1996 Ford Thunderbird exhaust system problems
19 complaints about exhaust system have been filed for the 1996 Ford Thunderbird, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When exhaust system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 10 exhaust system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 20% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Plastic intake manifold failure on a 1996 ford thunderbird v8. Part failure was preceded by a "check engine light" and "low coolant" light. Turns out that ford had put out "service bulletin" in 1999 and followed up on it in 2001 on this issue (97m91) yet they never notified any owners. Cost of repairs for this part will be around $1,000 yet ford will not do anything willingly to rectify the situation. Failure of part could lead to catastrophic engine failure if not corrected.
Tl* - the contact wanted to have repair done to 1996 ford thunderbird, however service bulletin #97m91, dated jan 19, 1998 (NHTSA item number: 605621) expired and ford charged for the repairs. The mileage at the time of the failure was 80000. The contact said that the service bulletin was for the intake manifold. The contact wrote to ford. The refused to honor the service bulletin. Updated 2/6/2007 -
Other problems reported for the 1996 Ford Thunderbird
- Engine 58 complaints
- Brakes 55 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Transmission 16 complaints
- Lighting 15 complaints
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