1998 FORD CONTOUR Tires Problems

13 NHTSA complaints on file

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Tires Issues in the 1998 FORD CONTOUR

13 tires complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 FORD CONTOUR. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Tires Complaints

#10079545 | June 21, 2004

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER THE ROAD. FIRESTONE, FR 440, SIZE P185/70R14 , DOT:HYRV4FA3100. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

#761023 | April 25, 2002

THIS IS MY SECOND BLOW OUT IN ABOUT A WEEK. *AK

#761023 | April 25, 2002

THIS IS MY SECOND BLOW OUT IN ABOUT A WEEK.

#550028 | September 8, 2000

THE TIRES A BRAKES WORE PREMATURLY CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE. NLM

#869724 | September 6, 2000

PE00-020; FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA, P20560R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR FORD CONTOUR 1998 WITH 14,300 MILES . ALL 4 TIRES CRACKED FROM TREAD ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TIRE. CONSUMER WAS ADVISED TO GO SLOW ON ROADS, AND AVOID HIGHWAYS. *AK

#728425 | September 5, 2000

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN JUNE 98 AND BEFORE LEAVING THE LOT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAD TO REPLACE BOTH OF THE REAR TIRES DUE TO DEFECTS. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE EXACT PROBLEM. THEREFORE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES IN FEB 2000. THIS WAS DUE TO THE TREAD SEPERATION AND EXTENSIVE WEAR. AT THE SAME TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE BAD AND THAT I NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE TIRES AND BRAKE JOB COST 481.93. NOW I HAD 2 FLAT TIRES ON THE SAME TIRE WITHIN 3 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AND NOW THE BACK BRAKES NEED REPLACING. I FEEL THAT THESE REPAIRS ARE DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. I HAVE ALREADY TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO FORD FOR AT LEAST 6 MANUFACTURER RECALLS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. THE CAR SENSOR LIGHT HAS...

#729115 | September 5, 2000

FUSEBOX: BOUGHT CAR IN JULY 1999, HAD TO HAVE THREE RECALLS FIXED, ONE OF THEM WAS ON THE AIR BAG SENSOR, WE WENT AND HAD ONE OF THE RECALLS CORRECTED, THE NEXT WEEK WE WERE SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE REMAINING TWO FINISH, ON WEDNESDAY OF THAT WEEK THE AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WE HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK IT THAT FRIDAY WHEN THEY FIXED THE AIR BAG SENSOR, THE MECHANIC SAID THE FUSE BOX WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HE REPLACED THE FUSE BOX (FREE OF CHARGE) AND WE WENT ON OUR WAY, THEN ON 8/14/2000 AS WE WERE AGAIN DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT ABOUT 55 THE AIR CONDITIONER DIED AGAIN, WE READ THROUGH THE CAR MANUAL AND FOUND THE CORRECT FUSES TO THE BLOWER MOTOR AND A/C, WE CHANGED THOSE FUSES, THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, WE...

#723621 | June 23, 2000

COIL SPRING ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF CAR BROKE. REPLACEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING WAS NECESSARY: SHOCK ABSORBER, CB SPRING, D BOOT, BEARING ASSEMNBLY, AA SEAT, MOUNTING ASSY, HALFSHAFT ASSEMBLY, CV JOINT ASSEMBLY, BRAKE SHOES, DISC BRAKE ROTOR, TIRES.*AK

#550028 | December 20, 1999

THE TIRES A BRAKES WORE PREMATURLY CAUSING A GRINDING NOISE. NLM

#838281 | November 24, 1999

THE REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN WEARING OUT EVERY 5,000 MILES. 3 SETS OF REAR TIRES HAVE BEEN CHANGED WITHIN 15,000 MILES. *AK

#850212 | October 7, 1999

TWO FRONT TIRES WHERE PUT ON AT 27000 MILES AND THEY WORE OUT. *AK

#609048 | September 30, 1999

GOODYEAR GT TIRE FAILED. YH

#607191 | August 30, 1999

AT 9,000 MILES TIRES WENT FLAT AND A BUBBLE IN ONE TIRE (GENERAL TIRES).

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