Ford CONTOUR brakes problems
220 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
2,344 owner complaints analyzed
22 distinct recall campaigns
78,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1993 to 2001 model years. Data snapshot: . 560 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
220 of 2,344 complaints match this topic (9.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10015806 · 2003-04-14 (April 14, 2003)
THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE FLUID. 8JB
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Owner report 10009173 · 2003-02-24 (February 24, 2003)
CONSUMER SIMULTANEOUSLY PRESSED ON THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL.*JB
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Owner report 10009248 · 2003-02-25 (February 25, 2003)
THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY.*JB
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Owner report 10066284 · 2004-04-16 (April 16, 2004)
MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONTINUOUSLY FOR MANY YEARS. A SEARCH OF THE INTERNET ALLOWED ME TO FIND MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FORD CONTOUR. IT APPEARS TO NOT BE SPECIFIC TO ANY ONE MODEL YEAR. MY VEHICLE IS A 1995, BUT I HAVE SEEN INTERNET QUERIES FOR MANY OTHER NEWER VEHICLES. WHAT IS IN COMMON IS THAT THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE FORD CONTOUR IS FAULTY CAUSING ONE TO HAVE TO SPEND $4,000 TO GET IT REPAIRED, OR DRIVE WITH LESS AFFECTIVE BRAKES. HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY OTHER QUERIES ABOUT THE FORD CONTOUR ABS FAILURE?*AK
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Owner report 10127863 · 2005-07-08 (July 8, 2005)
1995 FORD CONTOUR. RECALL 99M03 (UNDERHOOD WIRING HARNESS) WAS COMPLETED BY FORD DEALERSHIP OCTOBER 2000. IN 2003 AND SINCE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, BLOWS FUSES RANDOMLY, FINALLY THE STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING AND THE WIRING CAUGHT FIRE. AFTER INSPECTION, IT APPEARS FORD ONLY REPLACED PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS ON THE RECALL, NOT THE ENTIRE HARNESS AS THE INVOICE SHOWS. PART OF THE WIRING APPEARS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, WHILE SOME SECTIONS OF THE HARNESS ARE FRAYED, INSULATION IS FALLING OFF, AND BARE WIRE IS EXPOS…
Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127863 at NHTSA ↗