1999 Ford Contour

FORD MOTOR CORP IS AWARE OF A DEFECTIVE VALVE IN IT'S FORD CONTOURS WITH 6 CYL 2.5L ENGINES THAT CAUSES AN OIL OUT AND OVER-PRESSURIZED CONDITION. MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THIS AND MY MECHANIC CONTACTED A FORD SERVICE MANAGER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE HAVING A SILENT RECALL, AND EACH CASE WILL BE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND AFTER KEEPING IT FOR A WEEK THEY DETERMINED THAT THEY WOULD NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAD NOT RECEIVED MY OIL CHANGE FROM THEM. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO FORD AND SPENT SO MUCH MONEY FOR ALL PROBLEMS AND I HAVE WELL DOCUMENTED SERVICE RECORDS ON MY VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE A COLLEGE SON THAT I PURCHASED THE SAME VEHICLE FOR AND AM AFRAID THAT HIS WILL EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE HE IS OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 38,000 MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I THINK THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MANY CONSUMERS AND THAT FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND SERVICE THIS PROBLEM FOR IT'S LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND FOR THE SAFETY OF SO MANY INDIVIDUALS. *JB

DASH WAS REPLACED, BUT IT WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS LEAK, AND WILL BE REPLACED NEXT SPRING. *LA VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS: WHEEL BEARINGS, BRAKES, TIE RODS, DASHBOARD, INTAKE MANIFOLD, PASSENGER REAR STRUTS, LEFT FRONT DOME LAMP SWITCH, LEFT FRONT SPEAKERS, AND OYGEN SENSOR.*MR

I OWN A 1999 FORD CONTOUR WITH A HORRIBLY WARPED DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NEVER A RECALL, ONLY A COURTESY CALL TO COME TO FORD AND HAVE IT FIXED. I BROUGHT IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALER, WHO DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER DASH TO REPLACE. THEY HAD TO ORDER IT. WHEN I CALLED BACK SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, THEY TOLD ME THAT TIME HAD EXPIRED AND THEY SENT THE DASH BACK TO FORD AND THERE WAS NOTHING I CAN DO. THIS WARPED DASH IS DANGEROUS, INTERFERES WITH MY FIELD OF VISION, THE DEFROSTER WON'T WORK PROPERLY AND NOW IS INTERFERING WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THIS EARLY IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 1999 BY ME AND ONLY HAS 35K MILES ON IT. *AK

SINCE I TOOK THE OWNERSHIP OF MY 99 FORD CONTOUR SVT, IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I WANT TO KEEP THIS SHORT, SO I WILL BREIFLY TELL YOU OF THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ENCOUNTERED. IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED. FOG LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, TWICE. CV AXIS BOOT HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FLAWED MANUFACTURING. ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WENT OUT. ITS ON ITS 3RD FUEL PUMP. VERY TOUGH STARTS WHEN ITS COLD, STOCK ALARM MALUFUCTION, RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT, LEFT FRONT SPEAKER WENT OUT, DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE MALUFUCTION, THE DASH CAME UP FROM THE WINDSHIELD BACK ABOUT 6". HONESTLY THERE IS MORE, I AM TRYING TO PULL ALL THIS FROM MEMORY. TO CONCLUDE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I WILL NEVER OWN A FORD AGAIN. EVER.