1992 Ford Thunderbird electrical problems

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

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???

NHTSA complaint #10355763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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???

NHTSA complaint #10355763 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

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

NHTSA complaint #10092913 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

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.

NHTSA complaint #10087910 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

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.

NHTSA complaint #10073541 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

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

NHTSA complaint #10015869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

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.

NHTSA complaint #8017208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

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 complaint #764003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

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.

NHTSA complaint #890264 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

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

NHTSA complaint #879933 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

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

NHTSA complaint #878679 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

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.

NHTSA complaint #870959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

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.

NHTSA complaint #869137 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

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

NHTSA complaint #863328 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

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.

NHTSA complaint #718052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

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).

NHTSA complaint #834085 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

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

NHTSA complaint #539300 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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

NHTSA complaint #536011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

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

NHTSA complaint #805799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.