NHTSA Complaint #741513 — 1996 FORD CONTOUR

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS issue reported to NHTSA

Check any vehicle history by VIN - Free vehicle history report

Vehicle Towed

Complaint Details

ODI Number	741513
Vehicle	1996 FORD CONTOUR
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
Date of Incident	February 18, 2001
Date Filed	March 7, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

THE RIGHT AND LEFT TAIL LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE TERMINALS ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHOW SIGNS OF HEAT DAMAGE. THIS IS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 99V103000 (MFG CAMPAIGN # 99S14) APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN 1995-1998 FORD CONTOUR VEHICLES. THIS RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY FORD CONTOUR (VIN # [XXX]) ACCORDING TO TWO FORD DEALERS. THE SYMPTOMS OF THIS RECALL EXACTLY DESCRIBE THE CURRENT SYMPTOMS OF MY FORD CONTOUR AND IT IS QUESTIONABLE AS TO WHY THIS RECALL IS NOT CURRENTLY APPLICABLE TO MY VIN #. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Related Complaints for the 1996 FORD CONTOUR

Other EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS Complaints

#10110741 — February 18, 2005 — I OWN A 1996 FORD CONTOUR [XXX] THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT ON. THERE WAS A RECALL ON ...

#563734 — May 14, 2002 — CONSUMER STATED THAT TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, CONSUMER'S RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL 99S14 REGARDING TAIL LIGHT FAILU...

#755018 — November 30, 2001 — WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED TO PARK LIGHTS, NONE OF THE PARK LIGHTS WORK--FRONT OR BACK, LEFT OR RIGHT. ADDITIO...

#874649 — November 8, 2000 — WHILE DRIVING TAIL LIGHTS/ODOMETER LIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS WENT OUT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLETO DEALER, AND THEY REPL...

#705816 — April 20, 1999 — IN JUNE 1998 REPLACED BRAKE PADS, AND HAD ROTORS TURNED BECAUSE THEY WERE WARPED. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS AGAIN, I...

Recent Complaints for the 1996 FORD CONTOUR

#11433685 — AIR BAGS — September 20, 2021 — The contact owned a 1996 Ford Contour. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, going downhill, the vehicle h...

#11161985 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — December 17, 2018 — MY CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2001. THE PAST 6 MO MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SMELLS LIKE ITS BURNING OR SOMETHING MELTING. ALMOST ...

#11161985 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) — December 17, 2018 — MY CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2001. THE PAST 6 MO MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SMELLS LIKE ITS BURNING OR SOMETHING MELTING. ALMOST ...

#11161985 — SUSPENSION — December 17, 2018 — MY CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2001. THE PAST 6 MO MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SMELLS LIKE ITS BURNING OR SOMETHING MELTING. ALMOST ...

#10991732 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — May 25, 2017 — THE WIRE HARNESS MOTOR, TRANSMISSION AND FUEL INJECTION ARE BAD ,AND WAS STATIONARY 5 YEAR AGO LIKE MANY MANY MANY CO...