1995 Ford Contour suspension problems

SUSPENSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE, WHICH WAS ALSO PUNCTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA complaint #10492924 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

I HAD BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ON MY 1995 FORD CONTOUR FAIL (LEFT SPRING BROKE INTO TWO PIECES, THE RIGHT INTO THREE). RESULTED IN CAR DRIFTING BACK AND FORTH. NO RESPONSE FROM DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA complaint #10228270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR

I HAVE A 1995 FORD CONTOUR AND I PAID OVER $16,000.00 FOR IT. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE I GOT THIS CAR. I HAVE 50,888 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AND WORKED ON 4 TIMES. WATER PUMP WENT OUT, AIR WENT OUT ALL WIRING COVERS HAS CRUMBLED OFF LEAVING EXPOSED WIRES TO START A FIRE AND MUCH MORE. I HAVE BEEN TREATED LIKE I WAS A CHILD AND DIDN'T KNOW ANY BETTER WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT I CAN'T DRIVE BECAUSE IT IS A FIRE HAZARD. I WANT SOMETHING DONE TO MY SATISFACTION. I KNOW THEY QUIT MAKING THE 1995 FORD CONTOUR BECAUSE THERE WERE SO MANY MANUFACTURER PROBLEMS. I AM NOW TOLD THEY CAN'T GET PARTS TO FIX THE CAR AND I CAN'T TRADE IT IN ON ANOTHER ONE. I AM A FEMALE AND I AM TIRED OF THE TREATMENT I'M RECEIVING FROM FORD. MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL AGENCYS CONCERNING MY PROBLEMS.

NHTSA complaint #10188182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

1995 FORD CONTOUR HAD FRONT COIL SPRING FAILURE. *MR DURING AN INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT HE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF ANY RECALLS. THE CONSUMER HAD RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL FOR HIS 2001 FORD TAURUS FOR FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND BELIEVES THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *BF

NHTSA complaint #10119293 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

FOUND ALL 4 SPRINGS BROKEN, THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRENTY ON FRONT BUT NOT ON THE REAR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.

NHTSA complaint #10095848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

ALL 4 SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CONCERN.

NHTSA complaint #10095849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

BOTH REAR SPRINGS WHERE BROKEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. CUSTOMER SAID THE FRONT SPRINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED AT AN EARLIER DATE.

NHTSA complaint #10095851 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

IN 2002, REAR SPRING BROKE ON HER 1995 FORD CONTOUR. WE WERE UNAWARE OF THE BREAKAGE, UNTIL A REPAIR SHOP FIXING THE CAR FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM INFORMED US. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TIRE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR SPRING. NOW, SEPT. 8, 2004 WHEN TAKING OUR 1995 FORD CONTOUR TO THE SHOP FOR NOISE AND DIFFICULTY DRIVING, WE FIND THAT THE FRONT SPRING HAD BROKEN. WE WERE ADVISED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED, NOT DRIVEN TO A LOCAL TIRE/FRONT END SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT. AFTER GETTING SUSPICIOUS, I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH SPRINGS BREAKING ON THEIR FORD CONTOUR. THIS FORD CONTOUR HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT WE COULD BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEM FOR REPLACEMENT. AT THAT POINT, OUR CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN DISASSEMBLED AND THE BAD SPRING REPLACED. WE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION OF A POSSIBLE FAILURE OF SPRINGS, LET A LONE TWO SPRINGS TO BREAK UNDER 60,000 MILES AND TWO YEARS APART. SO FAR FORD HAS NOT RESPONDED TO MY REQUEST TO REIMBURSE US FOR ANY OF THE CHARGES FROM THE TIRE/FRONT END SHOP. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FAILURE OF A SPRING IN THE BACK AND FRONT OF THIS FORD CONTOUR. NOW WE HAVE THREE NEW SPRINGS (REPLACED TWO IN FRONT AND ONE IN BACK), BUT STILL HAVE ONE OLD SPRING ON THE BACK WHICH HASN'T BEEN REPLACED. THIS SHOULD BE A SERIOUS RECALL, NOT A PROGRAM, AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE NOTIFIED. WE ACTUALLY HAD THE CAR IN TO THE SHOP IN 2001 FOR ANOTHER RECALL, SO I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY FORD DID NOT NOTIFY US ABOUT THE SPRING PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO REPLACE ALL THEIR SPRINGS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS CAR HAS HAD ENORMOUS REPAIRS FROM AIRCONDITIONING, TIMING BELTS, STEERING PROBLEMS, ETC., BUT THIS SPRING SITUATION COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. MY GUESS IS THERE ARE MANY MORE VEHICLES OUT THERE UNAWARE THAT THIS WAS A "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM". IT SHOULD BE A RECALL.

NHTSA complaint #10090809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

THE CAR HAS ALWAYS RUN HOT AND I HAVE HAD THE COMPRESSOR FIXED AND A MONTH LATER I KNOW HAVE A BURNT OUT BLOWER MOTOR THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE RECALL AND THAN WAS TOLD I MISSED THE CUT OFF DATE TO FILE FOR A REPAIR, BOTTOM LINE I WASNT COVERED. I ALSO BROUGHT MY CAR IN A DAY BEFORE MY WARRANTY WAS UP AND THEY DIDNT HONOR IT, I WAS TOLD IT WAS TOO LATE.

