1990 Ford Thunderbird complaints

WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS, AFTER FIVE MINUTES THEY STARTED BLINKING ON AND OFF TO THE UNCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO, THROTTLE WAS STUCK ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. OCCURRED DURING VERY IN COLD TEMPERATURES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ABS BRAKES KEEP COMING ON AND OFF. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT WHEN ABS LIGHT BEGINS TO COME ON THE SYSTEM IS ABOUT TO FAIL. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE, WHILE CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN THE VEHICLE, DIDN'T NOTICE ANY SMOKE OR SMELL OF FIRE, CONSUMER HAD REPLACED ALTERNATOR 10 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND HARNESS ASSEMBLY FAILED.

HEADLIGHTS DO NOT OPERERATE PROPERLY, THE LIGHTS WOULD FLASH ON AND OFF. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED A FAULTY SWITCH. REPAIRWORK DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *AK

BYPASS RELAY FAILED CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH STARTING VEHICLE.

WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO SHIMMY UPON BRAKING. *AK

LEFT FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING BRAKES TO SHIMMY WHEN APPLIED.

VEHICLE WAS SMOKING WHEN PULLED INTO A GARAGE, AND BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY EXTINGUISHER. FIRE DEPARTMENT MOVED THE CAR FROM GARAGE. ALSO, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE. NO WARRANTY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE, AND CANNOT TAKE THE CASE. *AK

FUEL LEAKS FROM TANK WHEN FULL.

ROTORS WERE REPLACED 3 TIMES/ PADS WERE REPLACED 4 TIMES, AND THE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN REBUILT. OWNER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER.

DURING MINOR COLLISION VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO DIFFERENCE IN BUMPER HEIGHTS.

DROVE VEHICLE TO WORK AT 7:30 AM. SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, CAME BACK TO VEHICLE AT 10:00 AM AND DISCOVERED THAT VEHICLE HAD BEEN BURNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT THE FIRE OUT, AND NOTED IN THE REPORT THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING PEDAL SNAPPED, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ROTORS RUSTED THROUGH AND SNAPPED IN HALF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH.

VEHICLE USES EXTREME AMOUNTS OF GAS TO RUN, RESET GAS FEEDER, HOWEVER IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, DEALER HAD REPLACED MULTI-PURPOSE FUNCTION SWITCH; MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR HER. *AK

UPON ACCELERATING THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES STUCK, DECREASING CONTROL OF STEERING AND BRAKING.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT GETS JAMMED AND CHOKES DRIVER DUE TO A FAULTY SEAT BELT TRACK MOTOR. OWNER HAD PROBLEM THREE TIMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, GAS PEDAL STUCK, VEHICLE KEPT GOING. *AK

THE ABS BRAKE BOOSTER IS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT ECU COMPUTER TAKES OVER VEHICLE AND THAT VEHICLE ACCELERATES WITHOUT DRIVER APPLICATION OF GAS PEDAL. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR, BUT PROBLEM REMAINS. OWNER ALSO NOTES OF THROTTLE LINKAGE/ BRAKING. ALSO.ONWER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

THE PASSIVE SHOULDER RESTRAINT BELT (MOTOR BELT) HAS FAILED TWO TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF, AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL COME ON BY ITSELF. THE OTHER TIMES DRIVER WILL HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION SWITCH TO GET IT BACK ON. *AK

SUBSTANCE THAT SEALS BACK WINDOW IS MELTING/DROPPING ONTO BACK SEAT.

BOLT THA THOLDS TOGETHER THE HARMONIC BALANCER DISCONNECTED DUE TO DESIGN. *AK

TRANSMISSION IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE OUTPUT OF THE ENGINE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL,HICH STARTED IN THE HARNESS AREA. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH AND HANDLE FAILED.

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE PARKING AND RAN INTO A TREE. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. 1ST TIME FORD BLAMED OWNER. *AK

WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN HIT DIVIDER LEFT SIDE. CAR ALSO HIT RIGHT/FRONT THEN STOPPED AND WAS HIT IN REAR. FUEL CUTOFF SYSTEM DID NOT CUT OFF WHILE INVOLVED IN CRASH. *AK

PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING OVERTIGHTENING AND TRAPPING THE PERSON IN THE SEAT. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON ROAD WHEN GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED INTO HIGH MODE. AFTER KICKING GAS PEDAL, ACCELERATOR POPPED OUT OF ACCELERATOR MODE, SWITCHED MOTOR OFF, RESTARTED, VEHICLE WAS STILL STUCK IN HIGH ACCELERATED MODE. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN TRANSMISSION SLIPPED; A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE IN BETWEEN AUTOMATIC CLUTCH BROKE OFF, COULD NOT ENGAGE TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION; IF RUNNING TOO LONG GEARS WILL BURN OUT. TOOK TO TRANSMISSION MECHANIC. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT STICKS IN THE FORWARD POSITION.

THE DRIVER'S SAFETY BELT DOES NOT WORK WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE DOOR, IT DOES NOT MOVE. *AK CONSUMER STATES CAN NOT USE MANUALLY PAID FOR REPAIRS.*JB

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP (12) TO (15) TIMES FOR NUMEROUS BRAKING PROBLEMS, ROTORS/PADS/DRUMS OR ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ABS.*AK

WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. *AK

VEHICLE HAD A RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH. PARKED VEHICLE AND SMOKE WAS EVERYWHERE, THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT LOCKED INTO PLACE IN THE BACK POSITION. *AK *SLC

ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK

ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, PEDAL GOT HARD, DRIVER COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE, NO BRAKING ASSIST, PUSHED PEDAL HARD, INSTEAD OF NORMAL STOPPING,VEHICLE WENT ABOUT 500 FT BEFORE STOPPING, NO ACCIDENT, HOWEVER COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

WHEN STARTING THE CAR THE ACCELERATED, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND DEALER TRIED TO IDLE IT DOWN , NO LUCK . *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ALTERNATOR.*AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE VEHICLE WENT INTO HIGH IDLE AND SURGED, AND PUT INTO PARK, AND VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION, RPMS UNKNOWN.*AK

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE AND ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DUE TO ELECTRONIC RELAY.*AK DEALER REPLACED HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR AND RELAY ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *SLC

DURING OPERATION OVER 70 MPH. THE GAS PEDAL SEEMS TO STICK AT THE SPEED AND, ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN.*AK