1996 Ford Contour review from North America

-My freon leaks constantly, no matter how many times I have this "fixed," resulting in me never having air conditioning for more than a day at a time.

-It blows fuses weekly; I'll go to reverse and lose the blowing power of my heater and my blinkers.

-My heat and air doesn't blow through the vents. It will only blow through the defroster.

-The heater will only blow on high... and that's a good thing because recently the knob got stuck there. I don't know how or why, but one day it just refused to budge and has been in that position ever since. Also, sometimes it will only blow if your finger is on the button, applying pressure.

-There are ALWAYS issues with the alignment... I've had it worked on 3 different times and it still shakes when I get over 55mph. This causes my tires to wear quickly and leads to a numb butt when I go for long drives on the interstate!

-My front axle has had 2 broken c.v. joints... I lost gear shifting power while driving up a hill due to a broken c.v. joint and then rolled backwards down the hill into a ditch.

-Emergency break doesn't help in emergencies... It doesn't hold the car's weight in place on a hill.

-Gas door latch doesn't work.

-The trunk-opener is picky... it works 3 out of 5 times.

-My interior lights are screwy... The dimmer knob is stuck and the lights never work by my speedometer.

-The back seat that lets down and into the trunk gets stuck sometimes and won't open without a crow bar; other times it opens just fine.

-On cold days it makes a HORRIBLE squealing sound that mechanics can't diagnose.

I hate it!