Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CONTOUR / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 004300395 Incident Date: Jul, 15 2004
Consumer's City: HARWICH Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: CONTOUR Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FAFP66LXYK Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2004 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle safety defect with 2000 ford contour. *mr the defect involved the separation of the top of the dashboard and upward curl of the separated piece. one of the results of the defect was a deflection of all air output from the driver-side windshield defroster vent away from the glass windshield in front of the driver. the defroster/defogger utility was inoperative on the drivers side. *sc *jb the consumer was advised that ford was unwilling to assume responsibility for safety defects in the consumers vehicle. the consumer filed a civil suit against ford motor on august 23 after trying to attempt dialogue with them on vehicle safety defects of the consumers vehicle. *tc *jb