Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 21, 1997CA
BRAKES GRIND/NOISY, REPLACED THREE TIMES.
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1996 Ford Thunderbird complaints
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Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Windshield › Electrical Heating Element
Filed Feb 21, 1997CA
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FAILED.
Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Feb 20, 1997CA
SPARK PLUG FAILED TWICE.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Feb 19, 1997CA
ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN ENGAGING BRAKE THE THROTTLE WAS INADVERTENTLY ENGAGED TOO.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED.
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
AIR CONDITIONER FAN SWITCH DEFECTIVE.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
BRAKES FAILED.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 12, 1997CA
ENGINE IDLE PROBLEM.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 3, 1997GA
WHILE DRIVING APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKES SHOOK; ALSO THE ROTORS FELT LIKE THEY WERE TURNING. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 29, 1997NJ
WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN A CRASH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG PUNCTURED THE OCCUPANT'S LUNGS. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 28, 1997PA
BRAKES FAILED 4 TIMES.
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Jan 23, 1997AZ
DRIVE SHAFT VIBRATION.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 14, 1997IN
HAD ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES BECAUSE OF WARPING. QUALIFIED FOR LEMON LAW. *AK
Air Bags › FrontalCrash2 injured
Filed Jan 2, 1997CA
WAS HIT IN RIGHT FRONT TIRE THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. WILL EXPLAIN . *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 30, 1996MO
BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATED, CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP.
Power Train
Filed Dec 11, 1996PA
SPEEDOMETER HEAD REPLACED.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and Linkages
Filed Dec 4, 1996TX
BRAKE PEDAL SINKS BELOW THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL LEVEL, CAUSING DRIVER TO PUSH DOWN ON ACCELERATOR.
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 30, 1996PA
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Oct 25, 1996GA
WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT END VIBRATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 16, 1996OK
WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION AT STOP LIGHT, FOOT APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL, SUDDENLY PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR, WAS ABLE TO PUMP UP ONCE PEDAL, BUT, BRAKES WENT BACK DOWN.*AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 15, 1996FL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, ALSO WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE AND AIR CONDITIONING MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and FittingsCrash1 injured
Filed Sep 30, 1996AZ
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION AND THE FUEL SWITCH IN THE TRUNK DID NOT WORK AFTER THE COLLISION , THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START BACK UP AFTER THE COLLISION AND THER DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT DID NOT LOCK UPON IMPACT. *AK
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Sep 24, 1996TN
DRIVE SHAFT VIBRATES.
Structure › Body › Hood › Hinge and Attachments
Filed Sep 12, 1996GA
ENGINE HOOD STRUTS ARE TOO WEAK TO KEEP HOOD IN OPEN POSITION/ HOOD CAME DOWN ON DRIVER'S BACK. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 12, 1996IL
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY, ALSO IS NOISY. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 14, 1996FL
DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, DESIGN OF ENGINE ALLOWS WATER TO SATURATE THE AIR FILTER, CAUSING ENGINE TO CUT OUT.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 2, 1996OR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. *AK
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 30, 1996TX
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED. *SD
Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Apr 10, 1996GA
REAR WINDSHIELD DISCOLORED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *SD
Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Apr 10, 1996TN
HEATER FAILED. *SD
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Apr 1, 1996GA
VEHICLE STALLS OUT AFTER BEING STOPPED AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *AK
SteeringCrash
Filed Jan 30, 1996CA
COMING AROUND A CURB GOING 25-30 MPH CAR STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND HIT A MOUND OF DIRT AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Nov 7, 1995AL
ASSOCIATED W/MOISTURE, VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT REPEATEDLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
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