Consumer had just put on new brakes. But, 2 days earlier brakes failed while wife was driving, resulting in a head-on collision. Driver and passenger of other vehicle were injured. *ak consumer states a vehicle suddenly stopped in front of them and when the brakes were applied the vehicle pulled to the left and hit another vehicle head on.
1998 Ford Contour: pulls to one side
5 of the 844 complaints about the 1998 Ford Contour describe pulls to one side.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Pulls to one side by model year
- 19992
- 19985
- 19971
- 19952
What owners say
While traveling at various speeds vehicle was pulling to the right. When having oil changed consumer was told that front spring coil was broken.
The right front coil spring broke into two pieces, causing difficult steering and a stong pull to the right.
Vehicle pulls to the left & the air conditioning unit has a musk smell.
Subframe out of alignment causing vehicle to pull right while driving. Nlm
Service bulletins that may apply
- Steering column shipped without crush pad - reuse original crush pad if not damaged
- Some vehicles equipped with CD4E transaxle, (does not apply to mtx) may exhibit a power steering grunt /...
- Information on service replacement of the steering column gap hider
- Subject on steering column gap hider service replacement
- Vehicles built prior to 6/16/98 may have a broken/detached ip clustr bezel gaphider
- Some vehicles with 2.5L engine may exhibit a customer concern of noise in the power steering
- Customer concern of noise in the power steering
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Ford Contour pulling
Is pulls to one side a common problem on the 1998 Ford Contour?
5 of 844 owner complaints about the 1998 Ford Contour (1%) mention pulls to one side. The model year with the most reports is 1998.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Ford Contour?
There are 0 recalls and 7 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Ford Contour
Coil spring 68Airbag light 43Stalling 43Check engine light 33Headlights 31Fire or smoke 21Grinding brakes 20Transmission failure 17No deployment 16Overheating 15ABS 14Won't start 14Engine failure 13Jerking 13Slipping 13Loss of power 10Brake failure 8Fuel leak 8Power steering loss 8Sudden acceleration 8Fuel pump 7Seat belt 7Tire blowout 7Knocking 6Fuel gauge 6Adaptive cruise 5
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