10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #1

Feb 172001

Thunderbird

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer was traveling about 55mph on highway, climbing up a hill and going up a mountain, and without prior notice there was white smoke coming from underneath vehicle. Transmission coolant was leaking from underneath. Vehicle was taken to a gasoline station, and mechanic told him that intake manifold in engine was made from plastic and causing the problem. Intake manifold split open.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

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