307 consumer complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1995 Ford Thunderbird. Click any complaint to view the full owner description.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED ON WET ROAD CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT CRASHED AGAINST A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY, A FRACTURED STERNUM AND A FRACTURED COLLARBONE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE HEART CAGE, A KIDNEY AND INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS LATER INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED BY BOTH. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUN HEAD ON INTO A PARKED CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE PEDAL DUE TO THE BRAKE COVER FRACTURING.THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FRONT END OF BOTH VEHICLES WAS DAMAGED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE COVER WAS NOT SECURED PROPERLY AND HE BELIEVED THE PEDAL SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE RUBBER TO PREVENT SLIPPAGE. HE NO LONGER OWNED THE VEHICLE AND THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,400. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
THE SUN ROOF OF MY 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD BLEW OFF MY CAR AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE BRACKETS THAT HELD IT UP BROKE OFF AND THE GLASS WENT FLYING ACROSS TRAFFIC. *TR
DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT BURST INTO FLAME. DRIVER(OWNER) SUSTAINED SEVERE BURNS THAT CHARACTERIZE AS LIFE THREATENING, AND REQUIRED ADMISSION TO THE BURN CENTER AT UNC HOSPITAL. PT WAS NOT SMOKING AND CAN NOT IDENTIFY ANY REASON WHY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE IN HIS CAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHIN MINUTES OF BEING STARTED. HE NOTICED THICK, WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE AND THE "LOW COOLANT" WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAKED. THERE WAS AN INTENSE GRINDING NOISE. AT 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION . NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - THE TRIES JUST NEEDED TO NE BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WOULD GRIND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED. *NM
DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCES BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN. BOTH SPRINGS WERE BROKEN IN THE SAME MANNER AND LOCATION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT! *NM
DT: 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD 3.8. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM ON OCTOBER 3, 2005. TOOK VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY WANTED $4600 TO PUT IN A NEW ENGINE. IN DECEMBER 2003 VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE FROM TIMING CHAIN GASKET. HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT NOR HAVE THERE BEEN ANY PROPERTY DAMAGE. POLICE HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE HAS ONLY 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL ENGINE . THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THEY SAID THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. *AK
DT: AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. TOOK CAR TO HERTZ, AND THEY SAID IT HAD A SHORT TO GROUND. WAS TOLD THERE WAS A BLOWN FUSE IN THE MODULE. DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT ON RECALL. MANUFACTURER SAID TO CONTACT DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT REPLACING THE FUSE IN THE MODULE WILL NOT HELP FOR LONG UNLESS WIRING IS REPLACED. *SB *NM
FORD 1995 THUNDERBIRD CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS PARKED EARLY IN THE MORNING. NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. *AK THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED FROM THE FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL WELL. THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE POWER ANTENNA MOTOR HAD NOT WORKED PROPERLY FOR YEARS. TEN DAYS LATER BEFORE THE FIRE, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND THE FUSE WAS REPLACED. THE DOOR LOCK POWER FUNCTION WAS RESTORED AND THE FUSE WAS REPLACED. THE FUSE WAS BEING CHECKED FOR BEING TOO HOT TO TOUCH. *SC *JB
UNSAFE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IN CONSUMER'S 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. *BF
I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR MY FORD WINDSTAR VAN BACK AT THE END OF JULY 2004. I HAD ONE REAR TIRE TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE RIM AND SHRED. I WAS CHARGED MY ROAD HAZARD FEE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. AGAIN THIS PAST SUNDAY MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND TOTALLY SHREDDED. I WAS GIVEN A NEW TIRE A NO CHARGE THIS TIME, HOWEVER THE SEPARATION WAS SO BAD THAT BY THE TIME I GOT THE VAN STOPPED MY RIM IS NOW CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. *JB
