1997 Ford Thunderbird fuel system, gasoline problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 1997 Ford Thunderbird — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I smell gas when driving at high speed of 60 and above on freeway mostly. Once in a while I can smell it when driving at lower speeds of 25 -30mph. I used to think that I had spilled gas on the outside of car when it first started happening, but now a year later, I still smell gas and I do smoke in…”
filed Oct 30, 2013
“In the middle of august I smelt gas when I drove. And the smell has become stronger and stronger. Today (10/10/2011) I went to a vehicle repair shop and was told the leaking is on the top of fuel tank and could not be repaired in the shop. I checked online and found many people have experienced…”
filed Oct 10, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other Thunderbird years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Thunderbird | 2 | 7% |
| 2004 Thunderbird | 1 | 3% |
| 2003 Thunderbird | 1 | 3% |
| 2002 Thunderbird | 2 | 2% |
| 1996 Thunderbird | 14 | 6% |
| 1995 Thunderbird | 6 | 2% |
| 1994 Thunderbird | 10 | 3% |
| 1993 Thunderbird | 15 | 4% |
| 1992 Thunderbird | 23 | 13% |
| 1991 Thunderbird | 10 | 9% |
| 1990 Thunderbird | 5 | 4% |
| 1989 Thunderbird | 6 | 5% |
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.