Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Ford Contour.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-06-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE WIRING HARNESS HAS DETERIORATED TO WHERE THE ENGINE RUNS LEAN AND DIES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2012-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDE… |
| 2010-05-12 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY DECELERATES AND ACCELERATES WITHOUT… |
| 2008-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | COULD NOT GET AN INSPECTION STICKER - NO MECHANIC COULD FIND OUT WHY THE CHECK ENGINE WILL NOT GO OFF -VERY COSTLY. IT… |
| 2008-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BAD GROUND IN THE MAIN LINE HARNESS, WHIC… |
| 2007-09-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | BOUGHT A 1997 FORD CONTOUR AND 4 DAYS LATER THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. AFTER BEING IN SHOP OVER A MONTH AND MANY OTHER PROBL… |
| 2007-07-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. … |
| 2007-03-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH ON 3/19/07 THE DRIVER FELT SOMETHING HEAVY FALL ON HIS … |
| 2006-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | I HAVE 1997 FORD CONTOUR SE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH IT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON CONSTANTLY, RADIATOR LIGH… |
| 2006-12-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVI… |
| 2005-09-23 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 1997 FORD CONTOUR WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE … |
| 2005-07-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES START AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD NOT, WHEN VEHICLE ON THE ROAD IT WOULD … |
| 2005-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DT: 01S22 FORD RECALL. CONSUMER HAD RECALL WORK DONE . DEALER SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THE HEATER BLOWER SWITCH AND A WIRE… |
| 2005-06-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS, THE GEAR INDICATOR DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE R… |
| 2005-03-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | 1997 FORD CONTOUR GL 4 CYL 123,000 MILES. MY RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING IS BROKEN AND THE OTHER THREE LOOK TO BE HEAVILY … |
| 2005-03-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 2 MINUTES. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.… |
| 2004-12-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WIRING CAUSED AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATION, THE PARK LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGH… |
| 2004-10-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK |
| 2004-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS TO MELT.*AK THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE LIGHTS WERE NO… |
| 2004-09-30 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | Yes | 1 | 22 YR. OLD SON MATT CRASHED HIS 1997 FORD CONTOUR INTO UTILITY POLE-FEELS BEARINGS CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF STEERI… |
| 2004-06-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | SHIFT LEVER DOES NOT ENGAGE DRIVE WHEN SHIFTED TO D POSITION; WILL ONLY ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTED TO 2 POSITION.*AK |
| 2004-03-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | CAR HAD A PROBLEM WITH LIGHTS WHICH I FEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVER UNDER RECALL 99V-103 (FORD CAMPAIN NUMBER 99S14). BUT… |
| 2004-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON THEY OPERATED PROPERLY BUT THE TAIL LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DID NOT. THIS VEHICL… |
| 2003-12-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRASMISSION FAILURE AT 48000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 101000 MILES BOTH REQUIRING COMPLETE REBUILD. BOTH FAILURES WERE SUDDEN… |
| 2003-12-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | I RESPONDED TO A SERVICE ADVISORY ABOUT A FAULTY BLOWER FAN SWITCH. THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED BUT IT WAS APPARENTLY REPLA… |
| 2003-11-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHEN PULLING OFF OR BRAKING THE PASSENGER SEAT MOVES BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO J… |
| 2003-10-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH WITH FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER … |
| 2003-09-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CD4E TRANSMISSION IN 1998 FORD CONTOUR GL (SAME COMPLAINT AS THE C4DE IN THE MAZDA 626). TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REB… |
| 2003-08-11 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOST POWER STEERING. THIS HAPPENED ONLY WHILE THE ROAD WAS WET. DEALER STAT… |
| 2003-05-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT | No | 0 | TURN SIGNAL MAKES CLICKING NOISE WHEN SIGNAL NOT IN USE. SIGNALS DO WORK. THIS LASTED ON/OFF FOR 7 MONTHS, THEN SMOKE S… |
| 2003-04-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 1 | STARTING EVERY SPRING, LASTING THROUGH THE SUMMER, THERE IS A FUEL SMELL IN THE CABIN. EVERY FORD DEALER CLAIMS NOT TO … |
| 2003-04-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS | No | 0 | IN OCTOBER 2001 (AT 67000 MILES), COOLANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE WATER PUMP ON MY 1997 2.5-LITER V6 FORD CONTOUR. WATER … |
| 2003-03-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME DEFEC TAS MENTIONED IN RECALL #99V103000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHTS. THS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED … |
| 2003-01-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS |
| 2002-12-31 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR ON MY 1997 FORD CONTOUR LATCH WAS STICKING. NOW IT DOES NOT STICK BUT IT WILL NOT LATCH. WHEN IT … |
| 2002-11-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE BLOWS WITH NO WARNING TRANY GOES WHILE GOING UPHILL AT 25 MPH |
| 2002-11-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT FRONT SEATS ARE NOT STABILIZED AND WHILE DRIVING THE SEATS MOVES BACKWARDS. TS |
| 2002-09-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1997 FORD CONTOUR. *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*767928 |
| 2002-09-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-09-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSE FOR A MELTED FUEL PUMP. PH |
| 2002-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND HEARD A "CLICKING" NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED B… |
| 2002-07-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | FORD WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILTY BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF EXTENDED WARANTY AT 75,000. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK |
| 2002-07-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR BRAKE DISC PADS, MAKING IT HARD FOR CONSUMER TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED.… |
| 2002-07-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | No | 0 | THE POWER STEERING LINE IS ROUTED UNDER THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AXIL AND HAS RUB A HOLE IN THE LINE. AND HAS CAUSED A L… |
| 2002-06-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TWICE NOW, I HAVE FELT THE ENGINE SURGE AND REV UP, POWERING FORWARD, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES. INCIDENTS WERE APPROX.… |
| 2002-06-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | POWER LOCKS WILL NOT OPEN DOORS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE LATCH. *AK THE DOORS ARE… |
| 2002-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | THERE IS A SPRING CLIP THAT BELONGS WITH TENSIONER BELT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THERE COMES A KNOCKING NOISE … |
| 2002-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | CONSOLE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR FAILED, CAUSING SHIFTER TO BE STUCK IN GEAR.*AK |
| 2002-04-28 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | TWICE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS SINCE I BROUGHT THE CAR. *NLM |
| 2002-04-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | REMEDY FOR RECALL IS NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED. THERE ARE TWO BOLTS THAT HOLD THE CYLINDER LIKE CASE AROUND COIL THAT ARE… |