AFTER STRIKING A DEER, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CRACKING THE DASH AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND KNOCKED THE CONSUMER OUT. *JB
INITIALLY IT FELT AS THOUGH A TIRE WAS OUT OF BALANCE, LATER IN THE TRIP THE TIRE BEGAN THUMPING AS IF IT WERE SQUARE. INSPECTING THE TIRE I FOUND THAT THE TREAD WAS TWISTING OUT OF SHAPE AND THAT CHUNKS OF RUBBER HAD COME OFF OF THE TIRE.*AK
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE OWNER WENT INSIDE OF THE STORE BUT WHEN HE RETURNED THE VEHICLE HAD GONE COMPLETELY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND RAN INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENED AND IN PARK. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION ND NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK
ELECTRIC FAN MOTOR FOR RADIATOR COOLING FAN SHORTED OUT, CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE PLASTIC SHROUD TO CATCH ON FIRE.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
DUE TO A UNSAFE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEALERSHIP PUT USED PARTS ON HIS NEW VEHICLE. (NAR) *PH *CB
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. (SOMETIMES RITE TURNS TOO). CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO JERK SEVERELY TO THE LEFT OR RITE. *LA
BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. *LA
THE CUSTOMIZED HEADLIGHT LENS DETERIORATED AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME AND FOGGED UP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT REDUCED THE LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY.*AK *TT *JB
CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS CHECKING THE BRAKES, HE TOLD HER THAT TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHOOK. THEN, MADE A FUNNY NOISE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION. *AK
VEHICLE SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AND LEAKING COOLANT.*MR CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE, A BILLOW OF WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT . THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A HEAD GASKET LEAK WHICH ALLOWED COOLANT INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER. THE COOLANT CONTAMINATED THE OIL AND WAS LEAKING OUT THE REAR OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE MAY BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE RECALL ONLY COVERED 1994 MODELS NOT 1995. THE CONSUMER LATER LEARNED THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FORD WOULDN'T COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WASN'T DIAGNOSED/REPAIRED AT A FORD DEALER. CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THE WOMAN AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP WOULD'VE CONFIRMED THE WARRANTY ON THE PART, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER FELT FORD SHOULD HAVE REIMBURSE THEM THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SINCE THEIR REPRESENTATIVE WAS AT FAULT. *PH *JB
I HAVE A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD WITH A V8 ENGINE AND AUTO TRANS. IT DOWN SHIFTS RANDOMLY WITH THE OVERDRIVE ON OR OFF. *JB
1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD, FRONT END COMPLETELY TOTALED - AND THE AIR BAGS ON EITHER SIDE DID NOT GO OFF. I CALLED FORD DEALER AND WAS GIVEN THE RUN AROUND. THEN I GOT A CALL FROM A FORD LAWYER AND HE SAID THAT IF NO ONE WAS KILLED, THE MATTER WAS CLOSED .
THE HEAD LIGHT COVER WAS MADE OF CLEAR PLASTIC WHICH DETERIORATED AND WAS NOT CLEAR. *JB
BY NOW IT IS QUITE APPARENT OF THE NOTORIOUS FORD 3.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE ISSUE. WELL, JUST TO KEEP PEOPLE UP TO DATE ON FORD'S BUSINESS PRACTICES. MY WIFE BOUGHT A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD IN NOV 1995. (I MUST FIRST START OFF BY SAYING THAT I AM THE COMPUTER LITERATE ONE, THAT IS WHY I AM COMPLAINING, AND I AM THE ONE WHO WILL BE FORCED TO FIX/PAY FOR THE HEAD GASKETS IN HER THUNDERBIRD). TODAY IS APRIL 9TH 2003, I AM BEGINNING TO NOTICE SYMPTOMS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CAR (LOSING COOLANT, ERRATIC TEMPERATURE CHANGES) WHICH WOULD INDICATE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IN DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB, I CAME ACROSS SOME INFO THAT THERE WAS (2) EXTENDED WARRANTIES PUT OUT ON THE 3.8L ENGINE BY FORD, THAT SHE HAS. WE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION BULLETINS STATING WE NEEDED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THIS FIXED. WHEN I CALLED THE HILLER FORD, HALES CORNERS, WISCONSIN, THEY TOLD ME THAT WE DIDN'T RECEIVE THE NOTICE BECAUSE OUR 3.8L 232 V6 ENGINE WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL PROGRAM FOR 3.8L 232 V6 ENGINES BECAUSE OURS WASN'T BUILT IN THE TIME SLOT NOR THE PLANT THAT THE PROGRAM (TSB 00M10) WAS PERTAINING TOO. SOUNDS LIKE A FIRESTONE BS STORY TO ME. I CALLED FORD IN DEARBORN, MI AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS PART OF THE PROGRAM BUT SINCE THE 7 YEARS WARRANTY EXTENSION AS PART OF THE RECALL EXPIRED NOV 17TH 2002, WE NOW HAVE TO EAT THE COST OF REPLACING FORD'S DESIGN FAILURE BY A FEW MONTHS. MY DAD, MYSELF, AND BOTH OF MY SISTERS EACH HAVE FORD EXPLORERS AND I HOPE FORD IS HAPPY WITH THE MONEY THEY MADE OFF OF ALL OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT GET ANOTHER PENNY FROM US, AS LONG AS, THEY WANT TO BLOW ME OFF FOR A $1500.00 DESIGN FLAW THAT THEY DO NOT WANT TO LIVE UP TO. FIRST FIRESTONE, NOW FORD. *JB
