Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

• #525700December 4, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

  TRANSMISSION VIBRATES WHEN GOING INTO OVERDRIVE, DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTOR FAILURE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #523287December 3, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

  FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #526426December 3, 1997
  SEATS

  SEATBACK FAILED DUE TO A BOLT DISCONNECTING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #525567December 2, 1997
  FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

  FUEL LINES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING FUMES AND LEAKING.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #525583December 2, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  DELAY IN SHIFTING MECHANISM DUE TO FAULTY TRANSMISSION.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #525621December 2, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

  TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING SHUDDERING AND VIBRATION.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #526459December 2, 1997
  SEAT BELTS

  MORTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DRIVER'S SIDE-INTERNAL BELT COMES OUT OF TRACK AND FAILS TO WORK.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #523330December 1, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

  TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH AND CONTINUOUSLY SHUDDERS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #526541December 1, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

  TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #526494November 26, 1997
  POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

  TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #819457November 25, 1997
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, SEAT BELTS

  BECAUSE OF THE HINGES IN DOOR IT WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY. SEAT ALSO WILL NOT LOCK *AK.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #523464November 21, 1997
  STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING ON ANY HIGHWAY AT DIFFERENT TIMES IN A CORNER OR TURN IN ROAD, THE STEERING JUST GOES AWAY; IT FEELS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE LINKAGE FOR A SPLIT SECOND, BUT THEN IT RETURNS AND IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER SAID THAT THERE WA SNOTHING WRONG WITH STEERING. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #819316November 20, 1997
  AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

  COMING ACROSS A SMALL BRIDGE THAT WAS ICED, LOST CONTROL, HITTING THE GUARDRAIL, TOTALLY DEMOLISHING THE FRONT. NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ANY TIME EVEN AFTER BEING TOWED TO BODY SHOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #819947November 17, 1997
  SUSPENSION:FRONT

  WHILE GOING 40MPH, WOULD EXPERIENCE A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. HAD TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER & INFORMED THAT ITS A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS IN THUNDERBIRDS SOMETIMES. CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM OF VIBRATION. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #818856November 12, 1997
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  WHILE TAKING KEY OUT OF IGNITION VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN.OWNER HAS NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #818892November 12, 1997
  STEERING:RACK AND PINION

  WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK, AND SECONDS LATER THE STEERING WOULD GET EXTREMELY LOOSE AND DRIVER WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAS SEEN DEALER 5 TIMES. RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #819871November 12, 1997
  STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SEAT BELTS

  DOOR DOES NOT SHUT PROPERLY; HAVE TO LIFT UP & THEN CLOSE IT. THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY; THEY ARE NOT RETRACTING BACKWARDS OR FOWARDS LIKE THEY SHOULD. *AK CONSUMER STATES DOOR HINGE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH, IT STARTS TO WEAR AFTER SEVERAL YEARS, DEALER STATES THAT HINGE CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #818745November 10, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC

  ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP. REPLACED ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #818350November 5, 1997
  SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS

  CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKE SHOES AND PADS, CONSUMER ALSO STATE WHEN TRAVELING THERE IS A BURNING SMELL DUE TO THE RAKE OVERHEATING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKES.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #818647November 5, 1997
  SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

  MOTORIZED SEATS DO NOT WORK WHEN DOOR ON DRIVER'SPASSENGER 'S SIDES IS OPENED OR CLOSED. DEALER INFORMED. WILL NOT REPAIR DUE TO MISSING WARRANTY BY 5 DAYS. SAID OWNER IS LIABLE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0