NHTSA complaint #10069436 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

REFUSAL OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO REIMBURSE FOR BROKEN COIL SPRINGS.*MR THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED THE CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS.*CB

NHTSA complaint #10051725 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR COIL SPRING FAILED. THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE COIL SPRING AND IT APPEARED TO BE RUSTED. *AK *CB *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10024846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE STEERING PROBLEM DUE TO A BROKEN SPRING. MECHANIC FOUND ALL FOUR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE MECHANIC STATED ALL FOUR SPRINGS APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN FOR A LONG TIME. THE CAR IS ONLY USED ON PAVED ROADS.

NHTSA complaint #10016220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

THIS IS THE THIRD SPRING TO BREAK ON THIS VEHICLE....NOT GOOD. MR

NHTSA complaint #768411 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR

SWAY BAR LINKS NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #563680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS

WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE THAT OCCURS WITH IN REAR END OF VEHICLE CAUSED BY BROKEN COIL SRPINGS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8005976 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR

CONSUMER HAD REPLACED STABLIZER BAR AND LINKS DUE TO RUST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #8005977 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #757832 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS

MY COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT SIDE (REAR) BROKEN. FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THE FRONT COIL SPRING. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WASN'T NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY CAN ONLY FIX THE FRONT COIL SPRING IF IT WAS BROKEN THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO FIX ALL OF THEM. BUT SINCE IT WAS MY BACK THAT HAD BROKEN THEY CAN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT IT IS A GENERAL MAINTAINCE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE TO FIX. I TOOK MY CAR TO 4 DIFFERENT REPAIS SHOPS AND THEY SAID THE REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN IS COMMON IN THESE TYPES OF CARS.

NHTSA complaint #756739 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

COIL SPRINGS ARE CRACKED IN REAR AND FRONT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA complaint #899343 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR

SWAY BAR LINKS NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #563680 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

REPLACE BOTH REAR SPRINGS 7/15/2000. NOW THE RIGHT FRONT IS BROKEN.

NHTSA complaint #751521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY

BOTH REAR SPRINGS BROKE ALLOWING THE BODY TO LOWER SO THAT THE TIRES WERE ALMOST AGAINST THE WHEEL WELLS. IF THEY HAD CONTACTED EACHOTHER WHILE DRIVING, IMMEDIATE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO THE TIRES, OR THE CAR'S STEERING COULD HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH FORD CONTOURS AND THAT THOUGH FORD EXTENDED THE WARRENTY PERIOD ON THE FRONT SPRINGS DUE TO BREAKAGE, THEY REFUSE TO DO SO WITH THEB REAR SPRINGS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO ADDRESS IT BEFORE SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NHTSA complaint #751421 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

SUSPENSION PROBLEM

NHTSA complaint #9002788 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS

THE VEHICLE'S REAR SPRING WAS FOUND BROKEN, THE CONSUMER SAYS THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS REPORTS FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE FOR REAR SPRING CORROSION AND BREAKING.

NHTSA complaint #561665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY

I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD TO REQUEST A REFUND OF REPAIR WORK DUE TO INFERIOR SPRINGS. I AM ALSO SENDING A WRITTEN STATEMENT TO YOU (NHTSA).

NHTSA complaint #746721 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR A RIGHT HAND TURN WHOLE ASSEMBLY MOVES. ALSO, SPRINGS SHIFT, CAUSING POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN TVEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #890662 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS

REAR END OF VEHICLE HAS DROPPED DUE TO REAR COIL SPRINGS RUSTING AND BREAKING. DEALER SAID COULD CAUSE A BLOWOUT.

NHTSA complaint #888737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS

FRONT COIL SPRINGS COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. REAR SPRINGS ARE SIMILAR AND SUBJECT TO THE SAME ENVIRONMENT. FAILURE OF REAR SPRINGS CAN BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IF VEHICLE IS USED FOR LIGHT TOWING.

NHTSA complaint #744363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:LEAF

I OWN A 1995 FORD CONTOUR SE, 2.5L V6, WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISION. I AM A MEMEBER OF A CAR ENTHUSIASTS CLUB CALLED THE CONTOUR ENTHUSIASTS GROUP. AFTER READING A POST IN THE WEB SITE ABOUT BOKEN REAR SPRINGS I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE NOISE I HAD BEEN HEARING COMING FROM THE REAR OF MY CAR MIGHT BE THAT MY SPRINGS WERE BROKE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR SPRINGS TO BE BROKEN IN ALMOST THE SAME EXACT SPOT. I HAVE YET TO REMOVE THEM BUT THEY LOOK TO BE BROKEN ATLEAST A FULL REVALUTION UP THE SPRING. I HAVE NEVER HAD A CAR THAT THE SPRINGS BROKE ON. AND FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ON THE CEG WEBSITE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THESE WERE TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING AND CUT DOWN A TIRE. HERE IS THE WEB ADDRESS FOR THE THREAD ABOUT BROAKEN SPRINGS HTTP://CONTOUR.ORG/FORUMS/FORUM3/HTML/002627.HTML AND THE ADDRESS FOR THE CONTOUR ENTHUSIASTS GROUP WEB PAGE HTTP://WWW.CONTOUR.ORG/ THERE ARE OTHER POSTS ABOUT BROKEN SPRINGS IN THE "PROBLEMS" FORUM.

NHTSA complaint #744319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS

BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS BROKEN. SEE WWW.CONTOUR.ORG AND GO TO THE PROBLEMS FORUM FOR MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #744019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.