1992 Ford Thunderbird Electrical Problems

1992 FORD THUNDERBIRD RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH A FEW YEARS BACK (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA95002). DEFECTIVE SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH EXACT SAME PART THAT WAS RECALLED AND FAILED AGAIN WITHIN ONE YEAR WITH TWO HALVES OF UNIT AGAIN COMING APART. I HAVE JUST REPLACED FOR THE FIFTH TIME WITH EXACT SAME DEFECTIVE UNIT, THIS BEING THE ONLY THING AVAILABLE FROM FORD AND FROM AFTERMARKET SUPPLIERS. HOW DOES REPLACING DEFECTIVE PART WITH EXACTLY SAME PART ELIMINATE FIRE HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PART WHICH PROMPTED RECALL IN THE FIRST PLACE??? *TR

NHTSA ID

10355763

Incident

Aug 15, 2010

CONSUMER' S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALLS 96V071000 AND 99V27500 CONCERNING IGNITION SYSTEM AND HEADLIGHTS. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10092913

Incident

Sep 21, 2004

Mileage

98,000 mi

WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH THE KEY FAILED TO COME OUT FROM THE IGNITION. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10087910

Incident

Aug 13, 2004

WHILE PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH VEHICLE FAILED TO START. CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN RESTARTED IT. DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED SOLENOID SWITCH INSIDE THE IGNITION DUE TO A BURNT OUT WIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10073541

Incident

May 12, 2004

WHILE DRIVING THE EEC FUSE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10015869

Incident

Apr 11, 2003

SOMETIMES TURN SIGNAL WORKS AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER HAS TO WIGGLE KEY, AND SIGNALS MAY OR MAY NOT ILLUMINATE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. RECALL 96 V 071 000 DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

8017208

Incident

Aug 1, 2002

THE HARNESS AT THE ALTERNATOR HAS CAUGHT FIRE TWICE AND I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT STARTS SMOKING AND SUET COMES OUT AND YOU THINK THE CAR IS GOING TO BLOW UP. IT IS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. THE MECHANIC FOUND SERVICE BULLENTIN ARTICLE #96-21-4 WHICH DESCRIBES THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. I AM VERY DISTRUBED. PLEASE HELP ME.*AK

NHTSA ID

766004

Incident

Aug 15, 2002

VEHICLE EXHIBITS SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO EARLIER MODELS WITH TFI; SUDDEN STALL AT ANY SPEED OR CONFIGURATION. ALWAYS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH AMBIENT/ENGINE TEMPERATURE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURED ON HIGHWAY, CREATING EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER TECHNICIAN DISMISSED POSSIBLE IGNITION FAILURE WHEN ASKED.

NHTSA ID

764003

HEADLIGHTS GOE OUT FOR VARIOUS INTERVALS WHICH MAY BE PRECEDED BY FLICKERING OR BLINKING AS A RESULT OF CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

890264

IGNITION MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. FORD CANNOT PROVIDE PART, STOPPED PRODUCING THE PART. *AK

NHTSA ID

879933

Incident

Jun 1, 2000

WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN IGNITION MODULE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

878679

RECALL 96V-071 (FORD 95S28) WAS ORIGINALLY REPAIRED ON 12/2/97. VEHICLE IS NOW EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. DEALER WILL NOT HONOR RECALL REPAIR, AND CONSUMER IS BENG CHARGED FOR EXPENSE OF INSTALLING ANOTHER NEW IGNITION SWITCH.*AK

NHTSA ID

870959

Incident

Sep 12, 2000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST GO OUT. CONSUMER HAD A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER , AND THEY REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND SOME OTHER WIRES. ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM RETURNED. *AK

NHTSA ID

869137

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

NHTSA RECALL 96V071000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95S28/ IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. HAD RECALL DONE ON MAY 26,1999, AND REMEDY FAILED. OWNER REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF, IGNITION SWITCH WAS FOUND SEPARATED FROM THE MOUNTING HARWARE. CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY SHOWED NO CONCERN. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID

863328

Incident

Jun 6, 2000

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE RECALL COMPONENT (96V-071) PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, RESULTING IN FIRE. *MJS

NHTSA ID

550997

IN THE U.S. MILITARY STATIONED IN EUROPE. FUEL PUMP AND RELAY MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE INSTALLING NEW FUEL PUMP AND RELAY, THE FORD TECHNICIAN FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS PROVIDING CURRENT TO THE PUMP WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR WAS A FAULTY DESIGN. IT HAD CHAFFED THROUGH THE HARNESS CASING EXPOSING THE CHARRED AND MELTED WIRES INSIDE. SUBSEQUENT CHAFFING OF INNER WIRES CAUSED A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT AND MELTING OF THE WIRES THEMSELVES. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE SHORT, AN EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR IF FUEL VAPORS ARE PRESENT. THE TECHNICIAN WAS SURPRISED IT HAD NOT EXPLODED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A CURRENT RECALL FOR OTHER FUEL SYSTEM DEFECTS. A COMBINATION OF THE 2 COULD BE DEADLY IF THE OWNER IN UNAWARE OF EITHER PROBLEM AREA. I HAVE AND WILL RETAIN THE HARNESS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION IF NEEDED. *AK

NHTSA ID

718052

Incident

Jan 1, 2000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40MPH AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. WOULD NOT HAVE ANY WARNING. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPAIRED AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. (RQ 98015). *AK

NHTSA ID

834085

Incident

Jun 11, 1998

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH DAMAGED ENGINE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER UNIT.

NHTSA ID

539300

Incident

Jun 20, 1998

96V071000; RECALL WORK WAS DONE BY KOONS FORD, FALLS CHURCH, VA. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING COLUMN WIRES MELTED AND SMOLDERED, THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE WORK DONE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. CURRENTLY THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

823755

Incident

Apr 23, 1998

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY.

NHTSA ID

536011

Incident

Aug 22, 1995

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 20-25 MINUTES WHEN A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR, CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

822054

Incident

Mar 7, 1998

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

NHTSA ID

513796

Incident

Feb 28, 1996

BRAKES: BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THREE YEARS. BRAKES VIBRATE AND WEAR OUT WITHIN A YEAR. HAD NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED AND ROTORS TURNED. ALSO VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE 3-2-97. PROBABLE CAUSE ELECTRICAL. RECALL 96V071. *AK

NHTSA ID

809553

Incident

Jan 3, 1994

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE IGNITION ( STEERING COLUMN ) . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID

805799

Incident

Apr 12, 1996

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

NHTSA ID

987157

Incident

Jul 20, 1996