Safety Score
96
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1986 Ford Thunderbird.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I HAVE THREE SEPARATE INCIDENCES. FIRST OCCURRING IN 1997 WHILE TAKING MY GRANDSON TO HIGH SCHOOL: WHILE COMPLETING TH… |
| 2000-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN VEHICLE STALLED FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST MECHANIC. INFORMED THAT … |
| 2000-08-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, EVERY MONTH, FOR THE LAST YEAR I WOULD GO OUT AND GET IN THE VEHICLE TO START IT UP. WHEN I TURN… |
| 2000-08-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE TREADS HAVE COME OFF TWO OF MY TIRES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE A THIRD TIRE WITH IT'S TREAD ALMOST COMING APART. BO… |
| 1999-12-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A CLAMP FOR FUEL LINE, WHICH THEN CAUSED LINE TO BECOME LOOSE AND IGNITE A FIRE, RESUL… |
| 1999-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE REVS WITHOUT ACCELERATION.*ET |
| 1998-05-01 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | THE SCISSOR JACK SCREW STRIPPED UPON JACKING UP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER DISPOSED OFF. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBL… |
| 1998-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE PASSENGER DURING COLLISION RESULTING IN INJURIES. |
| 1998-02-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RESTRAINT BUCKLE WILL NOT LOCK. OWNER WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER. *AK |
| 1997-09-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING 50-55 MPH; DRIVER SMELLED SMOKE & PULLED OFF ROAD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF & EXITED. VEHICLE SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLA… |
| 1996-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE. |
| 1996-09-03 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT) |
| 1996-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AUSED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO GO OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK |
| 1996-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASED, BUTTON INOPERATIVE. *TT |
| 1995-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1994-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | EGR RELAY ASSEMBLY/EGR VAC CONTROL/EGR VALVE/EGR SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE SURGING/BUCKING. |
| 1986-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE RACES AT VERY HIGH RPM WHEN STARTED, DUE TO COMPUTER PROBLEMS. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN INTO, THE TORQUE OF THE ENGINE HAS CAUSED IT TO ROTATE CAUSING THE FAN TO CUT INTO … |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE BROKEN, WILL NOT LATCH. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING FROM THE DEALERSHIP FROM HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BLEW CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COM… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | PHONE EXT 4708; WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE STARTED SMOLDERING UNTIL FLAMES APPEARED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN THE OWNER WARMS THE CAR, HE SHIFTS THE GEAR TO DRIVE AND THE CAR STALLS. HE STARTS THE CAR AGAIN, SHIFTS TO DRIVE… |