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1999 Ford Contour suspension problems

Owners reported suspension problems in 34 complaints for the 1999 Ford Contour, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
34 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
72,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When suspension problems show up

Suspension complaints by mileage, 1999 Ford Contour Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 72,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 72,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 31% 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 miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 suspension complaints that report mileage, the median is about 72,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 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

I purchased a used 1999 ford contour from a private party on 6/21/04. When I had the required state of vermont inspection done on 6/30/04 a broken right front coil spring was discovered. This is a historic problem, and severe safety hazzard on the ford contour series, as sudden tire failure is commmon with this breakage. Years 1995 through 1998 have been recalled for this issue. The problem for the 1998 model year was not discovered until 2001, and a recall was issued that same year.

Reported at 75,785 miles, June 2004

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