD AND HIS GLASSES. CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 3 MONTHS AFTER THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. RECALL 99V243000. *AK *ML

IN A CRASH DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING INJURIES TO OCCUPANT. *AK *ML

MACPHERSON STRUT AND TRANS AXLE BROKE WITHIN 45000 MILES.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

STARTER RELAY FAILED. *ET

RECALL 99V194000/THROTTLE CABLE ; CORRECTIVE ACTION DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THROTTLE CABLE BROKE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH AND SHE REAR ENDED A VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHLE DRIVING IN FIRST GEAR TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THE SAME HAPPEND WHEN IT WAS IN THIRD GEAR. *AK

WHEN CONSUME R STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED OR TO STOP VEHICLE, HE COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES, LIKE THEY WERE FALLING APART. *AK

AIR BAG SENSOR IS ON BACK ORDER SINCE OCTOBER 1999. AS OF YET DEALER HAS NO PART. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

IT SEEMS TO BE A RECOURING PROBLEM IN THAT THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK MAKES IT VERY HARD TO FILL UP THE TANK WITHOUT GASOLINE EJECTING FROM THE TANK WHILE FILLING. I FIND MYSELF PUTTING IN 5 CENTS OF GAS AT A TIME. 4/5 TIMES FILLING THE TANK I HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND A GOOD AMOUNT OF FUEL IS SPILLED EACH TIME. I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE BRANDS/OCTANES OF FUEL, AND NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE STALLED OUT. NOTICED A REFLECTION OF FLAMES ON THE GROUND. LIFTED HOOD OF VEHICLE & NOTICED THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. DRIVER PUT FLAMES OUT. THE ALTERNATOR WAS JUST REPLACED, TWICE, PRIOR TO FIRE. WAS NO WARNING. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND CAR MAKES A HARD NOISE. *AK

AFTER ANY OIL CHANGE, WITH A LITTLE OIL PRESENT ON UNDER-HOOD COMPONENTS, THERE IS A STRONG BURNT-OIL SMELL INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED. I BELIEVE I HAVE FOUND A ROUTE WHEREBY UNDERHOOD AIR CAN BE PASSED INTO THE PASSENG

WHILE TRAVELING DRIVER'S SEATBACK SURPORT BROKE ,CAUSING CONSUMER TO LAY DOWN WHIEL, VEHICLE WAS STILL TRAVELING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO FALL BACK, AND THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ALSO ENGINE CUT OFF SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER HAD REAR END COLLISION, AND BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACKWARD. CONSUMER INJURED HIS BACK. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP IN THE GEARS WHICH MAY CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

THERE WAS 6 RECALLS THAT I WAS CONTACTED ON, 2 OF WHICH I HAD IN THE SHOP TWICE BECAUSE NOT FIXED PROPERLY ALSO MY ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT ON MY CAR BESIDES THE HEATER BLOWER AND HEAT SENSORS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE.

CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR COMPLETED DUE TO BACK ORDER OF WATER PUMPS, HOWEVER VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING DUE TO FAILURE. *MJS

GAS TANK FLAPPER FILLER TUBE OVERFLOWED. NLM

RECALL 99V243000. DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIR BAG RECALL. MANUFACTURER SAYS ONLY THE SENSOR HAS TO BE REPAIRED, AND NOT THE MODULE. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINS OF A HEAVY GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE, DUE TO THE GAS TANK BEING CRACKED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OUR ALTERNATOR WIRE MELTED OFF AT THE CONNECTION TO THE ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR, THE WIRE AND A 175 AMP FUSE WERE ALL BAD. A REPLACEMENT ALTERNATOR COULD NOT BE FOUND IN LESS THAN 2 DAYS SO THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR WAS REBUILT. I HAVE IN MY POSSESION THE BLOWN 175 AMP FUSE AND THE MELTED ALTERNATOR WIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AN ELECTRICAL WIRE HAS MELTED ON OUR 1998 CONTOUR. IT IS THE THIRD TIME WE HAVE BEEN STRANDED. FORD HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE CORRECTION BEING, REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND THE WIRE ON CONTOURS WITH THE 2.5L ENGINE. *AK

THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE INTO TWO PIECES, CAUSING DIFFICULT STEERING AND A STONG PULL TO THE RIGHT. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE THE ROAD STARTER ENGAGED. I STOPPED THE CAR OFF THE ROADWAY AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE STARTER CONTINUE TO TURN THE ENGINE AS IF I WAS CRANKING THE CAR. I REMOVED ALL FUSES THAT WERE RELATED TO THE STARTING SYSTEMS OF THE CAR. THE STARTER CONTINUED TO CRANK THE ENGINE UNTIL IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS AT THE STARTER THE BEST I COULD TELL UNDER THE ENGINE INTAKE . OTHER ITEMS DAMAGED UNKNOWN. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BATTERY GOING WEEK OVER THE PAST MONTH. THIS MORNING THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. LAST DROVE 2 DAYS PRIOR.

CONSUMER SMELLS A MUSTY ODOR WHEN USING THE A/C. NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V243000. CONTACTED THE DEALER, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING OUT EVERY 5,000 MILES. 3 SETS OF REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED WITHIN 15,000 MILES. *AK

FUEL FILLER FLAPPER VALVE FAILED CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN FILLING GAS TANK. MJS

THEY DID NOT CHECK WHAT WAS REQUESTED. I GOT CHARGED FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS NOT EVEN ASKED TO BE CHECKED. NOSAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING 31 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLSION IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, LOST CONTROL, HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD-ON *AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD LFICKER ON AND OFF BUT NOW STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. HAVE HAD IT CHECKED OUT NO ONE CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING MOSTLY WHEN YOU APPLY BRAKE. HEATER FAN STOPED WORKING REPLACED IT WASN'T THE PROBLEM, THE PIGTAIL CONNECTING TO A REGULATOR BOX HAD SHORTED OUT AND MELTED. FORD PLACE SAID THE WHOLE PIGTAIL WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACED COST ABOUT $400.00 TO REPLACE DIDN'T HAVE IT DONE.*AK

CAN'T GET CAR INTO FIRST GEAR. *AK

WHILEDRIVING INTO GARAGE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND TO COME TO A STOP,VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING DRIVER TO RUN THROUGH GARAGE, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A HEAVY VIBRATION WILL OCCUR. ALSO BRAKES WILL SQUEAK.3 SET OF BRAKES ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

COMPLETE FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION. I APPLIED FOR THE PO7 PROGRAM FOR LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND WAS DENIED. I HAVE $500,000.00 IN FORD PRODUCTS IN SERVICE AND HAVE BEEN PURCHASING FORD PRODUCTS SINCE 1970 FOR OUR SECOND GENERATION FAMILY BUSINESS. WHAT IS A LOYAL CUSTOMER TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY?

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE BLEW UP, CAUSING THE CONNECTORS / VEHICLE TO MELT. CONSUMER WAS HURT.

FLAPPER VALVE DOES NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO PUT GAS INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THIS CAUSES THE GAS TO SHUT BACK OUT. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE TURN SIGNAL, THE LIGHT BLINKS EXCESSIVELY FAST. DEALER SAYS THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS OPEN. DEALER HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALLS 99V149000, 99V243000 AND MANUFACTURER'S 9S23. DEALER STATED PARTS ERE NOT AVAILABLE . PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

4 RECALLS-THAT I KNOW OF- NOW THIS PROBLEM-WILL STALL SOMETIMES

BRAKES EXPERIENCING A LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IN RESULT OF THIS VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT. *YC

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT & THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT HAS A MUSK SMELL. *YC

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH DEEP PUDDLE. CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE WATER SPLASHING ON BELT AND PULLEY, CAUSING SLIPPAGE AND TEMPORARY LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DEALER OFFERED TO INSTALL REVISED SPLASH GUARD (TSB) UNDER WARRANTY.

WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND UPON HITTING WATER IN THE ROAD SURFACE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND FREEZE, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. ALSO, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE STALLING WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DRIVER FINDS IT IS DIFFICULT TO PUMP GAS INTO THE GAS TANK BECAUSE THE FLAPPER VALVE BLOCK THE FUEL FILLER NECK. YH

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN LEAK CAUSED DRIVE BELT TO FALL OFF. MJS