1995 FORD CONTOUR Engine And Engine Coolingcooling Systemfan Problems

FAN MOTOR ON THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED TO COME ON ITS ON. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE RECALL 00V367000 FOR THE FAN BLOWER EXPIRED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT. REAR SEATBELTS HAVE FALLEN APART. HVAC FAN MOTOR DOESN'T WORK. ALSO, FAN MOTOR RELAY FAILS.

COOLING FAN INOPERATIVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM A BEARING SEIZE. FAN WAS REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE TWICE AND IS STILL INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND THE AIR CONDITIONING TO FAIL.*AK

CAR OVERHEATED. PLASTIC PART ON WATER PUMP BROKE AND MELTED. MECHANICS SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF A PLASTIC IMPELLER FOR THE WATER PUMP.

HAD RECEIVED A NOTICE (00V367000) AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC REFUSE TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR AND INDICATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CONTACTED FORD AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT. MECHANIC FINALLY INDICATED HAD PARTS FOR REPAIR. ONCE RECALL WAS REPAIRED AND WAS DRIVING, STARTED SMELLING SMOKE. HAD PARKED AND LEFT VEHICLE. NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. RAMEY FORD TAZEWELL VA 24651 PHONE #276 988 2572 TS

THERMOSTAT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 00V367 CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING FAN ON 02/2001. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE FIXED UNDER THAT RECALL.*AK

AT 60MPH AND WITH NO WARNING ENGINE-COOLING FAN WILL OVERHEAT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE DONE PROBLEM RE REOCCURRED. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT ALTHOUGH RECALL LETTER STATED THAT WILL REPLACE IF PROBLEM REOCCURRES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT DUE TO RECALL 00S44 HE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN HIS VEHICLE, AT THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN HAD BEEN CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE, 1500 MILES LATER CONSUMER ASKED THE SAME SERVICE MANAGER HOW THE COOLING FAN COULD BE CHECKED WITHOUT THE MOTOR RUNNING AND HE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK AFTER DEALER PERFORMED RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V367000, CONSUMER COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING, ANOTHER MECHANIC FOUND WIRING HARNESS WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. CONSUMER ADDS THAT THE OIL PUMP ALSO FAILED. *TT

MODULE IN ENGINE COOLING FAN SYSTEM BURNED, MELTING THE WIRING HARNESS AND COOLING FAN. ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V367000 JUNE 29, 2001. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

AFTER GETTING VEHICLE WORKED ON FOR A RECALL 00V367000 ON COOLING MOTOR FAN VEHICLE HAS STARTED SMOKING WHEN CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, MECHANIC ORDERED PART WHICH WAS PART OF A RECALL AND REPLACED, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ONCE AGAIN DUE TO SHORT IN THE WIRE. *JG

CONSUMER EXPLAINS THAT ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN, MECHANIC ORDERED PART WHICH WAS PART OF A RECALL AND REPLACED, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ONCE AGAIN DUE TO SHORT IN THE WIRE. *JG

RADIATOR FAN MOTOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND WATER PUMP FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THIS THEN CAUSED THE ENGINE HEAD OR GASKET TO FAIL. ALSO EXPECT TO FIND WATER PUMP IMPELLER DAMAGE. THESE COMPONENT FAILURES HAVE PRODUCED A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR ESTIMATE. BY SEARCHING CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, OWNERS CAN PLAINLY SEE THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM FAILURES ARE CAUSEING EXTENSIVE AND COSTLY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE ENGINE. A RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FAN MOTORS, THIS DOES NOT ADDRESS THE DAMAGE CAUSED TO THE VEHICLE ENGINE BY THE FAILURE OF THE FAN MOTOR. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO, AND I DID NOT HAVE A NOTICE OF VEHICLE RECALL ON THE RADIATOR FAN MOTOR.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT DUE TO RECALL 00S44 HE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN HIS VEHICLE, AT THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE COOLING FAN HAD BEEN CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE, 1500 MILES LATER CONSUMER ASKED THE SAME SERVICE MANAGER HOW THE COOLING FAN COULD BE CHECKED WITHOUT THE MOTOR RUNNING AND HE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *SLC

