1999 Ford Contour

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2004· STEERING

  POWER STERRING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION LEAKING. *AK

• 12/31/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD.*MR *CB *JB

• 12/30/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AFTER FUELING. ALSO, THERE WAS A FUEL SYSTEM TANK ASSEMBLY ADVISORY ON THIS ISSUE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. *AK.....STRONG FUEL ODORS CONTINUE WHENEVER CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO FILL FUEL TANK. TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR STATION ON 12/31/2004, AND THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE GROMMET WAS DAMAGED RUSTED. *AK

• 12/29/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I MUST REPLACE MY INTAKE MANIFOLD DUE TO A LEAK ON MY 1999 FORD WINDSTAR. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON OTHER FORD MODELS FOR THAT YEAR BUT IT LOOKS LIKE IT DOESN'T APPLY TO WINDSTARS. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE SINCE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? *JB

• 12/29/2004· VISIBILITY

  99' FORD CONTOUR SE THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BEFORE. IT BECOMES UNGLUED AND OBSTRUCTS VIEW, AND ALSO PREVENTS THE DEFROSTER FROM WORKING PROPERLY. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT BY THE MANUFACTURER, AS LIKE I SAID IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN A FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAS BECAME UNGLUED AGAIN. *NM

• 12/29/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  JAN 2004, MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR. HE WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE ROLLED 1.5 TIMES AND NEVER ONCE DID EITHER OF THE AIR BAGS OPEN. *NM

• 12/28/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE VEHICLE STALLS AND MAKES A LOT OF NOISE DURING ACCELERATION. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS AND OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTING WILL NOT DIM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT MUST REMOVE THE BULBS TO DIM THE LIGHTS. WHEN THE KEY IS INSERTED IN THE IGNITION, THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS UP. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT SWAY BAR WAS LEAKING AND THE BRAKES, ROTORS, AND STRUTS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

• 12/28/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  1-GRADUAL WARPING OF THE DASH STARTING FROM THE EDGE CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD 2-IT IS STARTING TO SEVERELY INHIBIT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEFROSTER AND WILL INHIBIT THE LINE OF SIGHT OUT THE WINDSHIELD IF IT CONTINUES TO WARP 3-THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED. *JB

• 12/24/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN REAR ENDED. MY CAR WAS PUSHED INTO INTERSECTION. DAMAGE TO CAR WAS BUMPER, HAD TO REPLACE MUD GUARDS AND ATTACHING HARDWARE. CONTACTED FORD ABOUT MY CONCERN THEY SAID THAT THE FORCE PROBABLY WASN'T GREAT ENOUGH. EVERYONE I SPOKE WITH ASKED ABOUT THE AIRBAGS AND WERE SUPRISED WHEN THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY AS THE FORCE WAS GREATER THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR. *AK

• 12/22/2001· VISIBILITY

  HEATER CONTROL SWITCH WILL NOT WORK ON NORMAL SETTING BUT WILL ONLY WORK IF YOU PUT IT ON HIGH AND THAT IS RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF POWER OR DECREASING POWER IN THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

• 12/21/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALTERNATOR DIED AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. *NM

• 12/21/2004· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VISIBILITY

  THE TAIL LIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER FOUR REPLACEMENTS. ALSO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK IN LOW GEAR, AND THE RUNNING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SPLICE FROM THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OPENED. (THE RIGHT SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE) THE TAIL LIGHTS, FRONT RUNNING LAMPS WERE OUT AGAIN, A FUSE WAS BAD AND FOUND SOME MORE WIRES IN THE TRUNK WIRED INCORRECTLY, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND THE LICENSE PLATE TAIL LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THERE WAS A WIRING SHORT IN THE HARNESS IN THE COWL AREA, THERE WAS A BLOWN FUSE IN THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE #33 FUSE WAS FOUND OPEN, THE SUNROOF WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A SHORTED MOTOR, BAD DRIVE GEAR AND TWO CABLES. *SC *JB

• 12/21/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE EXPERIENCING STALLING WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65-70 MPH. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCURRING. *AK

• 12/19/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE OBSERVED AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR WHERE THE ABS COMES ON WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS (UNDER 15 MPH). I DO NOT KNOW WHAT FAILED TO CAUSE THIS CONDITION AND OFFERED TO BRING THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY DECLINED TO HAVE ME DO SO. *NM

• 12/17/2007· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED A 1999 FORD WINSTAR IN 2005 AND MY TRANSMISSION STARTED TO GO 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED FOR 1500.00 WHILE SEARCHING YOUR SITE I DISCOVERED MANY DEFECTS AND RECALLS TO MY VAN WHICH I PLAN TO TAKE TO A FORD DEALER. I WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1999 FORD WINDSTAR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