HEAD LENS HAVE GRADUALLY TURNED FROM CLEAR TO MILKY. THIS HAS DIMISHED THE LIGHT BEAM PENETRATION INTO THE DARK ON THE ROADWAY AHEAD NOTICEABLY REDUCING THE VISUAL SAFETY MARGIN ON THE ROAD AHEAD. THIS IS A MAJOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING HAZARD. MR
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING BADLY, AND SMOKE CAME OF TAILPIPE DUE TO HEAD GASKET BLOWNING OUT. *AK
NOTICED SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD---ENGINE COOLING FAN BURNED UP AND IT NEVER BLEW THE FUSE
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO BOUNCE A BIT, AND THEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND FOUND OUT THAT HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWEN. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *TT
OIL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE TO LOCK UP. DEALER AN MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK
LEFT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN AT 91,000 MILES. HAROLD ZIEGLER FORD NOW WANTS TO CHARGE $182 TO REPLACE IT. WHEN VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE VISIT TO THIS DEALER, THE DEALER WITHOUT MY PROMPTING REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING UNDER WARRANTY. IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT FORD KNEW IT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SPRINGS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
LOST TREAD BUT TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. NO CRASH BUT LOTS OF DAMAGE TO CAR BODY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: HYM3FT8198 TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)
ON TWO OCCASIONS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK ENGINE ROARS, CONSUMER WOULD TAP THE ACCELERATOR AND WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, FEELS AS IF VEHICLE IS PUT IN NEUTRAL. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT SWITCH ASSEMBLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER REPLACE 2 O2 SENSORS AND MAF SENSOR. VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT. WHEEL ALIGNMENT PERFORMED. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. PRFORMED FRONT DISC/ REAR DRUM BRAKE SERVICE. REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AFTER BRAKE JOB DUE TO PULSATION. STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT TIMES, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHUTT OFF. RIGHT DOOR LOCK INOPERATIVE. DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE. CUSTOMER STATES FLUID LEAK AT REAR END. RIGHT AXLE SEAL REPLACED. PASSENGER HEAD REST RATTLES OVER BUMPS. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. CONSUMER STATES NOISE FROM SEAT WHEN NO ONE IS SITTING THERE, DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL. SEAT TRACK COVERS MISING ONE LAYING IN THE REAR FLOOR. SEAT TRACK COVER REINSTALLED. CONSUMER STATS THERE IS A PINGING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. DEALER SUGGESTED HIGHER FUEL OCTANE. CUSTOMER STATES BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS LOW. BRAKES OK. FRONT END SHIMMIES AT 50 TO 60 MPH. 4 TIRES BALANCED. DOME LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON WHEN DRIVER OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE PULLED UP. TEMPERATURE AND SPEEDOMOTER LIGHT BURNED WAS INOPERATIVE. DEALER REPLACED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BULBS. COOLANT LEAK UNDER CAR AND WARNING LIGHT IS ON. DEALER FOUND NO LEAKS AND COOLANT LEVEL LOW. CONSUMER STATES MOTOR WILL ROAR AND SHIFT INTO GEAR. DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP BURNT OUT. HEADLAMP REPLACED. TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN NOT IN OVERDRIVE. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION OIL PAN AND GASKET. *TT
VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND HAD TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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
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
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
HAVE CHECK A ROUND A LOT OF 3.8L MOTORS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
THE HEAD GASKET IN MY CAR HAS FAILED AS HAVE MANY OF THE 3.8L FORD V6'S FORD HAS PRODUCED ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RAOD THERE WAS NO SIGN OF TAMPERING WITH IT NO SCRATCHES NO DENTS JUST FELL RIGHT OFF THE CAR AND ON TO THE ROAD!!!!. *AK
FUEL LINE RUBBED AGAINST BODY OF VEHICLE AND CAUSED A HOLE. GAS LEAKED INSIDE OF PASSENGER'S CAB CAUSING FUMES. DEALER REPLACED FUEL LINE, AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. PART NO. F4SZ-9S278-A.*AK
