1995 Ford Contour problems
Owners have filed 1,323 complaints about the 1995 Ford Contour with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 21.3% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 16.3%.
Complaints1,323
Crashes48
Fires82
Injuries53
Deaths11
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 21.3% · 282
Electrical system 16.3% · 215
Power train 10.6% · 140
Suspension 7.0% · 93
Service brakes, hydraulic 6.7% · 89
Fuel system, gasoline 6.6% · 87
Steering 6.0% · 80
Air bags 3.7% · 49
Severity
Of those complaints, 48 describe a crash, 82 describe a fire, 53 report an injury and 11 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Ford Contour in this data, 1995 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 6 in the last three years against 21 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 89,007 miles.
In owners' own words
The vehicle nearly stalled on cold start and the battery ses light illuminated, consmer also noticed a smell in passenger compartment, consumer turned vehcle off and restarted it with no problem and the smell was no longer present, consumer left the vehicle parked for several days, but when it was warmed up for 15 min. Consumer noticed uneven acceleration and misfiring, the vehicle has been parked ever since. Nlm Engine and engine cooling
While driving on highway at about 65 mph engine cooling system started to act up, and temperature gauge inside vehicle started to reach the overheating area, and then engine blew. Contacted dealer, and dealer said they will take a look at vehicle. *Ak thermostat had been replaced twice and gallons of water and antifreeze had been put into the radiator several times before the incident occured. Engine and engine cooling
My car was repaired under the safety recall notice for the engine cooling fans. This defect was not discovered and corrected until after it had also caused $1900 of collateral damage to the water pump and the a/c condenser and system. Ford contends these other items are my responsibility to repair ($1900). I contend they would not need repair had it not been for the defective fan assembly that failed. Engine and engine cooling
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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