Ford Contour
Registered from 1996 to 2000.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway |
| 1999 | 1419 kg · 2710 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1998 | 1393 kg · 2710 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1997 | 1370 kg · 2710 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 1996 | 1370 kg · 2710 mm wheelbase · 10.7 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Instrument panel cover warpage
Defect petition, opened October 2006, closed April 2007.
Incorrect gear indication
Recall query, opened February 2002, closed September 2002.
Blower switch/resistor or wiring harness
Engineering analysis, opened January 2001, closed July 2001.
Fuel expulsion during refueling
Engineering analysis, opened October 2000, closed January 2001.
Fuel expulsion during refueling
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2000, closed October 2000.
Blower switch/resistor or wiring harness
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2000, closed January 2001.
Various intermittent electrical issues
Recall query, opened September 1999, closed March 2001.
Headlight switch
Preliminary evaluation, opened December 1998, closed May 1999.
Fuel gauge does not read below 1/4
Investigation SQ, opened January 1998, closed July 1998.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Ford filed 91 bulletins about the 2000 Contour.
- Engine and engine cooling: 21
- Power train: 13
- Electrical system: 12
- Vehicle speed control: 9
- Equipment: 5
- Fuel system, gasoline: 5
- Visibility: 5
- Suspension: 4
- Exterior lighting: 3
- Fuel system, other: 2
- Other: 12
- Ford: certain 1999-2001 model year vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in new york and certain 2001 vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in the state of maine, certified for sale in… · October 2008
- General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt · April 2005
- Rear window defroster grid/integral antenna diagnosis and repair - terminal tab repair. *tt · April 2005
- Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated - system lean diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) - service tips. various models including 2004 f-series. *tt · April 2005
- Steering column shipped without crush pad - reuse original crush pad if not damaged. *tt · April 2005
- Replacement speaker installation tips. *tt · April 2005
- Climate control a/c service tech tips. *eh · April 2005
- Rear window defroster grid/integral antenna diagnosis and repair - terminal tab repair. *tt · January 2005
83 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.