1995 Ford Contour

RECALL 97V225000 WAS PERFORMED 03/27/1998. THE CABEL FAILED AND FORD DID NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. PROJECTED DATE IS JUNE 2000. I SUSPECT THAT THE RECALL DID NOT FIX THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM. PART #F5RZ-9775-AA WAS REPLACED WITH RECALL AND PART NUMBER F5RZ-9A758-A FAILED. WITH 38000 POTENTIAL CARS IMPACTED A LOT OF LIVES COULD BE AT STAKE. THE NHTSA DATABASE SHOWS THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. FORD UNWILLING TO BE OF ANY HELP AND HAS NO SYMPATHY FOR CARS THAT COULD BE INOPERABLE FOR 3 MONTHS. THE FACT THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT IN STOCK TELLS ME THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT IS BEING PUSHED UNDER THE CARPET. FORD MAY NOT HAVE THE PARTS BECAUSE TOO MANY OF THESE CABLES ARE BREAKING EVEN AFTER THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS DONE TWO YEARS AGO. THE EXCUSE THAT WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A RECALL ON THESE CARS DOES NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK

WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, CAR DOES NOT MOVE. THE ENGINES IDLE DOESN'T CHANGE. IT FILLS LIKE THE THROTTLE CABLE IS BINDING. WILL EVEN HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO CHANGE THE BRAND OF GAS AFTER SPENDING $70.00 IN DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH FOUND THAT MANUFACTOR POSTED RECALLS FOR CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH SAME MANUFACTOR DATE. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ONE OF THE CARS INVOLVED. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. WHAT BOTHERS ME MORE THAN ANYTHING IS THERE INABILITY TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO GET HURT BEFORE THE REAL PROBLEM IS FOUND

WHEN PUTTING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE PEDAL WILL STICK. AT TIMES THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBROAD, BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. OWNER IS STILL EXPERINCEING THE PROBLEM AS LISTED IN RECALL 97V225000 FORD/THROTTLE CABLE. OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

MY THROTTLE CABLES WERE REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER OF 1998 PURSUANT TO A RECALL. IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR, THE THROTTLE CABLES COMPLETELY SEVERED. BECAUSE THE MILEAGE WAS BEYOND THE 12000 MILES FORD ALLOWS UNDER WARRANTY, I HAD TO PAY $225 TO HAVE MY THROTTLE CABLES REPLACED, AGAIN, AND INCURRED $150 TOWING BILL. THE RECALL ON MY THROTTLE CABLES WAS FOR THE 1995-1996 CONTOUR. THIS MONTH, ANOTHER RECALL OF THE 1997-98 CONTOUR (NHTSA-99V194000) WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD HAS NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM - THEIR SOLUTION TO THE 1995-96 RECALL WAS TO PUT ANOTHER DEFECTIVE SET OF THROTTLE CABLES ON MY CAR, WHICH DIDN'T EVEN LAST A QUARTER OF THE MILES THAT THE FIRST DEFECTIVE CABLES DID! I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE NHTSA'S STANDARD IS FOR FIXING A DEFECT UNDER A RECALL, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE THAT FORD IS ALLOWED TO REPLACE ONE DEFECTIVE PART WITH A PART THAT IS EVEN MORE DEFECTIVE - THAT IS SIMPLY NOT A FIX AND THAT SHOULD SIMPLY NOT BE PERMITTED. THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR, FORD AND ITS DEALERS HAVE REPEATEDLY DISPLAYED THEIR COMPLETE APATHY AND LACK OF CONCERN FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THE PROBLEMS THEY EXPERIENCE WITH THE PRODUCTS THAT THEY PLACE INTO THE MARKET AND THAT THEY MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD'S CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS ESSENTIALLY TOLD THAT FORD COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME EVEN AFTER I EXPLAINED THAT THEY HAD SIMPLY PUT ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART ON MY CAR AND PLACED MY LIFE IN DANGER BY DOING SO. THE KIND OF DISREGARD OF ETHICS (THAT IS, FEELING PERFECTLY JUSTIFIED IN USING ONE DEFECTIVE PART TO REPLACE ANOTHER REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED BY A RECALL) DISPLAYED BY FORD AND ITS DEALERS SHOULD NOT GO UNCHECKED. AND, I DO NOT EVEN KNOW IF MY NEW THROTTLE CABLES ARE THE SAME DEFECTIVE ONES RECALLED ON THE 1997-98 CONTOURS THIS MONTH, OR WHETHER THEY ARE THE "NEW FIX" FOR THOSE CARS. I'M NO EXPERT, BUT IT IS PRETTY UNUSUAL FOR AN AUTOMOBILE TO EVEN NEED THROTTLE CABLES REPLACED ONCE-LET ALONE TWICE IN ONE YEAR. THANKS.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN NOVEMBER OF 1997 WITH 36000 MILES ON IT ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER I AM APPROACHING 60000 MILES AND IT SEEMS THE CAR IS BREAKING DOWN SURELY THE CAR WAS MADE TO LAST LONGER THAN THIS THE DRIVING THAT HAS BEEN DONE HAS BEEN EASY DRIVING MOSTLY INTERSTATE I AM ALSO WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT MY CAR WILL LAST PAST THE YEAR 2000 I HAVENT RCVD ANY INFO FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON WHETHER I NEED A NEW COMPUTER FOR THE CAR THIS CAR WAS A BIG INVESTMENT FOR ME AND I STILL OWE 8000.00 DOLLARS ON IT DO I NEED TO LOOK INTO GETTING ANOTHER CAR WITH ALL THE RECALLS ON THE WEB AND THE ONES I HAVE RECVD IN THE MAIL NOT TO MENTION THE CONSTANT ROUGH IDLE ETC. I AM WORRIED ABOUT WHETHER THIS CAR IS WORTH FIXING. *AK