This car has less than 70000 miles on it. We had trouble with the fuel door, front wheel bearings, brakes, door handles, transmission, electric windows, and now as a special treat the engine failed. This car has been the worst investment that my wife and I have ever made. I have have owned several cars and trucks with 200000 plus miles on them and none of them have ever been as problematic as this automobile.
1996 Ford Contour: doors won't lock, open or latch
5 of the 562 complaints about the 1996 Ford Contour describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
- 20001
- 19993
- 19981
- 19973
- 19965
- 199510
What owners say
Upon shutting door on driver's side of vehicle it opened back up. Door would not latch or lock. Had to hold door to drive. Dealer contacted. *ak
Doors are hard to close, dealership is aware of problem, dealership sent consumer manufacturers recall 99s25. But, this recall was for something else, left and right front door latches get stuck, right rear door will not open inside and outside, left rear door is fine.
Front passenger door lock had stopped working. Door could not be locked or unlocked from inside. Currently, same problem had started on rear passenger door.
Have had numerous problems: interior/brake lights failed to light. Replaced switch twice. Fuel filler door will not open with latch inside. Never worked. Cigarette lighter failed. Power window on driver's side has failed. Car intermittently will not start due to drained battery. Mechanic could find no cause for this related to alternator/charging system of car. Never able to fix this. Trunk leaks water around seal. Abs light keeps coming on . Mechanic could find no problem with ABS. Air conditioner/heater would only blow out defrost setting. Also bad smell comes from AC when on. Rear seat belts keep jamming; not able to use sometimes because they won't come out. Worst problem so far: transmission has failed. Not yet fixed. I loved this car once, now I hate it! The whole thing should be recalled.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Ford Contour door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1996 Ford Contour?
5 of 562 owner complaints about the 1996 Ford Contour (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1995.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Ford Contour?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Ford Contour
Headlights 54Stalling 34Overheating 24Fire or smoke 21Check engine light 17Engine failure 11Loss of power 11Transmission failure 10Won't start 9ABS 8Brake failure 8Warning lights 7Ball joint 6Power windows 6Seat belt 6Grinding brakes 5Sudden acceleration 5Tire blowout 5
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