Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02-14 | 01V045000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | 80 | — | Details |
| 2000-10-30 | 00V350000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 3,750 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DASHBOARD IS DELAMINATING AND PEELING UPWARD INTERFERING WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, DEFROSTERS AND VISIBILITY. FORD HAS O… |
| 2014-10-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABN… |
| 2012-09-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Yes | 1 | I HAD JUST GOT ON INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR STARTED CUTTING OUT. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FLASHERS ON & TRIED TO GET IN THE LE… |
| 2011-09-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS EMITTED FR… |
| 2010-11-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PUTTING FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL WOULD SPILL… |
| 2010-09-04 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | 2000 FORD CONTOUR SVT, 71K MILES THE DASHBOARD HAS BEEN CURLING, FROM WHERE THE WINDSHIELD MEETS THE DASHBOARD, FOR … |
| 2010-08-25 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | CARS DASHBOARD GOT SO HOT THAT IT CURLED UP CAUSING THE FRONT DEFROSTERS NOT TO WORK AND ALSO PARTIALLY OBSTRUCTING MY … |
| 2010-03-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | IN MY WIFES CAR THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD IS STARTING TO COME UP ITS RIGHT NEAR THE VENT IN THE CAR IT MAKES DR… |
| 2010-03-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF FULL, THE ENGINE WOULD HE… |
| 2010-02-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | INSTRUMENT PANEL WARPING, LOOSE BEZEL - THE WARPING MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND DOES … |
| 2010-02-19 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | VISORS FALL OUT OF ROOF WHEN TOUCHED, HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE SHORTLY AFTER CAR WAS PURCHASED ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. *TR |
| 2008-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY REAR BRAKES WILL NOT STAY ON MY CAR AND KEEP FALLING OFF INTO THE DRUMS. *TR |
| 2008-07-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR ACCELERATION WAS SLUGGISH WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED,A WEEK LATER ENGINE WOULD KILL WHEN DRIVING. CHANGED AIR FILTER,O… |
| 2008-03-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN 2002 IN RESPONSE TO FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 01B78 TO ADDRESS POTENTIAL INSTRU… |
| 2007-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD CONTOUR. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE STARTER OF THE VEHICLE ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE SHUT … |
| 2007-03-06 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 FORD CONTOUR THAT I PURCHASED IN 2000 WHILE I LIVED IN NH. IN EARLY 2001, I MOVED OUT OF NH AND TO MA. L… |
| 2007-03-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VINYL DASHBOARD ON MY 200 FORD CONTOUR SVT IS WARPING CAUSING THE VINYL TO RISE INTO THE DRIVER FOV. *JB |
| 2007-02-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | MY 2000 FORD CONTOUR SE STARTING ACTING LIKE THERE WAS NO GAS AT AROUND 1/4 TANK. THIS CONTINUED EVERY TIME MY CAR GOT… |
| 2006-12-19 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE LEADING EDGE OF THE DASHBOARD (PORTION NEAREST THE WINDSHIELD) HAS "WARPED" UPWARD SEVERELY (6+ INCHES!). IT NOW PR… |
| 2006-11-12 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | SUDDEN WARPAGE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER ATTACHING TO THE DEFROSTER VENT UNDERNEATH THE WINDSHIELD (ORIGINALLY MANU… |
| 2006-10-09 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DASH BOARD HAS BEEN WARPING FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS MORE AND MORE NOTICEABLY. IT IS NOW TO THE POINT THAT THE DEFROST… |
| 2006-09-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD RAISED UP CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR AIR BAGS DEPLOYING WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN … |
| 2006-09-08 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN SUNLIGHT EVERYDAY; BLOWER SEPARATED FROM DASHBOARD AND DASHBOARD IS NOW WARPED BADLY. NO RECALL N… |
| 2006-08-06 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASHBOARD COMING AWAY FROM FIREWALL WHICH IN TURN DISRUPTS THE DEFROST DUCT ALSO COULD MAKE THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY, SANTA M… |
