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1994 Ford Contour Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest Jun 3, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Nov 24, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Ford Contour. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–12 of 12

Body & structure
Filed Jun 3, 2003

DASHBOARD HAS STARTED PEALING UP FROM WINDSHIELD. *AK

NHTSA ID
10022203
Steering
Filed May 14, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE TIE ROD SNAPPED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10019788
Incident
May 6, 2003
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 18, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SMOKE WAS COMING IN THOUGH THE VENT LOCATE INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM

NHTSA ID
10012046
Incident
Mar 18, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Apr 27, 2001

FUEL INJECTION/O-RINGS ARE LEAKING FUEL FROM FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID
886992
ElectricalEngine
Filed Apr 13, 2001

ENGINE OVERHEATED/ BURNED UP AND FAN NEVER CAME ON. CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL 00S/00M13 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN.*AK THE DEALER WANTED THE CONSUMER TO PAY $4922.90 FOR ENGINE REPAIR. THE CONSUMER CLAIMED THAT THE COOLING FAN WHICH CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WAS ON RECALL AND REPAIR EXPENSE SHOULD BE PAID BY THE MANUFACTURER. FURTHER MORE, IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE COOLING FANS FAILURE WAS IT SELF CAUSED BY A BLOWN UP FUSE. *YH

NHTSA ID
885861
Incident
Mar 5, 2001
Transmission
Filed Apr 21, 2000

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND GEARS WERE STUCK. *AK

NHTSA ID
860755
Incident
Apr 1, 2000
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 24, 1999

THE EVAPORTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY. THE COMPRESSOR IS NOW FREEZING UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. CONSUMER IS TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. MJS

NHTSA ID
848684
Incident
Jun 11, 1995
Steering
Filed Sep 20, 1999

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN STERRING WHEEL WOULD DELAY RETURN FOR NORMAL DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
848039
Visibility
Filed Aug 30, 1999

THREE OF THE FOUR WINDOWS WHICH ARE ELECTRIC DO NOT FUNCTION. THE REGULATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON ALL 4 WINDOWS ONCE. THE REGULATOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
846084
Electrical
Filed Jun 2, 1999

MANUFACTURERED BATTERY THAT IS IN THIS VEHICLE IS THE WRONG ONE ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
838758
Transmission
Filed Dec 2, 1998

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE SPEED WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED REPAIRS WOULD BE MADE AT THE COST TO CONSUMER. *AK

NHTSA ID
831572
Incident
Nov 29, 1998
Electrical
Filed Nov 24, 1998

WIRE WITHIN THE FIREWALL CHAFED AGAINST BRACKET, CAUSING THE IGNITION COIL TO SHORT CIRCUIT THROUGH THE COMPUTER WHICH CONTROLS THE ENGINE. *AK

NHTSA ID
831304
Incident
Nov 20, 1998

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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