Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / THUNDERBIRD / 1988

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998092610 Incident Date: Aug, 15 1998
Consumer's City: LEESVILLE Consumer's State: SC
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: THUNDERBIRD Model Year: 1988
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:door
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FABP64TXJH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Headlights and fog lights go out intermittently: immediately, or up to 20-30 minutes after turning them on, has almost caused several accidents.. have replaced 3 turn signal/bright light switches, due to them overheating and melting. when headlights go out, interior fills with burning plastic smell, but no fire. almost every power accessory inside car doesn't work, or only works sometimes. driver's power seat sometimes shorts out and has a burning smell: no fire detected. at times, interior of car fills with burning plastic smell so strong that you have to exit the car: have not been able to find the source of overheating/smoldering, no fires. abs brakes fail when stopping suddenly. brakes lock and car skids, steering very difficult when brakes lock. *ak