THE FUEL LINE WAS ON THE WHEEL WELL WHICH CAUSED IT TO RUB FROM NORMAL DRIVING AND WEAROUT THE HOSE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK, THE TEAM MANAGER WHO WROTE UP THE WORK ORDER SAID TAHT THIS GASOLINE SMELL SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL ON THUNDERBIRDS THAT THEY EXPERIENCE A FEW YEAR AGO , BUT CHECKED THE RECORDS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.YD
THE FUEL LINE WAS ON THE WHEEL WELL WHICH CAUSED IT TO RUB FROM NORMAL DRIVING AND WEAROUT THE HOSE, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK, THE TEAM MANAGER WHO WROTE UP THE WORK ORDER SAID TAHT THIS GASOLINE SMELL SOUNDS LIKE A RECALL ON THUNDERBIRDS THAT THEY EXPERIENCE A FEW YEAR AGO , BUT CHECKED THE RECORDS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL.YD
ON SECOND IGNITION FAILIURE ACTUATOR ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO FAULTY. *AK
VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. WHEN AT STOP LIGHT CONSUMER WOULD PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK DEALER STATED IGNITION SYSTEM HAD SHORTED OUT RESULTING IN SPARK PLUGS BEING BURNED, DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND SPARK PLUGS, CONSUMER STATES THERE ARE STILL PROBLEMS AND NOW THE ENGINE IS MISFIRING, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEMS, HOWEVER DEALER INFORMED THAT THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. FAN BELT REPLACED. FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SLC
PLASTIC HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE CLOUDY. SOME FORM OF REACTION TO PROLONGED SUNLIGHT. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS POLISHING COMPOUNDS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESULT. THE CLOUDINESS DRASTICALLY REDUCES LIGHT OUTPUT. ALL OF THE THUNDERBIRDS, AS WELL AS OTHER FORD CARS, OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR, OR OLDER, HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM(S ) AS WELL.*AK
PLASTIC HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE CLOUDY. SOME FORM OF REACTION TO PROLONGED SUNLIGHT. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS POLISHING COMPOUNDS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESULT. THE CLOUDINESS DRASTICALLY REDUCES LIGHT OUTPUT. ALL OF THE THUNDERBIRDS, AS WELL AS OTHER FORD CARS, OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR, OR OLDER, HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM(S ) AS WELL.*AK
FRONT RIGHT SLIPPED BELT AND ALL FOUR WORN OUT AT 20,000 ON A 50,000 TIRE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15)
HEADLIGHT LENS IS FADING AND TURING YELLOW CAUSING HEADLIGHTS NOT TO SHINE PROPERLY.*AK
WAS REPLACING HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP BULBS AND NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC CASING IN WHICH THE BULB IS PLACED HAD MELTED. PLASTIC WAS "BUBBLING" DUE TO HEAT. *AK
HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THUNDERBIRDS.*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN I TOOK IT BACK IN FOR THEM TO CHECK IT. I HAVE PURCHASED A USED TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE FAILED ON. I WILL CALL YOU NEXT WEEK AND GIVE YOU YHE NAME OF THE DEALER THAT IS LOCATED IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS COMMON BECAUSE ODOMETER WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *AK *JB
THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC LENS AND HALOGNE LIGHT BULBS, THE PLASTIC LENS CRACKS DEVELOPING A SPIDER WEB EFFECT AND ALLOWS CONDENSATION TO ENTER DRAMATICALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. NLM *SLC *JB
WHEN AIRBAG DEPLODED CRUISE CONTROLS FLEW AT MY DAUGHTER I THOUGH THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THE DESIGN HAS BEEN CHANGE INTHE FORD LINE FOR CRUISE CONTROL PANEL.*AK
I HAVE ANTIFREEZE POURING FROM MY TAIL PIPE. FORD MECHANICS MISSED THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS SMALL AND FIXED PARTS DAMAGED BY THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS WORSENED--THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. AND HAS EXCEEDED THEIR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. MY CAR WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY WHEN THEIR MACHANICS OVERLOOKED MY HEAD GASKETS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, IMPACT QUARTER PANEL AND HIT A STOP SIGN HEAD ON AT 65 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE THEY TOOK A LONG TIME TO FIX MY CAR AND NOW IT IS OVERHEATING, AND IT WASN'T OVERHEATING BEFORE THEY TRIED TO FIX MY HEADGASKET.*AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED, LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING 50 TO 60 MPH. ENGINE DIES WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS HOT AND A/C IN USE, REPLACE FUEL PUMP AND SENDER. RIGHT REAR WHEEL SEAL LEAKS, DUE TO RIGHT REAR INNER OIL SEAL FAULTY, REMOVE WHEEL, REPLACED RIGHT REAR INNER GREASE SEAL, CLEANED BRAKE AND WHEELS, CHECK REAR END GREASE AND FILLED TO PROPER LEVEL. TRANSMISSION DISENGES FROM ENGINE AND CHARGED UP, ALMOST LOST CONTROL.
