 My '99 Contour  was in the shop 
constantly. Partly because parts on it 
kept breaking, and partly because the 
Ford service guys were incompetent and 
wouldn't fix the problem that the car 
was brought in for but would manage to 
break something else. For example, I 
had a warped dash (fixed under 
warranty) but the one they replaced my 
tan dash with was a dark brown one. 
And then they wouldn't replace it with 
the right color. I also had a 
constant, strong pull to the left, cd 
player never worked, rear doors 
squeaked constantly, driver seat 
became a rocking chair after 2 months, 
clutch plate shattered after only 
38,000 miles and more.