Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / THUNDERBIRD / 1988

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999082890 Incident Date: Apr, 11 1999
Consumer's City: PLANT CITY Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: THUNDERBIRD Model Year: 1988
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FABP64T2JH Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 23 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1996
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: This switch was replaced w/ recall @ dealer! called dealer, wouldn't do anything because of time lapse. same problem as recall! they replaced a faulty electrical element with another faulty electrical element (i have switch) and let me drive away, 7 months pregnant! (plus, my baby & i were on the road late when event occurred. shorted everything, smoked us out, disconnected battery to stop fire ignition, by myself w/ only lighting a sparking column inside!connected again & it reset so we could get home, but had no brakes (booster is electronic) called dealer after recall install because when i'd turn the key, wouldn't "seat" properly in ignition. said, "don't worry about it, it's just breaking in" exact words--"it will learn your key assembly" was that suppose to happen before or after it burned to the ground?? i got no help from the dealer here in plant city, florida. *ak