Ford Contour problems reported in Maryland
103 of the 4,570 complaints filed about the Ford Contour came from Maryland, most often about the transmission & drivetrain.
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.
103
Complaints from Maryland
0
Crashes
5
Fires
1995
Worst model year
What failed
Transmission & Drivetrain
18
17.5%
Brakes
13
12.6%
Electrical System
13
12.6%
Engine & Cooling
13
12.6%
Fuel & Propulsion
10
9.7%
Other & Unspecified
7
6.8%
Lights
6
5.8%
Suspension
6
5.8%
Body & Structure
3
2.9%
Steering
3
2.9%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2
1.9%
By model year
1994 Contour
1
1.0%
1995 Contour
35
34.0%
1996 Contour
25
24.3%
1997 Contour
5
4.9%
1998 Contour
21
20.4%
1999 Contour
14
13.6%
2000 Contour
2
1.9%
Cities reporting most
Baltimore
17
27.0%
Silver Spring
9
14.3%
Columbia
6
9.5%
Kensington
5
7.9%
Gaithersburg
5
7.9%
Eastern
4
6.3%
Cockeysville
3
4.8%
Kesington
3
4.8%
Germantown
3
4.8%
Silver Sprin
3
4.8%
Potomac
3
4.8%
Glenarden
2
3.2%