Ford Contour owners have reported 3 problems related to front suspension stabilizer bar (under the suspension category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Contour based on all problems reported for the Contour.
Driver's seat base stabilizer bar is broken, cuasing seat to move side to side freely, and seat back is unstable.
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Problems with 1996 Ford Contour front brakes, transmission, fuse box, heater blower motor, electrical and steering and suspension. For the second time, the vehicle had problems with the brakes making a loud rubbing sound, the stabilizer bar was replaced and needs to be replaced again. The transmission was leaking, water was inside of the headlight seals, which made the lights very dim, the selector mode switch on the heater motor blower did not work properly, which made the heat not work at a 100%. The upper ball joints, rack and pinion and wheel bearing were all defective.
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Consumer was informed by a mechanic that stabalizer bar was broken when she took vehicle into dealer to have have a realignment. This was a common problem with these vehicles. Consumer was charged a total of $463. 26 to have this defect repaired.