Instrument Panel Problems of Ford Contour

Vehicle was taken to dealer in 2002 in response to Ford customer satisfaction program 01b78 to address potential instrument panel warping. There was no visible warping at the time. The dealer advised there was no issue and no service was required. Throughout the last year, the warping started to become visible. Earlier in the month, the warping applied so much stress on the vent cover that the cover snapped out and landed in the front seats. The warping increased greatly and visibility is reduced on objects close to the front of the car.

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The contact owns a 1999 Ford Contour. The contact stated that his dashboard is covered with laminated plastic that covers the grill. The grill separated at the place where the dashboard connects to the air conditioner. He took the vehicle to the dealer who acknowledged the failure. Ford stated that they have not heard anything about the failure and that the vehicle is not under warranty. When driving at night, the contact must stop the vehicle to clean the windshield and windows. This failure is from air not blowing correctly due to the dashboard defect. The current and failure mileages were 36,000.

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The contact owns a 1997 Ford Contour. The contact stated that the defroster stopped working. The vehicle was serviced for NHTSA recall # 01i009000 (visibility:defroster/defogger system:windshield:controls/wiring) in 2001. The instrument panel and tail lights also do not work. The vehicle was serviced for NHTSA recall # 99v103000 (exterior lighting:headlights:switch) in 1999. The current mileage is 92,794 and failure mileage was 90,000. Updated 02-01-08 updated 02/01/08.

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: the contact stated there was a technical service bulletin about the vehicle's instrument panel warpage interfering with airbag deployment. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who expressed that the incident would not affect the vehicle.

: the contact stated that the glue that holds the front of the dashboard dried out, allowing the dashboard to curl up by five inches. The curl in the dashboard partially obscured the windshield. The vehicle was not taken in for service.

: the contact stated the entire dashboardcurled up interfering with the driver's vision. The vehicle has not been see by a mechanic. Updated on 06/20/2006.

Foam padding on instrument panel curled back from dashboard/instrument panel so as to partially block line of vision along the lower windshield, to block and disrupt the air flow from the defroster. Problem started approximately 10/2003 and has gotten progresively worse.