1997 Ford Thunderbird vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1997 Ford Thunderbird — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Dt: the consumer stated a year ago wa sinvolved in 2 rear end collisions while driving 3 mph. This happened with foot on the brake in bumper to bumper traffic. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, but it was not looked at, they instead tried to sell consumer another vehicle. Planned to have the…”
filed Aug 2, 2005
“While reversing out of the garage vehicle suddenly accelerated to the maximum speed. Consumer's foot was depressed on the brake pedal when this occurred. Consumer immediately turned the ignition off, and removed the key from the ignition. Vehicle stopped and rolled into the gate. The garage had a…”
filed Jun 9, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Thunderbird years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Thunderbird | 4 | 15% |
| 2004 Thunderbird | 9 | 26% |
| 2003 Thunderbird | 4 | 12% |
| 2002 Thunderbird | 11 | 12% |
| 1996 Thunderbird | 8 | 3% |
| 1995 Thunderbird | 11 | 4% |
| 1994 Thunderbird | 23 | 8% |
| 1993 Thunderbird | 14 | 3% |
| 1992 Thunderbird | 6 | 3% |
| 1991 Thunderbird | 10 | 9% |
| 1990 Thunderbird | 17 | 12% |
| 1989 Thunderbird | 26 | 21% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Ford Thunderbird
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.