NHTSA complaint: 1988 FORD THUNDERBIRD — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THIS SWITCH WAS REPLACED W/ RECALL @ DEALER! CALLED DEALER, WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE OF TIME LAPSE. SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL! THEY REPLACED A FAULTY ELECTRICAL ELEMENT WITH ANOTHER FAULTY ELECTRICAL ELEMENT (I HAVE SWITCH) AND LET ME DRIVE AWAY, 7 MONTHS PREGNANT! (PLUS, MY BABY & I WERE ON THE ROAD LATE WHEN EVENT OCCURRED. SHORTED EVERYTHING, SMOKED US OUT, DISCONNECTED BATTERY TO STOP FIRE IGNITION, BY MYSELF W/ ONLY LIGHTING A SPARKING COLUMN INSIDE!CONNECTED AGAIN & IT RESET SO WE COULD GET HOME, BUT HAD NO BRAKES (BOOSTER IS ELECTRONIC) CALLED DEALER AFTER RECALL INSTALL BECAUSE WHEN I'D TURN THE KEY, WOULDN'T "SEAT" PROPERLY IN IGNITION. SAID, "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, IT'S JUST BREAKING IN" EXACT WORDS--"IT WILL LEARN YOUR KEY ASSEMBLY" WAS THAT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN BEFORE OR AFTER IT BURNED TO THE GROUND?? I GOT NO HELP FROM THE DEALER HERE IN PLANT CITY, FLORIDA. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation