Air Conditioner problems of the 1996 Ford Contour

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Took vehicle to dealer to have air conditioner serviced, and the product that was used caused a large problem in air conditioning unit. A leak has developed.

Asked dealership to perform recall 00v-367000 and they said Ford has no such recall.

While using air conditioner it stopped blowing air , after being repaired air was not coming from the vents.

There are too many problems with our car to write down. Please contact us.

The air only comes out of the defrost.

The blower fan was replaced by the dealer because of a recall. It lasted about 3 months and proceeded to break again. This time the dealer stated that I had to replace the fuse panel in the car. I took the car to a local mechanic and he reaffirm the defect. They also stated that they rarely had to replace a fuse panel. In addition to this repair, both power window regulators went out on the driver and passenger front sides of the car. The company that did the repair said this is very common in Ford vehicles. I contacted the regional office of Ford and they would not give me any restitution on these repairs.

Air conditioner blower will only work on low, if turning it up high, it does not work.

It seems like when one thing started to short on my Contour everything started to go. . . First the lights started going on and off then . . The a/c started shorting then it completely froze causing timing to jump and noew . . I'm told the car needs new computer . . It dies in middle of road the sensors are bad . . . Please help me regarding this matter . .

Dual fan on air conditioner was constantly on. Consumer stated he received a manufacturer's recall letter for the driver side window. But, then other side window was not working.

The cear is pealing, 2 transmisisons have failed and now the a/c int. Blower only runs on high.

Ac switch and blower speed not working properly. Mechanic said: "found burnt blower motor resistor, hi blower motor resistance affected circuit. Melter resistor and harness. " later mechanic also said it need a new ac dash switch and wiring harness. A total cost of about $600. 00. I don't understand how a high resistance causes increased current and thus burn up the resistor and wiring. I believe that the resistor had a short and the excessive current burned up the resistor and the wiring. I don't know whether the blower is damaged or not. This faulty resistor is a manufacturing defect and could have caused a serious fire under the dash. Therefore the manufacturer should repair the damage. The manufacturer's representative says that the car is four months over the warranty period and even though it had only 27,000 + miles, the manufacturer would not repair the damage. If I pay to have the damage repaired, can I get my money back if you find the manufacturer responsible?.

When turning the air conditioner on, smoke came from the fan switch. There could have been a fire if driver hadn't been so quick to turn off the switch. Dealer will be notifed about the problem. Please provide any further information.

Air conditioner/andy panel air blows out of defrost.

When turning the a/c on, dashboard gets hot. A/c is coming out of the defroster on top of dashboard, and not out the vents.

The air conditioner fan switch was very hot and started to melt the plastic harness and smoke was coming from the switch, which could have resulted a fire if the occupant didn't pull the fuse on the switch. Please provide further information.

Air conditioner is not functioning after service. Yh.

Compressor and lines broke, will not hold a charge; have been to the shop 4 times in last two months.

All the all the lights are working intermittently. Also, when using the a/c unit consumer has to put the a/c on high in order to use the system.

The worst problem was the wheel falling off while in operation, with no warning. The axil, rotor, and balljoint was replaced. The heating and cooling is all messed up. The fan will only blow on low, it is niether hot nor cold. The tail lights and panel lights do not work. It's not a fuse.

I have had multiple problems w/ my 96 Ford Contour since I bought it 2/23/96. I have had it in for service multiple times, and I get told it's covered under warranty why worry about it. The srv. Mngr. At my dealer supposedly talked to a "tony" at Ford & told him to tell me as long as it's covered under warranty I shouldn't complain it is no money out of my pocket. That is unsatisfactory -I believe my car to be a defect in that years line of Contours & I would like something done about these problems. My car runs worse than any used car I have ever owned! all I ever wanted done was to rectify the situation,they could have easily replaced my car with one similiar to that year & model & I would have been happy. I really would like a response to this matter. I am to the point where I will contact a lawyer to seek help dealing with Ford & kennedy Ford , if I can not get a fair & aggreeable outcome to this situation. Thank you.

About 2-3 months after I had my car I tried to trade it in for another car because of the deffects on it, but the dealer would not help me out then. Is there anything I can do about it now? no safety defect listed in the summary.

Summer of 1997 cold air from a/c only blows out of defrosters,had it fixed. Summer of 1998 again cold air from a/c only blows out of defrosters, had it fixed. Summer of 1999 again cold air from ac only blows out of defrosters, again I had it fixed.

Air conditioning has a bad mildew smell.

Evaporator and blower failed 3 times.

While driving the heater and air conditioner fan switch overheated and caught fire. The owner was able to put out fire. The vehicle has been repaired by dealership. The connector and fan switch was replaced by the dealership.

I have previously had problems with this vehicle and have taken it more than eight different times to be service and problem still has not been resolved even after having engine replaced I am having some of the same problems. Car has been serviced on a regular basis and still it has problems. E . .

Driving on wet surfaces with the air conditioning system on, the vehicle shuts off. The driver receives no indication that vehicle will shut off. The manufacturer has been notified.

Auto air control failed.

Ac/heater/defroster/blower part that was defective has been recalled, but Ford refuses to cover under this recall the a/c compressor, which failed prematurely. Chris early, at joe machens Ford, columbia, mo, informed me that the compressor has nothing at all to do with the ac/heater/defroster/blower, and so, will not cover the work under this recall. I find it hard to believe that the a/c compressor has nothing to do with the ac/heater/defroster/blower and its problem (blowing air quite hard, but with none coming out the vents, and not heating or cooling the car/defrosting the window). Though I have had the car in 9 or 10 times to have the ac/heater/defroster/blower problem fixed, I still have trouble with it from time to time. Surely this kind of strain caused the a/c compressor to work harder, and be subject to undue stress and therefore immature wear and tear and ultimately failure. (even the service technicians expressed surprise at the earliness of the compressor failure). Please investigate this problem, since I have had trouble getting anywhere with Ford in the past -- I still haven't gotten any sort of reply from Ford as to my inquiries to their customer service department about the problem, which I registered in writing to them in August 1998. Thank you for your time and your work!.