Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#9001560August 11, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS
WHEN DRIVING IF FOG LAMP SWITCH IS ON FOR EVEN A FEW MINS THE LIGHTS GO ON/OFF SOMETIMES FOR LONG PERIODS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867586August 11, 2000
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE DRIVING OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRIORS BEGAN SMOKING, AND THEN IGNITED INTO A FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT FIRE OUT. FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT CIRCUIT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK DURING THE FIRE THE ALARM IS NOT WORKING. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867473August 11, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED ROCKING MOVEMENT IN VEHICLE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION ON FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE AND REAR DRIVER'S TIRE. TIRE SIZE P20570R15. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK MICHELIN P205/70/R/15 *MW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867416August 10, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE FROM RIGHT REAR TIRE. THEN, WHEN GOING HOME FOUND OUT THAT TIRE HAD ALREADY SEPARATED, AND LEFT REAR TIRE WAS STARTING TO SEPARATE. THEY WERE FIRESTONE WILDERNESS TIRES, SIZE P275/70R15. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727406August 9, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAD 2 NEW TIRES FAIL IN 2 YEARS. BOTH TIMES, THE STEEL BELTS BROKE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO NOTICE THEM, AND HAD THEM REPLACED. I EVEN ASKED IF THEY HAD SOME TYPE OF RECALL BACK IN 1998, WHEN THE 2ND TIRE FAILED. I WISH THIS TO BE KNOW THAT THE TYPE OF TIRES I CURRENTLY HAVE DO SEEM TO FAIL MORE THEN NORMAL.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P215/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726966August 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#867043August 7, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
AFTER PARKING CONSUMER NOTICED THIS FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING IN THE MIDDLE. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726560August 3, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866739August 3, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING 30MPH & APPLYING THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND IT REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO NO BRAKES. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED BRAKES WERE GONE. PIN IN THE BRAKES HAD BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726437August 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE W/ 3.8 L ENGINE! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866579August 2, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 40 - 80 MPH IN ABOUT 2 SECONDS. APPLYING BRAKES SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN. AS SOON AS FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKE, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, THREW VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNED OFF IGNITION TO STOP. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP TWO MILES AWAY. VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726343August 1, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHY WOULD A 1993 THUNDERBIRD WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES HAVE IT HEAD GASKETS BURN OUT SO EARLY? I HAVE ALWAYS BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR IT'S ANNUAL UPKEEP. OIL ALWAYS CHANGED, TIRES ROTATED. I THOUGH I WAS BUYING A CAR THAT WOULD LAST ME FOR A LONG TIME AND 7 YEARS INTO IT I'M DOING MAJOR REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE? THAT IS NOT RIGHT! I COULD HAVE PUT THAT MONEY DOWN AS A GOOD DOWN PAYMENT ON ANOTHER CAR!!! I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK AND I HAVE ALL MY RECEIPTS TO PROVE ALL THIS. WHERE OR WHO DO I SPEAK WITH TO GET SOME ACTION DONE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866366July 31, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT GOT SO HOT THAT IT MELTED THE LENS COVER AND HOUSING SOCKET, ALMOST RESULTING IN A FIRE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED .*AK BULBS ENLARGED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT ALSO. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726220July 30, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'VE NOTICED NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME SPECIFIC PROBLEM THAT I HAD AND AM CURIOUS WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO ABOUT? ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HUT? I SUGGEST YOU RECALL FAULTY PARTS ON A VEHICLE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726247July 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKETS BLOWN @38000, MAIN BEARING FAILED 1 MONTH LATER, HEAD GASKET FAILED AGAIN @95000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726063July 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPON STARTING, WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE EMITTED FROM EXHAUST, ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH, ENGINE TEMP. GAUGE ROSE QUICKLY. TEST REVEALED BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#866052July 26, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER RESTRAINTS DO NOT RETRACT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726013July 25, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
RECALL HEADLIGHTS DOES NOT EXAMINE 4-PRONG CONNECTOR TO MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (HEADLAMPS). CONNECTOR CASING COMPLETELY BURNED THROUGH; 1/2 INCH OUTER EDGE, 3/16 INCH INNER EDGE, WITH SIGNS OF BURNING AND MELTING MULTI-FUNCTION CASING INNER AND OUTER NEXT TO SWITCH ASSEMBLY IGNITION CAUSING INSUFFICIENT OPERATION OF HEADLIGHTS. FOG LAMPS USED AT ALL TIMES DURING OPERATION OF HEADLAMPS. POSSIBILITY OF FIRE?! HEADLIGHTS FLICKER/SHUTOFF WITH OPERATION OF FOG LAMPS BUT RETURN TO NORMAL ONCE FOG LAMPS SHUTDOWN, EVEN WITH DAMAGE TO CONNECTOR. DEALERSHIP SERVICE ASSUMED MULTI-FUNCTION DEFECTIVE BUT WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AND/OR EXAMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH HEADLAMP SWITCH. DEALER DID NOT NOTIFY OWNER OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND DO NOT SEE THIS AS A "SAFETY ISSUE" NOR ACKNOWLEDGE ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE NOT COVERED IN ORIGINAL RECALL AND VEHICLE NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. (VIA FIRST CLASS MAIL: PICTURES) *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725876July 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
POSSIBLY HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. HEARD 3.8L HAD RECALL ON THEM AND SHOULD CONTACT YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#725885July 24, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED BACK IN EARLY 2000, WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT IS NOW COVERED. THIS VEHICLES ENGINE WAS FORDS MISTAKE, THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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