Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 01B78 | 05/01/2002 | 633583 | Subject regarding instrument panel cover warpage. *jg | 09/23/2002 | |
| 01B78 | 12/01/2001 | 01B78 | 630542 | Owner notification program 01b78 supplement #1 regarding instrument panel cover warpage. *tt | 04/18/2002 |
| 01B78 | 08/01/2001 | 624125 | Some vehicles may experience warpage of the instrument panel cover at the front edge of the instument panel cover near the windshield, above the instrument cluster and around the glove compartment. *slc | 11/01/2001 | |
| 01157 | 08/06/2001 | 623988 | Information regarding transmission fluid usage charts. *slc | 10/31/2001 | |
| 99111 | 06/14/1999 | 606433 | Information designed to aid in the diagnosis, testing and repair of noise, vibration and harshness (nvh) concerns. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 991210 | 06/14/1999 | 606461 | Ford motor company has released a private labeled material to be used for iron particle / acid rain service repairs. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 13034 | 08/01/1999 | 6091833 | Exepriencing an intermittent malfunction indicator lamp on with diagnostic trouble codes p0351, p0352, and / or p0353. *tt | 11/15/2000 | |
| 12556 | 03/01/1999 | 6091800 | Subject regarding technical hotline assistance for bi-fuel vehicles. *tt | 11/15/2000 | |
| 985184 | 11/01/1998 | 613315 | Vehicles may exhibit a concern where the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) is illuminated with one or more diagnostic trouble codes: p0117, p0122, p0141, p0174-p0175, p0300-p0306, p0320, p0340, p0350-p0360, p0385, p1504-p1507, and p1518-p15 | 06/21/2000 | |
| 12135 | 11/01/1998 | 613157 | Some vehicles may exhibit a concern where the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) is illuminate with dtcs in the memory. *mjs | 06/19/2000 | |
| 0037 | 02/07/2000 | 612325 | Vehicle may experience the malfunction inciator lamp (mil) illumination with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *mjs | 06/07/2000 | |
| 6907 | 09/01/1999 | 6090220 | Exhibiting a buzz or rattle type noise from the right side area of the instrument panel. *tt | 03/10/2000 | |
| 99234 | 11/15/1999 | 6090131 | Information on diagnosing a vehicle with malfunction indicator lamp illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes p0442 and p0455 stored in continuous memory. *tt | 03/09/2000 | |
| 99217 | 10/18/1999 | 6089670 | Subject regarding the check engine light may illuminate with one or more ignition coil diagnostic trouble codes that may include p0351, p0352 and / or po0353 with no associated coil on plug issues. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| 99105 | 06/01/1999 | 606480 | Some vehicles may exhibit a malfunction indicator lamp on and diagnostic trouble codes p1381 and / or p1383 stored in memory. the vehicle may also have a rough idle or reduced power condition, and / or may stall at an idle. *tt | 08/25/1999 | |
| 12552 | 03/01/1999 | 605289 | Information update on programming key fobs. *tt | 06/07/1999 | |
| 5892 | 03/01/1999 | 605251 | Subject regarding techinical hotline assistance for bi-fuel vehicles with gfi alternate fuel systems. *tt | 06/04/1999 | |
| 98259 | 12/21/1998 | 603647 | Some vinyl covered items such as dash panels, door trim panels, consoles, etc., may exhibit a small dent, scuff, abrasion and/ or discoloration resulting from assembly, transit, dealer prep and/or customer usage. *yc | 03/01/1999 | |
| 982511 | 04/01/1998 | 603539 | Information on performing diagnosis or programming keys on some 1998 vehicles. *yc | 02/24/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 03/09/2009 | 84919 | ||
| The dashboard windshield air/defrosting vent cover below the windshield popped off and the dashboard padding has pealed up blocking windshield/forward visibility. this has caused the vehicle to fail the virginia safety inspection. all remedies we have tried have only seem to provide temporary relief. i have pictures. i have talked to several other contour owners who have the same problems and i have seen contours in parking lots with similar conditions. additionally, i was told this was identified in a past safety recall. this is a safety hazard resulting from defective materials and poor design. | |||
| 02/15/2002 | |||
| Dash curling back. strap for fuel tank rusted, going to break, rust on brake line, rust under both back doors and spreading to underneath car, radio speakers out, car hesitates while accelerating, trunk leaks defroster not working properly because of dash. was not aware of a recall for dash. should be recall for corrossion problem as it is unsafe to drive. i have no other means of transportation so i take a huge chance everytime i drive which is 3 or 4 times a weekt o work.. fuel pump had to be replaced. check engine light comes on for no reason. piece of junk and i can't afford to buy another car. ford should be ashamed of themselves. they should have to fix these cars or replace them. the mechanic told me the strap for fuel tank is going to break. the car only has 61,000 miles on it. what a joke! | |||
| 09/18/2009 | 37777 | 1 | |
| I was never notified of any recalls. i have had to pay out of pocket expenses lost control of vehicle replaced starter and brakes several times feels like suspension is falling apart and never notified i have small and older children shameful. these events starting taking place when i purchased the vehicle in 1999 arm control 3 times replaced i was lied to by ford and said i must of hit a bump bump my bump 3 times almost dead. *tr | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 2 | ||
| Letter on behalf of constituent re concerns about the defective warping dash on various ford products such as his 1999 ford contour. *nj the consumer stated ford issued a recall in 2001 to replace the dash because of excessive warping. apparently, ford never fixed the manufacturing flaw because the replacement dash started to warp soon afterwards. the consumer stated it is a safety issue because the dash warped upwards, impacting the visibility of the driver. the warping also impacted the operation of the defroster, so the front window was not being defrosted which caused visibility issues. *jb | |||