Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 06/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| 6/15/03 i do not have the exact dates of problems, but i will relate my experiences. shortly after purchase used in 1999, the brake light switch, which also controls the shift inter- lock, failed. took it to the dealer and they found an open connection behind the glove box that controls the switch operation. they fixed that open connection and the switch worked fine. then the switch problem started again. tried a new switch and that failed after a few months. have gone through six or seven switches and have one now that seems to work. i purchased and installed new switches myself after the first one because ford was charging me about $15 for the part and around $90 to install. asked service people at ford and they told me that some switches work and some don't. asked another serviceperson at different dealership and was told these stop light switches rarely fail? got a service bulletin from ford stating that the front strut springs could fail but not to bring the car in until they did fail. got another bulletin stating that the main electrical connecter for the engine under the hood could fail but again don't bring the car in until this failure happens. ford did repair a failed hi-speed heater blower connection at their cost. i asked the tech why he had to raise the car and he said, poor design. poor design seems to be a common theme with the '95 mystique. by the way mine is a four banger. i guess the most troubling was the brake light switch. not only can the car not be shifted out of park, the brake lights won't work even when the manual over ride is used. nothing like not having brake lights on today's roads! the car now has about 78,000 miles. why so few? didn't want to drive with no brake lights. i see the '95 mystique/contour was nothing but problems. i don't know how service bulletins concerning front spring failure or main engine harness failure which i described above cannot be classified as recalls. robert soderlund | |||
| 04/09/2001 | 05/01/1997 | ||
| Engine check light starting coming on fall 2000. had diagnostics done by the dealer and a service station twice and nobody can find anything wrong. it comes on everyday about 5 minutes after the car has started and stays on the entire time the car is running. started having problems with the coolant summer of 1999. the temp. gage goes to 3/4 to all the way to the right. but i am told that nothing is wrong with that either. yesterday the temp. gage went into the red and the fan never kicked on. checked the coolant reserve and the coolant was boiling out the top. i checked it before driving and it was normal. i'm tired of putting money into this car. please look into the problem. thank you.*ak | |||
| 10/01/2000 | |||
| Engine check light keeps coming on/off. dealer said not to worry about it. recall 00v367000/ engine cooling fan repairs performed, yet engine check light still on. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1998 | 06/01/1996 | ||
| This is a continuing problem the dealer has done many things to try to correct the problem. they have changed the converters, did a tune upand replaced some sencors, all to no avail. the check engine light comes on frequently and stay on.*ak | |||
| 10/01/1999 | |||
| No summary | |||
| 11/12/1998 | 3 | 11/01/1998 | |
| At the speed of 55 mph the car shuts down in the rain or the transmisson slips in and out of gears. recently the check engine light appeared with the air conditioner. i believe its an ongoing electrical issue. | |||
| 01/01/1995 | |||
| Engine check light continues to come on. dealer has repaired vehicle several times, problem still exists. provide further information. *ak | |||
| When raining or in a puddle of water, engine check light will come on. the steering locks and the vehicle will stall out at 5 second intervals. there is no control over the car. dealer contacted, and unaware of any recalls. states crankshaft/pulley shield and belt need to be replaced. *ak | |||