warped dash help

brandon200317 · 01-31-2006, 08:59 AM

figured there'd be more traffic in here... Hi all, my parents have a 2000 mercury mystique LS. i've read that there was a recall way back in 2001 or so on the car because of the dash warping and stuff... just recently the dash has warped and the defrost vent popped out and stuff... is the recall still in effect if we wanted to get it changed or would we have to pay an arm and a leg to get it done...(i would probably put it in myself if it was expensive to replace).
thanks in advance
~Brandon~

pre98zetec · 01-31-2006, 10:56 AM

im pretty sure it still is, most recalls are good untill yoru car hits 100,000 miles.. I don't know for sure.. others here will chime in with a definitive awnser.

brandon200317 · 01-31-2006, 12:09 PM

ya i just drove it this last weekend and it's up to 100,300 miles (alot of trips to the lake cabin in summer)... we bought it from a ford dealership used with about 60,000... isn't it something they should have replaced when they got it in?... or at least told us about... at this point it wasn't warped... but within a year the black vent piece slowly started to not fit.

pre98zetec · 01-31-2006, 01:39 PM

I'm not sure, my contour is a 96' so I don't have the dash warp problem.

Jason43 · 01-31-2006, 04:39 PM

It wasn't actually a recall, it was an owner notification and it is no longer in effect. If it didn't show any signs of warping, the dealer certainly wasn't going to put the time and money into replacing it. I doubt they would have if it did show signs of warping. Its going to cost you a ton to have a new dash put in since it is a fairly labor heavy job.
The good news is there's a repair kit for around $100. Its basically a black plastic strip that rivots to the top of the dash and holds it down. I'm not sure, but I think you may have to remove the windshield to put it in. You can find the specifics by searching the aesthetics forum on contour.org.

glasser3 · 03-07-2006, 11:44 PM

i dunno if this will help any but where are you located and what color is your dash i know where there is one in mint shape in contour at a junk yard not far from my house the guy i talked to when i was getting parts for my car said that he would sell it for about 200$ hope that helps lemme know

Jason43 · 03-08-2006, 09:05 AM

I wouldn't buy a junk yard dash. Its been sitting in the sun for who knows how long and will most likely start to warp if it hasn't already. It would also have to be a 99-00 dash, since the ones before that are a slightly different design.

glasser3 · 03-08-2006, 05:21 PM

like i said i didnt know if it would help it was just a suggestion i had since i was just out there and saw the dash and i know its not warped but your right it would have to be 99-00 dash which it is its in a black 2000 contour at the moment

brandon200317 · 03-09-2006, 01:47 AM

i live in Minnesota, the dash... um it's a black 2000 mercury mystique with i believe it's a tan or dark tan dash ... but ya junk yard idea doesn't appeal...

glasser3 · 03-09-2006, 01:52 AM

alright thats fine the dash i know of is in minnesota also but if ur not interested thats fine it was just a suggestion dont take offense or anything yall seem to jump down peoples throats in these forums

brandon200317 · 03-09-2006, 01:24 PM

nah it's alright... thanks for the suggestion, i might as well take a look at it though... where at in MN?

glasser3 · 03-09-2006, 02:54 PM

its at a junk yard between hibbing and grandrapids. hibbing is about 74 miles north of duluth. ill get the name and number for the junk yard for you if you want it i actually think there might be a few good dashes out there .

brandon200317 · 03-09-2006, 08:52 PM

cool not to bad of a drive then... i live bout 15 miles north of brainerd

glasser3 · 03-09-2006, 09:00 PM

yea its not too bad of a drive then actually ... ive been up that way a few times before ... and now today looking at my own dash i might end up going out there to see if theyve got a grey one that will work for my car mine is starting to warp now

brandon200317 · 03-10-2006, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by glasser3

yea its not too bad of a drive then actually ... ive been up that way a few times before ... and now today looking at my own dash i might end up going out there to see if theyve got a grey one that will work for my car mine is starting to warp now

so... do u have the name and location or website of the place?

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