1996 Ford Contour air bags problems
Owners reported air bags problems in 25 complaints for the 1996 Ford Contour, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 16 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 16 crashes, 21 injuries.
What owners wrote
When slamming on his brakes to avoid hitting vehicle that had stopped in front, and air bags didn't deploy. Consumer and friend were injured.
Car stalls when parallel parking, especially in reverse, or when parking slopes. Car stalled when starting up from red light in center city philadelphia intersections. Headlamps out of alignment (don't shine down onto road, beams not centered). Air bag light on control panels blinks sporadically, frequently; anxiety that air bag will deploy while driving. Dealer comment on stalling: "probably something stupid" and wasn't able to fix problem, mentioned something about a vacuum tube.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Ford Contour
- Electrical system 148 complaints
- Engine 109 complaints
- Lighting 93 complaints
- Transmission 74 complaints
- Brakes 58 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 46 complaints
- Suspension 41 complaints
- Cooling system 35 complaints