Intermittently vehicle would crank, but will not start. Dealer notified, and unable to locate cause. Please provide any further details on this matter.
1999 Ford Contour engine complaints
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Vehicle started smoking, consumer took the problem to the dealer who found that some wires had melted and must have shorted something out.
Vehicle cuts off while making turns and hesitates in heavy traffic. Vehicle has been to the dealership 5 times in the last two weeks for this problem. Dealership was not able to determine what was causing this problem. Please provide any further information.
Since 12-15-99 I had cougar in service 3 times for water leak/ 2 times shift lock ,locked down because of brake light failure have complained about rear brake elco noise when backing up/ car hesitating at 50+ miles an hour /pulling to right when passing and giving the car more acceleration/car idling real high and wanting to take off when you first release the brake/ the windows not going up and down / the battery exploded/ the service was terrible at gateway the noise is still in the rear wheels . There is more where this came from the cougar will fall apart/ the engine or transmission is a problem . *ak( dot number: tire size: p/215/s0r1 )
Repeated stalling, missing & loss of power appears mostly when it's very hot out & car has been driven a lot. Rough idle even under no load in neutral. No indicators light except during stall which happens even with clutch depressed. Missing is most noticeable during acceleration or steady highway speeds, even with cruise on. Car sometimes shakes at high speed (70mph). Multiple alignments never show same results. Dealer can never duplicate, says I am dumping clutch to stall & loss of power is due to A/C. They also claim excessive tire wear is due to my driving habits. *ak( dot number: )
When consumer steered to the left vehicle pulled more than intended. Dealer inspected the vehicle & found nothing wrong.*ak the steering problem is caused by bad front end alignment. The transmission failed. Broken motor mount was found. The heater failed too.
When driving at any time vehicle cuts off without prior warning, causing loss of all power. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer unable to determine cause of the problem. Please provide any further details.
While driving on highway travelling 70mph, exited off the freeway and began to brake when engine cut off. Also, instrument lights came on, and the steering wheel locked up and was unable to turn. Engine turned back on, and was able to regain control of vehicle.
Engine continually stalling and experiences rough idle, not able to determine problem.
The vehicle stalls over and over again while driving. Yh
Brakes failed and replaced within the first month, after repair accident occurred due to lack of braking ability, during collision no deployment of the air bag and the seat belt came loose.
Ongoing / intermittent problem with vehicle experiencing stalling while driving at highway speed of 65-70 MPH. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on three occasions, and problem still reocurring.
Intermittent stalling; this was the fourth time this has happened. Contacted dealer , and he was not able to determine the cause.
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