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1998 FORD CONTOUR in Manassas, VA
Driving on intersate 66 from manassas va into washington dc at 65mph when noticed cold air blowing out of heater vents. car is severely overheated before safe exit from highway. water pump's plastic impeller had shattered with 53k miles on...read more / reply »
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Raymond, NH
This car has been nothing but problems, springs, brakes last 4 months,water pumps went at 63,000, tires wear out in less than a year, temperature gauges do not read right. engine races, solenoid went....very expensive to fix. i do not unde...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Stuarts Draft, VA
Suffered a water pump failure. the plastic/bakelite impeller shattered catastrophically, resulting in parts strewn throughout coolant system. total repair cost: $470. since part was replaced at an independent garage, ford will not report t...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Fillmore, CA
I've had to replace the water pump 4 times on my 1998 ford contour. dec. 28, 2001 - 1st incident: water pump failure, also had to replace sensor and thermostat because the radiator had zero water in it. march 26, 2002 - 2nd incident: wate...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Charleston, WV
Plastic impeller blades on water pump have reportedly failed on numerous contours, resulting in engine overheating. coolant from reservoir sprayed inside engine compartment. upon lifting hood, boiling coolant was visible in reservoir. th...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Clinton Township, MI
While driving driver's side seat came loose and fell into the floor of vehicle, almost caused an accident, consumer stated the frame of the seat was crtacked. the recall (99b23) on the water pump expired because the dealer was booked u...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Muscatine, IA
Recall 99v243000/air bag sensor assembly:dealer:m&m ford, muscatine, ia; phone 563-263-5324 refused to honor recall because vehicle had too much mileage. manufacturer was notified. the water pump failed and was replaced. the consumer sta...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Las Vegas, NV
Consumer was traveling on highway, and without prior warning water pump shut down, and transmission vibrated when applying brakes. dealership was aware of problem.
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Miami, FL
Many other ford contour owners experienced this problem as well. on www.contour.org message boards. no safety defects listed.
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Royal Oak, MI
1998 ford contour se, 2.5l v6 - water pump impeller shattered while driving on highway, causing loss of coolant flow. engine overheated. fortunately there was a lincoln-mercury dealer less than 1 mile away from the location where the part...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Burbank, CA
Cooling guage shows engine running at high end-almost to red.
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Inver Grove Heights, MN
The water pump and now the fuel pump. this has been a very bad experience with ford the inconvience and the freedom of purchasing a new car has left me frustrated and afraid to trust the car.
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Lincoln, NE
Water pump stopped working while consumer was driving and caused engine to overheat and stop. contacted dealer, and dealer wouldn't do anything.
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Westminster, CO
While traveling at 75mph the engine water pump goes out. only thing heard or seen was a engine knock. the engine had to be replaced.
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Windsor, CT
Vehicle was running hot the 1st time dealer kept it for 2 weeks & claimed it was fixed. vehicle went to the dealer again this time for 47 days which a loaner vehicle was given & it was returned with no explanation what was wrong. it's sti...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Watkinsville, GA
Have had 5 recalls since buying the car. also, have had to have the water pump changed. the problem is trying to get the recalls done. i had taken the car in previously only to be told they didn't have the parts and had to reschedule. t...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Concord, NC
Odor of anti-freeze is very strong inside car at times; dealer checked for leaks and said there were none.........no solution to problem.
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Concord, NC
Temperature gauge reads in very high normal range under normal driving conditions; car comes very close to overheating. have i missed a recall notice on this problem?
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Willows, CA
The consumer received a manufacturer's recall on water pump. a week later, consumer heard a knocking noise. took vehicle back to the dealership, and mechanic told him that the bolts were loose on the water pump. also, when consume...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Litchfield, IL
While driving back from chicago on i55, the water pump (which supposedly had a recall of which i was not notified) went out. warning lights did not appear anywhere on the dashboard, and the only indication that anything might be wrong was ...
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Charleston, SC
Consumer is not able to have recall repair completed due to back order of water pumps, however vehicle is overheating due to failure.
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Bayshore, NY
Vehicle experienced failure of the water pump prior to recall notice, resulting in hazardous condition when leak caused drive belt to fall off. mjs
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Bayshore, NY
Vehicle experienced failure of the water pump prior to recall notice, resulting in hazardous condition when leak caused drive belt to fall off. mjs
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Bayshore, NY
Vehicle experienced failure of the water pump prior to recall notice, resulting in hazardous condition when leak caused drive belt to fall off. mjs
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Glendale, CA
Temperature gauge goes all the way to the red area. when car overheats it loses power. since consumer purchased the car she had nothing but problems and recall notices.
1998 FORD CONTOUR in Rehoboth Beach, DE
Was driving vehicle about 40mph it stalled out for no reason. had checked underhood, the timing belt broke. also, the water pump & head gasket failed. had the vehicle towed to dealer.
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