• 12/17/2001· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,AIR BAGSFire

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL AND DIE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. CAR WAS ON FIRE WHICH BURNED UP FUSE BOX. *AK

• 12/17/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE VIBRATES. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS.*AK

• 12/15/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  IGNORE THIS MESSAGE...TESTING THE SERVER. *AK

• 12/13/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DT: THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER'S CAR HAD BRAKING PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES LAGGED ON REACTION TIME IN AN EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE CAR BEING TOTALED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CAR WAS NEVER TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK THE BRAKES.*AK

• 12/12/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  I RECENTLY BECAME AWARE OF A RECALL THAT OCCURRED IN 2001 ON 1995-1999 FORD CONTOURS, MERCURY MYSTIQUES, AND COUGARS. THE DASHBOARD IN MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR IS TEARING AND A FRIEND OF MINE TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. SO I DECIDED TO CHECK THE RECALL INFORMATION ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE. INSTEAD I FOUND OTHER DISTURBING INFORMATION. ACCORDING TO A REPORT LISTED, THE BLOWER SWITCH / RESISTOR OVERHEATS AND STARTS OR COULD START A FIRE. IT ALSO STATES THAT "FAILURE OF THE BLOWER SWITCH CAUSES LOSS OF ONE OR MORE BLOWER SPEEDS". HOWEVER, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT NEITHER RECALL. IN JULY 2003, I HAD TO HAVE MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR (BOUGHT BRAND NEW) REPAIRED BECAUSE MY A/C STOPPED WORKING. THE REPAIRS INVOLVED THE WIRING IN THE FUSE PANEL (REPAIRED) AND THE BLOWER / RESISTOR WAS REPLACED. THE COST: $60.00 (TECHNICIAN HOOKED CAR TO A MACHINE TO DIAGNOSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON, PARTS & LABOR) AND $187.40 (A/C PROBLEM, PART $7.40 AND LABOR $180.00). I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP) THAT THERE HAD EVEN BEEN A RECALL. WILL I BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS MISHAP? *JB

• 12/12/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT GET THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A FENCE AND DAMAGING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER RECIEVED RECALL 00V-075 REGARDING PCRV CORROSION, CONSUMER REQUEST THAT DEALER LOOK AT BRAKES BUT THEY REFUSED TO CHECK THEM UNLESS SHE PAID ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. NLM

• 12/12/1998· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELT RETRACTORS CONSISTENTLY JAM. THIS MAKES THEM USELESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE DESIGN OF THE FRONT SEATBELT MECHANISM (REGARDLESS OF HOW FAR UP OR BACK THE SEAT IS ADJUSTED) CAUSE THE BELTS TO TWIST AND JAM. IN ORDER TO UNJAM THEM, YOU MUST STOP THE CAR AND FIGHT WITH THE SEATBELTS. ANY MOVEMENT LOOSENS THEM AND THEY DO NOT RETRACT. IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT, THE SEATBELTS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE MORE HARM THAN PROTECTION.

• 12/10/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  RECALL 00V350000: FUEL GROMMET LEAKAGE IS FOR BI-FUEL CARS (CONTOURS) AND MY VEHICLE WAS AT THE MECHANICS AND I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT A BI-FUEL VEHICLE. WHILE I WAS HAVE MY VEHICLE WORKED ON I ASKED TO CHECK THE FUEL BECAUSE AS I STORE MY VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE FOR THE WINTER I NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL AND I CONTACTED 2 FORD DEALERS AND FORD ITSELF AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL. THE IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AS IT IS THE SAME SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE RECALL BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE. *JB

• 12/10/2003· STRUCTURE

  THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A DASHBOARD PROBLEM WHICH AFFECTED THE USE OF THE DEFROSTER. THERE WAS NO AIR MOVEMENT.*AK

• 12/10/2002· SEAT BELTS

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. TS

• 12/10/2001· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALLL NOTICE RELATING TO FRONT VENT RIGHT BELOW THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER IS DISATISFIED WITH THE KIT BECAUSE IT TAKES AWAY FORM THE CAR. CONSUMER PLEASE ATTACH A COPY OF THE RECALL LETTER . *AK

• 12/08/2004· SUSPENSION

  THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE OWNER HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND WENT TO INVESTIGATE, IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN TEARING INTO THE FRONT TIRE AND CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO DROP TO THE GROUND. *JB THE FLAT TIRE WAS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *SC

