1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
AIR BAG FLASHING CODE
WHEN DRIVING THE AIR BAG LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL SWITCHESYSTEM STOPPED WORKING IN MOTION FAILURE OF THE CLOCK SPRING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED AN ABNORMALLY STRONG COOLANT ODOR. THE CONTACT THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ANTIFREEZE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED. THE INTACT MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO SPILL. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED THE FAN BLOWER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE HEAT OR DEFROSTER WAS ACTIVATED. THE FUNCTIONS WOULD ALSO OPERATE ERRATICALLY CAUSING THE FAN B...
Mileage: 123,100
OPENING DOORS FROM THE INSIDE, LITTLE BY LITTLE, BOTH DOORS FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, HAD TO LEAVE WINDOW OR WINDOWS OPEN TO STICK HAND OUT TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. FAILURE OF THESE DOORS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AT SOME POINT IF BATTERY WOULD GIVE OUT WOULD LEAVE US LOCKED IN, BUT FORTUNATE...
DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD. FORD REPLACED ONCE, FREE OF CHARGE @ 48,523 MILES. CRACKED AGAIN @ APPX. 95,700 MILES. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE. REPLACED ONE DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD WITH ONE THAT WAS JUST AS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT ON THIS MANIFOLD, IT WAS SO BAD. *JB
Mileage: 95,700
INTAKE (PLASTIC) CRACKS ;LEAVING FAMILY AND I STRANDED ON 30 MILE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WITH NO HOUSES OR BUSINESS. TOWED TO STATION AND FIXED RECALLED INTAKE. TAXI COST HOME AND BACK 2 DAYS LATER TO RETRIEVE CAR SOON STARTED HAVING HEATER COIL LEAKS AND OVERHEATING;ANTIFREEZE CAUSING HEADACHES. ALMOS...
Mileage: 20,000
INTAKE (PLASTIC) CRACKS ;LEAVING FAMILY AND I STRANDED ON 30 MILE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WITH NO HOUSES OR BUSINESS. TOWED TO STATION AND FIXED RECALLED INTAKE. TAXI COST HOME AND BACK 2 DAYS LATER TO RETRIEVE CAR SOON STARTED HAVING HEATER COIL LEAKS AND OVERHEATING;ANTIFREEZE CAUSING HEADACHES. ALMOS...
Mileage: 20,000
INTAKE (PLASTIC) CRACKS ;LEAVING FAMILY AND I STRANDED ON 30 MILE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY WITH NO HOUSES OR BUSINESS. TOWED TO STATION AND FIXED RECALLED INTAKE. TAXI COST HOME AND BACK 2 DAYS LATER TO RETRIEVE CAR SOON STARTED HAVING HEATER COIL LEAKS AND OVERHEATING;ANTIFREEZE CAUSING HEADACHES. ALMOS...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* - THE CONTACT WANTED TO HAVE REPAIR DONE TO 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD, HOWEVER SERVICE BULLETIN #97M91, DATED JAN 19, 1998 (NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 605621) EXPIRED AND FORD CHARGED FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 80000. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THE SERVICE BULLETIN WAS FOR THE ...
Mileage: 80,000
DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CAR ONLY HAS 84,450 MILES ON IT! COST WAS $1002.02 TO REPAIR. WHY IS THE CONSUMER BEING CHARGED FOR THIS COSTLY REPAIR WHEN THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART FROM THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY?*JB
Mileage: 84,518
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE A LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE. THE LINE WAS CORRODED TWO INCHES FROM EITHER SIDE OF A CLIP HOLDING T...
Mileage: 135,125
COMPLIANT IS THAT THROUGH MY INSURANCE PROVIDER I WAS ALERTED TO TWO RECALLS THAT SHOULD BE AT LEAST LOOKED INTO ON MY AUTO. THE FIRST IS THE BLOWER ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL BEGAN TO WORK ERRATICALLY AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MEANING THAT MY DEFROSTING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE OTHER AND MOR...
COMPLIANT IS THAT THROUGH MY INSURANCE PROVIDER I WAS ALERTED TO TWO RECALLS THAT SHOULD BE AT LEAST LOOKED INTO ON MY AUTO. THE FIRST IS THE BLOWER ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL BEGAN TO WORK ERRATICALLY AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MEANING THAT MY DEFROSTING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE OTHER AND MOR...
COMPLIANT IS THAT THROUGH MY INSURANCE PROVIDER I WAS ALERTED TO TWO RECALLS THAT SHOULD BE AT LEAST LOOKED INTO ON MY AUTO. THE FIRST IS THE BLOWER ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL BEGAN TO WORK ERRATICALLY AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MEANING THAT MY DEFROSTING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE OTHER AND MOR...
COMPLIANT IS THAT THROUGH MY INSURANCE PROVIDER I WAS ALERTED TO TWO RECALLS THAT SHOULD BE AT LEAST LOOKED INTO ON MY AUTO. THE FIRST IS THE BLOWER ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL BEGAN TO WORK ERRATICALLY AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MEANING THAT MY DEFROSTING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE OTHER AND MOR...
COMPLIANT IS THAT THROUGH MY INSURANCE PROVIDER I WAS ALERTED TO TWO RECALLS THAT SHOULD BE AT LEAST LOOKED INTO ON MY AUTO. THE FIRST IS THE BLOWER ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL BEGAN TO WORK ERRATICALLY AND NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. MEANING THAT MY DEFROSTING DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE OTHER AND MOR...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE REPAIR SHOP PERSONNEL SUGGESTED THE MANIFOLD CRACKED DUE TO THE COMPOSITE PLASTIC USED IN MANUFACTURING. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED ...
Mileage: 127,000
I HAD A 96 T-BIRD THAT MY DAUGHTER NOW OWNS. THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD CRACKED LAST SPRING CAUSING ME TO BE STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY. MY SISTER TOWED ME TO HER HOUSE WHERE THE VEHICLE SAT UNTIL I GOT A NEW MANIFOLD FOR ABOUT $289 ONLINE. I INSTALLED IT MYSELF TAKING ME ABOUT 2 DAYS AND DRIVING 45 MILES...
INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. THIS PART WAS MADE OUT OF NYLON AND IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE STATING THAT THERE WAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION ACTION IN 1996. SINCE THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECTIVEPART I THINK IT SHOULD BE COVERED F...
Mileage: 78,652
3.8 CYLINDER HEAD FAILURE
Mileage: 60,000
DT: THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN'S PROPERLY BUT DOES NOT CLOSE AS IT SHOULD. THE CONSUMER THINKS THE DOOR IS CLOSED CLOSE UNTIL NOTICING THAT THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *AK *NM
PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE ON A 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD V8. PART FAILURE WAS PRECEDED BY A "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" AND "LOW COOLANT" LIGHT. TURNS OUT THAT FORD HAD PUT OUT "SERVICE BULLETIN" IN 1999 AND FOLLOWED UP ON IT IN 2001 ON THIS ISSUE (97M91) YET THEY NEVER NOTIFIED ANY OWNERS. COST OF...
Mileage: 81,335
THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE BLOWER FAILS TO TURN ON SOMETIMES AND IT STICKS ON HIGH AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER...
THERE IS A WHITRE CLOUDY FILM ON THE HEADLIGHTS CREATING POOR VISABILITY AT NIGHT.*AK
1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD 4.6L V8 MOTOR FAILURE OF PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. DRIVING HOME UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. DUAGHTER SAID SHE HAD THOUGHT SHE SMELLED BURNING COOLANT FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HE POINTED OUT THE CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. SAID T...
COOLANT FUMES/ODOR WAS COMING INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A PRESENT RECALL.*AK
Mileage: 170,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. VEHICLE REVVED EVEN WHILE THE CONSUMER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, WENT THROUGH A GUARD RAIL, AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK *TC
Mileage: 113,000
1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD 4.6L 281CID V8 MOTOR FAILURE OF PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. DRIVING HOME UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. WIFE SAID SHE HAD THOUGHT SHE SMELLED BURNING COOLANT FOR SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND HE POINTED OUT THE CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. SAI...
Mileage: 114,000
CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE FAILED, AS A RESULT, DEFROSTER AND DEFOGGER FAILED, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION. *BF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS STATED IN RECALL 96V-007000, BUT IS NOT INCLUDE IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NM
I WAS TOLD THAT THEIR IS A RECALL ON MY 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD FOR A FAULTY INTAKE COOLING MANIFOLD. CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THIS. I DO NOT SEE IT ON YOUR RECALL LIST. *JB
Mileage: 66,000
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO A BODY SHOP. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE DEFROSTER AND DEFOGGER FAILED, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISION. RECALL 96V007000) WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 98,413
VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED ON 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD.*MR THE VEHICLE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL. ABOUT ONE YEAR AFTER THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED THE CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING ANTIFREEZE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP WHERE THE CONSUMER ...
IN FEBRRUARY 2003, MY 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD 4.6L STARTED SPEWING WHAT I THOUGHT WAS SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS JUST AT MY DRIVEWAY AND PULLED IN. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD I REALIZED IT WAS NOT SMOKE BUT COOLANT THAT WAS BEING SPRAYED ALL OVER THE HOT ENGINE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO F...
Mileage: 54,000
PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD.*MR THE VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED, FREE OF CHARGE, WITH ANOTHER PLASTIC MANIFOLD DUE TO A RECALL. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AFTER THE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED THE CONSUMER STARTED SMELLING ANTI-FREEZE INSIDE TH...
Mileage: 83,166
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK
CAR HAS APPARENTLY HAD A RECALL ON THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR 7 YEARS. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR OVER 2 YEARS, BUT HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ON THIS DEFECT. WHILE DRIVING THE CARE APX. 60 MILES FROM MY HOME, MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE LEFT STRANDED WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD STARTED FOUNTA...
Mileage: 90,000
96 FORD THUNDERBIRD HEADLIGHT SWITCH SHORTINGSMOKING HEADLIGHTS OUT. KEVIN VANOY, ASTORG FORD PARKERSBURG, WV SAYS THIS IS COMMON. HE ORDERED PART SAID MECHANIC SEPARATED WIRES AND ORDERED PARTS. SAID NO MORE PROBLEMS DRIVE AWAY. LIGHTS STILL GO OUT MELTING WIRES. GLEN DETHY CARRIAGE FORD CLARKSVI...
Mileage: 69,999
THE CONSUMER'S 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD COMPLETELY BROKE DOWN DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. *PH THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND THE CONSUMER WASN'T GIVEN PRIOR WARNING THAT THIS EXISTED. THE DEFECTIVE PART WAS ON THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE DATES OF MAY 1996 AND FEBRUARY 2004. ...
HEAD GASKETS FAILED RUINING MY CYLINDERS AS WELL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN. BARELY GOT THE CAR HOME WITH A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR ALMOST 1 AND A HALF MONTHS, AND I STILL OWE 5900 DOLLARS ON IT. I HAVE TO RIDE MY BIKE TO WORK...
Mileage: 96,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AND LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR RECALLS ON THIS AND FOUND THE TSB# 97M91. I CALLED FORD AND SPOKE WITH PHILOMENA, ID #3157 AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT THEY HAD NOTIFIED ...
Mileage: 66,421
IN OCTOBER OF 1998 VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED DUE TO A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS REPLACED, THE OLD STYLE IS USED WHICH IS WHY THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT FAILS AGAIN. CON...