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUEMR FEELS VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING.*AK
FAILURE OF MANUFACTURES INSTALLED SOFT BUSHING, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR, SEAL LEAK, WITH PRESSURE LOSS AND LOSS OF TORQUE. WITHOUT TORQUE YOU LOSE DRIVE POWER THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN SLOW OR FAST MOVING TRAFFIC THAT COULD HAVE KILLED OR INJURED MY FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS.
WIRING FOR HEATER AND DEFROSTER MOTOR IN DASH SHORTED AND CAUSE ALL WIRING FROM IT TO FUSE BOX TO MELT...ADVISED BY DEALER IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR FIRE
CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING AND LOSING POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, DEALER FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LETTER INDICATED WORK IS COVERED IN MAY, HOWEVER THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL, CONSUMER FEELS FORD SHOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBLE. *SLC
HAVE HAD HEAT PROBLEMS ALL WINTER. HAD NO IDEA THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK
ONE OF THE FRONT FIRESTONE TIRES (NO SIZE) HAD A BULGE ON IT, DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT BOTH FRONT TIRES WERE REPLACED, LATER THE CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH REAR TIRES AS WELL. *SLC
THIS INQUIRY THROUGH NHTSA IS A RESULT OF LITTLE ASSISTANCE FROM FORD MOROR CO. IN REFERENCE TO A DESIGN RELATED DEFECT ON 1995 V6, 3.8 LITER ENGINES. MY PROBLEM DEVELOPED AT 85000 MILES AND UPON INQUIRY WITH FORD FOUND THAT "ONLY" THE 1995 SABLE AND TAURUS WERE INCLUDED IN AN EXISTING RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM RELATED TO HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. FORD SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH MY THUNDERBIRD, BUT IF I CHOSE TO REPAIR IT, I COULD SAVE MY RECEIPTS AND THEY MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST LATER IF AND ONLY IF THE THUNDERBIRD WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. THE PRIMARY SYMPTOM OF SUCH A PROBLEM IS THE ILLUMINATION OF A YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT. IN MY CASE, SINCE I DRIVE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE SINCE ADEQUATE COOLING AND REDUCED ENGINE STRESS OCCURS AT THAT TIME. HENCE I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT A MAJOR PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY FORD DID NOT RECORD MY ORIGINAL INQUIRY THROUGH THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SO WHEN FORD FINALLY INCLUDED THE THUNDERBIRD IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THE SAME PROBLEM FOUND ON SABLES AND TAURUSES, I HAD WENT BEYOND THE 100,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY LIMIT. AS A RESULT, THEY NOW CONCLUDE THAT THEY CANNOT ASSIST IN REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. I'M EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE OUT OF POCKET COST I NOW AM FACED WITH FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A FORD DESIGN ISSUE. WORSE YET, THE DEALERSHIP IN SPRINGFIELD, OH (WHERE I LIVE), HAS DISASSEMBLED THE ENGINE BLOCK AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS INDEED THE SAME ONE THAT HAS AFFECTED THE 95 SABLE,TAURUS AND NOW THUNDERBIRD. I'M ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE INABILITY OF A CUSTOMER TO PROCEED BEYOND THE CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVES WHO ARE REACHED THROUGH THEIR 800 PHONE NUMBER. EFFORTS TO DISCUSS MY SITUATION TO A MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE REPRESENTATIVE AT PERHAPS A HIGHER LEVEL IN THE COMPANY HAVE BEEN FUTILE. THATS WHY I'VE CONTACTED NHTSA.*AK
I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN WHICH I STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY 1995 FROD. THE IMPACK SPEED WAS 35 MPH WITH NO BRAKING WHAT SO EVER. NEITHER OF THE TWO AIR BAGS IN MY VEHICLE WORKED. I RECIEVED NECK/BACK INJURIES. ONE PERSON IN THE OTHER VEHICLE DIED AT HOSPITAL. AT WHAT SPEED SHOULD MY AIR BAGS WORKED. THE IMPACT WAS SOLID AND HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE INNER FENDER TO BUCKLE, BUT NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
I HAVE CONTACT YAM'S ON SEVERAL OCCASSION CONCERING THIS CAR RUNNING HOT . THERE COMMENT TO ME WAS TO GET IT TO THE BECAUSE IT WOULD CAUSE THEM MORE MONEY TO PICK IT UP.UNDER THE CONDITON THE CAR WAS RUNNING I COULD NOT IT HAS SET UP FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
