Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#603096April 10, 1997
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REAR END DIFFERENTIAL FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#603103April 10, 1997
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516371April 10, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#516341April 9, 1997
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
NO DEPLOYMENT OF PASSENGERS AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#810720April 4, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND THAT ALL OF HER BRAKES MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 6000 MILES. OWNER FEELS THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810579April 1, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
PASSENGER'S LAP/SHOULDER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING OVERTIGHTENING AND TRAPPING THE PERSON IN THE SEAT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810513March 31, 1997
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, IT CUTS ON AND OFF WHILE IN USE, CAUSING IMPAIRED VISIBILITY DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810518March 31, 1997
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
ELECTRICAL SHORT, , PARKING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED FOR PERIOD 1TO 10 SECONDS, WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810540March 31, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
OWNER STATES THAT FRONT BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND THAT THEY WEAR EVERY 5 TO 10,OOO MILES. OWNER NOTES THAT THESE ARE NOT ABS BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810454March 26, 1997
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
REAR LEFT SHOULDER HARNESS FAILS TO BUCKLE PROPERLY IN THE LATCHING MECHANISN. HAS TAKEN THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809572March 25, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON ROAD WHEN GAS PEDAL ACCELERATED INTO HIGH MODE. AFTER KICKING GAS PEDAL, ACCELERATOR POPPED OUT OF ACCELERATOR MODE, SWITCHED MOTOR OFF, RESTARTED, VEHICLE WAS STILL STUCK IN HIGH ACCELERATED MODE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810368March 25, 1997
SEAT BELTS
THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE GETS SUCKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RETRACTOR AND SOMETIMES THE BELT SHUDDERS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACK BEFORE GOING IN THE OPEN OR CLOSE POSITION . VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809080March 24, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD TO LET THE ELETRICAL SYSTEM COOL DOWN. THIS PROCESS WAS CONTINUED UNTIL THE DESTINATION WAS REACHED. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810308March 24, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
BRAKE PADS KEEP HAVING TO BE REPLACED(3 TIMES), DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810328March 24, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER STARTING VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, PUT INTO REVERSE, THROTTLE WENT INTO OPEN POSITION, IMPACT 6:00 POSITION , RPMS UNKNOW, BRAKES COULD STOP VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#515327March 21, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WARPED BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VIBRATION AT STOPS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810295March 21, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
SWITCHED POST ON HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER THEN RESUMED HIGH POSITION AND VEHICLE STARTED TO GET HOT; HOWEVER, FUSE DID NOT BLOW. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809386March 19, 1997
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTACE AND LACK OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ABS ASSEMBLY AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#810177March 19, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS NOT OPERABLE. DEALER SAID THE GASKET HAD BLOWN. * AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#809358March 18, 1997
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE, WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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