Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Troubleshooting 2.5L Water pump failures

New water pump at 52K here Don't have vin #'s with me as the car is at home. When I get home I will post the number. Good luck

To all that apply to this message...

Thank you for all your support and your continued effort.

Fortunately on Jan 19, 2001, I WON my case in Small Claims Court against Universal Underwriters Group.

The Judge awarded me full amount of the repairs...$5418.00

There are still little problems occuring which naturally happen when an engine overheats, but for the most part the car runs wonderfully...

If you are having problems getting Ford or any other warrenty company to pay for repairs I suggest you look and request the National Highway Safety and Traffic Administations site for information about your specific car.
And got to Blue Oval news... http://bonforums.com/complaintform_waterpump25.htm

There is a wealth of information about the water pump failures.
I would be happy to help anyone who needs assistance...

Thank you again,

Rob Gresham
'98 E0 Black
Denver, CO

Mine failed at around 80K. Because I was not a wise and informed CEG member at the time, I ended up forking out over $450 for the repair. Registered complaint in BON survey a few months back.

Does anyone know what the warning signs might be of an impending water pump failure? I have had nothing but problems with my 98 SE V-6 and am getting close to 40K miles... Wondering what I should be looking for?!

Unfortunately you can count me in. 98 E0 with 45,000. Those damn plastic impellers. Crappy thermostat too!

Why limit it to the V6, the Zetec suffers from water pump failures as well

Completely melted engine at 105k miles, Pump was shot and temp guage would not read above normal even when blow torched

My 1995 contour LX with the 2.5 had a water pump failure at 87,000.

(MFE) I think you can count our '96 LX V6 ATX in at 72k. I'm not positive yet, still sitting in the garage cooling off, hope no engine damage was done. How would I know if it's hurt? Still runs fine for as short a time as it was riun but slight smell of antifreeze and I could hear coolant percolating when it was shut off. The car limped home with a quick cool-off after she noticed the gauge was in the red. Gotta leave on a trip so we won't get to look at it until next week.

My 96 Se (98,000 miles) cooked the motor after losing the water pump. Had Ford put in a new motor and the piston exploded after 411 miles. My car has been back in 8 times since the motor change and it is still a mess. They just replaced the intake manifold, the flywheel, the torque converter and the radiator because of the second motor self destructing. The overheating also caused the seals in my air conditioning to go bad all over the place. I would love to see Ford accept some responsibility for this mess. The local dealer has been a nightmare to deal with on this problem.

95 LX V6 bad water pump at 66,000 causeing a blown head gasket.. If you want the VIN e-mail me privately at Alitis@yorkhost.com