1999 Ford Contour exterior lighting problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1999 Ford Contour — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have noticed that on every 1999 ford contour the headlight covers turn yellow and start to crack. I have checked a lot of places and look at the lights and everyone I have seen are the same. I can't drive with my lights on low beam at all. I keep them on high beam so that I can see. Low beam…”
filed Sep 11, 2010
“Headlights are clouding over, making it dimmer at night and harder to see the road ahead. I have tried to clean the plastic lens but nothing seems to work. I think this is a poor engineering solution when the car is only 6 years old. *jb”
filed Sep 3, 2005
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% |
| 1998 Contour | 43 | 5% |
| 1997 Contour | 21 | 10% |
| 1996 Contour | 64 | 11% |
| 1995 Contour | 25 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 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.