Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#890348June 13, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH STEERING AND FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP VIBRATION. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890163June 12, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS REPLACED HEADLIGHT FUNCTION SWITCH, HOWEVER PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890181June 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE STARTING VEHICLE NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890236June 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING THROUGH OUT EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSED BY BAD HEAD GASKETS. ENGINE OVERHEATED, BLEW A HEAD GASKET, AND LOST ANTIFREEZE IMMEDIATELY. FORD DEALER IS DENYING ANY PROBLEMS THEY MAY HAVE WITH THE GASKETS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746639June 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE DEFECTIVE AND BREAK THUS COLLASPSING THE STRUTS AND MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO HANDLE. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFILD COOLANT CHANNEL WALLS ARE TO THIN AND TEND TO BLOW-OUT. FINALLY, THE BACKLIT REAR REFLECTOR TENDS TO BURNOUT TO OFTER FOR A INTEGRATED PART. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION BECAUSE THE REFLECTOR IS AN INTEGRATED PART OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS PROHIBITIVE SO THE REFLCTOR REMAINS BURNED OUT ON MANY OF THE OTHER T-BIRDS I SEE ON THE ROAD CAUSING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE'S VISIBILITY. THE ILUMENATOR IN THE REFLECTOR SHOULD BE SERVICABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890022June 8, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED SOMETHING BLACK FALLING ON DASH, HE STOPPED/ INSPECTED, AND NOTICED A PIECE OF WINDSHIELD ADHESIVE HAD FALLEN. ADHESIVE HAD NEVER HARDENED,AND WHEN CLEANING INSIDE OF IT, CONSUMER GOT STUCK ON ADHESIVE. FORD DEALER TOLD HIM UP TO 36000 MILES FORD CO. WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS OVER THAT MILEAGE THEY WOULD DO NOTHING.*AK CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889975June 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ENGINE IDLE INCREASED SHORTLY AFTER TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINED PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889906June 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3.8 LITER ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THE WARRANTY ENDED AND REPAIR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COVERED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746392June 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILED. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY. SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKETS BUT IT WAS ONLY UP TO 100000 MILES OR 7 YEARS WAS NOT COVERED ANY MORE. I DO BELEIVE THE PROBLEM HAD STARTED SOME TIME AGO AS THE MOTOR KEPT USEING ANTIFREEZE. I THOUGHT THE RADIATOR HAD A SLOW LEEK BUT NOW I REALIZE IT WAS PROBABLY PUSHING THE ANTIFREEZE OUT THE OVERFLOW WHEN THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. SO BEING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKETS I DO FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE HELP ON AT LEAST SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746316June 3, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN I TOOK IT BACK IN FOR THEM TO CHECK IT. I HAVE PURCHASED A USED TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE FAILED ON. I WILL CALL YOU NEXT WEEK AND GIVE YOU YHE NAME OF THE DEALER THAT IS LOCATED IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746326June 3, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN ENGINE DUE TO HEAD GASKETS AT 58528 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746297June 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746196May 31, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE UP WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON HIGH. THIS IS A SIMILAR DEFECT TO THE "NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 91V076000" PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889396May 30, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
RECALL 99 V 275 00/HEADLIGHTS: IN FEBRUARY 1998 CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE. IN 1999, A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED, AND A REIMBURSEMENT WAS GIVEN. PRESENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM, AND REFUSED TO HELP IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746085May 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I EXPERIENCE DIZZINESS, NASEA, AND HEADACHES AFTER DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 1-75 FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS. AFTER 10 MINUTES MY HEAD CLEARED ENOUGH TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT AND GET OFF. THIS IS THE FOURTH OR FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I AM AFRAID NOW TO DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE WINDOWS UP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#889186May 25, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS A BURN/ ELECTRICAL SMELL, BUT NO SMOKE. CONSUMER TURNED TO START VEHICLE BACK UP, AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. A MECHANIC FOUND THAT IGNITION SWITCH BURNED OUT FROM OVERHEATING. RECALL 96V071000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95S28 WAS SERVICED IN JANUARY 1997. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888957May 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN A SERVICE EMPLOYEE STARTED VEHICLE AND MOVED IT INTO GARAGE WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINATION BY DEALERSHIP, ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, AND MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER PAID APPROXIMATELY $4175.00 TO HAVE THIS DEFECT REPAIRED. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888962May 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN
ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS COMMON BECAUSE ODOMETER WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#888982May 23, 2001
POWER TRAIN
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND SHE NOTICED THAT ODOMETER WASN'T REGISTERING THE SPEED. ODMETER WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#745490May 18, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS TO HEAD GASKETS, HAVE HAD TWO SETS OF FAILURES, AT APPROX. 100K APART . . . . AS TO BRAKES, HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPLACEMENTS OF ROTORS DUE TO CHRONIC WARPING . . . . AS TO TRANSMISSION, HAVE HAD TO HAVE PURCHASE LIFETIME WARRANTY TRANSMISSION FROM AAMCO DUE TO FAILURES IN 2-3 & 3-4 SHIFTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Ford Thunderbird