Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / THUNDERBIRD / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
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