general problems of the 2000 Ford Contour

Three problems related to seats have 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.

1 Seats problem

Failure Date: 02/17/2001

Replacement seat track starting to fail, feeling a "rocking" in the driver side seat.

2 Seats problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2001

Driver's seat is loose, affecting driver control of car. Additionally, loose seat also presents safety hazard in event of a crash. Two dealers acknowledge problem but both were unwilling to fix. They justified their refusal to fix by suggesting the need for a recall since "all Contours have the same problem". One dealer even used the term defect to describe the problem.

3 Seats problem

Driver's seat stays loose and will rock back and forth. Consumer has asked dealer to replace seat, but dealer will not replace it.


Other Seats related problems of the 2000 Ford Contour



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