Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-12-05 | 95V232000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | 167,784 | — | Details |
| 1995-02-24 | 95E006002 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 8,600 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-09-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED A BURNING ODOR WAS EMITTED FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2013-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE … |
| 2013-01-12 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICE… |
| 2011-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON WHILE IN PARK WHEN A FUSE BLEW AN… |
| 2011-03-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A BURNING ODOR BEGAN TO EMIT FROM THE V… |
| 2010-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND JUST FOUND OUT ALL ALONG THERE WAS A CAMPAIGN ON THE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPA… |
| 2010-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC COVERING THE WIRES IS CRACKED AND PEELING… |
| 2010-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND I NOTICED ITS BEEN SMOKING THE MECHANIC KEEPS SAYING THERE IS NOTHING WRON… |
| 2009-12-03 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING COLUMN BEGAN … |
| 2009-12-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY '95 FORD CONTOUR HAS BEEN OVERHEATING, SMELLING HOT, WITH THE STEERING COLUMN HEATING UP TO THE POINT OF THE CAR KEY… |
| 2009-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I TOOK MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR IN TO MY LOCAL PERRY LINCOLN FORD DEALER, ON HITCHCOCK ST., IN SANTA BARBARA, CA--TODAY (… |
| 2009-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V3… |
| 2009-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS WAS AN "OWNER NOTIFICATION" OR A FORD RECALL (NOT ORDERED BY THE FED GOV.) NUMBER 99M03, WHEREIN FORD REPLACED UND… |
| 2008-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS NOT A… |
| 2008-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ITS 1995 FORD CONTOUR ALL WIRING UNDER HOOD HAS INSULATION CRACKING AND FALLING OFF ALL THE WAY TO HOT CABLES AT POWER … |
| 2008-11-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR WHICH HAS A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS THAT LED TO VEHICLE PROBLEMS. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTER… |
| 2008-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TURN CAR ON WHEN CAR REACHES TO NORMAL TEMP CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STALLS MOST OF THE TIME AT A COMPLETE STOP … |
| 2008-09-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SME… |
| 2008-09-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT POSITION INDICATOR MOUNTED ON MY FLOOR CONSOLE HAS DISINTEGRATED OVER TIME, AND NO LON… |
| 2008-08-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE ONE EVENING AS IT WAS GETTING DARK I NOTICED THAT MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DARK. I ASKED MY B… |
| 2008-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT COAS… |
| 2008-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WIRING UNDER THE HOOD WAS FRACTURING FROM … |
| 2008-05-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I HAD BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR FAIL (LEFT SPRING BROKE INTO TWO PIECES, THE RIGHT INTO THREE). … |
| 2008-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | FORD'S CONTOUR AND ITS SISTER CAR THE MERCURY MYSTIQUE HAVE DEFECTIVE WIRE HARNESSES. THE WIRE SHIELDS CRACK CAUSING S… |
| 2007-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | UNDER HOOD WIRING HARNESS GOT HOT AND MELTED THE INSULATION OFF THE WIRES,CAUSING SMOKE AND BURNT SMELL OF PLASTIC AND … |
| 2007-08-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE. AFTER YOU DRIVE THE VEHICLE LONG ENOUGH FOR … |
| 2007-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. SHE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WA… |
| 2007-07-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WITH INTERMITTENT ROUGH SHIFTING AND INTERMITTENT FAILURES TO ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVE… |
| 2007-04-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS CONTINUALLY TO RUN HOT, THE PART THAT SENDS THE INFORMATION THE ENGINE FOR THE FAN TO COME ON WAS DEFECTIVE.… |
| 2007-02-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | MY 95 CONTOUR STARTED FOR TWO SECONDS, THEN DIED. IT WOULD NOT START AFTER THAT. MY MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL… |
| 2007-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | 1995 FORD CONTOUR REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE CHILD LOCKS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE CHILD LOCKS AND … |
| 2006-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR A NORMAL TUNE UP; IT WAS DI… |
| 2006-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CONSUMER 1995 CONTOUR DIED WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD WIRING PROBLE… |
| 2006-08-25 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS AN INTERMITTENT GROANING AND CRUNCHING NOISE COMING FROM THE F… |
| 2006-08-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, THE GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK, THE ENGINE RACED AND THE VEHIC… |
| 2006-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WIRING ON 95 FORD CONTOUR, WE DID A VALVE JOB TO THIS CAR AND AT THIS TIME WE NOTICED THE WIRING HARNESS WAS A MESS THE… |
| 2006-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | GASOLINE LEAK WHERE FILLER PIPE MEETS GAS TANK . EXCESSIVE LEAKING OF GASOLINE WHICH CAN LEAD TO A FIRE. *NM |
| 2006-02-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | FORD "OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM" 99M03 DESCRIBES, AND OFFERS TO FIX FOR FREE, A PROBLEM IN WHICH ENGINE WIRING HARNESS… |
| 2005-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | CAR CUTS OFF WHEN YOU TURN THE LIGHTS ON OR PRESS THE BRAKES. *AK |
| 2005-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1995 FORD CONTOUR GL THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW. I RECENTLY OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING INSU… |
| 2005-08-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM MY SISTER SHE SOLD IT TO ME BECAUSE WHEN IT RAINS, RUN OVER A PUDDLE OR THE WATER IS UP SOME THE … |
| 2005-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE HAD BAD WIRING HARNESS. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. THERE WERE NO AIR CONDITIONER/ HE… |
| 2005-07-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD THE HARNESS WIRING MELTED. . RECALL CAMPAIGN 011009000 WAS ISSUED. CONSUMER… |
| 2005-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT ON HIS 1995 FORD CONTOUR HE FOUND THE WIRES IN THE ENGINE WERE FRAYED, HE WAS CHANGING THE AI… |
| 2005-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HESTITATES WHEN YOU PUT ON THE GAS,SEAT BELT LIGHT FLASHES,SPITS AN SPUDERS |
| 2005-04-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATES THE WIRING HARNESS IS CRACKING , CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, GASOLINE FUMES FROM TH… |
| 2005-02-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR LOCKED UP SUDDENLY ONE EVENING RECENTLY. TRANS SHOP REBUILT THE TRANS FOR ME.… |
| 2005-02-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 1 HOUR 15 MINUTES A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WA… |
| 2004-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | FAN MOTOR ON THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED TO COME ON ITS ON. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUM… |
| 2004-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | 1995 FORD CONTOUR. RECALL 99M03 (UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS) WAS COMPLETED BY FORD DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 2000. IN 2003 AND… |