Two problems related to vehicle overheat have been reported for the 1996 Ford Contour. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Temperature gauge constantly shows vehicle is overheating, when in fact it is not.
The car overheated severly while on the freeway, I had it towed and spent 2 weeks at 2 different automotive companies (including the Ford dealership in burien, wa) trying to get it fix before discovering it had cracked the block of the engine. I spent about $1,300 and had to salvage the car. Is there a possible way to get some compensation back from Ford? I have all my paper work since I bought the car. Thank you for any help. Gail bowman.