111 of the 4,570 complaints filed about the Ford Contour are about the seat belts — 2% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1995.
111
Complaints
2%
Share of all complaints
19
Crashes
0
Fires
SEAT BELTS
IN THE BACK SEAT I HAVE ONLY 2 SEATBELTS IT'S SHOULD HAVE 3.
NHTSA complaint #10238331 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
1995 FORD CONTOUR REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE CHILD LOCKS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE REAR DOORS DO NOT HAVE CHILD LOCKS AND HER CHILD CAN OPEN THE BACK DOOR WHEN IT IS LOCKED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT HOLD TIGHT ENOUGH. *JB UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE DRIVER'S DOOR DIDN'T OPEN WHEN THE MASTER LOCK IS ON.
NHTSA complaint #10202606 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DRIVER SEAT BELT RIPPED/TORE. NO INJURIES. LOOKS LIKE IT WILL NOT SURVIVE ANOTHER INCIDENT. HAVE A FRIEND THAT THIS ALSO HAPPENED TO ON A FORD VEHICLE AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10188194 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE DID NOT LOCK.
NHTSA complaint #10073688 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
I WAS REAR ENDED INTO ANOTHER CAR ON OCT.29 2002 AND NIETHER THE AIR BAG WORKED AS WELL AS THE SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK. I HAD HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES AT THAT TIME. I DID'T QUESTION THESE THINGS NOT WORKING BECAUSE I WAS NOT HIT HARD. OCT. 27,2003 I WAS INVOLVED IN THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF ACCIDENT ONLY THIS TIME I WAS HIT HARD FROM BEHIND AND HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME HARD. AGAIN NOTHING WORKED AND THIS TIME THE POLICE EVEN QUESTIONED THE AIR BAG. AGAIN I HAVE INJURIES TO MY FACE, HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK BUT TO WHAT EXTENT I DO NOT KNOW YET. I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP IN BOTH ACCIDENTS AND HIT STRAIGHT ON IN THE REAR. IN 2002 I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT STRAIGHT ON AND NOW IN 2003 I HIT THE FRONT CAN WITH THE CENTER TO PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR IS SAID TO BE TOTALED.
NHTSA complaint #10071143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, HOWEVER, DEALER REFUSED TO ASSIST CONSUMER.
NHTSA complaint #10067380 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASED THE SEAT BELT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10065055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
HVAC FAN UNDER DASH ON PASSENGERS SIDE HAS A SHORTAGE IN THE WIRING TO THE FUSE BOX UNDER DASH ON DRIVERS SIDE. COULD OPEN AND CLOSE FUSE BOX TO GET FAN TO WORK THEN STOPPED WORKING AT ALL. REAR SEAT BELT LOCKS ALL FELL APART. PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10062178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE AND HAD TO BE CUT. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT A MECHANIC. *JB
NHTSA complaint #10054149 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
1998 FORD CONTOUR SEAT BELT JAMMED WHEN VEHICLE LANDED UPSIDE DOWN IN A CREEK RESULTING IN A FATALITY.*MR THE CONSUMER'S TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DROWNED BECAUSE THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE RECEIVED TWO LACERATIONS. *JB
NHTSA complaint #10048383 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
CAR TURNED OVER UPSIDE DOWN IN SMALL CREEK. SAFETY BELT OF DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER FAILED TO RELEASE AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BY DRIVER. THE REAR PASSENGER WAS MY TWO YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND SHE DIED, BECAUSE THE SAFETY BELTS FAILED TO RELEASE AND JAMMED. SHE DROWNED AND MY SISTER IN LAW WAS THE DRIVER AND ALMOST DIED DUE TO THE SAFETY BELTS JAMMING AND NOT RELEASING, SO SHE WAS UNABLE TO GET TO MY DAUGHTER. THE FIRST PEOPLE ON THE SCENE HAD TO CUT THE SAFETY BELTS FOR THEM TO GET THEM BOTH OUT OF THE CAR AND IT WAS TO LATE FOR MY DAUGHTER. THE CREEK WAS LESS THAN 18 INCHES DEEP. CAR ONLY TURNED OVER ONE TIME TO UPSIDE DOWN POSITION AND APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS TWENTY MILES AN HOUR. MY DAUGHTER HAD NO OTHER INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT EXCEPT FOR DROWNING (I HAVE READ HER MEDICAL RECORDS THOROUGHLY). MY SISTER IN LAW HAD NO OTHER INJURIES EXCEPT FOR NEAR DROWNING AND 2 SMALL CUT'S. MY DAUGHTER LOST HER LIFE BECAUSE THE SAFETY BELTS JAMMED AND FAILED TO RELEASE.