Mileage: 46,582
CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CAUSED A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK. *LA
Mileage: 145,000
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD CURRENTLY SITTING IN MY 1996 THUNDERBIRD 4.6L ALTHOUGH I CAN FIND ONLY A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER REGARDING RECALLS; CLASS ACTION SUITS; AND FREE OF CHARGE REPLACEMENTS; I AM VERY INTERESTED IN FINDING OUT IF THERE IS ACTUALLY ANYTHIN...
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING GAS. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE FUEL RAIL. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Mileage: 105,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR LEAKING ANTI-FREEZE ALL OVER THE PLACE. CONSUMER FOUND A TSB REGARDING THE PROBLEM. *LA THE CONSUMER FELT THAT FORD SHOULD CONTINUE TO REPLACE THE PART(S) UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS FIXED. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS AND MAY BE...
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE ROTORS ON VEHICLE ARE WARPED. *MR THE FRONT ROTORS WERE REPLACED, LEFT AND RIGHT (2 TIMES) AND WERE WARPED AGAIN. *SCC *JB
DEFECTIVE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY RECALL CONCERNING DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD. FORD SAYS IT'S NOT COVERED. I PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED AND THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD -- THE LINK BELOW SHOWS OVER 250 OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. ...
Mileage: 68,423
THE 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD'S HEAD GASKET BLEW AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IT HAS BEEN USING WATER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER. *LA
Mileage: 150,000
THE 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD'S HEAD GASKET BLEW AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IT HAS BEEN USING WATER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER. *LA
Mileage: 150,000
PLASTIC FUEL PRESSURE LINE FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE HARD LINE RUPTURED FROM RUBBING THE FLOOR PAN. ALSO FOUND THE HARD LINE CHAFING ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE ROCKER PANEL WHERE IT CHANGES DIRECTION TO THE FUEL TANK. *LA
Mileage: 99,100
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY KEEPS MELTING. OCTOBER 2000 26,000 MILES FIRST NOTICED MY THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAD MELTED THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE LIGHT SOCKETS, WAS TOLD THEN THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AFTER MUCH ARGUING AND WRITING THE BBB FORD FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE IT AT NO COST TO ME. NOW...
FORD RECALL NOT HONORED - INTAKE MANIFOLD HTTP://WWW.BIGCLASSACTION.COM/CLASS_ACTION/FORD_MANIFOLD.HTML UPON ACCELERATION, SMOKE CAME OUT OF UNDER HOOD & I BELIEVE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT ALL HAPPENED SO QUICKLY. MADE IT TO THE NEAREST LOT, WHERE I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD. ALL COOLANT LEAK...
Mileage: 64,018
AFTER THE RECALL FOR THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED THE DEFECT RECURRED ( RECALL # 99B29 ). THE COOLANT SYSTEM RAN WARMER THAN NORMAL, BUT DIDN'T BOIL OVER OR OUT AND ONLY LEAKED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS OFF. *NLM *JB
Mileage: 49,500
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR AT AN IDLE THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A POWER SERGE OR LOSS OF POWER (TSB 870197). *NLM RPMS JUMPED FROM 500 TO 1100 AT IDLE. *TT *JB
Mileage: 48,000
HEATER/AIR CONDITIONING BLOWER HAS FAILED. RELATED RECALL 96V007000; CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
ENGINE SURGE AT IDLE AND LOSS OF POWER/ PROBLEMS WITH OIL AND INTAKE MANIFOLD CROSSOVER. *MR PH
VEHICLE STALLED AND MADE A WEIRD NOISE. DUE TO OIL PUMP BEING DEFECTED. NOW THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT
Mileage: 86,000
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGE MALFUNCTIONED WHICH MADE THE DOOR INOPERATIVE. *NLM
Mileage: 123,000
MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH CONTROLLING (FLASHER, WIPER, DIMMER/BRIGHT LIGHT AND WIDOW WIPERS) IS DEFECTIVE. MY 1995 COUGAR (SISTER TO A T-BIRD) ALSO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOT SURE WHAT YOU WANT FOR THEM. IF IT MEANS IS THE PART ORIGINAL. THE ANSWER IS YES. WHY ASK THIS UNDER VEHICLE? SHOULD IT...
Mileage: 90,000
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SUFFERED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE COLLIDES WITH GARAGE DOOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
THE PLASTIC PART OF THE FUEL LINE (LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL) RUBS ON THE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR CAUSING A SUDDEN LARGE FUEL LEAK. THESE PLASTIC LINES ARE A PART OF THE METAL FUEL LINES AND ARE LOCATED ON EACH END OF THE METAL LINES. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF GAS S...
Mileage: 115,600
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. PLACED GEAR IN REVERSE WITH FOOT APPLIED TO BRAKE AND CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, IN REVERSE, CRASHING INTO CLOSED GARAGE DOOR. CONSUMER TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED CAR AND PLACED GEAR IN DRIVE TO MOVE FORWARD. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AGAIN C...
Mileage: 75,000
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANUAL DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
WHEN TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITION AND SETTING THE BLOWER ON HIGH, THE A/C WOULD NOT TURN OFF. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
WHILE AT A STOP INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEWOUT WITH NO WARNING, AND STARTED TO LEAK. CONSUMER STATED THAT EARLIER WHILE AT A STOP SAME THING HAPPENED. INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEWOUT, AND STARTED TO LEAK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER STATES HEAD GASKET FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACED, CONSUMER ASKED FORD TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY LIKE THEY DID WITH THE 1994 AND 1995 MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, HOWEVER FORD DECLINED. *SLC
BLOWN HEAD GASKET--ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS--AS THESE ENGINES HAVE A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF BEING DEFECTIVE
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL CAME COMPLETELY OFF. *AK CONSUMER STATED IT WAS THE FRONT BALL JOINT THAT CAUSED THAT WHEEL TO COME OFF. *YH
WHILE TRAVELING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING INSIDE OF STEERING COLUMN. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. *AK FIRESTONE FR680 P215/70R15 AND DOT #W2M31PN266. *YH
WITHOUT WARNING, AND AT SPEED, HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED LEAVING NO FORWARD VISIBILITY. PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE COLUMN MOUNTED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO CORRECT THE SAME PROBLEM. SUSPECT DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW WITH SWITCH. *AK
THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN FRONT OF THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL RUBS ON THE UNDERBODY OF THE CAR CAUSING A LARGE FUEL LEAK. THESE PLASIC LINES CONNECT THE METAL LINES FROM THE UNDERBODY TO THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER THUNDERBIRDS HAVING THIS PROBLEM FROM THE YAHOO THUND...
