For the past five years, I have made excuses, stuck by my choice in buying the 1995 ford contour, but in the past two years I have spent over 6,000 dollars on repairs, most of which could have been avoided if the wiring harness had been replaced at the time of the original recall (oct.99) or the motor mounts had not failed. I believe that the transmission and electronic problems are directly attributable to the motor moving around when hitting potholes or stopping suddenly. The car has a pattern of shutting down without a problem showing on the computer analysis. I have had numerous problems with sensors, even before it was out of warranty. I think that ford should reimburse me for the last two years of repair bills.
1995 Ford Contour engine complaints
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The egr valve, egr gas regulator valve went bad. The shifting sensor went bad causing it to feel like the transmission was slipping. The transmission and engine mount broke causing the engine to vibrate very badly. The A/C compressor locked up causing the belt to brake and stranding my wife and 8 month old daughter.
Electrical system burned up, causing vehicle to become inoperable. Contacted dealer. *ak after dealer performed recall campaign 00v367000, consumer could smell something burning, another mechanic found wiring harness was completely destroyed. Consumer adds that the oil pump also failed.
Consumer states steam from the radiator caused her daughter to be injured, consumer also stated that other failures occurred due to the failed radiator.
Module in engine cooling fan system burned, melting the wiring harness and cooling fan. Engine cooling fan was replaced under recall campaign 00v367000 june 29, 2001. Remedy did not correct problem. Please give further details. Please add VIN.
After getting vehicle worked on for a recall 00v367000 on cooling motor fan vehicle has started smoking when consumer was driving. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do anything.
Vehicle stalled out and will not start up again/has become inoperable. Contacted dealer, and the dealer stated that engine needed to be replaced.
Consumer states since vehicle was brought in for safety recall 00v367, the vehicle has begun to overheat. Because consumer was unaware of the function of the positive temperature coefficient device (installed as part of the recall), which is to turnoff the engine fan, consumer was unaware why vehicle was overheating and steps taken to solve it which included flushing the radiator and replacing the thermostat did not remedy the problem. Consumer found other complaints about heating problem on the internet. Consumer is appalled there was a $100 fee for bringing vehicle back for failures due to recall repairs. Consumer is also concerned that manufacturer is not responsible enough to make any further repairs or modifications to her vehicle.
Catalytic converter plugged. Mechanic advised me this is a ford ordered recall. I have documantation that ford recall 97e61 was performed, but now convertes they have replaced are clogged. Ford told me that they were not allowed to proceed with any repairs and the federal safety agency are the only body to post a recall. It is my opinion that ford having to meet its responsibility to make this right by recall 97e61 should also repair the repair that does not work. This should not have happened I have less than 50,000 miles since they installed the new converters.
According to news groups on the internet, thousands of ford water pumps have failed prematurely but so far no recall. This seems to be wrong.
Consumer was traveling about 50mph on highway and noticed a smoke smell coming through the vents. He pulled over to the shoulder and vehicle was on fire. Dealership was aware of problem.*ak prior to recall 00v367, engine was overheating and burning excess oil from overheated piston rings, after recall repairs, there was an internal antifreeze leak that was going into motor oil, engine cooling fans were operating intermittently when engine was hot, dealer found upper radiator hose at water pump had a pinhole leak, engine cooling fan wiring overheated and burned out at fan relay and fan connectors, then consumer received recall 01i009 and had these repairs completed on vehicle, after recall repairs, engine and in-dash wiring overheated and burned, dealer installed recall parts for blower motor again, consumer later informed a new motor was needed due to no compression due to overheating damage. This took place prior to vehicle fire. Headlight and taillight lenses replaced. Overdrive light was inoperative, shift lever internal sliding bezel had a stress crack, at times it was hard to get out of park when temperature was cold. A/c did not blow cold air and was noisy. Fuel door would not open at times. Speedometer cable was replaced due to a ticking noise.
The consumer experiencing problems with air bags.
