Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / THUNDERBIRD / 1988

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 992118020 Incident Date: Aug, 11 1992
Consumer's City: PENFIELD Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: THUNDERBIRD Model Year: 1988
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1SABP61F7IH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 23 1997 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving the vehicle the engine would get up and the vehicle would take off without any notice. driver would have to apply the brakes with all the force she had in her footdriver would take foot off the accelerator, and the vehicle would take off. this has been happening for about several years. dealer repaired the vehicle and the problem only happens about 1/5 of the time now. *ak