general problems of the 1998 Ford Contour

Consumer sped up to pass another vehicle, and when slowing down vehicle started to vibrate. Also, vehicle was racing up to 2000 rpm/, stalling, and making a rumbling sound. Dealer stated oxygen sensor had gone bad. It controls amount of air and gas mixture.

Consumer was traveling about 60mph on highway and vehicle hestitated. Throttle would roar up high. Without prior warning, and then vehicle would stall out. Both dealerships were aware of problem.

Driving down the road at approx 30mph smelled a burning odor. Pulled vehicle over. The wire to the speed control burned off, causing smoke to fill in the vehicle. Contacted dealer.

Consumer is having scheduling problems in receiving recall repairs (99v-103) (99v-194). Mjs.

When traveling 31 mph consumer was involved in a head-on collsion in which neither driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed upon impact. Consumer has contacted the dealer, vehicle was totaled . Vehicle accelerated on its own, lost control, hit an embankment head-on.

Upon pushing in the clutch, vehicle will intermintently maintain rpm or gain rpm until vehicle comes to a complete stop or until it decides to fall back down. Driving conditions do not affect the problem, but vehicle does not maintain an rpm over 5000. Vehicle will also maintain current speed without pressing the gas for a prolonged period of time causing the driver to take it out of gear to stop while car maintains an rpm over 3000. Consulted svt service manager who stated problem was characteristic of vehicle. Manager owns same vehicle and has same problem, and states many customers have same problem as well. He has found no fix for vehicle despite many attempts.

Recall repair delayed due to scheduling problems with dealership (99v-194). Mjs.

Consumer is very unhappy with the number of recalls (6) that have been issued on the vehicle and feels the vehicle is a lemon. Nlm.

Owner can not obtain recall repairs due to lack of parts. (99v-194).