NHTSA complaint #10046998 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
2000 FORD CONTOUR SE SPORT AUTOMATIC, 64,200 MILES. MY PREGNANT WIFE AND I WERE REAR ENDED BY A MAN IN A FORD CARGO VAN DOING ABOUT 40 MPH, NOT PAYING ATTENTION. CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND WARM, ABOUT 1:15 PM. I WAS THE DRIVER AND WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, WAITING FOR A FORD TAURUS IN FRONT OF ME TO TURN LEFT ONTO A SIDE STREET. DURING THE COLLISION THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE INTO A RECLINED POSITION (WE BOTH ENDED UP LOOKING AT THE ROOF BECAUSE OF THE SEAT POSITION) WHICH WOULD HAVE CRUSHED THE LEGS OF REAR SEAT PASSENGERS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT BECAME UNBUCKLED AS WELL. I WAS PUSHED INTO THE TAURUS BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
NHTSA complaint #10046913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. REAR SEATBELTS HAVE FALLEN APART. HVAC FAN MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. ALSO, FAN MOTOR RELAY FAILS.
NHTSA complaint #10040886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR FOR ABOUT A YEAR. BOTH SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT DON'T SEEM TO RETRACT AND GET TANGELED AND TWISTED ALL THE TIME. I HAVE MANUALLY ADJUSTED THEM EVERYTIME I DROVE. JUST 5 MONTHS AGO I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT AND WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME A CONCUSION. MY SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT TO HOLD ME BACK AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THE SEAT BELTS TO BE FIXED AND THEY DID NOT METION ANYTHING ABOUT THE AIRBAG. I MANAGED TO UNTANGLE THE SEAT BELTS ON MY CAR AND I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BUCKLES ARE FACING THE WRONG WAY. THIS I COMPARED TO OTHER CARS AND FORDS AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10030826 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN MY PROBLEM THE ROTORS AND OTHER THINGS WERE BAD SOMTHING I AS A CONSUMER WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT , CANNOT GET CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AND CANNOT BE FIXED DUE TO AIRBAG AGAIN MY PROBLEM O YES WAS IN A FINDER BINDER AIRBAG DID NOT WORK MINOR INJRIES , THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS THE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK MORE PROBLEMS THIS CAR IS WORTH NOTHING I ON;Y DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK IN IT AND THE WAY IT IS FALLING APART YOUD THINK I TRAVEL ACROSS COUNTRY IN IT ...THIS IS NOT A GOOD CAR TO EVER PURCHASE WILL NEVER BUY FROM FORD AGAIN!!! SRB THIS PRBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON GOING FROM 2000-2003.
NHTSA complaint #10025656 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
THE VEHICLE HAD POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE DRIVERS WINDOW JAMMED. THE RUBBER PIECE AROUND THE FRAME OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT CONSTANTLY CAME OFF. THE SHOULDER HARNESS ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND IN THE REAR SEATS TWISTED AND JAMMED. THE DASHBOARD COVER CAME LOOSE. THE RADIO OPERATED POORLY. THE TRUNK LATCH OFTEN REQUIRED MULTIPLE PULLS TO OPEN THE TRUNK. THE AIR BAG LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A WHINING/GRINDING NOISE. *AK *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10015886 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. ESPECIALLY THE ONES IN THE BACK SEAT. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10014240 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
THE REAR SAFETY BELTS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, THE LEFT REAR BELT BUCKLE DID NOT LOCK INTO THE LATCH PLATE WHEN CONNECTED AND THE RIGHT REAR BELT ONLY PULLED FAR ENOUGH FROM HOUSING TO COVER A SMALL CHILD.
NHTSA complaint #10015623 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE SEAT BELT ON MY THREE YEAR OLD SON'S CAR SEAT CAME UNDONE. IT WAS THE BELT THAT GOES FROM THE CAR TO THE CAR SEAT. THE CAR FLIPPED AND HIS SEAT WENT FLYING AROUND IN THE CAR. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED WHEN THE CAR FLIPPED AND HIT A DIRT EMBANKMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10008485 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHILE WEARING MY SEAT BELT WHICH I ALWAYS CHECK TO BE SURE IT IS FASTENED I FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. I HIT THE LEFT BARRIER AND JERKED THE WHEEL. THAT IS ALL I REMEMBER. WHEN I WOKE UP THE CAR WAS UPSIDE DOWN AND I WAS LAYING ON THE ROOF ON MY STOMACH FACING FORWARD. THE SEAT BELT CAME UNBUCKLED AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. IT APPEARS I WAS THROWN INTO THE EMPTY PASSENGER SEAT AS IT WAS BROKEN. I AM UPSET THE BELT CAME UNBUCKLED. THE CAR WAS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR SE. I HAD NO BUCKLE PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.
NHTSA complaint #10008276 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.