Would be driving vehicle or making a turn when vehicle would stall. Would have no prior warning. Also, steering would lock up. Have taken to dealership.

- Ann Arbor, MI, USA

The vehicle nearly stalled on cold start and the battery ses light illuminated, consmer also noticed a smell in passenger compartment, consumer turned vehcle off and restarted it with no problem and the smell was no longer present, consumer left the vehicle parked for several days, but when it was warmed up for 15 min. Consumer noticed uneven acceleration and misfiring, the vehicle has been parked ever since. 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

Car overheated without warning and stalled. Car would not crank back up and had to get towed. Compression test revealed zero pressure in 2 cylinders thus meaning complete engine failure. Currently, car is at repair shop where engine is being completely torn down to determine cause of engine failure.

- Arlington, TX, USA

Consumer was traveling on highway and smelled smoke coming from engine compartment. Vehicle cut off in middle of highway. It ws raining and engine was a V-4. recall was for a V-6 engine. Vehicle caught on fire. Vehicle had to be towed. Vehicle had a new engine. Consumer stated that engine was defective from beginning, and engine was replaced at his expense.

- Belvidere, IL, USA

Engine malfunctioned, causing vehicle to stall.

- Charlette, NC, USA

Cooling fan motor replaced by autopact car service in charlotte nc, but engine still overheated. Car then towed to harrelson Ford in charlotte where I was told engine was "burned up" due to engine cooling fan failure. They recommended engine replacement and components at cost nearly $5000. In 1999, cooling fan ran erradically and required battery to be replaced according to Ford dealership in greensboro, nc. The dealership also replaced engine thermastat. Rather than a thermastat problem, I suspect engine cooling fan was defective and caused damage to engine over time. Despite history of failure, Ford did not make any offer to replace.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

The engine races in warmer weather (65 and up) at startup and when idiling at stops, at the same time the vehicle bucks and wants to take off, dealer has reset the computer codes, replaced the computer controls and cleaned the throttle body but none of this has made a difference. Nlm

- Worcester, MA, USA

While driving on highway ( 70 mph ) engine just stopped. Dealer said engine locked up.without warning, no noises.

- Waukesha, WI, USA

No summary listed for abov evehicle.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Vehicle experiences loss of power and runs rough. I had catalytic converter repaired from recall. It has become once again defective.

- Siler City, NC, USA

Engine continually dies, replacement of spark plugs and H20 sensor did not rectify stalling. Mjs

- Fort Lewis, WA, USA

"duratec" engine advertised to go 100,000 miles - required tune up at 44,000.

- Cypress, CA, USA

They don't know why my engine cuts out. I believe problem is left over from all the work they did on ABS and cat. Converter changeover. They will not warranty car now that factory warranty expired. Refused to install "flight recorder" to troubleshoot. Dealer refused to offer extended warranty at no charge since they are the cause of the problems. Dealer replaced entire LH wiring harness when repairing ABS, left many "loose ends" all over the car.

- Houston, TX, USA

I have had a problem with vibration in my car from when I picked it up. I have to put it in neutral while stopped in order to keep the steering wheel from shaking terribly. After having it in the service department several times, I was told that it was a problem with Contour and did not pursue it any further. I have now been told that I need to replace the head gasket along with a rebuilt engine. I can't help but wonder if all the vibration in the car weakened the seal causing leaking from the head gasket. This car is only 4 years old and has 65,000 miles, is maintained properly and has normal wear and tear. I've contacted the dealership, Ford motors, the attorney general's office for auto complaints, wbz call for action, and the center for auto safety in Washington, DC on this matter. The only recourse I have short of hiring an attorney, is to file complaint forms, which I have done. I'm beginning to see a pattern by Ford to make an inferior product and then not stand behind their defects. I don't feel this is fair to the customer. This little repair is going to cost me $3000 (of which I don't have) to get my car back in working order. Is there any help out there for customers like me or is it "too bad. You're stuck with it"?

- Reading, MA, USA

Engine bearing failed resulting in complete engine failure.

- Prairievil, LA, USA

Car will not start at all I have taken it to two different dealers and they haven't figured out what is wrong yet.

- North Fond Du Lac, WI, USA

Made a little noise at start-up/had wobbly rough feel/ car has been in service dept. Since Oct.21/requests to see vehicle were denied /sneaked in behind dealership tonight after work/car was supposedly broken down for inspection &rebuild /I crawled underneath with spotlight and the oilpan has been removed/phantom parts can't be located anywhere in U.S. according to service dept./am told a different story each week/ can anyone help me?

- Prairieville, LA, USA

Have not recieved often requested technicians report on mechanical breakdown costs and repair and estimated time for pickup

- Prairieville, LA, USA

Vehicle stalls continuously.

- Manhattan, KS, USA