2000 Ford Contour engine and engine cooling problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2000 Ford Contour — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“My 2000 ford contour se starting acting like there was no gas at around 1/4 tank. This continued every time my car got to 1/4 tank. Mechanic replaced fuel filter $54.90 for filter and diagnostic on 3/13/07. It still stuttering, hesitated and now was stalling. Mechanic replaced fuel pump $297.22 on…”
filed Nov 11, 2007
“The dashboard, which was once recalled, the recall has since expired. Is delaminating off the foam , preventing proper defrosting of windshield and hindering view out of front window. The fuel pump which was recalled on other ford models for exactly the same problem, fails, preventing acceleration…”
filed Nov 15, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Ford: certain 1999-2001 model year vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in new york and certain 2001 vehicles up to 6000 lb gvwr registered in the state of maine, certified for sale in california-federal emission…
CSP-08B01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 16, 2008
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Contour years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 Contour | 52 | 12% |
| 1998 Contour | 132 | 16% |
| 1997 Contour | 35 | 16% |
| 1996 Contour | 123 | 22% |
| 1995 Contour | 224 | 25% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 Ford Contour
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.