Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / THUNDERBIRD / 1996
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998111767 | Incident Date: Aug, 30 1998 |
| Consumer's City: ZEBULON | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: THUNDERBIRD | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP62W8TH | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 13 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 09 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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. almost $1000.00 to replace 30 dollar part(dash board and console removed and air condition unit disconnected and recharged) dealer took cost of next 2 replacement heater coils and it still needs 4th;no heat;still leaks antifreeze inside car. intake manifold(plastic) cracked again;overheated and burnt me this time also causing serious damage to car;very costly which i guess we the consumer will have to bear. how many complaints does it take? *tr |