Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Ford Thunderbird.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE VIN# NOT LISTED ON DEFECTIVE BRAKE PADS/ROTORS RECALL NOT… |
| 2012-10-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I SMELL GAS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED OF 60 AND ABOVE ON FREEWAY MOSTLY. ONCE IN A WHILE I CAN SMELL IT WHEN DRIVING A… |
| 2011-08-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST I SMELT GAS WHEN I DROVE. AND THE SMELL HAS BECOME STRONGER AND STRONGER. TODAY (10/10/2011) I … |
| 2011-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWE… |
| 2011-07-03 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD CRACKED SPILLING OUT ALL MY COOLANT AND CAUSING MY ENGINE TO OV… |
| 2009-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD THAT HAS A MANIFOLD PROBLEM. I AM BEING TOLD BY FORD THAT IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER THE REC… |
| 2009-02-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, A YEAR AGO, IT RAN GREAT. ONE DAY AS I AS COMING UP A HILL, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING. IT WAS A CRA… |
| 2008-10-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT HOW TO GET THE THUNDERBIRD (1994-1997) TRANSMISSION RECALLED? PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ONLY AFFECTS TH… |
| 2008-06-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE IDLE RACING. CAN'T STOP UNLESS PLACED IN NEUTRAL, WHERE CAR WOULD RUN OVER 2000 RPM. DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CO… |
| 2007-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE. *JB |
| 2007-09-12 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | MY WIFE DROVE HER 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD TO WORK TODAY. SHE PARKED HER CAR IN THE COMPANY GARAGE AND WALKED INTO WORK. … |
| 2007-09-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING F… |
| 2007-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE CONTACT N… |
| 2006-11-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH MY AUTOMOBILE THAT COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. ALL THE BALL J… |
| 2006-10-13 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PERFORMING GENERAL MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE PLASTIC SEALS ON ALL… |
| 2006-04-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD SPLIT CAUSING COOLANT LEAKAGE. *NM |
| 2005-11-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FLOOR SHIFTER WAS STICKING IN PARK WHEN THE WEATHER WAS COLD. IT TOOK FIVE TO TEN MINUTES T… |
| 2005-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK OUT. FORD WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS I PAY FOR IT. CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT PE… |
| 2005-08-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT LENSES ON 1997 THUNDERBIRD CLOUD OVER DUE TO WEATHERING AND LIMIT AMOUNT OF LIGHT EMITTED. NIGHT VISION AND O… |
| 2005-07-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN! MY 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD IS NOT LISTED WHY? I HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SMOG STUFF EVER… |
| 2005-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1997 4.6 L THUNDERBIRD CRACKED AND BLEW ALL THE COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD… |
| 2005-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, THEN WATER SPILLED FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE… |
| 2005-02-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR WHILE DRIVING, AND THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND … |
| 2005-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT: 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD LX V8 4.6 LITERS. 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD LX HAD A COOLANT LEAK. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOL… |
| 2004-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET FAILED IN LINE WITH RECALL 99B29. FORD DOES NOT INCLUDE MY CAR BUILT 04/97 IN RECALL CAMPAIGN… |
| 2004-09-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, LOSS OF ALL ANTIFREEZE AND VEHICLE BEING TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 60,000 MILE… |
| 2004-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE. ALL OF THE COOLANT LEAKED AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER STATE… |
| 2004-08-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRACKED INTAKE ON MY 97 T BIRD. *JB |
| 2004-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO PAY THE POWER BILL. I HAD MADE A COMPLETE STOP AND THEN TURNED LEFT UP THE ROAD ABOUT 4/10'S O… |
| 2004-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1997 FORD THUNDER BIRD WITH THE 4.6 ENGINE. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED . I HAVE BEEN I… |
| 2004-06-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE GARAGE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO THE MAXIMUM SPEED. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS DEPRESSED ON… |
| 2004-05-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD NOT HOLD ANY RADIATOR FLUID,CAUSING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO RISE. TRIED TO REFILL THE RADIATOR FLUID, BU… |
| 2004-05-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | INQUIRY REGARDING LATCH LOCKING IN THE DRIVER AND BACK SEAT OF 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD.*MR THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT… |
| 2004-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE MANIFOLD WOU… |
| 2004-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MONIFOLD FAILED TO CONTAIN 220 DEGREE F ENGINE COOLANT. *AK |
| 2004-02-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLANT INLET MANIFOLD ON MY 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FORD RECALL … |
| 2004-01-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD WITH A 4.6 LITER OHC ENGINE THAT HAS A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE ENGINE HAS 81,000 MILES AND … |
| 2003-11-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | A LEAKING FUEL LINE ON MY 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD, (V6 ENGINE), WITH 113000 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A F… |
| 2003-11-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | THE HOOD OF MY CAR INADVERTENTLY COMES OPENS. IT DOES NOT COME COMPLETELY OPEN BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY LATCH. I AM VERY C… |
| 2003-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE DEVELOPED A COOLANT LEAK DUE TO A SPLIT IN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. RECALL 97M91 WHICH IS ONLY GOOD FOR 7 YE… |
| 2003-09-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT SNAPPED, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THE CONSUMER … |
| 2003-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | FATIGUE CRACK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD OF 4.6 L ENGINE THAT THAT CAUSED LOOSE OF COOLANT AND THE ENGINE TO OVER HEAT. MY 199… |
| 2003-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE STREET IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK WHILE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT OF A … |
| 2003-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK AND THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED. *JB |
| 2003-05-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 1997 THUNDERBIRD 4-15-2003 W/70000 MILES, AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PAGE I CAN ONLY RELATE T… |
| 2003-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER COULD SMELL ANTI-FREEZE IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRAC… |
| 2003-04-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION, AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. *JB *TS |
| 2003-03-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD IS LEAKING COOLANT ONTO THE ENGINE. THID COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.*AK |
| 2003-02-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL FILTER LEAKS GAS DUE TO CORROSION FROM ROAD SALTS. FILTER LASTS ONLY 1-2 YEARS. *TT |
| 2003-01-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT HAVING FUEL LINE PROBLEMS. THE FUEL LINE THAT COMES OUT OF THE GAS TANK AND RUBS AGAINST … |