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Dashboard warping and defroster vent displacementSTRUCTURE90 complaints2004-03 → 2023-05contour-1999-dashboard-warping
10416925 THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD CURLED UPWARD. THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD CAUSED PROBLEMS WITH THE DEFROST AND AIR CONDITIONER, BECAUSE THE WINDSHIELD WOULD NOT DEFROST
10189599 WARPED DASH .THERE IS NO HELP AVAILABLE FOR THIS, IT'S GETTING SO BAD THAT IT'S HARD TO SEE OVER DASH THE DEFROSTER DOESN'T DO ITS JOB WELL
10150173 THE FRONT DASH WILL WARP, PREVENTING PROPER AIR FLOW FOR THE DEFROSTER TO WORK ON THE FRONT WINDOWS, CREATING A SAFETY CONCERN
Ignition key removable when not in parkELECTRICAL SYSTEM10 complaints2004-03 → 2007-12contour-1999-ignition-key-removal
10137420 I INADVERTENTLY FOUND THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO ROTATE THE IGNITION KEY IN MY CAR TO THE LOCK POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT HAVING THE GEAR IN PARK AND JUST HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE
10065040 THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE IGNITION KEY TO THE LOCK POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT THE SHIFT LEVER AND TRANSMISSION BEING IN PARK
10106974 CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO ROTATE THE IGNITION KEY TO THE LOCKED POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WHILE DRIVING AND IN GEAR
Broken front and rear coil springsSUSPENSION12 complaints2004-07 → 2007-12contour-1999-broken-coil-springs
10185060 ON MY 1999 FORD CONTOUR WITH 95,000 KM, BOTH REAR COIL SPRINGS HAVE BROKEN, PUNCTURING BOTH REAR TIRES
10097361 THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY
10080318 WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FRONT COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED, AND VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE
Fuel tank strap corrosion and filler grommet leaksFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE11 complaints2004-12 → 2014-01contour-1999-fuel-tank-strap-filler
10559782 THE FUEL TANK STRAP IS COMPLETELY CORRODED AWAY, AND THE FUEL TANK IS READY TO FALL OFF
10113835 CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK FILLER GROMMET WAS DAMAGED AND RUSTED
10105566 THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AFTER FUELING
Timing belt tensioner and pulley failuresENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints2004-04 → 2008-10contour-1999-timing-belt-components
10106316 THE LOWER TENSIONER ON MY TIMING BELT DISINTEGRATED AT 49,500 MILES, ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS THIS NOT BE REPLACED UNTIL AT LEAST 90,000 MILES
10066179 TIMING BELT IDLER PULLEY IS BROKEN AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES
10245131 TIMING BELT PULLEY BROKE AT 68,000 MILES. $600 TO REPAIR
Rear frame and sub-frame corrosionSTRUCTURE4 complaints2011-10 → 2017-02contour-1999-rear-frame-corrosion
10430469 THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SUB-FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER
10748430 THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR FRAME WAS RUSTED
Headlight lens clouding and moistureEXTERIOR LIGHTING8 complaints2004-04 → 2010-09contour-1999-headlight-lens-clouding
10354958 I HAVE NOTICED THAT ON EVERY 1999 FORD CONTOUR THE HEADLIGHT COVERS TURN YELLOW AND START TO CRACK
10135270 HEADLIGHTS ARE CLOUDING OVER, MAKING IT DIMMER AT NIGHT AND HARDER TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD
10120279 LENSES OF THE HEADLIGHTS GET WATER IN THEM WHEN IT RAINS
Stalling and fuel pump shutoff while drivingFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE15 complaints2004-03 → 2013-04contour-1999-stalling-fuel-pump
10510188 THE FUEL PUMP FAILED FREQUENTLY WHILE DRIVING, USUALLY UPHILL. CAR WOULD STALL AND SOMETIMES RESTART, CREATING A HAZARD WHEN ON THE FREEWAY
10395413 1999 FORD CONTOUR, FUEL CONSTANTLY CUTTING OFF AND NOT RESTARTING. SHOWS GAS BUT ACTS LIKE NO GAS IN CAR
10154842 MY CAR SPORADIC STALLED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD SHUT OFF
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 1999 Ford Contour vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/ford/contour
@misc{wrenchpro_1999_ford_contour_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1999 Ford Contour},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1999/ford/contour}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