• 12/07/2004· STRUCTURE

  DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, NO HELP OFFERED.*AK

• 12/06/2005· WHEELS

  1999 FORD CONTOUR LEFT HUB BEARING WAS LOOSE. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TS ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *JB

• 12/06/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  ON DEC. 3, 2004 I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY VEHICLE, 1999 FORD CONTOUR, AND AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, A 1999 FORD PICK-UP. I WAS GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION DOING 30-35MPH WHEN THE TRUCK WENT THROUGH HIS RED LIGHT, PLOWING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. AS A RESULT, I HIT (T-BONED) HIS TRUCK. THE WHOLE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE RAN INTO THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE (HE WAS DOING 30MPH AT THE VERY LEAST). MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS IT SHOULD HAVE. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN PARAMEDICS ARRIVED I WAS THEN PUT IN A NECK BRACE, PUT ON A BACKBOARD, AND TAKEN TO THE ER. I DID NOT SUFFER A CONCUSION, INJURY WAS MINOR (HIT HEAD, APPROX 10 MINUTE STATE OF CONFUSION ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER COLLISION, DIZZINESS AND SAW SPOTS ABOUT 30 MIN AFTER COLLISION), AND I'VE ONLY SUFFERED A VERY SORE NECK AND BACK. HOWEVER,INJURIES SUSTAINED COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. I DO NOT SEE ANY REASON WHY THE AIR BAG SHOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED. FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE. SINCE I WAS TAKEN TO THE ER I AM NOT YET AWARE OF ALL OF THE DAMAGE MY VEHICLE HAS SUSTAINED; ALL I KNOW IS THAT THE BUMPER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, AND THE CRUMPLE ZONE DID AS IT SHOULD- HOWEVER, BEING THAT THE FRONT BUMPER WAS HIT HARD ENOUGH THAT IT FELL OFF AND THE CRUMPLE ZONE REACTED, THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO DETERMINE WHY IT DID NOT, AND CAN FORD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN SOME MANNER?*AK

• 12/06/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES MAKE A CONSTANT GRINDING NOISE AND MOSTLY WHEN THE CAR IS HEATED, THE DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL. *MJS

• 12/04/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  PRODUCT DEFECT, LOSS OF REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS DUE TO WATER LEAK FROM LENSES WHICH CAUSED A SHORT CIRCUIT.*MR (NAR) *CB *JB

• 12/04/2003· STRUCTURE

  IN SUMMER, 2003, THE DASHBOARD WARPED WHICH CAUSED THE DEFROSTER GRILL TO SEPARATE AND RESULTED IN POOR VISIBILITY AT THE LOWER PORTION OF THE WINDSHIELD. *NLM

• 12/01/2006· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. A FEW YEARS AGO THE TOP OF THE DASH WARPED, CAME UP REALLY HIGH. IT WAS AN UNSIGHTLY MESS, NOISY, AND IT ALSO RAISED QUESTIONS ON WHETHER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. AT THAT TIME IT WAS REPAIRED BY FORD. HOWEVER WITH TIME, THE REPAIR JOB MAKES SOME NOISES AND DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S HOLDING AS WELL AS WHEN IT WAS DONE. FORD HAS WASHED THEIR HANDS OF THIS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE AND BELIEVE FORD SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS DASHBOARD PROBLEM FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THANK YOU. *NM

• 12/01/2006· STRUCTURE

  1. DASH WARP CAUSES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, DEFROSTER MALFUNCTION, LOOSE TRIM 2. WITH THE DASH WARP THE VENT TRIM IS CONTINUALLY POPPING OUT . THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT I DON'T WANT THE VENT TRIM POPPING OUT AND PREVENTING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR CAUSING ANY FURTHER HARM TO ME OR MY FAMILY. THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED INCIDENTS OF DEFROSTER CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE VENT TRIM NOT PROPERLY DISPERSING AIR. THE VENT TRIM WAS PLACED LOOSELY ONTO THE DASH SO THE DEFROSTER WOULD STILL BE USABLE, BUT THE WARPED DASH PREVENTS IT FROM BEING PROPERLY SECURED. A NEW VENT TRIM WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. THERE WAS AN OLD RECALL WHICH INCLUDED A 'REPAIR KIT', BUT IT HAS EXPIRED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RECALL RE-INSTATED. *NM

• 11/30/2004· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER WARPED CAUSING THE DEFROSTER VENT TO POP OUT. THE DEALER CONSULTED AND STATED THAT THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND COST IS 750.0. *AK *SC UPDATED 01/30/06. *JB

• 11/26/2003· STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS WARPED. THIS ALLOWED BIG PIECES OF PLASTIC TO FLY THROUGH. SOME OF THE PLASTIC PIECES WERE SHARP AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE OCCUPANTS. THE DASHBOARD WARPING IS DUE TO THE SUNRAYS AND HEATER BLOWER. *NLM

• 11/25/2003· STRUCTURE

  VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD IS CURLED UP AND THE AIR VENT HAS POPPED OUT. *MR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WINDOWS DID NOT DEFROST PROPERLY AND THE AIR CONDITION FOGGED THE WINDOW BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD CURLED UP TO THE POINT IT TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD. *JB *NM

• 11/24/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING THE HEATER BLOWERS FAILED. THE SMELL OF BURNING WIRE STARTED TO FILL THE VEHICLE. THE DEFOGGER COMPLETELY FAILED. CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE WINDOWS. HOWEVER, THERE WERE BURNT WIRES UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM....REPLACED STARTER MOTOR AND DAMAGED BATTERY CABLES. *AK

• 11/24/2003· STRUCTURE

  DASHBOARD WAS CURLING UP. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG WILL BE DEFECTIVE. *AK THE DASHBOARD WAS CURLED SO BADLY THAT AN AIR VENT POPPED OUT. THE WINDOWS DO NOT DEFROST PROPERLY AND THE AIR CONDITIONER FOGS THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD CURLED TO THE POINT THAT IT TOUCHED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THIS CURLING MAY AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS. *NLM

• 11/22/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN DRIVING, THE CONSUMER TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND COULD SEE THE RMP'S AND SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WENT UP. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY JERKED FORWARD AS THE HIT BRAKES. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC

• 11/22/2003· STRUCTURE

  FORD CONTOURS AND ALIKE EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE DASHBOARD WARPING. FORD SHOULD FIX THIS DEFECT AT NO CHARGE. THE WARPED DASH CAUSES OBSTRUCTION OF VIEW OUT OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *LA

• 11/20/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DURING RECALL REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED WITH A BROKEN BRAKE LINE AND GREASE WAS REMAINING ALL OVER THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE RECALL REPAIR (00V-075). *MJS

• 11/19/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE DASHBOARD VINYL HAS SEPARATED FROM THE DASH AND CURLED UP WHICH AFFECTS VISIBILITY AS WELL AS REDUCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE DEFROSTER. *JB

• 11/18/1999· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  IN ORDER TO USE THE HORN EXCESSIVE PRESSURE HAS TO BE APPLIED TO MAKE IT WORK. SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CONTACTS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 11/16/2005· STRUCTURE

  DASHBOARD CURLS UP AND IMPAIRS VISION OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. CAN'T USE DEFROSTER UP FRONT OR ELSE THE DASH CURLS UP EVEN MORE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR CONTOUR OWNERS AND SHOULD BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY. *NM

• 11/16/1999· SUSPENSION

  VERY BAD VIBRATION PROBLEM, BELIEVED TO BE FROM THE FRONT END, THE TIRES WERE BALANCED BY GOODYEAR AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIMS WERE OUT OF ROUND. THIS CREATED A SAFETY HAZARD AT 45-55 MPH. THE FORD CHASSIS MOTORHOME HOTLINE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. MY ATTORNEY CURRENTLY HAS 4 CASES PENDING AGAINST FORD AND FLEETWOOD MOTORHOMES. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEITHER FORD OR FLEETWOOD WILL ADDRESS. MY MOTORHOME VIBRATED SO BAD THAT THE TAIL SECTION DROPPED 2 INCHES, CURLED THE LEAF SPRINGS BACKWARDS, CAUSED STRESS CRACKS, RATTLES AND DESTROYED THE REAR RING AND PINION GEARS.*AK

• 11/15/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE DASH BOARD STARTED WARPING A FEW YEARS AFTER THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. A DASHBOARD TEMPORARY FIX TO STOP THE WARPING HAS CAUSED THE REST OF THE DASH TO PULL AWAY FROM THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER. *JB

• 11/15/2005· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DASH BOARD WARPING ON 1999 FORD CONTOUR. REPAIR WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT ONLY A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. DASH HAS CONTINUED TO WARP AND HAS CRACKED IN ONE PLACE AS WELL. *JB

• 11/15/2005· STRUCTURE

  DASH WARP / CURL / DELAMINATION DISLODGES DEFROSTER VENT PANEL. UNDER HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS AND DURING RAIN EVENTS, THE DEFROSTER / DEFOGGING SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED AND VISIBILITY IS POOR. *NM