Ford Thunderbird Complaints

2,355 consumer complaints on file.

#10064951March 24, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
DUE TO A UNSAFE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEALERSHIP PUT USED PARTS ON HIS NEW VEHICLE. (NAR) *PH *CB
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0
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0
#10063574March 22, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER LOST THE CONTROL, WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THE RIGHT CONTROL ARM BROKE. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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#10062024March 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MONIFOLD FAILED TO CONTAIN 220 DEGREE F ENGINE COOLANT. *AK
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0
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#10060483March 5, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 1993 FORD THUNDERBIRD WITH 80,000 ORIGINAL MILES. *JB
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No
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No
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0
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#10060229March 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGINS SHIFTING FROM OD TO LOWER GEARS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH SEEMS TO CLEAR UP THE ISSUE FOR APPROX. 6,000 MILES AND THEN THE PROBLEM IS BACK. THE PAST WEEK HAS BEEN VERY BAD. THIS MORNING ON MY DRIVE TO WORK (3 MILES) THE ISSUE OCCURED 6 TIMES.*AK
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0
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0
#10059567February 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. *AK
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No
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0
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#10050242February 19, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 400 MILES. WHEN BACKING OUT VEHICLE ACCELERATED, FORCING THE DRIVER TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES.*AK *MR
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0
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#10056528February 4, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAD TO REPLACE THE COOLANT INLET MANIFOLD ON MY 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY FORD RECALL #97M91 BUT FOR SOME REASON FORD HAS EXCLUDED MY VIN NO. FROM THE RECALL. THIS PROBLEM WAS CLEARLY CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PART AND WAS REPLACED WITH AN "UPGRADED" PART.*AK
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No
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0
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#10070904January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING
BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 1989. FIRST EARLY PROBLEMS WITH CIGARETTE LIGHTER/ELECTRICAL/HEATING UP INSIDE DASH.- SERVICED 3-4 TIMES, UNDER WARRANTY. FREON LEAKS IN AIR CONDITIONER - REPAIRED TWICE. FUEL LINE REPLACED. STEERING COLUM JAM OF SOMESORT - NO KEY ACCESS. REPLACED 3 ALTERNATORS. CANNOT SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO OVERDRIVE. REBUILT BY AAMCO. BLEW HEAD GASKET. RADIATOR COOLANT COMMING OUT FROM MUFFLER. GOT RID OF CAR AT THIS TIME.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10071147January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT FAILED. CAME OFF AS IF IT WERE WASHING OFF. PROBLEM WORSEDED TO THE POINT OF GETTING TO BARE METAL ON ROOF OF CAR. ALL HORIZONTAL SURFACES EFFECTED (HOOD, TRUNK, ROOF, AND TOPS OF FENDERS). ENTIRE CAR NEEDED TO BE REPAINTED. CONTACTED FORD REGARDING THE PROBLEM. THEY CLAIMED "THE CARS' VIN DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT". I FEEL THEY WERE NOT ENTIRELY TRUTHFUL. THIS PAINT PROBLEM WAS FAR TOO BAD AND COVERED TOO MUCH OF THE CAR NOT TO BE DEFECTIVE. I FEEL FORD SHOULD PAY MOST IF NOT ALLL OF THE REPAINTING COST. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071355January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
NO REPAIRS YET...HAHA..JUST WEAK BRAKES,BAD PAINT AND WIERD SPEED CONTROL...LOOK TO THE CRUISE CONTROL..TO MUCH ELECTRIONICS IN THIS CAR MAN!
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No
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0
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0
#10071396January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10069277January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OVERHEATING AT FIRST THEN AFTER THE HEADGASKETS WERE REPLACED THE ROD BEARINGS FAILED WHICH ADDED ANOTHER 1200.00 TO THE 1645.00 OF THE FIRST REPAIR AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP WAS REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST REPAIR.
