Faults:

Water pump went out at 26,000 miles.

AC compressor locked up at 50,000 miles, snapped the belt which in turn ripped into one of the CV boots.

Motor mount broke (can you believe that?) at 60,000 miles and caused power steering hose to snap.

Had to replace window motor, latches, cables, etc. in drivers door and needed new wheel bearings at 65,000 miles.

At 95,000 miles the timing belt broke, leaving me stranded once again, and cost $400 to fix.

Other "minor" fixes such as new rotors twice, new fan blower, numerous recalls. This car also lets in a lot of dust (the trunk is full of it) and road noise, and the speakers short out often.

General Comments:

This car starts up without fail (except for the timing belt problem), but the rest of the car is crap.

I'm getting a lot of sympathy from the people at the Ford Service Center, but what I'd really like is to not spend more on repairs than the monthly car payment.

Now, the transmission is "slipping" which probably means another big bill for me.

Think I'll get rid of it once and for all. If I didn't need the trade-in I would love to push it off a cliff and watch it explode.

Faults:

This car has been a complete nightmare. I have had so many problems with it. The transmission bumps when it changes gears. The car will not start some times just makes a buzz like noise and I get stuck in parking lots until it wants to start. The gas thing dose not measure right. I will never buy another Ford again. The worst part is Ford will do nothing about it.

General Comments:

Do not buy Ford!

Faults:

The Alternator has failed three times, it was only fixed for good once the car broke down just outside Detroit.

The Air Conditioning has failed twice in the last 12 months.

The Battery that was in the car when I bought it was faulty.

The fuel injectors failed causing the check engine light to come up.

The Wheel bearings needed to be replaced.

The heating/AC resistor needed to be replaced.

There was a leak from the transmission.

Fuel spillage was recalled.

Recall for the addition of coil springs protectors.

General Comments:

The car itself is very comfortable and handles well especially during long road trips... when its working.

Faults:

There have been 9 recalls on this car to this point.

The floater in the fuel tank doesn't work properly, meaning it registers full even when the tank is empty and you can't put gas in the car.

The transmission crashed at 77,000 kilometers and the shop I took it to said "everything that could be wrong was wrong" with it.

The rear defroster stopped working.

The tires were bald at 50,000 kilometers.

The steering wheel leather is chipping and flaking off.

General Comments:

Most of the repairs have been inconvenient, but relatively inexpensive.

The main problem with this car is that the transmission gave out completely with only 77,000 kilometers on the car. Supposedly, there are lots of problems with the Contour transmission.

Repairs at 3 different shops were estimated at more than C$4000. The dealership offered no assistance or suggestions at all.