Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / THUNDERBIRD / 1994

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 000039104 Incident Date: May, 11 2000
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: THUNDERBIRD Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP62W7RH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1995
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle overheated and stopped running. vehicle towed to repair shop. shop manger said there was coolant in the oil and the head gasket was blown. after the engine was repaired there was still a problem with coolant in the oil. they removed the valve timing chain cover to find that one of the freeze plugs has rusted thru causing the coolant to become mixed with the oil. the mechanic replaced the rusted thru freeze plug and three others in the area. after all these repairs the car still does not run correctly and emitts a loud rattling sound from the right side of the engine.we have had other problems with this car namely the transmission and the air conditioning.*ak