1989 FORD THUNDERBIRD Electrical System Problems

CAR DESTROYED DUE TO A FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN-POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE IGNITION MODULE. *AK THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESTART AT ALL NOW. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD HORNS BLOWING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND OPENED HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES. *AK

IN OUR LOCAL PAPER ON 8/31/2000, THERE WAS A STORY ABOUT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY (CALF) SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE'S PRELIMINARY DECISION CONCERNING A POSSSIBLE RECALL OF OF FORD VEHICLES IN THE MODEL YEARS 1983-1995 CONCERING THE THICK FILM IGNITION (TFI) MODULE BEING PLACED ON THE DISTRIBUTOR NEAR THE ENGINE BLOCK WHERE IT OVERHEATS AND CASUES THE CAR TO STALL. CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY UPDATES AS TO WHERE THIS SITUATION IS CURRENTLY AND WILL I BE NOTIFIED IN CASE OF A RECALL BY FORD. I SAW THIS STORY AFTER I SPENT OVER $700.00 GETTING MY FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO THOUGHT THAT WOULD STOP THE STALLING. IT DIDN'T. ONCE MY CAR CAR REACHES A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE, IT STALLS. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP AND IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. KEN KELLY

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD . NOTICED VEHICLE ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED FIRE. REASON FOR FIRE WAS UNDETERRMINED. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CONNECTION TO WIRING HARNESS UNDERHOOD FAILED RESULTING IN FIRE.

CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE ALL DAY. 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES, MECHANIC SAID THAT WIRE DISCONNECTED FROM THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK *ML

PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED GRAY SMOKE & THEN FLAMES APPEARED NEAR ALTERNATOR. A NEIGHBOR PUT FLAMES OUT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, RECALL ON ELECTRICAL DEFECTS WERE DONE, HOWEVER THIS APPARENTLY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. THERE WERE WIRES INSIDE HARNESSES IN THE FIRE WALL THAT WERE BURNED AND CHAFFED CAUSING ELECTRICAL FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING OWNER NOTICED FOUL SMELL, PULLED OVER OPENED HOOD, VEHICLE ON FIRE. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, RECALL RELATED.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE CAUSING WIRING TO BURN UNDER DASH AREA PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

PARKED VEHICLE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN ALL OF AN SUDDEN THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER THE HOOD, TOTALED VEHICLE. *AK

FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.

ALTERNATOR FIRE. *AW

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, IGNITION STARTED TO SMOKE; GOT OUT OF CAR, STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE, THEN ENTIRE DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE; VEHICLE TOTALED.*AK

BATTERY FAILED TWO TIMES, AT 28K, 56K MILES. TT

WHILE DRIVING OWNER NOTICED FOWL SMELL PULLED OVER OPENED HOOD VEHICLE ON FIRE. POSSIBLE FAULTY WIRES OF ALTERNATOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT