1999 Ford Contour acceleration problems

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V194000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000. UPDATED 10/27/10.

NHTSA complaint #10339319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

WELL I HAD THE WORST EXPERIENCE EVER IN MY LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD THIS CAR REPAIRED SO MANY TIME I CANT START TO NAME OFF DATES. I DO KNOW LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR I DROVE TO THE BEACH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES ALWAYS AND IT CUT OFF. IT STARTED BACK UP, BUT CUT OFF 4 TIME BEFORE I GOT HOME. NEXT DAY I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR IT. SINCE I HAD THIS CAR IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT A BURDEN. I HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINT ONCE BEFORE, AND AS I WRITE THIS LETTER IT IS BEING DONE AGAIN FOR A 2ND TIME. MY HEAT AND AIR STOP WORKING. HEAT ONLY WORKS ON HIGH, AND MY DEFROST TAKE FOR EVER TO CLEAR MY WINDOWS. MY DOOR JUST WONT STAY CLOSED IT POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING. ON MY PASSENGERS SIDE ON THE FLOOR. IT GETS SOAKED WITH RAIN EVERYTHING. IF ITS RAINY AND IM DRIVING MY CAR MAKES A LOUD SCRATCHING NOISE. MY BRAKES HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY 3-4 MONTHS. SHOCKS GAVE OUT LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER BUYING MY CAR. MY ENGINE LIGHT WONT GO OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO OVER 3 FORD DEALERS AND MANY SHOPS, AND NO CAN SAY WHY THE LIGHT KEEP POPPING ON. SO TODAY I DROPPED MY CAR OFF TO THE SHOP TO HAVE BRAKES,DOOR,ENGINE LIGHT, BALL JOINTS AND TO SEE WHY THE OVER DRIVE OFF LIGHT KEEP BLINKING WHILE IM DRIVING. THIS IS THE WORST CAR EVER MADE BY FORD. I KNOW ITS NOTHING ON MY BEHALF WHY THIS CAR IS SO HORRIBLE BECAUSE IS KNOW 4 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE OR HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS ME. THEY WERE SMART ENOUGH TO GET RID OF THIS PIECE OF '!@#$%, I JUST CANT AFFORD IT. WELL I KNOW THIS SUMMER IF I DO HAVE THE PLEASURE AND JUNGIAN THIS CAR, IM GOING TO PUSH IT OFF A BRIDGE MYSELF, AND NEVER EVER BY A FORD AGAIN. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE ASSUMED FOR PUTTING OUT SUCH A BAD MODEL. HOW DARE U TRY AND MAKE A QUICK BUCK INSTEAD OF BUILDING A RELIABLE CAR FOR FAMILIES.

NHTSA complaint #10118666 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHEN DRIVING, THE CONSUMER TOOK HER FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND COULD SEE THE RMP'S AND SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WENT UP. THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY JERKED FORWARD AS THE HIT BRAKES. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10103260 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VEHICLE HESITATES AND JERKS VIOLENTLY ON ACCELERATION, FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO STALL.DASHBOARD CURLED UP IN FRONT BY WINDSHIELD, OBSTRUCTING VIEW AND POPPED OUT VENT TRIM. DEALER WOULN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THE RECALL ON IT HAD EXPIRED. HAD TO TRY TO GLUE IT DOWN OURSELF.

NHTSA complaint #10078763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #561480 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, THE CAR STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VIBRATIONS, SHAKING, AND SEVERE NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGH AND GOT MORE SEVERE WHEN THE HEATING OR COOLING SYSTEM WAS USED. ALL TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, A MAJOR BRAKE JOB WITH ROTORS TURNED WAS COMPLETED, AND THE STRUTS WERE REPLACED. REGARDLESS OF THIS WORK, THE SHAKING IN THE CAR HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE EITHER SAID THAT IT WAS "NORMAL CONTOUR" OR THAT IT WAS THE TIRES. FINALLY, THEY INDICATE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT THEY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IT IS. MY CAR MAKES A THUMPING NOISE AND A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN I MAKE SLOW RIGHT TURNS. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY FOOT HAS BEEN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MY CAR SURGED FORWARD. AT ONE POINT I THOUGHT THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME HAD HIT ME BECAUSE THE CAR JERKED SO HARD AND SO UNEXPECTEDLY. AGAIN, I AM TOLD THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THIS IS THE WORST CAR THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED.

NHTSA complaint #752090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

PUSHED CLUTCH IN AND ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RMPS. IT COULD BE IDLING, AND FOR NO REASON IT JUST REVVED UP. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SENSOR LIGHT.*AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #892242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

PUSHED CLUTCH IN AND ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RMPS. IT COULD BE IDLING, AND FOR NO REASON IT JUST REVVED UP. CONTACT DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED SENSOR LIGHT.*AK DEALER HAS ALSO REPLACED THE THROTTLE CABLE, THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL CONTINUES. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #892242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ENGINE WILL SURGE FORWARD EITHER WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL, CONSUMER HAS MANY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO VEHICLE SURGING FORWARD, DELAER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM 5 TIMES, HOWEVER HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #879685 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WHEN CONSUMER APPROACHED A SPEED OF 60 TO 70 MPH.ALSO, VEHICLE IDLED HIGH WHEN REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE.

NHTSA complaint #864167 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT THE OWNER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #861582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

IT TOOK THREE TRIES TO MY DEALER TO GET THIS FIXED. I HAVE A RECEIPT IN THERE HANDWRITING STATING THIS FACT.

NHTSA complaint #721894 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

A POTENTIALLY LEATHAL CONDITION EXISTS WITH REGARD TO THE CRUISE CONTROL.THIS SYSTEM HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, DESPITE NUMEROUS REPAIRS. ON 9/10/99, DURING HEAVY ACCELERATION(LEFT TURN), THE THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN, ON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE CAUGHT ON THE THROTTLE ARM. APPARENTLY ON WOT CONDITIONS, THE CLIP HOLDING THE CABLE TO THE THROTTLE MAKES CONTACT WITH ITS HOUSING DISCONNECTING THE CABLE FROM THE THROTTLE ARM. THE CABLE THEN HANGS LOOSE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING THE AFORE MENTIONED PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY, THIS IS A MANUAL TRANS. VEHICLE AND I WAS ABLE TO RAPIDLY DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH, AVOIDING ANY SERIOUS INJURY (ALTHOUGH CREATING AN OVER-REV CONDITION).THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPED WITH TRACTION CONTROL. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #711276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.