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1999 Ford Contour body & structure problems

94 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 1999 Ford Contour, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
94 15% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 1999 Ford Contour Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 10 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 6 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 36 complaints that include mileage. 61% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles10
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles6
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 36 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was never notified of any recalls. I have had to pay out of pocket expenses lost control of vehicle replaced starter and brakes several times feels like suspension is falling apart and never notified I have small and older children shameful. These events starting taking place when I purchased the vehicle in 1999 arm control 3 times replaced I was lied to by ford and said I must of hit a bump bump my bump 3 times almost dead.

Reported at 37,777 miles, September 2009 CrashInjury

In july 2002, I purchased a 1999 ford contour from a ford dealer. The vehicle was a ford certified pre-owned vehicle. Within six months of the purchase, the dash began to warp causing the defrost vent cover to pop out and not fit correctly. The ford dealer never made me aware of a ford customer satisfaction program (#01b78). Also, I never received any notification from ford. Over the past four years the dash has continued to warp badly.

Reported at 38,200 miles, January 2007

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