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2000 Ford Contour body & structure problems

The 2000 Ford Contour has 79 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 32% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

79

Body & Structure complaints

32%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Contour body & structure complaints by model year94 complaints1994: 1 complaints1995: 15 complaints1996: 16 complaints1997: 5 complaints1998: 19 complaints1999: 94 complaints2000: 79 complaints2001: 2 complaints
Contour body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I HAD JUST GOT ON INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR STARTED CUTTING OUT. I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FLASHERS ON & TRIED TO GET IN THE LEFT LANE SO I COULD GET ON SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE BUT CARS WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO GET OVER. MY CAR DIED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSTATE. I CALLED ASAP (A SERVICE IN ALABAMA FOR HELP ON THE…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · September 27, 2012 · crash

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2000 Ford Contour have?

NHTSA has 79 complaints about the 2000 Ford Contour body & structure — 32% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.