What are commonly known problems ford contour is it worth fixing the 95 model for a grand if it has only has 99thousand miles should you be expecting more problmes and what kind with this car?

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WOW! That is very difficult question to answer over the net. The reason is because the answer depends on several factors. What condition is the car in? What would it cost you to replace the car? How much do you like the car? What type of repair does the car need?

I can give you some information about Contours in general that may help you decide. Honestly, Contours, in general, were not very good cars. That is why Ford doesn't build them anymore. I work for Ford, so I have a little bit of inside info on those cars. The idea behind the Contour was strickly for profit. The former CEO of Ford wanted his design team to come up with a car that they could build fast and cheap. That was it. No other stipulations, other than it would be asthetically appealing. Voila! the Contour.

That is not to say that you will always have trouble with your Contour. Most of what happens with a car depends on the owner, and the kind of care the car gets.

I do see Contours that are still running around with 150,000-200,000 miles on them. Some people do get good service from them. But there a lot of them in the junk yard too, so if you plan to keep it, keep up all the services. Oil changes, filters, transmission and coolant flushes, periodic thermostat changes, etc. You have about 100k miles on it, so it's now time to do the timing belt as well.

The biggest problems a Contour had were electrical problems. Now here is a VERY BIG DEAL! The underhood wiring harnesses had a BIG problem. Look at your wiring on your engine. The insulation particularly, at connectors liked to flake off, and cause bare wires that would short out. There was a Ford assistance program to fix this for free, that expired at 10 years from the original sale date or 100,000 miles, whichever came first. look at your wiring under the hood. If you have bare wires, particularly right where the wires go into connectors, on your engine wiring or lighting harnesses, call the dealer and give them your VIN code(serial number) from your car. They can look it up and see if you are still within the program limits. There are also other electrical recalls that may apply. There were big problems with the AC fan blower wiring that were covered by special programs, as well as radiator cooling fan concerns. Ask about recalls and special owner assistance programs concerning electrical issues. I am differentiating between recals and other programs because there is a difference. A recall, is something deemed a safety issue that Ford cannot set a limit on. In other words, it never expires. There are a couple of those on that car. But an assiatnce program is not a recall. It is problem area that Ford decided to pay to fix within certain limits, like mileage or age. There is no legal entity making Ford do it, so if it is expired, that's it, it's expired. The underhood wiring issue is one such program, but there were a couple of other things pertaining to the AC blower circuits that expired at 150,000 miles, if I remember correctly, so check it out.

I really hope this helps you decide what to do.