Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / THUNDERBIRD / 1988
1 Injured
0 Death
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 |