Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#723033May 22, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROCEEDING NORTH ON CA HWY 101 NEAR VENTURA. ANTILOCK AND BRAKE LIGHTS ACTIVATED. ATTEMPTED TO STOP WHILE AT 70 MPH. PEDAL "HARD" CAN WOULD NOT STOP. USED STICK SHIFT GEARS TO BRING VEHICLE SPEED DOWN, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING CAR TO HALT AT SIDE OF FWY. SHUT OFF IGNITION. RESTARTED VEHICLE THINKING COMPUTER WAS AT FAULT AND NEEDED RESETTING. ANTILOCK AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS WENT OUT--VEHICLE COULD BE "STOPPED" BUT SYSTEM WENT OUT PERMANANTLY AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 5 MORE MILES. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER IN THOUSAND OAKS CA ( KEMP) AND INFORMED THAT THE "RELAY BANK" HAD SHORTED OUT. COSTS APPROX. $200.00 TO REPAIR. PROBLEM---ABS DID NOT FUNCTION AT ALL!!! *AK
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#862244May 22, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONSUMER NOTICED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHICH CAUSED POOR STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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#722985May 21, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WARPED REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 50000 AND BAD AGAIN /EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . IS THERE A FIX FOR THIS TROUBLE FORD DEALERS ARE NO HELP THANKS. *AK
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#9001361May 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BLOWN HEAD GASKET
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#722903May 19, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I AM MAKING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET I HAD TO REPLACE RECENTLY. I CALLED FORD TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NOT GOTTEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. NOW I FIND OUT IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT. I ALSO READ THAT FORD WAS GOING TO REPLACE/PAY FOR SOME BUT NOT ALL THE 3.8 L ENGINES WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY 1993 THUNDERBIRD IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS SEEMS TO BE DISCRIMINATORY ON FORD'S PART. I ONLY HOPE THERE IS SOME INFLUENCE NHTSA CAN HAVE IN THIS MATTER. THANKYOU. *AK
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0
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#722867May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET LEAKING ON CYLINDERS 1&2. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#862112May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DEFECTIVE ENGINE HEAD GASKET CAUSED THE ENGINE TO EASE UP & FAIL. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. DEALER SAID HEAD GASKETS WERE THE REASON WHY THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED SO MANY TIMES. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#862116May 18, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING, AND RADIATOR COOLANT STARTED LEAKING & EVENTUALLY VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN. DEALER STATED IF THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED, THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT. BUT, IF THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED, THEY WOULDN'T COVER IT. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722778May 16, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#861864May 15, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:BRAKE FLUID LOW WARNING: LAMP
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND ABS SENSOR LIGHT COMING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY AND INTERMITTENTLY, AND INDICATING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722656May 14, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS IN SLOW ACCELERATION 0-35. TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT REPLACEMENT FIXED, BUT THEN STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#722666May 14, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAVE HEARD OF POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS WITH HEAD GASKET OF THIS TYPE. WOULD LIKE INFORMATION BEFORE WE HAVE IT FIXED. IS FORD RECALLING, EXTENDING WARRANTY? *AK
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722625May 13, 2000
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
SEATS DO NOT LOCK; I CALLED A FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT IS HOW THE 1993 FORD'S WERE MADE THAT YEAR. TO ME THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD; THEY HAVE THE "LOCK HANDLE" BUT SERVES NO PURPOSE; I ALWAYS USED THE "HANDLE" THINKING IT WORKED, UNTIL I FOUND OUT 'OTHERWISE'!!! I FEEL THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY SHOULD I GET HIT FROM THE REAR!
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No
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0
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0
#861832May 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE PREMATURELY BLOWN OUT FOUR TIMES, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#722605May 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET IS BLUE AT 82,00 MILES. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#722606May 12, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLEW A HEAD GASKET AT A LITTLE OVER 90000 MILES. THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST BLINDING DRIVERS BEHIND AND ON EITHER SIDE. THE CAR ALSO STALLED SEVERAL TIMES BLOCKING TRAFFIC AT MAJOR INTERSECTIONS LEADING UP TO THE ENGINE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS COVERED FOR 1994 AND 1995 T-BIRDS UP TO 100000 MILES, BUT BECAUSE MINE IS A 1993, THEY ARE REFUSING TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF ANY KIND FOR WHY THE 1994 IS COVERED, YET THE 1993 IS NOT FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#722550May 11, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLOWN AT 72,000 MILES. THERE IS NO RECALL OR TSB ON THIS PROBLEM, YET IN CHECKING NHTSA COMPLAINT SECTION THERE APPEARS TO BE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. OF COURSE THESE ARE ONLY THOSE PEOPLE THAT TOOK THE TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT. MY LOCAL DEALER, JORDAN FORD IN MISHAWAKA, IN, SAYS THAT HE WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO GIVE ME A NUMBER FOR FORD THAT I COULD CALL TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT. *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722556May 11, 2000
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
PASSENGER SEAT HITS CONSOLE WHEN MOVED FORWARD, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES-THE STEERING AND CAR SHAKES BADLY, BOTH SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOWS BINDS WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN,SHIFTER HANDLE BROKE OFF CAUSING TO HOLD PIECE IN WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE-PARK-ETC., BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW AT THE SAME TIME ALONG WITH A COOLANT TUBE, ROCKER ARM LOCK NUT WAS BAD CAUSING LOUD NOISES IN ENGINE, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS ON 0. I BOUGHT IT AT SUBURBAN FORD IN ELGIN, BUT MOVED TO ELK GROVE AND TOOK MY CAR TO LARRY ROESCH FORD FOR THE REPAIRS. MY CAR STILL NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR BRAKES, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND HESITATES AT A LOW SPEED, THE SEAT IS STILL BROKEN, SHIFTER ALSO STILL BROKEN, WINDOWS STILL BIND, THE BRAKES AND ENGINE IS WHAT WORRIES ME THE MOST. AFTER ALL THE TIMES I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED ANYTHING. IN FACT, THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN, SOME BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE ENGINE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861750May 11, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE AT A DRIVE-IN WINDOW LEFT TIRE WAS ON THE WALKWAY. CONSUMER BACKED UP TO GET STRAIGHT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THEN PUT CAR IN DRIVE, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER PRESSED GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR , BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP. HIT ANOTHER CAR THEN STOPPED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861723May 10, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO LOWER GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY, AND FREE WHEELS. *AK
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
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