Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Other / unspecified reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest May 29, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
1%
of 563 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Ford Contour submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming other
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Other / unspecified
Filed May 29, 2005
SHIFT INDICATOR DOES NOT MOVE WHEN CAR IS SHIFTED, DRIVER HAS TO COUNT THE CLICKS TO BE ABLE TO TELL IF THEY'RE IN WHAT DRIVE THEY'RE IN. SAW IT IN A RECALL, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY MODEL ISN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL. AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY, CAR MADE LOAD MOANING NOISES, ENGINE REVED, RPMS JUMPED AROUND AND CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. STARTED UP RIGHT AFTER. DID NOT TAKE TO GET LOOKED AT. IF THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS UNDER 40 DEGREES, THE CAR WILL MOAN LOUDLY, THE ENGINE WILL REV, THE STEERING WILL GO OUT, AND THEN THE CAR STALLS, HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN BREAKING. SOMETIMES INSTEAD OF STALLING, THE CAR WILL LURCH FORWARD. ALMOST CAUSED ATLEAST 3 ACCIDENTS. TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP, THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHEN FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON ALL THE TIME. TOOK IT FOR REPAIR, THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. HAD TO GET THE SENSOR REPLACED 6 TIMES BEFORE THE PROBLEM STOPPED, AT CONUMERS EXPENSE.
NHTSA ID
10122395
Incident
Mar 5, 2005
Other / unspecified
Filed Sep 12, 2004
I HAVE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE FROM REAR OF CAR ONLY WHEN FOUR PEOPLE IN CAR.WHEN INSPECTING WHEELS AND TIRES FOUND WHEEL TO BE CRACKED FROM HUB CENTER TO RIM EDGE BETWEEN LUG NUT HOLES.INSPECTING OTHER WHEELS FOUND 2 MORE WITH SAME CRACK IN LENGTH AND LOCATION.*AK
NHTSA ID
10090850
Incident
Sep 6, 2004
Mileage
119,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 12, 2004
POP UP CUP HOLDERS ARE VERY FLIMSY. THE CUP HOLDERS MAY CAUSE BEVERAGE TO TIP OVER WHILE DRIVING. THIS RESULTS IN DRIVER'S ATTENTION MOMENTARILY TAKEN AWAY FROM THE ROAD, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER FEELS THE CUP HOLDERS SHOULD BE MORE STATIONARY.*AK
NHTSA ID
10057998
Mileage
48,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Feb 27, 2002
Crash reported
ALL FOUR STUDS ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE, SHEARED OFF. RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND TIRE TRAVELING LOOSE THROUGH TRAFFIC. TIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED FRONT FENDER AND ROTOR ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN WHEN CAR CAME CRASHING DOWN ONTO IT. STUDS SHOWED NO SIGNS THAT THEY HADN'T BEEN TIGHTENED TO SPECS. (ROUNDED OUT STUD HOLES ON RIMS OR ROUNDED OUT THREADS.) COMPLETE SIMUALTANOUS STUD FAILURE ON ALL FOUR STUDS. *AK
NHTSA ID
758722
Incident
Feb 25, 2002
Heating & air conditioningElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Sep 6, 2000
I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE TAKEN IT MORE THAN EIGHT DIFFERENT TIMES TO BE SERVICE AND PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED EVEN AFTER HAVING ENGINE REPLACED I AM HAVING SOME OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS AND STILL IT HAS PROBLEMS.E . .
NHTSA ID
730541
Heating & air conditioningExterior lightingOther / unspecified
Filed Mar 7, 1999
THE WORST PROBLEM WAS THE WHEEL FALLING OFF WHILE IN OPERATION, WITH NO WARNING. THE AXIL, ROTOR, AND BALLJOINT WAS REPLACED. THE HEATING AND COOLING IS ALL MESSED UP. THE FAN WILL ONLY BLOW ON LOW, IT IS NIETHER HOT NOR COLD. THE TAIL LIGHTS AND PANEL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. IT'S NOT A FUSE
NHTSA ID
704138
Incident
Dec 15, 1998
Body & structureEngineFuel system+2 more
Filed Dec 28, 1998
NO SUMMARY PROVIDED BY CONSUMER( DOT NUMBER: ??? TIRE SIZE: ??? )
NHTSA ID
701675
Incident
Dec 20, 1998
AirbagsOther / unspecified
Filed Jul 18, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
LUG NUTS WERE LOOSE, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT, ALSO NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIRB AG UPON IMPACT. DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
NHTSA ID
985019
Incident
May 12, 1996
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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