Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-03-15 | 88V033000 |
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 682 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-06-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED IN THE IGNITION STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. THIS WAS DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN THE IG… |
| 2003-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | NO REPAIRS YET...HAHA..JUST WEAK BRAKES,BAD PAINT AND WIERD SPEED CONTROL...LOOK TO THE CRUISE CONTROL..TO MUCH ELECTRI… |
| 2003-03-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE LURCHED FOWARD, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. *JB |
| 2002-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED.CONTACTED DEALER. REASON UNKNOWN.*AK |
| 2002-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CAR OFF. FIRE UNDER HOOD DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT-PER FIRE DEPT. |
| 2002-08-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH WAS RECALLED IN 1999. CAR WAS RETURNED TO TED BRITT FORD FOR COMPLIANCE.INVOICE STATES PN F29Z-11572D I… |
| 2001-11-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. I ALSO OWNED A 1987 T-BIRD PRIOR TO THIS ONE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS … |
| 2001-05-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS A BURN/ ELECTRICAL SMELL, BUT NO SMOKE. CONSUMER TU… |
| 2001-02-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. |
| 2000-10-21 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | Yes | 1 | WITH THE MIRROR GLUED TO THE WINDSHIELD, AN OBJECT HIT THE ROOFLINE OF THE CAR, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER, AND … |
| 2000-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THIS VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. IT CAUGHT FIRE … |
| 2000-08-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 1 | IN COLLISION SEAT BELT FAILED; DRIVER HIT WINSHIELD AND STEERING WHEEL. *AK |
| 2000-07-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-09-26 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | WHEN THE LEVER IS USED TO RECLINE THE DRIVER'S SEATBACK, IT CANNOT BE REPOSITIONED. ALSO, HEADLIGHTS WOULD FOG UP & HA… |
| 1999-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 1 | THIS SWITCH WAS REPLACED W/ RECALL @ DEALER! CALLED DEALER, WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF TIME LAPSE. SAME PROBLEM A… |
| 1999-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 96V071000 IN THE MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. HAD THE IGNITION REPAIRED AT DEALER. PROBLEM WITH S… |
| 1998-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY: IMMEDIATELY, OR UP TO 20-30 MINUTES AFTER TURNING THEM ON, HAS ALMOST… |
| 1998-07-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT … |
| 1997-07-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING VEHICLE REPAIRED BY DANA MOTORS LTD. (718-983-8700) STANTEN ISLAND NY. SINCE AUG. 96, CONSUMER… |
| 1997-04-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IT'S VERY HARD TO SEE, THE PLASTIC COVER OF HEADLAMPS HAS BECOME A MILKY WHITE COLOR. CONSUMER HA… |
| 1997-03-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | SWITCHED POST ON HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER THEN RESUMED HIGH POSITION AND VEHICLE STARTED TO GET HOT; HOWEVER, FUSE DID NOT … |
| 1997-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED THE CAR WOULD START CUTTING AND SPARKS IN THE STEERING COLUMN FROM THE BOTTOM HALF WAY… |
| 1996-12-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH, HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AUG.22, 1996. DEC 6, 1996 CAR PARKED IN GARAG… |
| 1996-12-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC LAP/SHOULDER RED RELEASE BUTTON WILL NOT LOCK PROPERLY, CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO RELEASE. *AK |
| 1996-11-26 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER LEAKS. |
| 1996-09-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | .THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT LATCH. *AK |
| 1996-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK *SLC |
| 1996-08-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | THROTTLE LINKAGE STUCK, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. |
| 1996-08-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE DESTROYED IN A FIRE, DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION. |
| 1996-07-10 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S POWER ADJUSTABLE SEAT SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED A FIRE. *AK |
| 1996-07-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ENGINE ACCELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK *SLC |
| 1996-06-28 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | THE HI AND LOW AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH GOT TOO HOT AND BURNED ALL THE WIRES AND ALMOST CAUSED A FIRE.*AK CONSUMER HAD A… |
| 1996-06-19 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | OUTER TIE ROD END BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. *DH |
| 1996-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING VEHICLE JUMPED/HALT ALSO KEY GETS HOT. *SD |
| 1996-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | DRIVING WHEN EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. *AK |
| 1996-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WIRING TO HOODS COURTESY LIGHT INSULATION WORN AWAY, CAUSING FIRE. *DH |
| 1996-04-16 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | FAILURE ON THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO HAVE A ACCIDENT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE COMPUTER SYSTEM … |
| 1996-03-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE SWITCH TO MELT HAD TO REPLACE THE SWITCH TWICE. *AK |
| 1996-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *AK |
| 1996-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | INCOMPLETE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSED LEAK/ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. *DH |
| 1996-01-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND CONNECTOR MELTED.(OTHER VEHICLES ON 504408,601598) |
| 1995-11-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP.THE VEHICLE HAS ABS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-11-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. WHEN THE FIRST FAILURE ON THE SWITCH OCCURRED THERE WAS NO BRAKE P… |
| 1995-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK |
| 1995-08-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT LENS MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH IN TIME YELLOWS, CAUSING HEADLIGHT BEAMS TO APPEAR DIM. *AW |
| 1995-07-30 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. *DSH |
| 1995-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE UNDERHOOD DUE TO POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. |
| 1995-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS UNDERHOOD CAUGHT FIRE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK |
| 1995-06-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | THERE IS BRASS OR COPPER RING THAT ARE IN THE STEERING FALL APART PEICE FALL OUT AND HORN DON'T WORK. TT |
| 1995-05-31 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | SEATBACKS ON THE FRONT SEATS WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE UPON FRONTAL COLLISION. TT |