HEAD GASKET ON MY 1995, 3.8 L THUNDER BIRD, FAILED AT 41000 MILES. *AK
DOOR HINGES HAVE WORN OUT ON THE DOORS OF MY CAR. THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. IT WILL BE 350 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THEM, AND IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS PER MY MECHANIC. IT IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING.*AK
THE BRAKE LAMP MOUNTED IN THE REAR VIEW WINDOW WAS NOT DESIGNED TO TOLERATE THE HEAT FROM THE BULBS, THE HEAT FROM THE BULBS CAUSES THE TOP OF THE HOUSING TO OVERHEAT AND MELT, THE MELTINGS CAUSE THE LIGHT BULBS AND SOCKETS TO OVERHEAT, BURN AND MELT. *SLC
TOP MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT. WOULD MELT HOUSING EACH TIME. HOUSING WAS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND EASILY BURNED. BEEN IN CONTACTED WITH DEALER ABOUT HOUSING. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AS OF YET.*AK
RANDOMLY TURN SIGNALS IN REAR MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
THE ELECTRIC FAN STOPPED WORKING BUT I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN. THE FACTORY CHARGES OVER $200 FOR THE FAN ALTHOUGH USUAL ELECTRIC FANS RANGE AROUND $50. AUTO PARTS STORES DO NOT CARRY THE FAN (POSSIBLY A DESIGN LOCK BY THE COMPANY) I HAD TO GET ONLINE TO FIND ONE BUT I STILL NEEDED MY CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION (I'M IN THE ARMY) THE ENGINE BARELY GOT HOT AND BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK. I KNOW IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH FORD'S POSSIBLE MONOPOLY ON THE ENGINE FAN. I ALWAYS BELIEVED TH FAN IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF MAKING IT UNAVAILABLE WHEN I NEEDED IT. I'M REPORTING THE HEAD GASKET AFTER SEEING HOW MANY OTHER FORD 3.8L OWNERS HAD PLOBLEMS WITH THEIRS. I'D LIKE TO GET SOME SATISFACTION OUT OF THIS, PLEASE RESPOND. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING MY COMPLAINT, THANK YOU.*AK
AIRBAGS ENGAGED AT 20 MIL.HR. IMPACT. THREW RIGHT ARM INTO WINDSHIELD, CRUSHED WRIST, FRACTURED ARM IN 5 PLACES, REQUIRED 6 SURGERIES, PERMANATLY DISABLEDOVER $50,000 IN PHYSICAL DAMAGES. *AK
TIRES HAD 16,000-MILES , TIRE CAME APART ON I-70 IN COLORADO AT 75 M.P.H. WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.WENT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND GOT NEW TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE REMAINING 3-TIRES CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND SIDEWALL. I WENT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE 3-TIRES FOR 16.00 DOLLARS. MY QUETSION IS ARE THESE TIRES SAFE TO DRIVE? HAS ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SIZE? I HAVE ALL THE ADJUSTMENT PAPERS IN MY FILES. SIGNED: GARY SALYER. *AK (TIRESIZE: P21570 R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21570 R15 )
THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR FIRESTONE TIRES (FR 680 P21570R15) ARE BEGINNING TO SEPARATE FROM THE SIDEWALL, DEALER AGREED THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF TREAD SEPARATION BUT SAYS FIRESTONE IS NOT RECALL THIS SIZE TIRE AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO FORD. NLM
I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT IN THE COOLER MONTHS, THEN THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, I PULLED OVER. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN IT SEEMED OK, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME OF THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.8L ENGINES. I CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL DEALER OF THE CAR THEY SAID BRING IT IN TO CHECK. THEY CONFIRMED HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND ALSO TIMING COVER GASKET FAILURE, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. I PAID FOR THE TIMING COVER GASKETS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THERE COULD BE AN ENGINE FAILURE IF I DIDN'T AND IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED. APX 2 MONTHS LATER I BEGAN HEARING A FAINT KNOCK, I HAD THE OIL CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. THE KNOCK GOT LOUDER, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A ROD KNOCK, DUE TO CORROSION OF COOLANT FROM THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FORD SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I AM DISABLED WITH A RARE BRAIN MALFORMATION AND BROKE DOWN ALONE, I THOUGHT THIS PRODUCT WOULD GIVE ME SAFE TRANSPORTATION. IT DID NOT AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO MY DOCTOR APPTS.