TRANSMISSION SLIPS AT TAKEOFF, CAUSING CAR TO STOP IN LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
THE VEHICLE STALLS DURING RAIN STORMS, CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAUSES LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *YH
THE VEHICLE STALLS DURING RAIN STORMS, CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER CAUSES LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, CONSUMER IS ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *YH
CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER SOMETIMES BLOWS ERRACTICALLY ON HIGH, AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T BLOW AT ALL. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCUSSED IN RECALL 96V007000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95S32. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED MANUFACTURER REGARDING RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ...
WHEN DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT COMPLETELY OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL POWER. ALSO, AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART, VEHICLE WILL RESTARTEASILY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
HEAD GASKETS FAILED ON 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD 3.8 LITER, V6 ENGINE. CAR UNDER 5 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. FORD WOULD NOT COVER FULL COST OF REPAIR EVEN THOUGH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME ENGINE/SAME PROBLEM IN OTHER MODELS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WENT TO PRESS ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE.CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED HOSE WAS OFF BRAKES. *AK
SHIFT INTERLOCK ENGAGED - TOTAL LOSS OF USE. SHIFT INTERLOCK REQUIRES BYPASS BY TURNING IGNITION TO JUST BEFORE ACC COMES ON, SHIFTING TO NETRUAL, AND STARTING CAR. IF YOU SHIFT TO PARK REQUIRES YOU START PROCESS AGAIN. LOSS OF HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LAMP AND BOTH TAIL LIGHTS. HIGH MOUNT BULBS REPLACED, A...
THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND BREAK THUS COLLASPSING THE STRUTS AND MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO HANDLE. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFILD COOLANT CHANNEL WALLS ARE TO THIN AND TEND TO BLOW-OUT. FINALLY, THE BACKLIT REAR REFLECTOR TENDS TO BURNOUT TO OFTER FOR A INTEGRATED PART. THE VEHICLE WILL NO...
THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND BREAK THUS COLLASPSING THE STRUTS AND MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO HANDLE. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFILD COOLANT CHANNEL WALLS ARE TO THIN AND TEND TO BLOW-OUT. FINALLY, THE BACKLIT REAR REFLECTOR TENDS TO BURNOUT TO OFTER FOR A INTEGRATED PART. THE VEHICLE WILL NO...
THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND BREAK THUS COLLASPSING THE STRUTS AND MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO HANDLE. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFILD COOLANT CHANNEL WALLS ARE TO THIN AND TEND TO BLOW-OUT. FINALLY, THE BACKLIT REAR REFLECTOR TENDS TO BURNOUT TO OFTER FOR A INTEGRATED PART. THE VEHICLE WILL NO...
BLOWN ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKETS AT 58528 MILES. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT REMAIN CLOSED DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THERE IS A RECALL (96V070000) FOR DOOR LATCH. HOWEVER, DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER HAVE INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENT...
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING FLUIDS ONTO OXYGEN SENSOR, CAUSING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, NOTE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS DETERMINED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING FLUIDS ONTO OXYGEN SENSOR, CAUSING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, NOTE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
OIL PUMP FAILURE. *AK
HEADLIGHT LENSES CLOUD UP, WHICH REDUCES LIGHT BEAMS. *JB
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD, TOOK VEHICLE DEALER WHO FOUND MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TIMING CHAIN COVER GASKET REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2000 , SUPPOSE TO STOP COOLANT LEAK, BUT MECHANIC NOW REPORTS THE PROBLEM IS HEAD GASKET, COMMON TO FORD'S 3.8 V6. *AK
TWO ORIGINAL TIRES SEPARATED ONE MONTH APART, I REPLACED THE ORIGINALS WITH A NEW SET OF FOUR OF THE SAME MODEL AND SIZE, ONE OF THESE HAS NOW SEPARATED, 3 OF 8 TIRES HAVE GONE BAD. THE TIRE AIR PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED PROPERLY, PERIODIC ROTATION AND BALANCE AND TWO ALIGNMENTS WERE PERFORMED WITH T...
FIRESTONE TIRE (P215 70 R15) EXPERIENED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
THE HEAD LIGHT LENSES ON THE VEHICLE ARE CLOUDING UP, THE PLASTIC USED FOR THE LENSES IS DEFECTIVE. *MJS
THE HEAD LIGHT LENSES ON THE VEHICLE ARE CLOUDING UP, THE PLASTIC USED FOR THE LENSES IS DEFECTIVE. *MJS
HEAD GASKET LEAKING - CAR JUST TURNED 4 - FORD REFUSES TO COVER UNDER RECALL. *AK
THERE WAS RECALL 96V07000/ DOOR LOCKS AND LATCHES. CONSUMER HAD DOOR LOCKS AND LATCES REPLACED, AND CHARGED CONSUMER BECAUSE OF VIN NOT BEING INCLUDED. *AK
BOTH REAR TIRES DEVELOPED BUBBLES, BROKEN BELTS AND FAILED AT THE SAME TIME.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
4/97 VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER ALIGNED FRONT END. 1/98 VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER SAYS IT IS A TIRE PROBLEM, ONE TIRE REPLACED. 5/99 VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHILE BRAKING. FRONT ROTORS WARPED AND PADS WORN. ROTORS TURNED A...
