One problem related to gas recirculation valve (egr valve) has been reported for the 2000 Ford Contour. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Ford Contour based on all problems reported for the 2000 Contour.
While driving rpms on the vehicle will start to rise on its own and consumer can not shift vehicle when this happens, will usually happen when the temperature is over 80 degrees. Contacted dealer. The dealer was unable to correct the problem.