We currently own a 1995 ford contour 2.5 v-6. Our car overheated for the 1st time ever due to a failure of the water pump. We contacted ford to evaluate the damage for repair. They contacted us back and stated that the failure of the water pump caused damage to the engine and now they say we need to replace the engine at a cost of $4200.00. They contacted the manufacturer of the water pump and they will cover the replacement of the water pump due to failure but they will not cover the damage to the engine due to the failure of the water pump. I would like to know if you have received other complaints similar to this for a water pump failure. I can't understand why they would take responsibility for the cost of replacing only the pump when this was the cause of the engine damage per ford motor co..
Consumer received a recall notice 00s-440 on engine cooling fan electronic fuse and took the vehicle to the dealer, after repair the vehicle continued to overheat worse than before.
After hearing engine noise, smoke started billowing out of the front hood, and water dripping profusely onto the ground. The smell of rubber was overwhelming. It appears the bearing on water pump is frozen solid and belt melted. The car had to be towed for repairs..
Vehicle would stall when raining heavy while driving. Also consumer got a safety letter to get correction on vehicle. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated ford had part that could correct problem. Please add VIN.
Radiator fan motor not working properly and water pump failure caused engine to overheat. This then caused the engine head or gasket to fail. Also expect to find water pump impeller damage. These component failures have produced a very expensive repair estimate. By searching consumer complaints on this website, owners can plainly see that the cooling system failures are causeing extensive and costly damage to the vehicle engine. A recall is in effect for the fan motors, this does not address the damage caused to the vehicle engine by the failure of the fan motor. This vehicle was purchased used about 1 month ago, and I did not have a notice of vehicle recall on the radiator fan motor.
Vehicle developed a noise and dealer replaced the power steering pump, however noise did not go away, dealer stated noise was due to pulley that had rusted and corroded, recall 00v367, regarding the fan motor, caused the pulley to rust and corrode, therefore causing the noise, vehicle had overheated and dealer had to replace the engine and many other components due to the failure of the recall component, consumer states the engine light has illuminated.
Consumer states that due to recall 00s44 he had to replace the engine in his vehicle, at the dealership the service manager stated that the cooling fan had been checked and it was fine, 1500 miles later consumer asked the same service manager how the cooling fan could be checked without the motor running and he informed consumer that this vehicle was not included in the recall.
Air conditioner was not producing cold air . Also, vehicle was stalling, and engine was cracked. Dealership was aware of problems.
Engine/ brakes/ starter /catalytic converter/ fuel pump and fuse failed. Dealership was aware of problem vehicle wouldn't start, and radiator went out also.
Consumer had taken vehicle to dealer for recall 00 v 367 000/ engine cooling fan repairs. After consumer took it back to dealer, they found out a bare wire wich was causing problem. A general manager said that they could not be responsible for what had happened, therefore nothing could be done.*ak consumer states after vehicle was returned it began to overheat, the check engine light would come and fuses were blown, consumer was infomred that the reason the fuses were blowing was because the recall that was performed on the engine cooling fan was done wrong and that was why vehicle was overheating, delaer then stated that additional repairs would not be covered due to the mileage.
After receiving recal on 00 v 367 000/ engine cooling fan consumer took vehicle to dealer for repairs. Upon receiving vehicle back from dealer,. Two days later, vehicle overheated. Had to be towed back to dealer. Dealer stated nothing they did would have caused vehicle to overheat. Consumer insisted he never had this problem until it was taken to dealer for recall repairs on engine cooling fan. Please provide any further information.
While driving vehicle overheats. Consumer has contacted dealer. Dealer refused to replace burned wiring under warranty. Please provide any further details.
The engine cooling fan failed prior to recall notice 00v‑367 resulting in a fire under the hood while in motion. Nlm
Thermostat has been replaced six times for overheating. Dealership informed consumer that head gasket had cracked, and was leaking fluid. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Car has overheated on numerous occassions, engine light on constantly, blown head gasket the last time car overheated, resulting in engine failure. Dealer is trying to say that the recalled cooling fan didn't result in destruction of engine. Extremely frustrated with the dealer service and in ford customer relationship dept.
Plastic pump impeller unsuitable for application.
While traveling notice vehicle running rough. Also, notice little overheating next day vehicle would not start. Dealer stated head gasket needed to be replaced.*ak consumer also states the flywheel was replaced.
Consumer explains that engine light stays illuminated and vehicle broke down, mechanic ordered part which was part of a recall and replaced, vehicle broke down once again due to short in the wire.
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