Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#718548February 10, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE FOREGOING PAGES ARE INCOMPLETE BUT I COULD NOT RETRIEVE THEM. THE 4 TIRES FAILED AT DIFFERENT TIMES PRIOR TO THE END OF THE LIFE OF THE TIRES. ON TWO OCCASIONS, TWO DIFFERENT TIRES, THE TREAD SEPARATED AND CAME OFF. THE 2ND INCIDENT WAS AFTER DRIVING OVER 200 MILES AT SPEEDS OF UP TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. THE BELT TORE OFF AND DAMAGED THE REAR PANEL AND SKIRT OF AUTOMOBILE.( DOT NUMBER: )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856623February 9, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK FOR TEN MINUTES, TURNED OFF WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH, TOTALLING VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718539February 9, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
THE SEAT BELT BROKE WHEN MY SON THREW HIS BOOK BAG IN THE CAR. I CALLED FORD TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART AND THATS WHEN THEY TOLD ME IT WAS $258.00 . JUST FOR THE PART . IT IS HARD FOR ME TO BELIVE THAT IT BROKE THAT EASY. AND THAT THEY DONT JUST MAKE THE PLASTIC PART. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718541February 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT A DEFECTIVE HEAD CASKET WAS ALSO SEEN ON ANOTHER 1993 T-BIRD (6 CYL). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718546February 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR WAS CHECKED AFTER FOUND TO BE RUNNING WARMER THAN USUAL. HEAD GASKETS AND CYLINDER HEAD WATER PORTS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACEMENT WAS SUGGESTED. APPROXIMATLEY 1500 MILES AFTER THIS WORK WAS PERFORMED THE CAR DEVELOPED ADDITITIONAL ENGINE PROBLEMS INCLUDING EXCESIVLY WORN MAIN BEARINGS RESULTING IN A REPLACEMENT "SHORT BLOCK" BEING INSTALLED. SINCE THIS WORK HAS BEEN PERFORMED THE CAR HAS HAD OIL LEAKS AND TUNE-UP PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856471February 8, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE HAS BLOWN ENGINE HEADS. THIS IS CAUSES VEHICLE TO MISS, AND SPUTTER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856506February 8, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA RECALL NO:99V275000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NO:99S30 CONCERNING HEADLIGHTS. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE, AND DEALER DIDN'T SAY WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856543February 8, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHOUT A CLAMP FOR FUEL LINE, WHICH THEN CAUSED LINE TO BECOME LOOSE AND IGNITE A FIRE, RESULTING IN FATALITY(DRIVER). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#9000295February 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
HIGH MOUNTED STOP LIGHT BULBS FAIL DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILD-UP IN PLASTIC HOUSING WHICH CAUSES PLASTIC BULB SOCKETS TO MELT TO BULBS. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856248February 4, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA RECALL 99V275000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. CONSUMER HAD THIS RECALL REPAIRED ON DEC. 12, 1999, THE SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AGAIN ON 02-FEB-2000. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#856153February 3, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AFTER 20-30 MINUTES OF HAVING HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON, THEY WILL BEGIN TO BLINK, TURN ON AND OFF, CAUSING POOR VISIBLITY. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL #99V275000. BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718286February 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
$2250.00 REPAIR BILL ON KNOWN PRODUCT PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550644February 2, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CONTINUALLY OVERHEATING, SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS HOWEVER HEAD GASKET BLEW CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ENGINE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855958February 1, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT. LIGHTLY APPLIED GAS PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND HIT A TREE. BACK WHEEL AND TIRES WERE DEMOLISHED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#550638February 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
ABS BRAKES SYSTEM COMPLETE FAILURE DUE TO MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718052January 30, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
IN THE U.S. MILITARY STATIONED IN EUROPE. FUEL PUMP AND RELAY MALFUNCTIONED. WHILE INSTALLING NEW FUEL PUMP AND RELAY, THE FORD TECHNICIAN FOUND THE WIRING HARNESS PROVIDING CURRENT TO THE PUMP WAS IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR WAS A FAULTY DESIGN. IT HAD CHAFFED THROUGH THE HARNESS CASING EXPOSING THE CHARRED AND MELTED WIRES INSIDE. SUBSEQUENT CHAFFING OF INNER WIRES CAUSED A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT AND MELTING OF THE WIRES THEMSELVES. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE SHORT, AN EXPLOSION COULD OCCUR IF FUEL VAPORS ARE PRESENT. THE TECHNICIAN WAS SURPRISED IT HAD NOT EXPLODED. THIS VEHICLE HAS A CURRENT RECALL FOR OTHER FUEL SYSTEM DEFECTS. A COMBINATION OF THE 2 COULD BE DEADLY IF THE OWNER IN UNAWARE OF EITHER PROBLEM AREA. I HAVE AND WILL RETAIN THE HARNESS FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION IF NEEDED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718059January 30, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW WATER PASS BLEW INTO #3 CYL CAUSING FAILURE OF GASKET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718032January 29, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
98 SERVICED WITH TRANMISSION. TUNE UP NOT COVER UNDER WARRTANTY NOW HAVING SAME PROBLEM. SHUTTERS AT 25. 35, 45, MILES PER HOUR. TALKED TO OTHER OWERS OF SAME TYPE OF CAR THEY ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. NO RECALL IS LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718036January 29, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING PLAZA. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 - 15 MPH AND NEVER EVEN HIT A BUMP OR POT HOLE. THE FRONT END MADE A LOAD POPING NOISE AND I THOUGHT THE TIRES WENT FLAT. BUT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED AND THE CAR FRAME RESTED ON THE TIRES. WEST HERR CLAIMS THEY HAD PEOPLE FROM FORD COME IN AND LOOK AT IT. THE BALL JOINT POPPED OUT OF THE SOCKET . IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE THRUWAY I WOULDN'T BE WRITING THIS LETTER TODAY, I WOULD BE DEAD. THEY REPLACED BOTH SIDES AT MY REQUEST. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#855711January 28, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SEAT BELT RETRACTOR THAT GOES ACROSS THE SHOULDERS WILL REETRACT AS IF THE DOOR WAS OPENED, AND THE SAME FOR THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. BUT, NOT IT'S BROKEN. *AK *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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