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES & STAYS ON/VOLTS GAUGE GLOWS RED & A/C & SPECIAL EQUIP. SHUTS DOWN. WAS TOLD UNDER THIS CIRCUMSTANCE THAT AIRBAG COULD DEPLOY AT ANYTIIME REGARDLESS OF ACCIDENT.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, THEN RETURNS TO NORMAL CONDITIONS.*AK
TRANSMISSION KICKING INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSTANTLY. *AK
THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED SMALL ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS.WHEN I RECEIVED A NOTICE (# 00M10) FROM THE DEALER CONCERNING HEAD GASKET FAILURE, I TOOK MY CAR TO MATHEWS FORD TO CHECK OUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD I DID NOT HAVE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, BUT I DO HAVE A CRACKED FRONT COVER ENGINE GASKET . $870 TO REPAIR AND FORD WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I LEARNED OF FORD'S OWNER NOTIFICATION #99B29 WHICH OFFERS FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION FOR OWNERS OF THE 1996 THUNDERBIRDS. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS HE INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS TOO OLD AND AGE HAS CAUSED THE GASKET TO CRACK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW IN THIS ENGINE, AND FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO HELP. THIS ENGINE ANDGASKET ARE DEFECTIVE. A GASKET SHOULDN'T BLOW AT 27000 MILES. I AM RISKING MY SAFETY BY DRIVING THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.
AFTER PARKING CONSUMER NOTICED THIS FIRESTONE TIRE TREAD WAS SEPARATING IN THE MIDDLE. FIRESTONE WAS CONTACTED. *AK
CAR WOULD VIBRATE WHEN CHANGING GEARS OR TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS, PARTICULARLY FROM 3RD-4TH GEARS. VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AT HIGH SPEED WHEN EXCELERATING FOR DECELERATING. BRAKING AT HIGH SPEED CAUSED THE CAR FRONT TO SHAKE AND STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE CAUSE THE CAR TO UNCONTROLLABLE. SUDDEN BRAKING CAUSED THE CAR TO PULL STRONGLY TO THE RIGHT. FAILURE OF THE ENGINE COOLING FAN MODULE CAUSED THE FAN NOT TO SHUT OFF WHEN INGNITION WAS TURNED OFF.*AK
HAD TO REPLACE FRONT ROTORS ON THIS VEHICLE 5 TIMES - SHOULD HAVE DONE IT MORE - I JUST PUT UP WITH THE SHAKING/VIBRATIONS. *AK
THE SAFETY CONCERN AT STAKE IS WHEN YOU HYDRO-LOCK A MOTOR AT 50 M.P.H. ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AND THE MASSIVELY THICK PLUME OF WHITE SMOKE THAT SUCCEEDS THE BLOWN HEADGASKET. MY VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS SHY OF REPLACING THE CHEAP PAPER GASKET THAT THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED WITH A QUALITY FELPRO GASKET OR THE LIKE AT THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS WHY AM I FINDING HUNDREDS INTO THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT FORD 3.8L ENGINES IN THE RANGE OF 1995 FOR EVERY MODEL OF VEHICLE, BUT YET FORD ONLY ACKNOWLEDGES A FEW CHOICE MODELS FOR A RECALL. (ALL MUSTANGS, THUNDERBIRDS, COUGARS, AEROSTARS, ETC. HAD IDENTICAL 3.8 L ENGINES.) I CAN PROVIDE A LIST OF WITNESSES TO THE EVENT, ALONG WITH A LIST OF MECHANICS WHO I HAVE INTERVIEWED CONCERNING 3.8 L HEAD GASKET DEFECTS. THEY ALL AGREE.... IT'S SPREAD OUT AMONG ALL MODELS... NOT JUST THE FEW THAT FORD SPECIFIES. WHY DOES PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF LIFE HAVE TO OCCUR TO PRODUCE A JUSTIFIED RECALL? ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MANUFACTURER SEMI-CONFESSES TO A HEADGASKET PROBLEM WITH A PARTICULAR MOTOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME... MY ENGINE ISN'T THE ONLY THING THAT IS STEAMED! *AK
ROTORS WARPED REPLACED 3 TIMES IN 50000 AND BAD AGAIN /EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . IS THERE A FIX FOR THIS TROUBLE FORD DEALERS ARE NO HELP THANKS. *AK
TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS IN SLOW ACCELERATION 0-35. TRANSMISSION FLUID REPLACEMENT REPLACEMENT FIXED, BUT THEN STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. *AK
