Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#535902May 20, 1998
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR BROKE ALLOWING COOLANT TO ESCAPE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535688May 19, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTOR BURNED CAUSING LOSS OF LIGHTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535791May 18, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, INTERIOR LIGHTING
HIGH-MOUNT TAIL LIGHT BURNT OUT. TRUNK LIGHT BURNT OUT. SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823367May 15, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE DRIVING PEDAL SNAPPED, CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. ALSO, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ROTORS RUSTED THROUGH AND SNAPPED IN HALF. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823317May 14, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHENEVER THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED ON, IT WOULD CAUSE THE ABS BRAKES TO FAIL. THERE IS NO POWER IN ABS BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823324May 14, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH PLASTIC CONNECTOR TO THE POWER SYSTEM MELTED, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. HEAT CONTROL. PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 TIMES. RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH FOR 88 THUNDERBIRD FOR THE SAME IGNITION PART AS THIS VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823328May 14, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH OR GREATER THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND SHAKES VIGOROUSLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SWAY LEFT TO RIGHT. BEEN IN THE DEALER 8 TIMES. DEALER REPLACED 4 SETS OF TIRES/ROTORS. PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535406May 13, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535512May 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535465May 12, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AFTER STARTING ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823210May 11, 1998
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WAS DRIVING AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT IN FRONT. CONSUMER APPLIED HER BRAKES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. 827006 DUP OF 823210; POSTED ON 09-07-1999. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#822317May 5, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE FLEXIBLE LINE THAT CONNECTS METAL TUBING TO BRAKES BLEW APART. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD NO INDICATION OR WARNING IT WOULD HAPPEN. HAD NO BRAKES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#823078May 5, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNING ON AND OFF BY THEMSELVES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#535022April 30, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
PULLED VEHICLE IN FRONT OF A GAS STATION, PUT IT IN PARK AND LEFT IT RUNNING, DRIVER WENT INSIDE, AND WITHIN A MINUTE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS. TURNED APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES AND STRUCK A TRUCK. AFTER IT STOPPED, IT WAS IN REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534729April 24, 1998
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
HEAD GASKET FAILED. IN ADDITION, BRAKES VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534435April 21, 1998
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EACH TIME CAR IS PUT INTO PARK IT DRIFTS SIX TO EIGHT INCHES FORWARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534030April 13, 1998
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED 3 TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822342April 9, 1998
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENDLY HOOD FLEW OPEN, CAUSING WINDSHIELD TO SHATTER AND BREAK. HOOD HAS OPENED ONCE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#817148April 8, 1998
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES, AND IT ALSO VIBRATES AT LOW SPEED WHEN BRAKING. ON WARM DAYS, WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING IN TRAFFIC ONE CAN SMELL RAW GASOLINE INSIDE AND AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, BUT THERE ARE NO LEAKS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#534021April 7, 1998
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT LATCH RELEASE BUTTON STUCK AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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