Ford Contour Lighting problems by year

I had just got on interstate when my car started cutting out. I immediately put my flashers on & tried to get in the left lane so I could get on shoulder of interstate but cars would not allow me to get over. My car died in middle of interstate. I called asap (a service in alabama for help on the interstate) & told them where I was & I needed them to bring me some gas. Then a car came flying up behind me but was able to stop & did not hit me. Then the car behind him had stopped but a truck behind her was not able...

I have noticed that on every 1999 ford contour the headlight covers turn yellow and start to crack. I have checked a lot of places and look at the lights and everyone I have seen are the same. I can't drive with my lights on low beam at all. I keep them on high beam so that I can see. Low beam looks as if they aren't on. *Tr

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 ford contour. The contact stated that the plug on the headlight switch overheated and melted the wire in the plug. He had to disconnect the battery every time he got out of the vehicle because it caused a failure within the parking lights. The plug and headlight switch needed to be replaced. He found recall 99v103000 online and was told by both the manufacturer and the dealer that his vehicle was not included. The vehicle had not been repaired to-date. The current mileage was approximately 183,000. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

1998 Ford contour. Headlight connector over heated resulting in loss of tail lights and parking lights and instrument panel illumination. Terminal 15 of connector was burned. Safety recall 99s14 addresses this problem but ford dealer says this car was not covered by the recall. . I installed ford kit f5rz14a411ba and fixed the problem. Why was this car not covered by the recall or is the ford dealer mistaken? Should the recall be expanded? I saved the old connector. *Tr

Could not get an inspection sticker - no mechanic could find out why the check engine will not go off -very costly. It stalls when raining, the passenger door handle does not work, it has to warm up for 5 minutes before it will move, the tail lights came loose, causing melting of housing, every valve imaginable has been replaced, belt squeals when air or defrost turned on. *Tr

I currently am the second owner of a 1998 ford contour. Recently the parking, and dashboard lights ceased to operate. I changed the headlight switch which lasted for a week and burned out.. Research on the internet revealed there was a service recall dated 5/10/99 under serial #99v10300 for the headlight harness which was causing the above described problem. I contacted ford who stated their was no open recall on this vehicle. Further research on the internet revealed additional owners who had the same problem...

Tl*the contact owns a 1998 ford contour. The vehicle was taken to the repair shop for regularly scheduled maintenance. The mechanic stated that the front passenger side coil spring failed. In 2001, the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 01v255000 (suspension:front:springs:coil springs). The dealer inspected the vehicle at that time and stated that no repair was needed. However, now that the failure has occurred, the manufacturer stated that the recall was no longer valid. The...

Tl*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 *bf updated 02/01/08 *tr

Headlights do not provide sufficient illumination. *Nm

The headlight in the consumer's 1998 ford contour do not illuminate the road enough while driving at night. *Kb visibility is especially bad while driving at night in the rain because the lights fog up. The consumer has almost had an accident because of the headlights. *Nm

I have a 1998 ford contour that the dashboard lights and rear taillights have stopped working, while the headlights continue to function. The cause was the wiring overheating and I had to replace the wiring harness and the switch. I did some research online and located a recall nhsta campaign 99v103000 for the 1998 ford contour for this exact problem, but according to the dealership my car was not included in the recall. I have had to pay for the work out of pocket, but I am wondering if it was in error than my car was not included. *Jb

On 98 ford contours both of the headlights form condensation on the inside and then become pitted. This greatly reduces the visibility at night and during stormy weather. We have changed the bulbs but not the entire headlight assembly. When we went to look for a set of headlights we discovered that all the used sets have the exact same problem. The lights need to be replaced and this problem is occurring on all ford contours and its mercury counterpart. *Nm

Ford will not repair a recall (99s14) on my 1998 contour se due to the fact that my specific vin number is not included in the recall, although the year is in the recall. The problem is the same. (Instrument panel lights and tail lights not working when headlights are turned on.) The description of the ford recall 99s14 is the same as my observed problem. Unsafe to drive car at night. No correction has been performed. Ford should take responsibility for this known recall. *Nm

Dt: the consumer stated that 1997 ford contour was having a problem with the interior lights and the tail lights. The consumer bought the vehicle used, and ford told her that the taillights were on recall 99v133000 and was already fixed. The dealership will not fix the vehicle again. The consumer did not want to pay for the repairs, and she wanted some one to fix it. The consumer has only owned the vehicle for one month. The car is at the dealership right now being checked.*Ak

Headlights are clouding over, making it dimmer at night and harder to see the road ahead. I have tried to clean the plastic lens but nothing seems to work. I think this is a poor engineering solution when the car is only 6 years old. *Jb