Vehicle statistics
Ford Contour
3,175 owner complaints (NHTSA, USA) + recalls with manufacturer remedies. Real numbers, not prose.
Worst year: 1995 · 891 complaints
Most reported problem areas: Engine And Engine Cooling
Complaints by model year
Most reported problem areas
Recalls with manufacturer remedy (10)
2000 Service Brakes, Hydraulic (01V045000)
Dealers WILL Install THE Correct Contour Brake Booster AND Master Cylinder IN EACH OF These Vehicles. Owner Notification Began January 28, 2002. Owners WHO TAKE Their Vehicles TO AN Authorized Dealer ON AN Agreed UPON Service DATE AND DO NOT Receive THE FREE Remedy Within A Reasonable TIME Should Contact FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
2000 Fuel System, Other (00V350000)
Dealers WILL Replace THE FUEL TANK Filler PIPE Grommet.
1999 Electrical System (99V060000)
Dealers WILL Inspect These Vehicles. Vehicles THAT HAVE Units WITH Ignition KEYS Removable IN GEAR Positions Other THAN PARK, WILL HAVE THE Steering Column Replaced.
1998 Suspension (01I013000)
FORD IS Extending THE Warranty FOR Front COIL Spring Replacement FOR THE Front COIL Springs FOR 10 Years FROM Original DATE OF SALE OF A Vehicle OR 150,000 Miles, Whichever Comes First.
1998 Power Train (98V233000)
Dealers WILL Replace THE Automatic Transmission Floor Shift Control.
1998 Service Brakes, Hydraulic (00V075000)
Dealers WILL Install Improved PCRV'S IN THE REAR Brake System. THIS Recall WAS Expanded IN September 2000 TO Include 1999 AND 2000 FORD Contour, Mercury Mystique AND Cougar Vehicles.
1998 Electrical System (01V230000)
Dealers WILL Install A NEW Heater Blower Resistor AND A NEW WIRE Jumper Harness. Owner Notification Began August 29, 2001. Owners WHO TAKE Their Vehicles TO AN Authorized Dealer ON AN Agreed UPON Service DATE AND DO NOT Receive THE FREE Remedy Within A Reasonable TIME Should Contact FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
1996 Vehicle Speed Control (97V225000)
Dealers WILL Replace THE Throttle Cable WITH A Revised Design THAT IS LESS Susceptible TO Bending OR Kinking During Installation.
1996 Fuel System, Other (97V203000)
FORD HAS Requested Owners OF These Vehicles TO HAVE THE CNG FUEL System Disabled Under A Previous Recall Campaign AND TO ONLY USE Gasoline FUEL Until A Permanent Corrective Action IS Developed. Owners ARE Being Alerted TO THIS Solenoid Valve Concern AT THIS TIME. THE Timing OF Corrective Actions IS Being Delayed TO Allow BOTH Conditions TO BE Remedied AT ONE TIME. IN THE Meantime, There IS NOT RISK AS LONG AS THE Natural GAS System HAS BEEN Disabled AND THE Vheicle IS ONLY Operated ON Gasoline.
1995 Fuel System, Gasoline (95V232000)
Dealers WILL Replace THE FUEL TANK Assemblies WITH Units Containing ONE-Piece Molded Reinforcements.
CodMec cases on this model
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