| 2006-08-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD CONTOUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 134,112. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,112. WHILE DRI… |
| 2006-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DASHBOARD HAS WARPED TO THE POINT WHERE THE DEFROSTER PLASTIC VENT DOES NOT FIT IN ITS DESIGNATED SPOT. DEFROSTER DOES… |
| 2006-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK STRAP DETACHED ON 07/01/06. A STRAP WAS OBSERVED HANGING FROM UNDE… |
| 2006-05-11 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 FORD CONTOUR AND THE DASHBOARD IS WARPED. IT IS CURLING UP AT THE DEFROST VENT AREA. *JB |
| 2006-02-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE VENT BRACKET ON THE DASH BECAME LOOSE AND WAS ABOUT TO FALL OFF WHEN I REMOVED IT FROM THE CAR. THE DASH PAD BEGAN… |
| 2005-12-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE DASHBOARD DOWN LET LOOSE BLOCKING THE DEFROSTER MAKING IT UNABLE TO SEE BOTH IN WINTER AND ON … |
| 2005-11-22 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY 2000 FORD CONTOUR IS PLAGUED WITH THE "DASHBOARD CURL" PROBLEM WHICH, AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FO… |
| 2005-11-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I OWN A 2000 FORD CONTOUR. THE DASH IS WARPED AND THE FRONT DEFROSTER VENT IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONAL. THIS CAUSES THE W… |
| 2005-11-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 FORD CONTOUR SVT WITH DASHBOARD CURL. THE DASHBOARD IS DEFORMED ABOVE THE GAUGE POD IN FRONT OF THE DRIVE… |
| 2005-09-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED SEVERAL PROBLEMS OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT 20MPH, A HUMMING SOUND WAS HEARD C… |
| 2005-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2000 FORD CONTOUR FRONT DASHBOARD IS SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE.**NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB |
| 2005-09-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2000 FORD CONTOUR TOP OF DASH WARPED SEVERELY. *JB |
| 2005-08-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | EXPRESS LTR FWD ON BEHALF OF DOUGLAS J. HOLT (GA) RE A DEFECTIVE 2000 FORD CONTOUR DASH, FRONT WINDSHIELD AND FRONT WIN… |
| 2005-07-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | THE CAR HESITATES, STALLS, LOSES POWER, SURGES, ETC. WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY, GOING UP HILLS, TURNING ONTO … |
| 2005-07-04 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2000 FORD CONTOUR HAS CURLED UP AT THE DEFROSTER VENT AND BLOCKS THE DEFROST AIRFLOW FROM FLOWING A… |
| 2005-06-25 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DT: THE DASHBOARD MATERIAL CURLED UP. IT PUSHED THE VENTS UP AND THEY WERE COMING LOOSE. IT WAS BLOCKING THE VISIBILI… |
| 2005-06-13 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSES A VISIBILITY PROBLEM AND THE VENT CAME DETACHED FROM THE DASH |
| 2005-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | LTR FM DOUGLAS HOLT (GA) 2ND ATTEMPT W/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO GET NHTSA TO REQUIRE FORD TO REPLACE HIS DEFECTIVE WAR… |
| 2005-06-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE DASH IN MY 2000 FORD CONTOUR HAS WARPED NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS NOW ~4 INCHES HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD BE, AND IS … |
| 2005-03-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD, WHICH WAS ONCE RECALLED, THE RECALL HAS SINCE EXPIRED. IS DELAMINATING OFF THE FOAM , PREVENTING PROPER … |
| 2005-03-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK WARPAGE - PLASTIC FUEL TANK CAN WARP CAUSING FUEL TO FAIL TO FEED. BECAUSE USABLE FUEL QUANTITY IS UNKOWN, EN… |
| 2005-03-03 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY 2000 FORD CONTOUR DASH CAP IS LIFTING FROM HEAT ITS GETTING WORSE I FIND IT AS A DISTRACTION I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR… |
| 2005-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | FORD CONTOUR 2000 WITH ONLY 60,000 MILES ON IT..IGNITION FROZE UP AND NEEDS $300-500 WORTH OF REPAIRS TO FIX IT.. IN CH… |
| 2005-02-15 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DASH IS SEPARATED FROM THE CAR AND IS CURLING UP. THE DEFROST VENT HAS POPPED OUT AND VISIBILITY IS NOW POOR. CALLED … |
| 2005-01-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE DASHBOARD IS WARPED AND IS PEELING AWAY FROM THE BASE CAUSING LIMITED VISIBILITY OUT OF THE FRONT WINDOW AS WELL AS… |
| 2004-10-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH FRONT AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NO… |