2000 Ford Contour Recalls, Complaints & Specs
5 safety recalls list the 2000 Ford Contour, and owners have filed 199 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
5 safety recalls for the 2000 Ford Contour
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Master cylinder (service brakes) and vacuum (service brakes)
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with an incorrect power brake booster and master cylinder assembly.
Remedy: Dealers will install the correct contour brake booster and master cylinder in each of these vehicles. Owner notification began january 28, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon…
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Tank assembly (fuel system)
Vehicle description: bi-fuel vehicles. These vehicles may have a fuel tank filler pipe grommet that could have been damaged during the installation of the bi-fuel system. If the grommet is damaged, fuel could leak. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire. Dealers will replace the fuel tank filler pipe…
Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel tank filler pipe grommet.
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Seat belts
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and MINI vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt…
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 2000. Owners who take…
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Foundation components (service brakes)
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles not equipped with the anti-lock braking system (ABS). A pressure conscious reducing valve (pcrv) in the rear brakes may be subject to corrosion and result in malfunction, when operated in areas that use salt compounds on the roadway for de-icing or dust control.
Remedy: Dealers will install improved pcrv's in the rear brake system. This recall was expanded in september 2000 to include 1999 and 2000 ford contour, mercury mystique and cougar vehicles.
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Labels (equipment)
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. An incorrect label was installed on the driver side rear door. This label contains instructions for the activation of the childproof safety locks.
Remedy: Owners will be provided with a replacement label and installation instructions.
199 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2000 Ford Contour have filed 199 complaints with NHTSA; 8 describe a crash and 1 describe a fire. Reports cite 8 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 65,612 miles. Complaints peaked in 2003 with 39 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Dashboard is delaminating and peeling upward interfering with air bag deployment, defrosters and visibility. Ford has ongoing issues with this same problem on other ford products. I feel this is defin”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, June 15, 2020 · Air bags
“Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford contour. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, there was an abnormal noise. In addition, the vehicle traction control activated when the brakes w”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 16, 2014 · Service brakes
Fuel economy and specs
EPA ratings for the 2000 Ford Contour. Ranges cover every tested configuration.
| Combined | 21–25 mpg |
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| City / Highway | 18–21 / 26–31 |
| Fuel | Regular |
| EPA class | Compact Cars |
| Engine | 4/6 cyl, 2/2.5 L |
| Transmission | Automatic 4-spd; Manual 5-spd |
Compare Ford Contour model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Ford Contour model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 Ford Contour | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 Ford Contour | 0 | 12 |
| 1995 Ford Contour | 8 | 891 |
| 1996 Ford Contour | 8 | 563 |
| 1997 Ford Contour | 5 | 218 |
| 1998 Ford Contour | 9 | 846 |
| 1999 Ford Contour | 3 | 419 |
| 2000 Ford Contour | 5 | 199 |
| 2001 Ford Contour | 0 | 4 |
Checking a specific 2000 Ford Contour
How do I know if my 2000 Ford Contour has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 5 campaigns currently list the 2000 Ford Contour; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Ford dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 00V075000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Ford models
- F-15037,961 complaints
- Explorer34,566 complaints
- Escape27,430 complaints
- Fusion22,405 complaints
- Focus22,096 complaints
- Taurus18,159 complaints
- Windstar14,158 complaints
- Edge14,065 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.