1989 Ford Thunderbird

Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1989-05-19 89V080000 SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS 10,600 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-08-13 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 CAR ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED TO FLOOR...SMASHED INTO CORNER OF HOUSE, DAMAGING BRICKWORK AND FR…
2005-03-03 SUSPENSION:FRONT Yes 1 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH A LOUD SNAP CAME FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT …
2003-09-19 SEAT BELTS Yes 2 DRIVER WAS RESTRAINED BY SEATBELT. DURING COLLISION, SEATBELT BECAME UNANCHORED FROM THE FLOOR AND CAME LOOSE CAUSING …
2002-02-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHILE BACKING OUT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A FENCE. CONSUMER NEVER APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VE…
2001-12-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ENGINE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES AND SHIFT VEHICLE INTO PARK TO …
2001-06-26 SEAT BELTS No 0 PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT RETRACT. ALSO, NONE OF SEATBACKS STAY IN A LOCKED POSITION. CONSUMER FE…
2001-03-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2001-03-23 WHEELS No 0 LEFT FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
2001-01-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 20 MINUTES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE EXPLODED, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
2000-11-30 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 TWO OF THE MICHELIN XH4 AS WS 205 70 R15 TIRES ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AND WERE REPLACED, LATER THE…
2000-10-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2000-08-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD HORNS BLOWING. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND OPENED HOOD, AND NOTICED FLAMES…
2000-08-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 IN OUR LOCAL PAPER ON 8/31/2000, THERE WAS A STORY ABOUT THE ALAMEDA COUNTY (CALF) SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE'S PRELIMINARY D…
2000-08-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 40 - 80 MPH IN ABOUT 2 S…
2000-07-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 POSSIBLY HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. HEARD 3.8L HAD RECALL ON THEM AND SHOULD CONTACT YOU. *AK
2000-07-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 IF I CAN GET IT FIXED FREE LET ME KNOW.... I'LL BE HAPPY TO COOPERATE WITH ABOUT ANY ACTIONS TAKEN...
2000-04-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON FORD 3.8L V-6 ENGINE, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING AND CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD. ESTIMATED REPA…
2000-04-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHILE PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE, BACKING OUT OF DRIVING CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE AND…
2000-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE IG…
2000-01-21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Yes 0 CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT. LIGHTLY APPLIED GAS PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT A TREE. BACK WHEEL AN…
1999-08-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD . NOTICED VEHICLE ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.…
1999-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE FREEWAY TWICE IN JACKSONVILLE, FL, AND THE LAST TIME IN KINGSLAND, GA, THE FOOT PEDAL…
1998-11-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 CONNECTION TO WIRING HARNESS UNDERHOOD FAILED RESULTING IN FIRE.
1998-11-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 CONSUMER HAD DRIVEN VEHICLE ALL DAY. 10 MINUTES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES, MECHANIC SAID THAT WIRE DISCONN…
1998-11-07 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, WENT TO CUT THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND THE THROTTLE GOT STUCK ,CAUS…
1998-10-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY NOTICED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LIFTED HOOD & NOTICED GRAY SMOKE & THEN FLAMES APPEARED NEAR A…
1998-08-18 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, PUT CRUISE CONTROL ON 70 MPH, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UPTO 80 MPH. VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE…
1998-08-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 1 GASKET IN MIDDLE SECTION OF ENGINE WAS SO NARROW IT FAILED COMPLETELY. THE CAR OVER HEATED MANY TIMES AND NO PROBLEM C…
1998-06-21 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP No 0 THERE IS NO POWER STEERING WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND THE POWRSTEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED. *AK
1998-04-07 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH No 0 DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENDLY HOOD FLEW OPEN, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER AND BREAK. HOOD HAS OPEN…
1998-02-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE FIRE.
1997-09-18 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FUEL HOSE RUBS ON THE DRIVESHAFT, CAUSING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE TO SPEW OUT AND BLOW DOWN …
1997-09-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 GOT INTO CAR PUT IN GEAR DID NOT HAVE FOOT ON PEDAL AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TRIED …
1997-07-29 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 AT CROSSWALK WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP & THEN SUDDENLY TOOK OFF. HAD TO APPLY BRAKES TO STOP. CRUISE CONTROL NOT ON…
1997-06-18 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 DEFECTIVE RESENT CLIP DOES NOT WORK FALLS FROM UNDERNEATH AND KILLS MOTOR RESENT EATS UP THE GLUE. RESULTING IN TOTAL…
1997-03-07 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BECOMES HOT AND CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. THIS HAPPENS W…
1997-03-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL No 0 DESIGN OF FUEL INJECTION LINES CREATED CHAFING AGAINST BODY, CAUSING LEAKAGE, RECALL ISSUED (97S84), HOWEVER VEHICLE DE…
1997-03-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 PLASTIC FUEL LINES CHAFFED AGAINST BODY CAUSING FUEL LEAK. REPLACED WITH STEEL LINES AND INSTALLED CHAFING GUARD. RECAL…
1997-02-21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 AFTER STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT INTO REVERSE, THROTTLE WENT INTO OPEN POSITION, IMPACT 6:00 PO…
1997-01-28 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS No 0 WHEN THE FOG LIGHTS ARE OPERATING THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD START BLINKING AFTER AN HALF AN HOUR OF DRIVING AND AT ANY SPEED…
1996-12-13 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT No 0 HEATER FAN SWITCH PARTS MELTED TOGETHER.
1996-11-27 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, RECALL RELATED.
1996-11-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 AFTER RETURNING HOME, PARKED VEHICLE, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING THEN WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, FIRE DEPT ARRIVED, PUT FLAM…
1996-10-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 PARKED VEHICLE AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THEN ALL OF AN SUDDEN THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
1996-09-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES No 0 WHEN THE BRAKES WHERE APPLIED AT SOME POINT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL OFF. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL INFORMATION. *AK
1996-09-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, RECALL ON ELECTRICAL DEFECTS WERE DONE, HOWEVER THIS APPARENTLY WAS NOT SUFFICIENT. THERE…
1996-08-18 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DRIVING, HAD APPLIED BRAKES, NO BRAKING (ABS) POWER, VEHICLE CAME TO A ROLLING STOP. HAD NO STOPPING ABILITY. *AK
1996-08-16 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. CONSUMER SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE POSITION, AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION.*AK CON…
1996-08-12 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WHILE DRIVING FIRE BROKE OUT UNDER THE HOOD, TOTALED VEHICLE. *AK
1996-08-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CONSUMER PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK