1995 Ford Contour transmission problems
108 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 1995 Ford Contour, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 108 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Consumer was traveling about 50MPH on highway and noticed a smoke smell coming through the vents. He pulled over to the shoulder and vehicle was on fire. Dealership was aware of problem. Prior to recall 00v367, engine was overheating and burning excess oil from overheated piston rings, after recall repairs, there was an internal antifreeze leak that was going into motor oil, engine cooling fans were operating intermittently when engine was hot, dealer found upper radiator hose at water pump had a pinhole leak…
Transmission floor shifter control was damaged, and did correspond with the gear that vehicle was in. Recall 98v233000 was issued for this make, model, and year. But, this vehicle was not included due to VIN.
Other problems reported for the 1995 Ford Contour
- Electrical system 215 complaints
- Engine 180 complaints
- Brakes 108 complaints
- Cooling system 103 complaints
- Suspension 93 complaints
- Fuel system 89 complaints
- Steering 80 complaints
- Air bags 49 complaints