2000 FORD CONTOUR Structure Problems

DASH BOARD IS CURLING UP FROM WINDSHIELD AREA, DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK AS WELL, GRILL IS DETACHED ALSO. *AK

DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM STRUCTURE AND ROSE UPWARDS ABOUT TWO INCHES IN FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD. AS A RESULT, DEFROSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE WINDOWS WERE NOT BEING CLEARED.*AK *MR *NM

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED THAT DASHBOARD WAS WARPED, AND SEPARATED FROM PANEL. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MECHANIC CHECK THE INTERIOR.*AK

I,TOO, HAVE THE DASHBOARD PEELING ISSUE. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER, BUT AT THE TIME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. 2 MONTHS AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE, MY DASHBOARD WAS WARPING. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS TOO LATE.THE CAR IS A 2000 AND THIS DEFECT WAS OCCURRING 2 YEARS LATER. I CERTAINLY BELIEVE FORD SHOULD FIX THIS.*AK

DEALERSHIP WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE DASH BOARD. DEALER SAID THAT THIS RECALL WAS VOLUNTARY, AND THE TIME LIMIT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. HOWEVER, OWNER WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN A TIMELY MANNER. DEALER SAID SORRY, TOO BAD. FORD INDICATED THAT IT WILL NOT PAY FOR WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.*AK

VENTS INSIDE OF THE DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT POPPED OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE PANEL FELL OUT ONTO THE FLOOR. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

THE DASHBOARD PEELED BACK AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NLM

DASHBOARD WARPED AND SEPARATED FROM THE BODY OF VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE DEFROSTER NOT TO WORK PROPERLY AND MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO JUDGE THE DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO EXPERIENCED DELAYED SHIFTING. *AK *NLM

THE DASH IS LIFTING OFF WHERE WINDSHIELD AND DASH MEET, ACROSS THE LENGTH OF THE WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM BUT IT HAD EXPIRED IN AUGUST OF 2002.*AK

THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED FROM THE STRUCTURE AND LIFTED UPWARDS. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE CLEARLY THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. OBSTRUCTION CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY . CAUSE OF THE SEPARATION WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK HEAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE SEPARATION. *SCC *JB

ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS WARPING OUT OF SHAPE. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE IS KEPT IN AN AIR CONDITIONED GARAGE IT STILL SEEMS THAT THE DASHBOARD IS ASSAULTED BY THE HEAT OF THE SUN. WARPING IS CAUSING THE VENTS OF DASHBOARD TO BECOME MISALIGNED.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER THE TSB 10001899 INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WARPAGE REPAIR WARRANTY, BUT THE FAILURE HADN'T OCCURRED, SO THE PART WASN'T REPLACED. FAILURE OCCURRED, AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE WARRANTY BASED ON THE CAMPAIGN ENDING. *AK *SCC *JB

2000 FORD CONTOUR, 4-DOOR SEDAN, VIN: [XXX] ------ ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS COMING UNGLUED/DISCONNECTED. IT IS RAISING UP IN FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD, THIS IS STARTING TO OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VIEW, THE DEFROST DEFLECTORS ARE NO LONGER OPERABLE TO DEFLECT THE AIR ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND IT HAS COMPROMISED THE POSSIBLE OPERATION OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS ISSUED NUMEROUS RECALLS ABOUT THIS SERIOUS FORD CONTOUR PROBLEM. BUT, THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CONSUMER STATES THAT DASHBOARD IS BUCKLING,CAUSING WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER VENTS TO MOVE OUT OF ALIGNMENT. CONSUMER CANNOT DEFROST FRONT WINDSHIELD WHEN NECESSARY. THIS RESULTS IN POOR OR NO VISIBILITY. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED DASHBOARD FALLING DOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE DESIGN OF THE DASHBOARD MAY CAUSE THE AIR BAG NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. *JB

THE DASH BOARD LIFTED UP. *JB

THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE. *JB ENGINE HESITATED, SURGED AND LOST POWER. FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. ALSO THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO LIFT. RECALL FOR DASHBOARD REPAIRS ALREADY EXPIRED. *TT

THE DASH BOARD CAME APART. *JB

FORD RECALL 01B78 CONCERNING INSTRUMENT PANEL WARPAGE. *AK CYNTHIA MAYO CALLED 6/6/2003 TO REQUEST A QUESTIONNAIRE TO MAKE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND TO SEND COPIES OF DOCUMENTS.

THE DASH BOARD BECAME DETACHED FROM THE GRILL. *JB

VEHICLES' INSTRUMENTAL PANEL STARTED TO DELAMINATE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO BE SERVICED, WHO INFORMED THEM AT THAT TIME THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART. CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED, AND RECALL CAMPAIGN HAS EXPIRED. TS *TT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS DISCONNECT FROM THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A GLARE AND IT IS CAUSING IT TO BE HARD FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM