I'm a hearing impaired driver/owner of Ford '95 Contour gl (low-incomer, average $21,000 a year). I've bought this car in 1997 from a minneapolis-area Ford dealership (quality auto dealership in bloomington, Minnesota). At the time, I had less than $10,000 to pay for a recent used car(one that is within 2-3 years after it came on the market). I tried out few cars and the white 1995 Ford Contour gl. The dealer insisted that '95 Ford Contour gl was a good buy at an affordable price. I was willing to trade up my old car to reduce the price but it was still too high for me since it didn't included other fees like the title and registration license. After a short, persuasive negotiation, I got the dealer to agree to mark down to $9995 and I accepted that. So I bought the car. After a few days, I was experiencing a problem with it, so I had it towed back to the dealership and later told me that the whole engine was bad and need to be replaced. I was stunned but they were willing to do the repair for free. It took me a week to get my car back. Everything went fairly fine for the next couple years. In 1999, the air-conditioner in my car stopped working and it was too expensive to repair at the time. I moved to columbus, oh in Jan. 2000. For the last 3 years, that car has become a trouble for me. One repair after the next. The biggest repair cost I've paid out was $2060.43 to replace a flywheel. I have tried to take good care of my car by taking it to jiffy lube for oil/check-ups every 3-6 months faithfully and I'm still having trouble with my car. Right now, it is at another Ford service because there may be defected wiring coils in my car (a dealer recall that I'm not aware of). I have kept all the service maintenance papers in file for all the repairs and services on my car. I wanted a new car and I'm not very happy. I'm tired of paying for the repairs. Thank you, [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Columbus, OH, USA

PCV tube worn through by water pump pulley, egr line clogged causing check engine light to illuminate, vehicle lost power and dealer found failed catalytic converters which also caused the intake manifold gasket to fail, consumer states 18 months prior to this there was a manufacturer's recall(97E61) regarding catalytic converters, consumer was charged for repairs, vehicle experienced surging at idle in cold conditions, consumer sometimes lurched into traffic.

- Peoria, IL, USA

The engine idles roughly when started in cold weather almost to the point of stalling due to contaminated maf sensor, throttle body and egr system. Nlm

- Lansing, MI, USA

This vehicle was a total loss. I had to replace with a new vehicle in June 2000. No safety defect listed in summary.

- Statesville, NC, USA

Constant failure of emission related components. Replaced at 75K for $1000, but fails again at 85K miles. Ford claims 100K maintainence free for engine, but not true for 1995 Contour.

- Canton, MI, USA

No summary listed for abov evehicle.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Exhaust leak at the front end of could cause potential danger. Nlm

- Rio Rancho, NM, USA

Recall campaign 96E60 10/97 replaced catalyst on this vehicle, present carbon build up in intake egr runners believed stemmed from this catalyst failure and should have been addressed by recall in 10/97. Because carbon build up not removed at recall, emission systems components have failed now

- Herndon, VA, USA

Recall campaign 96E60 10/97 replaced catalyst on this vehicle, present carbon build up in intake egr runners believed stemmed from this catalyst failure and should have been addressed by recall in 10/97. Because carbon build up not removed at recall, emission systems components have failed now

- Herndon, VA, USA