1990 Ford Thunderbird electrical system problems
38 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 1990 Ford Thunderbird, which is 21% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 21% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 19
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 19 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Electrical short under the dash fire, wiring harness , vehicle was parked for a period of 40 min. Tt the consumer does not know what started the fire. The insurance was investigating the cause of the fire. The authomatic seat belt harness on the drivers side malfunctioned.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 30 MPH on dry flat road conditions, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably. The brakes were applied and kept the vehicle from further accelerating. The vehicle pulled over without incident. The contact let the vehicle cool down for an hour, and then drove to the residence. The contact noticed a NHTSA recall#96v071000 regarding electrical system: ignition on the NHTSA website.
Other problems reported for the 1990 Ford Thunderbird
- Brakes 45 complaints
- Seat belts 28 complaints
- Cruise control 17 complaints