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2000 Ford Contour hesitation / surging reports

8 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2000 Ford Contour — roughly 4% of all complaints for this model year.

8
Hesitation / surging reports
4%
share of complaints
55,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other Contour years

1999 Contour9
1996 Contour10
Contour hesitation / surging by year →

Other symptoms owners describe on the 2000 Ford Contour

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2000 Ford Contour report before drawing conclusions.