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Gear shift indicator and shift lever malfunctionPOWER TRAIN7 complaints2004-06 → 2008-07contour-1996-shift-indicator-lever
10074596 AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER MAY NOT INDICATE CORRECT GEAR (P, D, R) LEVER HANGS UP WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN P, D, R
10129287 PRNDL INDICATOR IS BROKEN, SIMILAR COMPLAINT TO NHTSA # 98V233000, FOUND FORD RECALL # 98S26, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL NOT COVER VEHICLE UNDER THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN
10235998 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEARS ON THE FLOOR SHIFT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED INCORRECT GEAR SELECTION
Cracked and broken coil springsSUSPENSION3 complaints2003-06 → 2006-07contour-1996-broken-coil-springs
10162463 I WAS INFORMED BOTH REAR SPRINGS HAD CRACKED AND IT WAS A POTENTIAL SAFTEY HAZZARD
10023505 THE MANAGER TOLD US BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND HAD BEEN BROKEN FOR SOME TIME, CAUSING ONE STRUT TO BEND
Fuel leaking during refuelingFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE4 complaints2004-10 → 2009-01contour-1996-fuel-fill-leak
10255608 WAS FILLING UP MY FUEL TANK AND JUST AS THE PUMP CLICKED OFF GASOLINE STARTED POURING OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK AND IT STILL DOES IT EVERYTIME I FILL IT UP
10136743 I SMELL GASOLINE, AND WHEN I FILL MY CAR WITH GASOLINE IT LEAKS
Engine wiring harness deterioration and meltingELECTRICAL SYSTEM13 complaints2003-06 → 2016-05contour-1996-wiring-harness-failure
10482706 IT IS VERY APPARENT THE WIRING IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED MELTING N BURN WIRES THROUGHOUT THE WIRING SYSTEM
10139352 RECALL 01V230000 WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED
10256619 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS MALFUNCTIONING, WHICH CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ENGINE FAILURE, AND ELECTRICAL FIRES UNDER THE HOOD
Headlight switch and connector overheatingEXTERIOR LIGHTING3 complaints2003-06 → 2010-01contour-1996-headlight-switch-overheating
10298277 THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLUG ON THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE WIRE IN THE PLUG
10037654 HEADLIGHTS ARE INOPERTIVE, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION
Heater blower motor and switch failureELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY5 complaints2003-06 → 2009-08contour-1996-blower-motor-switch-failure
10279197 BLOWER MOTOR FAILURE. THE BLOWER CONTROLS THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER
10260197 AFTER CLOSE INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER SWITCH AND ALL ASSOCIATED WIRING WERE MELTED
10208516 THE HEATER FAN MOTOR FOR THE DEFROSTER FAILED
Engine stalling and shutting offENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING5 complaints2004-01 → 2006-08contour-1996-engine-stalling
10068969 MY NEWEST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH THE CAR NOW IS IT STALLS AT RED LIGHTS AND DOESNT START FOR 45 MINUTE TO AN HOUR
10063962 CAR STALLS OUT WHEN STARTING OR DRIVING SLOWLY
10072060 VEHICLES SHUTS OFF FREQUENTLY. VEHICLE WON'T PASS EMISSIONS TEST
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Ford Contour vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/ford/contour
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_ford_contour_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Ford Contour},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/ford/contour}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
