Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#845371August 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWERVE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710193August 19, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT END VIBRATES WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. DEALER CUT ROTORS THEN REPLACED ROTORS. PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN.R
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710109August 17, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845038August 13, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON 3 OCCASIONS CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WITHIN 44,000 MILES WHEN MAKING NORMAL OR SUDDEN STOPS. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#845058August 13, 1999
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
VEHICLE HEADLIGHT LENS EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. REPORTED INCIDENT TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND COST OF LENS REPLACMENT WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. ASKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709960August 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING @40MPH. A THICK WHITE SMOKE, WITH AN ODOR, WAS EMITTED FROM EXHAUST. THE CAR HAD NOT OVERHEATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPON BRING THE CAR TO A LICENCED FORD DEALER (ISLAND FORD, IN STATEN ISLAND NY), I LEARNED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN REQUIRIN $1500 IN REPAIR CHARGES. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OF THE SAME CIRCUSTANCE WITH OTHER FORDS OF THE SAME YEAR THAT ALSO HAVE 3.8L ENGINES. RECALL 98-M01 WAS ISSUED TO COVER THE OTHER VEHICLES, HOWEVER, THE THUNDERBIRD MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844897August 11, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WA S PARKED IN PARKING LOT. SUBSEQUENTLY, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709831August 10, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
THE FRONT SEAT BELTS(BOTH SHOULDER AND LAP) DO NOT LOCK AT ANY TIME. THEY ARE ALWAYS LOOSE. EVEN IF YOU JERK THEM, THEY DO NOT LOCK. WE JUST REPLACED THE DRIVER'S LAP BELT AND IT ALSO DOES NOT LOCK. FORD COMPANY HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT THEY DO NOT RESPOND FOR THE PAST MONTH. WE ONLY WANT TO KNOW IF THE SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM ONLY LOCKS IN A "REAL" ACCIDENT AND THEY ARE MEANT TO BE LOOSE DURING NORMAL CONDITIONS. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844659August 9, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
VEHICLE KEEPS CUTTING OFF, CIRCUITING OUT, A/C DOES NOT WORK. SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844695August 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUALLY WARP. DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTORS SEVERAL TIMES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709774August 9, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEAT AND WARP. THREE TIMES SINCE NEW. SHAKEING STERRING WHEEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709681August 6, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH SHORTED CAUSING WIRING HARNESS TO FRY AND LIGHTS TO GO OUT ON VEHICLE. CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT NIGHT AT THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844403August 5, 1999
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING DRIVESHAFT SNAPS AND MAKES CLUNKING SOUND. DRIVESHAFT COULD BRAKE AND COME APART. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE SINCE DRIVESHAFT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE FUEL TANK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844268August 4, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD AND MIRROR. ALSO, CRUISE CONTROL BUSTED.CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844326August 4, 1999
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844180August 3, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE PLUG THAT GOES TO THE ALTENATOR BEGAN TO MELT AND CAUSED AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709547August 3, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND OUT OF THE BLUE THE ENGINE BLOWS UP NO WARNING SIGNS NOTHING I FEEL THE HAS BE SOME MANAFATURE DEFECT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709450August 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION FAILED, WAS REBUILT. IN 1998 HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIBERS REPLACED. ALSO, IN 1998, HEAD GASKETS BLEW, HAD TO REPLACE. IN 1999, PCV AND PCP VALVE REPLACE, OIL SENSOR, DASHBOARD GUAGE MODULE REPLACED. NOW IN AUGUST OF 1999, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843763July 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 5 MINUTES A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709364July 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, TIRES, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR HAS BEEN A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT, WHATS MORE AFTER MY 7TH FORD PRODUCT, AND EVERY ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN THIS CAR AS NEW, IT IS STILL GIVING ME DEFAULT PROBLEMS IE: WINDOW MOTOR AT 33000 MILES....CAR IS GARAGED!!!( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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