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR RECALL 00 V 367 000/ ENGINE COOLING FAN REPAIRS. AFTER CONSUMER TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER, THEY FOUND OUT A BARE WIRE WICH WAS CAUSING PROBLEM. A GENERAL MANAGER SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THEREFORE NOTHING COULD BE DONE.*AK CONSUMER STATES AFTER VEHICLE WAS RETURNED IT BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME AND FUSES WERE BLOWN, CONSUMER WAS INFOMRED THAT THE REASON THE FUSES WERE BLOWING WAS BECAUSE THE RECALL THAT WAS PERFORMED ON THE ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS DONE WRONG AND THAT WAS WHY VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING, DELAER THEN STATED THAT ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO THE MILEAGE.*JB

AFTER RECEIVING RECAL ON 00 V 367 000/ ENGINE COOLING FAN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. UPON RECEIVING VEHICLE BACK FROM DEALER,. TWO DAYS LATER, VEHICLE OVERHEATED. HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO DEALER. DEALER STATED NOTHING THEY DID WOULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER INSISTED HE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTIL IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON ENGINE COOLING FAN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TOOK CAR IN FOR RECALL #00S44.THE FIRST TIME OUTSIDE TEMP. RISED ABOVE 85 DEGREES THE FAN FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE OPERATING ON THE HIGHWAY @ABOUT 45 MPH.VEHICLE HAD TO BE ABANDONED . WHITE SMOKE POURED OUT OF THE EXHAUST LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE ENGINE MAY BE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF HEAT. I WANT CAR REPAIRED AND LOANER PROVIDED UNTIL MY CAR IS RETURNED TO ME. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN ENGINE COOLING FAN RECALL 00V367000. CONSUMER MADE THREE APPOINTMENTS TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED; HOWEVER, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT APPOINTMENTS WERE NEVER PUT INTO COMPUTER AND SERVICE WAS DENIED. ON MAY 19TH, 2001 THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN UNDERHOOD WIRING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS. *AK

ENGINE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATED AND WOULD STALL WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE ASSEMBLY WITH 78,200 MILES ON ENGINE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. SECOND ENGINE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING AND STALLING APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES AFTER ENGINE COMPONENTS HAD BEEN REPLACED. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL 00V367 FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN AFTER THESE PROBLEMS HAD HAPPENED, AND WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL BECAUSE IT HAD OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT. *AK *JB

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO REPLACED ENGINE COOLING FAN. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2000. AT THIS TIME, ENGINE COOLING FAN NEEDED REPLACEMENT AGAIN. VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL.*AK

MY CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ENGINE COOLING FANS. THIS DEFECT WAS NOT DISCOVERED AND CORRECTED UNTIL AFTER IT HAD ALSO CAUSED $1900 OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO THE WATER PUMP AND THE A/C CONDENSER AND SYSTEM. FORD CONTENDS THESE OTHER ITEMS ARE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR ($1900). I CONTEND THEY WOULD NOT NEED REPAIR HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE DEFECTIVE FAN ASSEMBLY THAT FAILED.*AK

FORD LOST CONSUMERS ORIGINAL PART OF VEHICLE THAT WAS ON RECALL, CURRENTLY, ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX RECALL 00367000/ COOLING FAN. *AK

