2000 Ford Contour problems
Owners have filed 248 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Ford Contour. Body & structure is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. After that come fuel system (16%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 248 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 105 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 31 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 105 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 55,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 43,000 miles (36 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 14 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Ford Contour with enough data (189 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
2000 ford contour se sport automatic, 64,200 miles. My pregnant wife and I were rear ended by a man in a ford cargo van doing about 40 MPH, not paying attention. Conditions were sunny and warm, about 1:15 pm. I was the driver and was at a complete stop, waiting for a ford taurus in front of me to turn left onto a side street.
Dashboard warped and separated from the body of vehicle. This caused the defroster not to work properly and made it difficult for the driver to judge the distance of the vehicle in front of his vehicle. The transmission also experienced delayed shifting. *nlm
Dash is separated from the car and is curling up. The defrost vent has popped out and visibility is now poor. Called ford and was told that an advisory was put out with I never received. That they were aware of the defect but would not fix it.