Faults:

My water pump broke at 98,000 miles.

My tachometer broke at 102,000 miles.

My starer broke at 108,000 miles.

General Comments:

This car is a very good bargain for anyone who wants performance and comfort.

It can become a high maintenance car if you don't take good care of it, but with a little care it will run awesomely.

The interior although comfortable starts to need recovering after a while.

It's a very fun car and very fast with a few modifications.

The engine is very strong and can keep up with SVT Contour's and Focus'.

The power is great and came stock with around 175 horsepower and 160 foot pounds of torque.

Getting the 1995 Ford Contour SE is an great deal for anyone who takes good care of their vehicles.

Faults:

Well I have had to replace the mass air flow sensor, coolant sensor, a sensor that looks like a flat breaker. its copper, it sits behind the motor and below the dash under the hood. there were a few other sensors that had to be replaced. I replaced an alternator twice. I replaced the erg valve today.

The head rests are broken the seat belts in the back are broken. they broke about 5 months after I had the car. I had the shifting indicator replaced, it just one day was cracked.

I have spent more money on this car then I have spent on my ford Fairmont. Everything in my Fairmont was manufactured except the fuel filter. it was 18 yrs old. and I also had to replace the tie rod ends. other than that I had a wonderful car. wish I still had it.

Now I have a bigger problem the same thing is happening to my car as the first posts had mentioned. it dies out when you give it gas. I have to let off the gas before it takes hold then give it gas to get on down the road. it Idles up and down while the vehicle is stopped. I'm so stumped I don't know what else to do.

General Comments:

I want to know if maybe the timing could be off on my car, since we replaced the alternator.

My car car used to get out of its own way. I always said my car is a 4cylc but runs like an 8cylc. I want that car back.

I'm willing to try anything to get my car running back up to where it should be.

Faults:

We had to get a new timing belt. Had to buy a whole new transmission.

General Comments:

This car is fun, quick, and comfortable. However we have put twice as much money into it as we paid for it.

Faults:

Airbag lock switch- replaced five times while I had the car.

Replaced brake rotors.

Replaced alternator twice.

Car required new battery every summer.

Replaced front passenger window switch three times.

Replaced original stereo, which died.

Interior began to disintgrate.

Dealership incorrectly attached the steering wheel after a repair visit.

General Comments:

This car is absolute garbage, and the dealerships were a nightmare to deal with.

The most consistent and egregious problem had to deal with the driver's side airbag. The airbag light would flash on the dashboard periodically. Every time I took the car in, it had the same diagnostic error: "airbag lock switch has failed." I got various explanations from the dealership as to what this part was, but every time, the only way to fix it was to replace the entire airbag module. This always bumped just around $850 each time I had it fixed. The fixes never lasted long. One time, I had taken my car in to get the airbag replaced, and two days later when I went to go pick-up my car, the airbag light was still flashing!

The first time the alternator blew on my car, it left me stranded 8 miles away from the closest town in a December rainstorm.

The second time the alternator gave out was in the summer, and the battery vomited its contents all over the engine bay.

The dealerships were always jerks to deal with. They always kept the car a lot longer than they said they would, they never returned phone calls, and they were quick to become argumentative.

Overall, I think that Ford executives have to be pretty cynical to release such an intrinsicly botched car onto the market.