1999 Ford Contour electrical system problems

73 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1999 Ford Contour, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 73 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 60,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 1 and 10
Injuries and deaths: 1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Based on 30 complaints that include mileage. 47% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	2
20k to 40k miles	6
40k to 60k miles	6
60k to 80k miles	9
80k to 100k miles	6
100k to 120k miles	1
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 30 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 10 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

Vehicle was making spitting and sputtering noises, and then it stalled. While consumer went inside to call dealer, about a half hour later, went back out and found vehicle on fire consumer did not know why vehicle caught on fire.

January 2001 Fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford contour. The vehicle stalls and makes a lot of noise during acceleration. The overhead lights and other interior lighting will not dim when the vehicle is turned off. The contact must remove the bulbs to dim the lights. When the key is inserted in the ignition, the ignition switch locks up. A mechanic stated that the front sway bar was leaking and the brakes, rotors, and struts were corroded and needed to be replaced. The purchase date and powertrain were unknown.

Reported at 100,000 miles, August 2007

Electrical system problems in other years

Electrical system problems across all Ford models