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2001 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.
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Latest Jun 4, 2007
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.
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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.
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Reports on file since Dec 17, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 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 1–4 of 4

Transmission
Filed Jun 4, 2007

I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 FORD CONTOUR IN AUGUST, 2006. IT IS NOW JUNE, 2007 AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN!!! I HAVE HEARD FROM SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH CONTOURS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT PARTICULAR MAKE/MODEL. THEY HAVE ALL GOTTEN RID OF THEIRS BECAUSE OF THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10192430
Incident
Aug 9, 2006
Body & structure
Filed Aug 26, 2003

DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING FROM THE STRUCTURE AND LIFTING UPWARDS. THIS IS CAUSING AN OBSTRUCTION OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY HEAT MOISTURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
10037658
Mileage
36,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jul 1, 2003

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING DASHBOARD IS PEELING, AND THE VENTS ARE FALLING ONTO THE FLOOR. *AK

NHTSA ID
10026385
Incident
Jul 1, 2003
Engine
Filed Dec 17, 2002

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATES AND THE STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TS

NHTSA ID
10001074

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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