Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#8002376January 17, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED. TECHNICIAN STATED ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8002086January 14, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF OR FLICKER ON AND OFF, REDUCING VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V275000. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756643January 9, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY BOOKLET THAT CAME WITH CAR WHEN I PURCHASED IT STATED THAT EMISSION SENSORS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES UNDER CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS WHICH I HAVE ON MY CAR...WHEN CATALYTIC SENSOR MONITOR FAILED FORD REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY, AND I WAS FORCED TO PAY $269.TO HAVE REPAIR DONE BY DEALERSHIP...FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH SAFETY AND EMISION STANDARDS..*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563925January 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE ENGINE STALLED AS HE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING AREA. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#8001739January 8, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED, ENGINE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES AND SHIFT VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001774January 8, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL FROM CRACKS IN SEAL RINGS OF TANK.FUEL TANK HAD BEEN CHECKED, AND NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WERE NOTICED OR FOUND. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756542January 7, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756421January 4, 2002
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLAMPS FLICKER ON AND OFF AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN ID #99V275000. THE 1992 FORD THUNDERBIRD WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE RECALL PERIOD. CHECKING WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY RESULTED IN THEIR SAYING THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THAT RECALL. REPEATED REQUESTS TO CONIDER THIS ISSUE SIMILAR TO THAT RECALL WERE DENIED. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT THE RECALL DID NOT COVER ENOUGH VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756346January 3, 2002
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT OPERATION SPORADIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756337January 2, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
AFTER STARTING MY CAR AT 5:30 AM TO PROCEED TO WORK THE KEY FELT A BIT STRANGE AFTER I STARTED THE CAR. UPON DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY I DREW MY ATTENTION BACK TO THE KEY AND FELT THAT IT WAS SPINNING FREELY, AND COULD BE REMOVED, AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, ( THE START POSITION APPEARED TO WORK OK). I HAD NO WAY I COULD TURN THE CAR OFF. A TECHNITIAN ON THE 800 PHONE LINE TO FORD SUGGESTED I HIT THE FUEL SHUT OFF IN THE TRUNK ONCE I REACHED MY LOCATION. THIS WOULD SIMULATE A CRASH AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL. I ELECTED TO PULL A LARGE FUSE AND DETACH THE BATTERY. THE CAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE ($283) TO REPLACE AN $11 ACTUATOR PIN IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT INTERFACED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. I T WAS PROBABLY WRONG ON MY PART AS I LOOK BACK AT CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE THE BROKEN PIN COULD HAVE POSSIBLY LODGED ITSELF AND PREVENTED ME FROM STEERING THE CAR. MY CONCERN NOW IS ONE OF SAFETY AND WHAT A PERSON NOT TOO FAMILAR WITH AUTOMOBLIES MIGHT DO IN THIS SITUATION. FORD SHOULD CONSIDER THE DESIGN AND MAKE CORRECTIONS TO PREVENT THIS SORT OF OCCURRENCE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756099December 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW 3 TIMES, CAUSING CAR TO STALL UP IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY JUST STOPPED. ALSO BLOWING WHITE STEAM THRU BACK END MAKING IMPOSSIBLE FOR DRIVERS BEHIND TO HAVE A CLEAR VISION, ALSO STEAM WHITE SMOKE IN FRONT END, BLOWING ANIFREEZE THRU THE EXHUAST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORDS 3.8L ENGINES. I GET NO HELP FROM MANUFACTURE OR DEALER. I AM VERY DISAPOINTED IN FORD CO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756105December 27, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000986December 20, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DUE TO THE LOCATION OF CUP HOLDERS SPILLAGE FROM CUPS GET INTO GEAR SHIFT. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT DUE TO DESIGN AND LOCATION OF THE CUP HOLDER ANY SPILL OF LIQUIDS GETS INTO THE GEAR SHIFT AREA CAUSING THE GEAR SHIFT TO GET HARD AND ALSO, HARD TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK. ENGINE LEAKS OIL DUE TO ROCKER ARM COVER FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000967December 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT SMOKE WAS OFF DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT TO START THE VEHICLE, HE HAD TO TRY COUPLE OF TIMES AND WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE NOTICED ENGINE OVERHEATING POINTER MOVING TOWARDS HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND LOWERED HIS SPEED TO 40 MPH AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE, WHILE BACKING UP, THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING, WHEN PUTTING IN DRIVE IT RAN NORMALLY THEN NOTICED ABNORMAL SMOKE COMING OUT OF MUFFLER, THE SERVICE ENGINEER TOLD HIM THAT HEAD CYLINDER GASKET WAS BLOWN, AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO ENGINE AND TO THE MUFFLER. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000895December 18, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
UPON STARTING VEHICLE GAS WILL POUR OUT ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A POSSIBLE FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755662December 14, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN ACTING UP AND NOW THE KEY WILL NOT START THE CAR THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AT ALL AS OF THIS DATE 12/14/2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000663December 12, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
99 V 275 000/ HEADLIGHT: SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AND LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS. LIGHT SWITCH WIRING AND CONNECTOR WERE BURNING AND MELTING MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE WA S NO SUCH RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8000664December 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND EXPERIEINCE LOSS OF COOLANT WHILE DRIVING. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. ALSO FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE US WITH ANY FURTHER INFORMATION OR DETAILS CONCERNING THIS MATTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755545December 12, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
WITHOUT WARNING, AND AT SPEED, HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED LEAVING NO FORWARD VISIBILITY. PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE COLUMN MOUNTED MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO CORRECT THE SAME PROBLEM. SUSPECT DESIGN/ENGINEERING FLAW WITH SWITCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755451December 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HAVE CHECK A ROUND A LOT OF 3.8L MOTORS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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