10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #2

Apr 142003

Contour

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Front seat back collapsed rearward during low speed rear-impact collision. Driver ejected into back seat. Broken neck. Quadriplegia.

- Salt Lake City, UT, USA

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problem #1

Sep 151996

Contour

  • miles
Seat track problem: Seat track "pops" and moves during cornering, which directly affects driver's position and steering; can cause unintentional swerving while cornering; seat track has been replaced 3 times and each replacement has failed. Ford has not.

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

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