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Ford Contour
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Complaints
3,154
Active records
Recalls
27
Active records
TSBs
482
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Filing history
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Reported severity
Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.
Deaths
15
Injuries
185
Crashes
171
Fires
130
Top reported issues — Ford Contour
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Condition issue
Operating state
Engine behavior
Thermal issue
Safety restraint issue
Reporting mechanism
Noise
HVAC behavior
Transmission/drivetrain behavior
Electrical issue
Fluid issue
Safety restraint behavior
Lighting behavior
Braking behavior
Steering behavior
Vibration/harshness
Performance issue
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Smell
Driver assistance issue
Starting behavior
Recent change
Powering on/off behavior
Ride/handling behavior
Infotainment behavior
Wiper/washer behavior
Recent filings
The 10 most recent filings for each type.
1998 FORD CONTOUR
Filed Feb 8, 2024
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
Filed May 3, 2023
The dash is curling up
1996 FORD CONTOUR
Filed Sep 20, 2021
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 seatbelt fractured his ribs. The police were called to the scene of the collision. The police officer informed the contact that the air bag had detached from the steering wheel and was in the rear…
2000 FORD CONTOUR
Filed Jun 15, 2020
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
Filed Dec 17, 2018
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
Filed Nov 22, 2018
TAKARA RECALL MY HEATER MOTOR IN MY 98 FORD CONTOUR SE JUST STOPPED WORKING.
1998 FORD CONTOUR
Filed Nov 22, 2018
WAS DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 322 ON DAY AND HAD TO HIT THE BREAK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED MY BREAK FLUID RESIVOUR AND IT WAS EMPTY. I THINK THE PASSENGER SIDE DRUM BREAK IS LEAKING FLUID.
1996 FORD CONTOUR
Filed May 25, 2017
THE WIRE HARNESS MOTOR, TRANSMISSION AND FUEL INJECTION ARE BAD ,AND WAS STATIONARY 5 YEAR AGO LIKE MANY MANY MANY CONTOURS AND MISTYQUES IN MY COUNTRY , I NEED A SOLUTION PLEASE, COUSE RESPONSABILITY IS FROM FORD COMPANY IN ALL THE WORLD. THANK YOU. I AM IN MEXICO.
1999 FORD CONTOUR
Filed Feb 15, 2017
REAR FRAME, SUSPENSION RUSTED COMPLETELY INTO AN WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND THREW ME INTO DITCH. THIS IS COMPLETELY NOT ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE 1960'S CARS %100 BETTER THAN THIS . I KNOW THIS IS A 1999 BUT THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE.
1996 FORD CONTOUR
Filed May 10, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD FAIL TO START DUE TO A MELTED WIRE IN THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ODOMETER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE ACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.