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Ford Contour

Safety Grade: F
4,590
Total Complaints
211
Crashes
253
Injuries
15
Deaths

Top Issues

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMIS
221
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGI
186
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
163
STRUCTURE
161
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
137
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGI
121
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT
115
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL
110
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOL
109
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTI
109

Recent Complaints

1998 FORD CONTOUR — SUSPENSION
Vehicle won't pass inspection due to a Broken or cracked coil spring front passenger side. It was in a recall that we never received notification. And I don't feel like we should be out over $200 to get it licensed.
1999 FORD CONTOUR — VISIBILITY/WIPER
The dash is curling up
1996 FORD CONTOUR — AIR BAGS
The contact owned a 1996 Ford Contour. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, going downhill, the vehicle hit black ice, then crashed into a parked vehicle. The air bags deployed and detached upon impact, slicing the contact's head open, snapped his fifth and sixth vertebrae, and the seatb...
2000 FORD CONTOUR — STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD IS DELAMINATING AND PEELING UPWARD INTERFERING WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, DEFROSTERS AND VISIBILITY. FORD HAS ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. I FEEL THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND QUALITY ISSUE. *TR
2000 FORD CONTOUR — VISIBILITY/WIPER
DASHBOARD IS DELAMINATING AND PEELING UPWARD INTERFERING WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, DEFROSTERS AND VISIBILITY. FORD HAS ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. I FEEL THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND QUALITY ISSUE. *TR
2000 FORD CONTOUR — AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD IS DELAMINATING AND PEELING UPWARD INTERFERING WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, DEFROSTERS AND VISIBILITY. FORD HAS ONGOING ISSUES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. I FEEL THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND QUALITY ISSUE. *TR
1996 FORD CONTOUR — SUSPENSION
MY CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2001. THE PAST 6 MO MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SMELLS LIKE ITS BURNING OR SOMETHING MELTING. ALMOST LIKE ITS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE
1996 FORD CONTOUR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2001. THE PAST 6 MO MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SMELLS LIKE ITS BURNING OR SOMETHING MELTING. ALMOST LIKE ITS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE
1996 FORD CONTOUR — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2001. THE PAST 6 MO MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SMELLS LIKE ITS BURNING OR SOMETHING MELTING. ALMOST LIKE ITS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE
1998 FORD CONTOUR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAKARA RECALL MY HEATER MOTOR IN MY 98 FORD CONTOUR SE JUST STOPPED WORKING.

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