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Ford Contour

Every Ford Contour model year on file, 1993 to 2001. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years3,155328 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91993 to 2001
Recall campaigns27Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,187Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 891, 28% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02505007501,000199319941995891199619971998199920002001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Ford Contour complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
593
Electrical system
556
Powertrain
394
Brakes
322
Suspension
277
Fuel system
268
Structure
227
Airbags
215
Visibility and wipers
212
Lighting
208
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ford Contour model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Ford Contour by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2001Not decoded40.0400004
2000Sedan1995.56327191
1999Sedan41910.31,90552182
1998Sedan8469.53,525127253
1997Sedan21810.11,14784203
1996Sedan56310.72,815115223
1995Sedan89112.64,816127223
1994Not decoded120.0600007
1993Sedan30.013001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ford Contour

  • 08E-033 Apr 14, 2008
    Part numbers packaged with incorrect nuts are: k7147, k7329, k8683, and 104353
    Suspension · 6,903 vehicles
  • 06E-022 Mar 13, 2006
    Certain aftermarket brake hydraulic master cylinders sold as replacement brake cylinders for certain ford, daimlerchrysler, and jeep passenger…
    Brakes · 7,440 vehicles
  • 01V-255 Aug 8, 2001
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built at the kansas city assembly plant and originally sold in or currently registered in the states of…
    Suspension · 108k vehicles
  • 01I-013 Aug 8, 2001
    This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act
    Suspension · 203k vehicles
  • 01V-230 Jul 9, 2001
    On certain my 1996-1998 passenger vehicles built at the kansas city, cuautitlan assembly plants or on my 1999 passenger vehcles built at the…
    Electrical system · 343k vehicles
  • 01I-009 Jul 9, 2001
    This is not a safety recall in accordance with the safety act
    Visibility and wipers · 567k vehicles
  • 01V-045 Feb 14, 2001
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with an incorrect power brake booster and master cylinder assembly
    Brakes · 80 vehicles
  • 00V-367 Nov 6, 2000
    Vehicle description: 1995 passenger vehicles equipped with the 2.0l and 2.5l engines, and 1996 vehicles equipped with 2.5l engines
    Engine and cooling · 263k vehicles
  • 00V-350 Oct 30, 2000
    Vehicle description: bi-fuel vehicles
    Fuel system · 3,750 vehicles
  • 00V-228-001 Aug 18, 2000
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies
    Seat belts · 144k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.