Ford Contour problems reported in Kansas
31 of the 4,570 complaints filed about the Ford Contour came from Kansas, most often about the electrical system.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
31
Complaints from Kansas
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1998
Worst model year
What failed
Electrical System
6
19.4%
Fuel & Propulsion
4
12.9%
Brakes
4
12.9%
Transmission & Drivetrain
4
12.9%
Airbags
3
9.7%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2
6.5%
Suspension
2
6.5%
Engine & Cooling
2
6.5%
Other & Unspecified
1
3.2%
Equipment & Accessories
1
3.2%
Stability & Traction Control
1
3.2%
Body & Structure
1
3.2%
By model year
1995 Contour
7
22.6%
1996 Contour
2
6.5%
1997 Contour
3
9.7%
1998 Contour
10
32.3%
1999 Contour
7
22.6%
2000 Contour
2
6.5%
Cities reporting most
Olathe
8
34.8%
Overland Park
3
13.0%
Hutchinson
2
8.7%
Overland
2
8.7%
Weir
1
4.3%
Savonburg
1
4.3%
Shinning Mission
1
4.3%
LKJ
1
4.3%
Shawnee Mission
1
4.3%
Arkansas City
1
4.3%
Meriden
1
4.3%
Arkansas C
1
4.3%