1998 Ford Contour lighting problems
Owners reported lighting problems in 57 complaints for the 1998 Ford Contour, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 57 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 12 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Driving down the highway and all the lights on the vehicle will go off; will stay off for about five minutes and then come back on. Brake lights keep burning all the time even when the vehicle is turned off.
On 98 ford contours both of the headlights form condensation on the inside and then become pitted. This greatly reduces the visibility at night and during stormy weather. We have changed the bulbs but not the entire headlight assembly. When we went to look for a set of headlights we discovered that all the used sets have the exact same problem. The lights need to be replaced and this problem is occurring on all ford contours and its mercury counterpart.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Contour
- Electrical system 139 complaints
- Engine 119 complaints
- Transmission 114 complaints
- Suspension 109 complaints
- Brakes 104 complaints
- Air bags 101 complaints
- Fuel system 81 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 49 complaints