Console gear shift indicator failed, causing shifter to be stuck in gear.
Ford Contour won't shift problems
10 of the 3,151 owner complaints about the Ford Contour describe stuck in gear or won't shift, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 1995
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 19982
- 19972
- 19963
- 19953
Often reported together
What owners say
Transmission is gone. Vehicle will not go into gear. When put vehicle into first or second gear it makes a noise. Vehicle will not pull. Contacted dealer, and dealer stated transmission needed to be replaced.
A numerous amount of times my car would get stuck in park and after about 5 minutes of hitting and trying to press the button in on the gear shaft, I was able to move it into park. I got the problem fixed and it cost $345.00, which luckily was covered in my 30 day warranty. But I still worry that the problem will happen again. Another problem is that the steering wheel and part of the dashboard vibrate extremely hard when I have my foot on the brake and the car in drive, like when I'm at a stop light.
Vehicle was repaired under recall for gear shift indicator. After repairs of vehicle, it would not go into gear. Dealer has attempted to repair vehicle three times since first repaired, and problem has not been corrected. Manufacturer has been notified.*ak
Car would not shift, entire transmission rebuilt $2600.
Consumer states automobile would not come out of gear. Car was stuck in park.
Dealer has replaced transmission twice, and transmission still will not shift into gear. Manufacturer has been notified.
While driving vehicle would not go into reverse. Tried to go forward, hit accelerator lightly and didn't move, second time, took off and went into garage. Passenger's mirror came off. Dealer contacted, and was aware of the problem. But, couldn't remedy the problem. Problem still exists. Provide further information.
Automatic transmission got stuck in park position. Please provide further information.
Consumer was trying to get the vehicle out of park and the gear won't go into drive. Had to put the vehicle into neutral and push the vehicle back so that he could drive the vehicle. Dealer said the gear had failed and damaged the transmission. Transmission replaced at owner's expense. *ak
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The floor shift automatic transmission control can be damaged if subjected to certain interior cleaning products. The gear position indicator can deteriorate and not correctly indicate the actual gear position.
- Risk
- This condition can result in incorrect gear selection.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the automatic transmission floor shift control.
Recall number 98V233000 · Recall details
Questions about the Ford Contour won't shift
Which Ford Contour years have stuck in gear or won't shift problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (3 complaints), 1996 (3 complaints) and 1997 (2 complaints).
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