4/97 VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER ALIGNED FRONT END. 1/98 VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER SAYS IT IS A TIRE PROBLEM, ONE TIRE REPLACED. 5/99 VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHILE BRAKING. FRONT ROTORS WARPED AND PADS WORN. ROTORS TURNED A...
4/97 VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. DEALER ALIGNED FRONT END. 1/98 VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. DEALER SAYS IT IS A TIRE PROBLEM, ONE TIRE REPLACED. 5/99 VEHICLE STILL PULLS TO RIGHT AND VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHILE BRAKING. FRONT ROTORS WARPED AND PADS WORN. ROTORS TURNED A...
PIECE OF TREAD THROWN FROM CAR, FOLLOWED BY TREAD SEPARATION. ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED. INDEPENDENT DEALER HAS POSSESSION UNTIL RECALL DETERMINATION IS MADE.*AK( DOT NUMBER: )
THE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD WAS TORN FROM THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER HAD STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY WHICH RESULTED IN A SEVERAL CAR COLLISION, DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS KILLED WHEN SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE TO TRY AND ALERT TRAFFIC. (ACCIDENT VICTIM WRITING IN) *MJS
THERE IS ABOUT A 4 TO 5 INCH LONG GAP ON THE OUTER EDGE OF THE TREAD AREA WHERE IT HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. I HAVE CALLED THE FIRESTONE HOTLINE NUMBER, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO BECAUSE MY TIRE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WOULD REPLACE THE TIRE, BUT I CANNOT AFFO...
CONSUMER HAD FOUND OUT AFTER INSPECTING TIRES THAT A TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE, WHERE THERE WAS A ROTATION FROM THE FRONT TO THE REAR. FIRESTONE FR 680 P215/70 R15. *AK
THIS CAR IS NOT OUR PRIMARY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. WE WERE TRAVELLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY WITH IDEAL CONDITIONS ON M-69 20 MILES EAST OF PERRY AT 65 MPH WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DISINTREGATED DOWN TO THE RIM. LUCKILY WE KEPT CONTROL OF THE CAR AND USED THE SMALL DONUT TO GET...
THE ASSEMBLY FOR THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAS MELTED AND NOW YOU CANNOT GET THE BULBS OUT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY HAS TO BE REPLACED (@ $100.00) NOT COVERD UNDER THE EX-WARRENTY, TALKED WITH ANOTHER FORD MACHANIC AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THAT A...
I HAD 2 NEW TIRES FAIL IN 2 YEARS. BOTH TIMES, THE STEEL BELTS BROKE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE THEM, AND HAD THEM REPLACED. I EVEN ASKED IF THEY HAD SOME TYPE OF RECALL BACK IN 1998, WHEN THE 2ND TIRE FAILED. I WISH THIS TO BE KNOW THAT THE TYPE OF TIRES I CURRENTLY HAVE DO SEEM TO FAIL MORE THEN N...
WHILE DRIVING 30MPH & APPLYING THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND IT REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO NO BRAKES. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED BRAKES WERE GONE. PIN IN THE BRAKES HAD BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO ...
WHILE DRIVING 30MPH & APPLYING THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND IT REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO NO BRAKES. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED BRAKES WERE GONE. PIN IN THE BRAKES HAD BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO ...
PROBLEMS WITH SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. *AK
AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE THEN PARKED IT AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. A TECHNICIAN TOLD CONSUMER THAT FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORTING OUT. *AK
REPLACED BRAKES 5 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES, MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN ENGINEERING, UNSAFE AND NO DEALER SATISFACTION. *AK
REPLACED BRAKES 5 TIMES, ROTORS 3 TIMES, MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN ENGINEERING, UNSAFE AND NO DEALER SATISFACTION. *AK
THE CONNECTOR THAT THE BULBS PLUG INTO FOR THE THRID BRAKE LIGHT ON THE BACK DASH IS ALL MELTED AND BROWN ON BOTH SIDES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
TSB 97M91, REPLACED ALREADY 11/14/98, LEFT MYSELF AND DAUGHTER STRANDED IN MIDDLE OF DESERT. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO COVER COSTS OF LOSS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
PULLED UP TO A GAS STATION PUMP AND ALMOST CAMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. REAR WHEELS WERE SPINNING WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE FROM REVVING, CONSUMER PUT TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL AND PUMPED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONTACTEDTHE DEALER, AND DE...
VEHICLE IS A LEMON. ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND MAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE CRANKSHAFT INSIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THE TIRES HAD TO BE CHANGED EVERY THREE MONTHS BECAUSE TREADS ON TIRES WORE OUT. *AK
VEHICLE IS A LEMON. ENGINE WAS LEAKING OIL AND MAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE CRANKSHAFT INSIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ALSO THE TIRES HAD TO BE CHANGED EVERY THREE MONTHS BECAUSE TREADS ON TIRES WORE OUT. *AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. RETURNED TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR GAS MILEAGE DOWN 10-20%, LOW IDLE AND STALLS, POOR DRIVEABILITY - FORD AND DEALER STATE CAR IS NORMAL - ALL DATA FROM PURCHASE DATE AVAILABLE - CLEARLY SHOWS NEGATIVE CHANGE AT TIME OF PART REPLACEMENT
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. RETURNED TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR GAS MILEAGE DOWN 10-20%, LOW IDLE AND STALLS, POOR DRIVEABILITY - FORD AND DEALER STATE CAR IS NORMAL - ALL DATA FROM PURCHASE DATE AVAILABLE - CLEARLY SHOWS NEGATIVE CHANGE AT TIME OF PART REPLACEMENT
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ON, DEALER REPLACED MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. RETURNED TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR GAS MILEAGE DOWN 10-20%, LOW IDLE AND STALLS, POOR DRIVEABILITY - FORD AND DEALER STATE CAR IS NORMAL - ALL DATA FROM PURCHASE DATE AVAILABLE - CLEARLY SHOWS NEGATIVE CHANGE AT TIME OF PART REPLACEMENT
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65- 70 MPH VEHICLE WILL SHAKE AND VIBRATE . DRIVER CAN FEEL IT IN STEERING AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER CANNOT FIX DEFECT, AND CLAIMS THAT IS HOW VEHICLE IS DESIGNED. *AK
HEAD GASKET FAILED PREMATURELY DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. NLM
BOTH CYLINDER HEADS AND INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED CAUSING COOLANT LIGHT TO COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. NLM
BOTH CYLINDER HEADS AND INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED CAUSING COOLANT LIGHT TO COME ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. NLM
OIL IN MY ENGINE POURED OUT AND ENGINE LOCKED UP WOULD NOT KEEP OIL IN IT. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWICE I ONE YEAR BECAUSE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE THEN FINALLY IT GOT SO BAD HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ON FRONT END, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE FOR THE OUTSIDE JUST HAPPEN TO START GOING CRAZY ONE DAY AS I WA...
