10.0

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

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 1997 Ford Contour:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #7

Sep 062001

(reported on)

Contour

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle stalls out without warning, replace sensor, iac valve, mass air flow sensor, transmission, shift assemble.

- Southampton, NJ, USA

problem #6

Jan 122001

Contour

  • miles
Wires are fused together and shorted out. No fuse or circuit breaker openned. Fire went out when the key was turned off.

- Garretson, SD, USA

problem #5

Oct 202000

Contour

  • miles
Ac fan / blower speed switch failed at the 3rd speed setting, requiring the entire control assembly to be replaced.

- Wesley Chapel, FL, USA

problem #4

Aug 072000

Contour

  • miles
This problem seems to be the same as NHTSA action number PE00023. The fan switch and harness connector show burn damage, a related problem seems to be that the fuse protecting the circuit did not fail. The fuse should have burned out when the connector failed.

- La Mesa, CA, USA

problem #3

Jun 262000

Contour

  • miles
This item was covered once under my original warranty and once under my extended warranty. No safety defect listed.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #2

Jun 011999

Contour

  • miles
The electrical problems I have experienced include; failure of temperature gauge, failure of clock light, failure of electric windows and emergency brake light igniting when emergency brake disengaged.

- Lakeside, CA, USA

problem #1

Oct 131999

(reported on)

Contour

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Dash panel lights went out. Cause unknown. Consumer received a recall letter shortly after this problem occurred, indicating that there was a short in the under dash wire harness. When the vehicle was taken into the dealership, he wanted the consumer to pay for repairs.

- Baltimore, MD, USA