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.
1995 Ford Contour visibility complaints
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We have experienced intermittent failures of the heater / air conditioner blower over the past year. Last fall and winter, the blower would occasionally cease working for short periods of time, but would always come back on if the switch position was changed (or occassionally if the ignition was turned off and then turned back on). At that point, it was certainly an annoyance, but not a major problem. As time progressed, it began to become more difficult to get it to come back on and when the car was in for service at charlie watson ford in lebanon, oh on 2/19/2001 (mileage - 100,477), I asked the service writer about it. He indicated that they would take a look at it, but when I picked it up, they said that the blower operated fine whenever they checked it and that I should bring it back when it wasn't working. The vehicle was returned to them on 04/09/2001 (mileage - 101,988) when the blower stopped operating and wouldn't restart. When I picked the car up, I paid a $70.00 diagnostic fee and was told that although ford had an un-announced campaign on blower failures, my vehicle didn't qualify because 1) the campaign didn't cover vehicles over 100,000 miles and 2) the wiring on our car failed at the fuse block, not at the switch. When I pressed them, they indicated that they had spoken with ford about the mileage being just over 100,000 and felt they could overcome that issue but ford would only fix it if the wiring failure was at the switch. They quoted an estimate of $800.00 to repair / replace the wiring and fuse block. Amazingly, when I got back into the car, the blower worked fine and continued to for about 6 weeks before we started having problems again. Over the past 4 - 6 weeks, it hasn't operated at all. Additionally, I have now begun to experience problems with the blower (works on high speed only) on my 1998 contour. This is an obvious safety concern (no defroster in wet/cold weather). Why is ford not being held accountable? Thanks.
The drivers side window grinds when going up, the glass tracks are uneven going up causing the rear edges to come out of the track, the dealer has replaced the regulator and motor 5 times, the consumer believes this defect is an engineering flaw, the consumer is requesting reimbursement. Nlm
There were burnt plug wires and a blown ignition module.
Consumer complained regarding heater system. When he had heater on highest setting, there was a burning smell that came from dashboard. Smoke and fumes were so bad that had to stick head out of vehicle. Currently, heater system cannot be turned on to highest settings. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
I had the heater blower fixed under warranty on feb1,2000. On nov 17 2000, I had it replaced again at my own cost. On jan 24, 2001 I had it fixed again. This time I had to replace the fuse box junction panel as well. This has been fixed three time in the last 12 months. Everyone I know who owns a contour has had this problem. I don't think I should have to pay for a known defect like this. They wouldn't fix it under the recall the last two times because I had over 72000 miles on it and I spent over 300.00 of my money on it the last two times. Thank you for you time
Consumer was traveling on highway, and vehicle started to overheat. Pulled over to the shoulders, and vehicle cooled down. About 25 minutes later, there was a burning smell inside of vehicle coming through the vents. Also, engine was replaced. *ak the manufacturer had issued recall notice and the vehicle was fixed. Recall # 00v‑367.
Serpentine belt noisy, idler pulley flat with flat spot and tensioner not tight. Nlm
Engine head gasket blewout without prior warning and vehicle overheated. Also, consumer was traveling on highway and heard a screeching noise, air conditioner went out, and heater motor burned out, there was no heat. She has contacted dealership.
Driving down interstate, airconditioner went out, smelled something melting, smoke from under hood when opened, told it was air, could drive, blew 2 head gaskets due to cooling system not working, cost over 600$. Fan only runs on high and low. Heater motor going out. Manual transmission slips out of gear while driving. Back doors squeak really loud, and oil don't work. Check engine light on always. Airbag lights on always. Back seat belt broke. Altonator going out. Radiator leaks then stops, leaks then stops. Fan makes a loud noise when running.
Air conditioner, heater, and defroster will not work, consumer sometimes can not see while driving due to windows fogging up.
When trunk was shut rear passenger's window was shattered. Contacted dealer about a recall that consumer saw, and dealer said that this vehicle was not part of recall.
Consumer could smell blower switches melting while driving on highway. Nlm
While driving smelled an awfull smell like wires burning. Blower/ heater, and air conditioning stopped working. Consumer spoke to a mechanic who said that it could have caught fire.
Fan speed knob stopped working, shorted out burned wire, which could have resulted in possible fire.
Heater switch and wiring melted.
At 37,000 miles the head gaskets are blown, causing the water pump to leak/engine not cool. Heater also failed to work, heater motor replaced at 3,000 miles. *ak
Blower motor switch locked up and burned.
Electric heater connector fan started smoking under the dash on the passenger side.
Consumer was driving approx. 65 MPH when the hood flew open . Consumer stopped pulled to side of road and the windsheild had shattered. The hood is bent, the front top of roof has caved in.
The boot around the emergency brake was experiencing problems.
Car was parked in the garage and the windshild just cracked for no obivious reasons such as a rock or some one hitting it.
Failure on the brakes, the consumer needed to change the brakes too often, also failure on the rear windshield, the rear windshield shattered, sending glass fragments into the vehicle.
The front windshield has stripes, purchased car new . Please describe .
Keyless remote system failed.
'cold power steering'.
Recall related, 95v228000 and 95v232000 contacted dealership on 3/11/95, will order parts by apr.20,1995, no parts available as 4/3/95. *ak consumer was also having problems with the driver's side seat track, driver;s side air bag, and the driver's side window, and was also told a new filler neck ws needed for gas tank, also needed new wiper, starter needed to be replaced,switch for windshield wiper on steering wheel was coming off and would not snap back into place.
Rear window exploded while driving down the road. (ohio state police report)
Stress cracks developed in windshield. Describe in more detail. Tt
While driving at low speed the air bags prematurely deployed, windshield shattered, damaged both air bag modules both had to be replaced. Tt alos sunroof was damaged.
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