OIL IN MY ENGINE POURED OUT AND ENGINE LOCKED UP WOULD NOT KEEP OIL IN IT. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWICE I ONE YEAR BECAUSE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE THEN FINALLY IT GOT SO BAD HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ON FRONT END, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE FOR THE OUTSIDE JUST HAPPEN TO START GOING CRAZY ONE DAY AS I WA...
OIL IN MY ENGINE POURED OUT AND ENGINE LOCKED UP WOULD NOT KEEP OIL IN IT. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWICE I ONE YEAR BECAUSE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE THEN FINALLY IT GOT SO BAD HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ON FRONT END, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE FOR THE OUTSIDE JUST HAPPEN TO START GOING CRAZY ONE DAY AS I WA...
OIL IN MY ENGINE POURED OUT AND ENGINE LOCKED UP WOULD NOT KEEP OIL IN IT. HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES TWICE I ONE YEAR BECAUSE OF BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE THEN FINALLY IT GOT SO BAD HAD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS ON FRONT END, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE FOR THE OUTSIDE JUST HAPPEN TO START GOING CRAZY ONE DAY AS I WA...
IN 1998 I STARTED HAVING CAR PROBLEMS, A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT FLUID WAS GETTING PAST THE HEAD GASKET. IN JANUARY OF 1999 I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED BY HERITAGE FORD. I RECENTLY READ AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER THAT SAID THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE 3.8L MOTORS CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. I CALLED FORD ...
COOLANT LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DEALER STILL HAS VEHICLE, REPAIRS ARE BEING MADE, DEALER IS HELPING TO COVER SOME OF COST. *ML
THE FOREGOING PAGES ARE INCOMPLETE BUT I COULD NOT RETRIEVE THEM. THE 4 TIRES FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES PRIOR TO THE END OF THE LIFE OF THE TIRES. ON TWO OCCASIONS, TWO DIFFERENT TIRES, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAME OFF. THE 2ND INCIDENT WAS AFTER DRIVING OVER 200 MILES AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 70 MILES...
THE OIL PUMP FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK-UP WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY. FORD HAS REDESIGN A NEW ENGINE. *YC
3.8 LITER 6 CYLINDER ENGINE HEADGASKETS FAILED
DUE TO THE MELTING OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THE ENGINE IS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
DRIVER'S SEAT WILL SHIFT OR MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHEN ACCELERATING, TURNING A CURB OR BRAKING, CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AND HITTING BUMPS CONSUMER NOTICED SOMETHING HITTING UNDER THE CAR AFTER INSPECTING ,CONSUMER FOUND THAT IT WAS THE GAS TANK HANGING. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES CONSUMER NOT TO BE ABLE TO READ THE TIME. ALSO, DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES CONSUMER NOT TO BE ABLE TO READ THE TIME. ALSO, DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING GEAR CHANGING PROBLEMS. MJS
WIPERS OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO OPERATE WHEN SET TO INTERMITTENT SETTINGS.
AFTER PUTTING GAS INTO THE VEHICLE A STRONG SMELL OF GAS LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. DEALER CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION. *AK
TRANSMISSION HESITATION STARTED AT 1,671 MILES, FINAL REPAIR AT 26,069 OF THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. MJS
THIS FAILURE WAS FRONT AND REAR DISK BRAKES VIBRATING,,SCAPING NOISE IN FRONT LEFT BRAKE, AND LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, DEALER SOLUTION WAS TO TURN ALL FOUR ROTORS,, CAR IS IN SHOP AGAIN NOW FOR SAME PROBLEM,, THE SOLUTION AGAIN IS TO TURN ROTORS AGAIN,I AM TRING TO GET THEM TO REPLACE ROTORS,BUT THEY...
THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LAMP LOCATED ON THE TRUNK HAS EXPERIENCED SOME SORT OF INTERNAL SEPARATION THAT CANNOT BE FIXED WITHOUT REPLACEMENT. THE SYMPTOM IS THAT THE TAILIGHT IS DIMMER AND NOT AS BRIGHT AS THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THIS CONDITION IS SPECIFIC TO THE LATE 90'S THUNDERBIRDS WITH NEON...
BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUALLY WARP. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YC
BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEAT AND WARP. THREE TIMES SINCE NEW. SHAKEING STERRING WHEEL.
REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD AND MIRROR. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL BUSTED.CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK
REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD AND MIRROR. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL BUSTED.CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED. MJS
OIL GAUGE PRESSURE VARIES, BROUGHT IN TWICE DURING WARRANTY, THEY REPLACED ENGINE DUE TO SLAPPING ROD, GOT CAR BACK OIL PRESSURE ON GAUGE STILL VARIES HIGH & LOW. *AK
OIL GAUGE PRESSURE VARIES, BROUGHT IN TWICE DURING WARRANTY, THEY REPLACED ENGINE DUE TO SLAPPING ROD, GOT CAR BACK OIL PRESSURE ON GAUGE STILL VARIES HIGH & LOW. *AK
A WHITE CLOUDY FILM IS FORMING IN THE HEADLIGHTS. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
LEAKED COOLANT DUE TO CRACK IN MANIFOLD,,DID NOT SIGNIFY OVERHEATING. *AK
CONSUMER WAS STANDING OUTSIDE PUMPING GAS WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. AFTER A FEW SECONDS VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS, CONSUMER RAN BEHIND CAR JUMPED INTO DRIVER'S SIDE AND BEGAN TRYING TO APPLYING BRAKES, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A LIGHT POLE. *AK
ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF POWER ON THE INTERSTATE.
CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A NO START CONDITION AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED TH SENSORS TWICE. PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE OXYGEN SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING A NO START CONDITION AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED TH SENSORS TWICE. PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT MIDDLE AND WAS BUMPED INTO SOMEONE ON THE RIGHT AT ABOUT 20MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT CAME LOOSE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK
VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT MIDDLE AND WAS BUMPED INTO SOMEONE ON THE RIGHT AT ABOUT 20MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. ALSO THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT CAME LOOSE. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK
WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
BRAKES FAILED.
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE ROTORS. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THEM REPLACED 4 TIMES ALREADY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING, AND WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SHAKES. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED, ALL REPAIR WORK DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS KEEP WARPING, AND WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SHAKES. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, PROBLEM CANNOT BE DUPLICATED, ALL REPAIR WORK DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKE AND ALL THE ANTI-FREEZE LEAKED OUT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE BADLY. WAS NOT ABLE TO DRIVE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
ENGINE MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
SUNROOF GASKET HAS SPLIT AFTER ONLY 2 1/2 YEARS.
VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY SHUTTERS ON ACCELERATION AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER.
TRANMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE AT 62000 MILES OF WEAR. VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR ULESS COST IS TO CONSUMER. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED LEAKING COOLANT. NO OVERHEATING. VEHICLE TOWED HOME. NEXT DAY AT DEALER & INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIRED DUE TO A CRACK. VEHICLE STARTED TO GET WORSE. VEHICLE DIED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. MOISTURE ON SPARK PLUGS & IGNITION WIRES. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN IT STARTED LEAKING COOLANT. NO OVERHEATING. VEHICLE TOWED HOME. NEXT DAY AT DEALER & INTAKE MANIFOLD REPAIRED DUE TO A CRACK. VEHICLE STARTED TO GET WORSE. VEHICLE DIED. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. MOISTURE ON SPARK PLUGS & IGNITION WIRES. *AK
RACK AND PINION STEERING SHAFT/TIE ROD FAILED AFTER RIGHT FRONT TIRE GLANCED A STANDARD STREET CURB CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AS THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS FIVE LANES OF TRAFFICE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH OPPOSING TRAFFIC. OWNER HAD RODS TESTED, AND TESTS SHOW NUMEROUS IMPURITIES AND METALLIC...
RACK AND PINION STEERING SHAFT/TIE ROD FAILED AFTER RIGHT FRONT TIRE GLANCED A STANDARD STREET CURB CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL AS THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS FIVE LANES OF TRAFFICE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH OPPOSING TRAFFIC. OWNER HAD RODS TESTED, AND TESTS SHOW NUMEROUS IMPURITIES AND METALLIC...
BRAKES ARE WARPING AT STOP SIGN AND WHEN PUSHING ON PEDAL, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER IS ON THE SECOND SET OF BRAKES AT 8000 MILES . DEALER INDICATED BRAKES AT 4OOO MILES. *AK
RACK AND PINION STREERING ROD/TIE ROD END BROKE WHEN WHEELS CRASHED INTO CURBS.
RACK AND PINION STREERING ROD/TIE ROD END BROKE WHEN WHEELS CRASHED INTO CURBS.
THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND THE TOLL TRUCK BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE OWNER'S HOUSE. VEHICLE SAT FOR 13 HOURS. AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. OWNER COULD NOT TELL FROM WHERE THE FIRE CAME FROM BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE. SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED F...
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WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP, CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END. ALSO THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS REPLACED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A NUMBER OF BRAKING PROBLEMS. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE STEERING WHEEL VIRBRATES. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE BRAKES PADS AND SHOES REPLACED SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES. THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT LEAST TWICE. THE ENTIRE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED A MONTH AGO. THE PROB...
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR GREATER THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES VIGOROUSLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT TO RIGHT. BEEN IN THE DEALER 8 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED 4 SETS OF TIRES/ROTORS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR GREATER THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES VIGOROUSLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT TO RIGHT. BEEN IN THE DEALER 8 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED 4 SETS OF TIRES/ROTORS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR GREATER THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES VIGOROUSLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT TO RIGHT. BEEN IN THE DEALER 8 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED 4 SETS OF TIRES/ROTORS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, AND IT ALSO VIBRATES AT LOW SPEED WHEN BRAKING. ON WARM DAYS, WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING IN TRAFFIC ONE CAN SMELL RAW GASOLINE INSIDE AND AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, BUT THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKS AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL YOU UNHOOK AND LET IT RETRACT COMPLETELY.
ON THE AIR INTAKE WATER COMES IN AND IF THE DRIVER PUSHES THE ACCELERATOR TOO HARD THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. *AK
STEERING WHEEL EXPERIENCES EXTREME VIBRATION.
BRAKES FAILED AND CONTRIBUTED TO A COLLISION.
TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH ACCIDENT OCCURRED, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. LOCATION OF I MPACT NOT GIVEN. *AK
THE ENGINE AIR INLET ELBOW DOES NOT DRAIN PROPERLY.
THE ENGINE AIR INLET ELBOW DOES NOT DRAIN PROPERLY.
SEAT BELT DOES NOT RELEASE PROPERLY.
WHENEVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, A SQUEAKING NOISE IS HEARD. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD SOME OF THE PARTS ON THE BRAKES REPLACED. THE SQUEAKING NOISE IS THERE. *AK
FRONT ABS BRAKES FAILED; ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
FRONT ABS BRAKES FAILED; ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE PADS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON ANY HIGHWAY AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN A CORNER OR TURN IN ROAD, THE STEERING JUST GOES AWAY; IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE LINKAGE FOR A SPLIT SECOND, BUT THEN IT RETURNS AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER SAID THAT T...
WHILE GOING 40MPH, WOULD EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. HAD TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED THAT ITS A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN THUNDERBIRDS SOMETIMES. CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM OF VIBRATION. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. *AK
WATER WAS GETTING INTO AIR CLEANER.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
DRIVERS WINDOW FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
FRONT ROTORS WARPED.
WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
POWER WINDOWS FAILED.
ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED.
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
SENSOR SYSTEM FAILED.
SOLENOID FAILED.
THE DESIGN OF THE HEAD LIGHTS IS INFERIOR TO PREVIOUS MODELS, THERE IS LESS VISIBILITY WITH THE 1996 MODEL. THE DRIVER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY.
SUNVISOR HITS DRIVER IN HEAD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST.
DOOR HINGE FAILED.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED.
FUEL GAUGE FAILED.
ENGINE LIGHT FAILED.
SPEEDOMETER FAILED.
DRIVER'S DOOR GLASS VIBRATES.
MILDEW SMELL COMING FROM A/C SYSTEM.
TRANSMISSION FAILED FOUR TIMES.
WHEN MAKING LEFT/RIGHT TURN, STEERING WHEELCOULD TURN, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. VEHICLE NOT TURNING BUT GOES STRAIGHT & THEN STEERING KICKS IN. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VIBRATION.
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES.
BRAKES; UPON DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO BRAKES. APPLIED EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKES WHICH SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE THE VEHICLE, BUT NOT LIKE IT SHOULD. THE BRAKES WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE IS IN FOR REPAIR. *AK
SUNROOF GUIDE FAILED.
HEATER/DEFROSTER CONTROL SWITCH FAILED, DRIVER COULD NOT SEE, HAD TO STOP VEHICLE IN MIDDLE OF STREET.
VEHICLE HAS CONSTANT DRIFT/PULL TO THE RIGHT, CREATING TIRES THAT BECOME FEATHERES, THUS MAKING VEHICLE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *AK
NOISE FROM FRONT BRAKES WHEN STOPPING.
AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON.
BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.
REAR END DIFFERENTIAL FAILED.
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGERS AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.
DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT.
REAR LEFT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILS TO BUCKLE PROPERLY IN THE LATCHING MECHANISN. HAS TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER CONCERNED THAT AIR BAG IS A SAFETY HAZARD, WANTS AIRBAG DISONNECTED.
BRAKES GRIND/NOISY, REPLACED THREE TIMES.
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FAILED.
SPARK PLUG FAILED TWICE.
ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN ENGAGING BRAKE THE THROTTLE WAS INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED TOO.
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
AIR CONDITIONER FAN SWITCH DEFECTIVE.
BRAKES FAILED.
ENGINE IDLE PROBLEM.
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES SHOOK; ALSO THE ROTORS FELT LIKE THEY WERE TURNING. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG PUNCTURED THE OCCUPANT'S LUNGS. *AK
BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES.
DRIVE SHAFT VIBRATION.
REAR RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF.
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED.
DOORS FIT LOOSELY.
HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT STABLE REQUIRED CONSTANT ADJUSTMENT.
HAD ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF WARPING. QUALIFIED FOR LEMON LAW. *AK
WAS HIT IN RIGHT FRONT TIRE THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. WILL EXPLAIN . *AK
BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATED, CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP.
SPEEDOMETER HEAD REPLACED.
BRAKES LOCK UP.
BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED, NOT REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP DUE TO INABILITY TO OBTAIN PARTS.
BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED NOT REPLACED AT DEALERSHIP DUE TO INABILITY TO OBTAIN PARTS.
POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK AT LOW SPEEDS.
CROOKED STEERING WHEEL REPLACED.
ODOMETER NOT WORKING.
SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE NOT WORKING.
DEFROSTER NOT WORKING.
BRAKE PEDAL SINKS BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LEVEL, CAUSING DRIVER TO PUSH DOWN ON ACCELERATOR.
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT END VIBRATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. *AK
WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION AT STOP LIGHT, FOOT APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL, SUDDENLY PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO PUMP UP ONCE PEDAL, BUT, BRAKES WENT BACK DOWN.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ALSO WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE AND AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ALSO WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE AND AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ALSO WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE AND AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE FUEL SWITCH IN THE TRUNK DID NOT WORK AFTER THE COLLISION , THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AFTER THE COLLISION AND THER DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE FUEL SWITCH IN THE TRUNK DID NOT WORK AFTER THE COLLISION , THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AFTER THE COLLISION AND THER DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. *AK
DRIVE SHAFT VIBRATES.
ENGINE HOOD STRUTS ARE TOO WEAK TO KEEP HOOD IN OPEN POSITION/ HOOD CAME DOWN ON DRIVER'S BACK. *AK
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, ALSO IS NOISY. *AK
DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, DESIGN OF ENGINE ALLOWS WATER TO SATURATE THE AIR FILTER, CAUSING ENGINE TO CUT OUT.
PCM CHIP PROBLEM CAUSED ENGINE TO CUT OUT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. *SD
REAR WINDSHIELD DISCOLORED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
HEATER FAILED. *SD
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AFTER BEING STOPPED AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *AK
COMING AROUND A CURB GOING 25-30 MPH CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND HIT A MOUND OF DIRT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL
ASSOCIATED W/MOISTURE, VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT REPEATEDLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT