1998 Ford Contour exterior lighting problems
43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1998 Ford Contour — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“1998 ford contour. Headlight connector over heated resulting in loss of tail lights and parking lights and instrument panel illumination. Terminal 15 of connector was burned. Safety recall 99s14 addresses this problem but ford dealer says this car was not covered by the recall. . I installed ford…”
filed Mar 14, 2009
“I currently am the second owner of a 1998 ford contour. Recently the parking, and dashboard lights ceased to operate. I changed the headlight switch which lasted for a week and burned out.. Research on the internet revealed there was a service recall dated 5/10/99 under serial #99v10300 for the…”
filed Feb 6, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other Contour years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Contour | 3 | 2% |
| 1999 Contour | 13 | 3% |
| 1997 Contour | 21 | 10% |
| 1996 Contour | 64 | 11% |
| 1995 Contour | 25 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 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.