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10069318January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STALLS AFTER IT WARMS UP.RUNS WELL WHILE DRIVING WHEN CAMING TO A STOP CALL STALLS AND CAUSES CAR TO NOT HAVE POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING WITCH MAY CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069597January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT STARTED FADING WITHEN TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT WITH THE MANUFACTURER THEY ASKED ME IF I HAD A GARAGE OR IF I PARKED MY CAR IN THE SUN AT WORK. AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE ELEMMENTS. AND NOT THE FAULT OF THE DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. I GAVE UP AFTER SEVERAL ATTMPS TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070301January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HEAD GASKETS FAILED RUINING MY CYLINDERS AS WELL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN. BARELY GOT THE CAR HOME WITH A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR ALMOST 1 AND A HALF MONTHS, AND I STILL OWE 5900 DOLLARS ON IT. I HAVE TO RIDE MY BIKE TO WORK OVER 3 MILES EACH WAY AND RENT A CAR FOR THE WEEKENDS COSTING ME A FORTUNE. I BELIEVE THEY NEED TO PAY FOR MY ENGINE TO BE REBUILT ESPECIALLY AFTER READING ALL THE ARTICLES OF HOW THE 3.8 LITRE V6 ENGINE HAS FAILED CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND FORD HAS KNOWN IT. I LOVE FORDS AND HAVE NEVER DROVE ANYTHING ELSE. I AM IN A SERIOUS BIND AND NEED HELP FOR SOMETHING THAT FAILED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND I HOPE FORD GETS THE MESSAGE. DEREK HAUGH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070546January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED AND LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR RECALLS ON THIS AND FOUND THE TSB# 97M91. I CALLED FORD AND SPOKE WITH PHILOMENA, ID #3157 AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT THEY HAD NOTIFIED ME IN WRITING IN FEBRUARY 98. FOUND THE LETTER ON THE INTERNET IN A PDF FILE DATED MAY 1998. SO, ACCORDING TO FORD, THEY NOTIFIED ME A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THEY WERE NOTIFIED????? I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE OR ANY INFORMATION ON THIS. I'M SURE IF I WOULD HAVE, I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CORRECTED (WHO WOULDN'T?). MY WARRANTY ON THIS ENDING FEB. 17, 2003==WAS TOLD I WAS 6 MONTHS TOO LATE TO GET IT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IS THERE SOMETHING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS - OR AM I OUT OF $675.80?
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10068811January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE - MAKES A MOANING NOISE AND RAISES THE IDLE. AS A RESULT, THE CARE WANTS TO ACCELERATE, EVEN WITHOUT PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR. PAINT - PAINT OXIDIZED ON ALL SKYWARD FACING SURFACES. SPOTS OF RUST HAVE DEVELOPED. POWER LOCK - DRIVER'S SIDE POWER LOCK MAKES A NOISE, BUT DOES NOT MOVE THE LOCK TRANSMISSION - DOESN'T SHIFT WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO, AND WHEN IT DOES, IT IS VERY JERKY.
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10053138January 13, 2004
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED IN RESOLVING THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM WITH A DANGEROUS AND CLAIMED UNREPAIRABLE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS 1990 FORD THUNDERBIRD SUPER COUPE VIN#[XXX]. THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH AN ABS BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS DANGEROUS UPON FAILURE. THIS ABS SYSTEM UPON FAILURE RESULTS IN THE "COMPLETE" LOSS OF BRAKING ON THIS VEHICLE AND POSES A SERIOUS THREAT OF INJURY TO UNSUSPECTING OCCUPANTS OPERATING THIS VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE EARLY TEVIS II ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM WHICH HAS BEEN DESCRIBED BY FORD BRAKE TECHNICIANS AS THE "WORST" BRAKING SYSTEM EVER INSTALLED ON A VEHICLE TO REPAIR. UNLIKE OTHER ABS BRAKING SYSTEMS, WHICH ALLOW A VEHICLE'S HYDRAULIC BRAKING SYSTEM TO CONTINUE TO FUNCTION WITH A FAILURE IN THE ABS PORTION OF THE SYSTEM, THIS VEHICLE'S "ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILS" WITH THE LOSS OF ITS ABS COMPONENT. FORD WAS APPARENTLY AWARE OF THIS DEFECT AND APPARENT DANGER, BECAUSE THIS SYSTEM WAS UPGRADED ONLY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3-YEARS OF PRODUCTION. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2,000.00 OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS ON THIS BRAKING SYSTEM. I INITIALLY TOOK IT TO A PEARSON'S FORD IN SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA IN 2001 FOR BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIR AND UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM DEALER, I EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UPON PEARSON FORD'S RECOMMENDATION UNTIL I EXPERIENCED A FULL SYSTEM FAILURE. THEODORE ROBBINS FORD OF COSTA MESA CALIFORNIA HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIRS AND THE SYSTEM HAS FAILED AFTER EACH REPAIR. THEY STILL HAVE THE VEHICLE. FORD STATES THEY NO LONGER SUPPORT THIS BRAKE SYSTEM AND DID NOT SEE A NEED TO ISSUE ANY ALERTS OR RECALLS ON THIS SYSTEM, WHICH DISCONTINUED. YOUR ASSISTANCE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. UPDATED 07/26/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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#10052926January 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT CAUSED A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK. *LA
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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