Ford Contour accessories - interior problems

accessories - interior problem

7.2

pretty bad

Typical Repair Cost:

no data

Average Mileage:

50,800 miles

Number of complaints:

5 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (4 reports)
  2. i tied it down with strip ties (1 reports)

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problem #5

2004May 25

Contour ES 3.2L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50,000 miles

I also have the dashboard peeling away and pulling up the vent. I had the windshield replaced and at that time I have the repair shop screw down the dashboard when the windshield was out. They did, the next summer when it got hot....up came the dashboard again! I even put a sunscreen on it all summer when it is sitting, but that does not help. This is definitely a manufactures problem and should be recalled!

shovell

Colville, WA, USA

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problem #4

2005Jan 01

Contour Doch I4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 99,000 miles

Interferes with defroster. Saw someone else used zip ties, unsure how I would do that. Still adequate enough to see most days.

bengrimmsthing

Herkimer, NY, USA

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problem #3

2004Jun 15

Contour Sport V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 40,000 miles

Shortly after purchasing (used) the vent peeled up toward the window, causing it to almost not defrost the windshield (I live in the midwest with really cold winters). It has gotten worse after each hot summer. I had checked the recalls, but there was never a mention of it. I was quoted $250 to fix the problem...too much for my poor butt! So I have to let my car run extra long in the winter or risk not seeing due to the frost that forms, or in a pinch, take my scraper to the inside of the windshield. I never received a notice for the recall as others had mentioned there was one some time back.

Stacy S.

Star Prairie, WI, USA

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problem #2

2001Dec 01

Contour ES V6

  • Automatic transmission
  • 25,000 miles

the dashboard peeled up to where you could not see above it while driving. since i am relatively poor, i could not replace it. so i tied it down with ties and replaced interior vents by windshield. it was worse than a dashboard cracking. this car has a number of problems that seems enlist

hixsongirl101

Chattanooga, TN, USA

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problem #1

2006Nov 07

(reported on)

Contour SE 2.0 V4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 40,000 miles

The dashboard has been curling back from the base of the windshield. It's to the point where the tabs that are suppose to be under the windsheild are now exposed and I can't even see the hood of the car without actually getting out and looking at it. Because of this, the defroster/ defogger hardly does its job. A little un-safe I think. Ford did a volantary recall (failed to notify us of the recall) a few years ago which is no longer in effect.

Chris R.

Somewhere, NY, USA

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