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 00V367000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S44.DEALER CORRECTED RECALL PROBLEM, AFTER RECALL WORK HAS BEEN CORRECTED, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH BATTERY DRAINING OUT. ALSO, A NOISE WAS COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN GEAR OR WHEN VEHICLE WAS CUT OFF. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 000V367000 LETTER CONCERNING ENGINE COOLING SYSYEM: FAN. WENT TO THE DEALER FOR SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT. DEALER REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL PROBLEMS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WIRES ARE BURNING OUT BECAUSE FAN MOTOR KEEPS GOING OUT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING NOTICED VEHICLE OVERHEATING. DEALER STATED ENGINE FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT PARTS WERE NOT IN . PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE WATING FOR DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE PARTS TO REPAIR RECALL #00V367000/ 00S44 FOR ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE SUFFERED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK

VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND OWNER REPLACED COOLING FAN. A WEEK LATER, RECALL 00V36700/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S440VM13 ARRIVED AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC REFUSED TO REPAIR ENGINE COOLING FAN DUE TO OWNER HAVING IT REPAIRED. INDICATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. OWNER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED WITH MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED NHTSA WOULD BE NOTIFIED, TOLD NOT TO CONTACT NHTSA. *AK

ENGINE COOLING FAN SHUTDOWN, RENDERING ENGINE INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE. *AK

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE. THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR. VEHICLE HAD REQUIRED LARGE AMOUNTS OF ANTIFREEZE AND OIL. CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL ON COOLING FAN. QUESTIONED DEALER IF RECALL HAD ANYTHNG TO DO WITH GASKET BLOWING. DEALER SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANY RELATIONSHIP. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START DUE TO SPARK PLUG ASSEMBLY FAILURE AND ENGINE HEAD GASKETS FAILURE. *YH

CONSUMER CONTACTED FT MILL FORD FOR RECALL00V367000/ COOLING FAN SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER HAS NOT SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS IN TIMELY MANNER . IN MEANTIME CONSUMER IS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOTALLING VEHICLE . RECALL 00 V367 000/ COOLING VAN HAS BEEN ISSUED. *AK *SLC

FIRST START OF DAY WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FAN MOTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSING ABOUT $4000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. *AK

DEFECTIVE ENGINE COLLING FAN CAUSED A FIRE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V367000 ALTHOUGH IT HAD SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

FORD HAS A RECALL FOR ENGINE COOLING FAN ON SOME FORD CONTOURS. THIS VEHICLE HAS THAT PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL. DEALER HAS TOLD CONSUMER THIS. *AK

ENGINE COOLING FAN BURNED OUT, CAUSING OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL AND TOTAL REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE NEEDED.*AK

STOPPED@STORE, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING (THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT), DROVE HOME, NOTICED SAME SMELL, OPENED HOOD AND NOTICED FAN WAS SMOKING, DISCONNECTED BATTERY AND HAVEN'T DRIVEN SINCE. - FORD REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL THE FAN.

WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THEN SAW COOLING FAN ON FIRE. *AK *ML

ENGINE COOLING FAN MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING SMOKE TO COME FROM THE ENGINE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE FAN ASSEMBLY AND MOTOR. *ML

COOLING FAN MOTOR CAUGHT FIRE AND DAMAGED THE ELECTICAL SYSTEM. YH

ELECTRICAL COOLING FAN SEIZED UP, OVERHEATING/MELTING AND THEN CATCHING ON FIRE. *AK

ENGINE COOLING FAN SEIZED UP/OVERHEATING, RESULTING IN A FIRE. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED FAN TO OVERHEAT. *AK

THE COOLING FAN CAUGHT FIRE AND IGNITED WIRES IN THE ENGINE AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER LESS THAN 10 MILES OF DRIVING

THE COOLING FAN CAUGHT FIRE AND IGNITED WIRES IN THE ENGINE AT LOW SPEEDS AFTER LESS THAN 10 MILES OF DRIVING

WHILE TRAVELING FAN BELT MADE CONTACT WITH WATER, FAN BELT SLIPPED OFF, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. FORD IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AN D ISSUED A TSB. ALSO, FRONT END ASSEMBLY DRIVE BELT NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO THE ELECTRIC RADIATOR FAN MELTED INTERNALLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND SMOKE.