Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#758605February 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
PREMATURE HEADGASKET FAILURE LED TO $1750 IN REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758621February 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN ALL FORD THUNDERBIRD SC HEADGASKETS. FACTORY MILL IS INCORRECT AND NOT DONE VERY WELL. RECALL IS NECESSARY TO HAVE FORD FIX AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE 1994/95 MODELS. FORD SHOULD RECALL THE 1989-1993 SC, SAME DRIVETRAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758632February 25, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758549February 24, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND JERKS THE CAR AROUND AND THE STEERING HAS A LOT OF SLACK IN IT ABOUT AN INCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758505February 22, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH
1. HEADLIGHTS - REGULAR BEAMS COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED ON BOTH SIDES FOLLOWING INTERMITTENT FLICKERING, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF NORMAL HIGH BEAMS. ONLY RECOURSE IS TO USE 'PASS & GO' HIGH BEAMS TO GET HOME. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (E9SZ-13K359-D) 4 TIMES DURING 5-YR PERIOD, PLUS SCORCHED/MELTED PLUG CONNECTOR 3 TIMES. 2. HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LAMP - BOTH SOCKETS SCORCHED/MELTED & BULBS EXTINGUISHED; REPLACED 3 TIMES DURING SAME PERIOD. QUESTION: ARE THESE RELATED TO EACH OTHER OR TO RECALL# 99V275000 ? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004201February 19, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE BACKING OUT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A FENCE. CONSUMER NEVER APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. *JG *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758329February 16, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT WORK. IT EXTENDED TO ITS FULL LENGTH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#758253February 14, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET FAILURE; TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR; LEFT VEHICLE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. PLANNED TO BUY A NEW FORD, BUT NOT AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003882February 11, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH, FORD RECALL 99S30 COMPLIED TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY TO PREVENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE, DEALER SAYS CURRENT FAILURE IS NOT RECALL RELATED. *JG *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757964February 8, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL NOTICE 99S30 WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 12/27/1999 AT VARSITY FORD TO REPAIR FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH POSSIBILITY. FAILURE OCCURRED LAST WEEK AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL BULLETIN. THE FORD FIX IN 1999 DID NOT WORK AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED DURING A CRITICAL TIME OF DRIVING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASROPHE AND I WANT FORD TO FIX THIS PERMANENTLY AND COVER THE COST OF MY REPAIRS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564201January 30, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE THE BRAKING EFFECTS CAUSED BY WARPED ROTORS. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THEM AT NO COST, HOWEVER 12 MONTHS LATER ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN, CONSUMER IS STILL HAVING WARPED ROTOR PROBLEMS. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757553January 30, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SEAL FAILED KNOWN PROBLEM WITH V 6 3.3L FAULTY DESIGN ACK BY FORD WILL NOT REPLACE CAR CAN BLOW UP NOT RECOMMENDED FOR DRIVING SEVERE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8003107January 29, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 TO 70 MPH, ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. INDEPENDENT GARAGE EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED HEAD GASKET HAD FAILED, AND WAS REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES BECAUSE OF ALL THE OTHER FAILURES THE ENGINE WAS RUINED AND ALSO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757421January 28, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW. ENGINE RUINED. VEHICLE LOST POWER. SMOKE POURED FROM ENGINE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. I SAW NO INDICATION OF PROBLRM ON PANEL. NOTIFICATIO ON PANEL LIT UP AS VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO SERVICE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757381January 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I THINK MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS STOLEN BY MY DEALERSHIP. LATER, I THINK ANOTHER DEALER FRAUDUANTLY CHARGED MY EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT TO REMOVED AND REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757325January 25, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
THEY REPLACED THE MANIFOLD AND THEN THE RADIATOR MALFUNCTIONED, 18.000 MILES LATER THE HEATER CORE FAILED, WAS REPLACED IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS SINCE AUG 4 TIMES. FORD DOES NOT HAVE A CLUE AND THE DEALER IS TRYING TO FIX IT EACH TIME AT LEAKS.THE BRAKES/ROTORS HAVE BEEN A CRONIC PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. THE CALIPERS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED 3 TIMES AND FINALLY REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785850January 22, 2002
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE AND 3RD GEAR CLUTCH FAILURE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757179January 22, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PARKING VEHICLE AND HAD COME TO A STOP IN THE PARKING SPOT WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED THE CURB, AND CRASHED INTO A METAL BENCH.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#757128January 21, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. I ALSO OWNED A 1987 T-BIRD PRIOR TO THIS ONE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE OLDER T-BIRDS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563998January 17, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE THE CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WOULD NOT GRAB AT ALL, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THE BRAKES HAD CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ADMITTED IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD REPEATED PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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