1999 Ford Contour

STALLS AND WON'T RESTART. I HAD THE ALTERNATOR CHANGED AND THE FUSE BEHIND THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH BY GOODYEAR. THEY DID A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND SAID THE ONLY THING IT COULD BE WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND MAYBE THE FUSE. I GOT THE CAR BACK AND IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 3 HOUR'S THEN STALLED. I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK 3 MORE TIMES AFTER THE INITIAL VISIT AND STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. GOOD YEAR COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER SHIP WHERE I HAD TO PAY AGAIN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH CAME BACK CLEAN, SO THEY SUGGESTED A NEW BATTERY AND FUSE. THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE UNTIL EXACTLY ONE YEAR LATER WHEN THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED, IT STALLED YET AGAIN. I CAN BARELY OPEN THE DOOR'S WITH MY KEY AND IT TAKES ABOUT THREE TIMES TO DO SO. I WENT TO WALMART AND BOUGHT SOME FUSE'S AND FOR NOW IS WORKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO 2 PLACE'S ONE A FORD DEALER SHIP AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS LAST YEAR, IF BOTH PLACE'S COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM THEN, THEN WHY SHOULD I WASTE MY MONEY AGAIN. THERE IS A DEFECT SOME WHERE IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO CHANGE THE FUSE SO OFTEN. *AK

A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A CONSTANT STRAIN OF 32 AMPS BEING DISCHARGED, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO DRAIN, AND NOT BEING CHARGED. *AK THE KEY COULD BE TURNED OFF WITH THE IGNITION IN THE LOCK POSITION AND THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. WHEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS OPENED, THE BUZZER THAT REMINDS THE CONSUMER THAT THE KEY WAS STILL IN THE IGNITION HAD GONE OFF EVEN WHEN THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. *SC

SEVERAL ITEMS FIRST THE DASH BOWED IN FROM BOTH SIDES,A MONTH AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY PROBLEM, THE TIRES WERE BAD WE REPLACED THEM THEY ARE BAD ALL THE TIME HAVE TO BE REPLACED MORE THEN A NORMAL TIRE SHOULD , THE CAR BROKE DOWN LAST YEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN MY PROBLEM THE ROTORS AND OTHER THINGS WERE BAD SOMTHING I AS A CONSUMER WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT , CANNOT GET CAR INSPECTED BECAUSE THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AND CANNOT BE FIXED DUE TO AIRBAG AGAIN MY PROBLEM O YES WAS IN A FINDER BINDER AIRBAG DID NOT WORK MINOR INJRIES , THE DRIVERS SEAT ROCKS THE REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT WORK MORE PROBLEMS THIS CAR IS WORTH NOTHING I ON;Y DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK IN IT AND THE WAY IT IS FALLING APART YOUD THINK I TRAVEL ACROSS COUNTRY IN IT ...THIS IS NOT A GOOD CAR TO EVER PURCHASE WILL NEVER BUY FROM FORD AGAIN!!! SRB THIS PRBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON GOING FROM 2000-2003. *AK

DASHBOARD IS CURLING UP FROM THE WINDSHIELD. SINCE THIS HAS STARTED THE VENT FOR THE DEFOGGING SYSTEMS HAS POPPED COMPLETELY OUT, THE WARNING BELL FOR THE LIGHTS LEFT ON AND KEY IN IGNITION HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT. I TOOK IT TO MY AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHO CONTACTED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY (WHO SUPPOSEDLY COVER ME BUMPER TO BUMPER ACCORDING TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM) WHO STATE IF IT IS NOT SAFETY RELATED THEY DON'T COVER IT. I THEN WENT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WITH THE PROBLEM AS THE CAR IS A 1999 WITH BARELY 40,000 MILES AND EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT THE THINGS THAT HAVE STOPPED WORKING AS WELL AS THE FACT THAT AS THE DASH ROLLS BACK IT WILL DEPLOY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY STATED THAT THE EARLIER MODELS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH APPARENTLY WAS NEVER FIXED AND GAVE ME FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. I THEN CONTACTED FORD WHO AFTER 5 DAYS INFORMED ME THAT THEY FELT IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND PAY APPROXIMATELY $1800 TO $2000 FOR A NEW DASH TO BE INSTALLED BUT THAT I SHOULD SAVE MY PAPERWORK AFTER THE REPAIRS ARE DONE IN CASE OF ANY FURTHER TROUBLE. SINCE THE DASH IS IN PERFECT CONDITION ASIDE FROM THE CURLING, NO CRACKS, DISCOLORATION OR DRYING OUT I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. IF YOU CAN ASSIST PLEASE LET ME KNOW. *NLM

SOMETHING IN MY WIRING HAS BURNT AND SHORTED OUT WIRES IN MY CAR FROM TRUNK TO UNDER HOOD. CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AS I WRITE AND IS GOING TO BE VERY EXPENSIVE. THIS IS A 1999 FORD CONTOUR SE. A NEW WIRING HARNESS IS BEING ORDERED AND ALL WIRING NEEDS REPLACEMENT. THE CAR JUST STALLED RIDING DOWN ROAD, HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT CAR FOR APPROX. 1 WEEK NOW. *JB