WHILE AT A DRIVE-IN WINDOW LEFT TIRE WAS ON THE WALKWAY. CONSUMER BACKED UP TO GET STRAIGHT IN THE DRIVEWAY. THEN PUT CAR IN DRIVE, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. CONSUMER PRESSED GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR , BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP. HIT ANOTHER CAR THEN STOPPED. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS TO LOWER GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY, AND FREE WHEELS. *AK
FORD SAYS, REAR WHEEL DRIVE ARE NOT COVERED. WHY IT'S THE SAME 3.8L IN THE OTHERS!
OVERHEATING AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM TAIL PIPE. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER OF A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT ANY FRONT WHEEL VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK
I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE REPAIR BILL DUE TO THE KNOWN 3.8L HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD TO RENT A CAR WHILE THE REAPIR WAS DONE, FOR A WEEK IN THE AMOUNT OF $277.00 THANK YOU PATRICIA PATTERSON EMAIL ADDRESS: PPATTER102@AOL.COM. *AK
NOTICED LOSS OF ANTI-FREEZE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. TEMPERATURE GAUGE DIDN'T GET HOT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON TO LET CONSUMER KNOW THAT ANTI-FREEZE WAS LOW. DROVE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT ONE MILE AND SMOKED STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE, SMELLED LIKE IT WAS ON FIRE. EVEN AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF EXHAUST. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC. HE SAID THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
LOOKING FOR REINBURSMENT FROM MANUFACTURER DUE TO COOLANT LEAK SINCE VEHICLE WAS NEW. *AK
THE HEDGASKET IS COMPLETELY GONE. FORD REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEY HAVE A DESIGN PROBLEM IN THE T-BIRD FOR HEADGASKETS EVEN THOUGH THE Y HAVE THIS PROBLEM IN SEVERAL OTHER MODELS. *AK
FIRST PROBLEM WAS A SHUDDER IN THE TRANSMISSION OCCURRING AROUND 40MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. KNOWN TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. FORD REPAIRED BY CHANGING ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FLUID TYPE WITH NEW TYPE FLUID. ADDITIONALLY THEY MODIFIED THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT DESIGN BY ADDING A TRANSMISSION COOLER. CONTACTED FORD REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH ZERO RESPONSE. IF THEY KNOW THE WAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM IS TO ALTER THEIR OWN DESIGN, WHY DO THEY NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. ONLY TEMPORARY FIX. TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING ONLY 10 MONTHS AFTER FIRST REPAIR RESULTING IN THE NEED TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS SHOULD NOT BE ON A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES. TOTAL COST FOR THESE TWO REPAIRS WAS $1,880.00. FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO SOME DEGREE. TOO MANY CONSUMERS ARE LEFT TO PAY HIGH REPAIR BILLS FOR FORD'S POOR DESIGNS AND ENGINEERING. *AK
WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLES DO NOT JUST BLOW HEAGASKETS. HOW CAN FORD PUT A RECALL OUT FOR ONLY SOME OF THEIR 3.8L V-6 ENGINES AND NOT THE OTHERS? HOW CAN THEY IGNORE THIS PROBLEM? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. STATEMENT OF INQUIRY. *AK
THE BRAKE ROTORS IN TWO YEARS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO HAVE BAD VIBRATION AND SHAKING ON BRAKING, DUE TO POSSIBLE DESIGN DEFECT (THUNDERBIRDS). *ET
VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK FOR TEN MINUTES, TURNED OFF WHEN VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE DASH, TOTALLING VEHICLE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE HAS BLOWN ENGINE HEADS. THIS IS CAUSES VEHICLE TO MISS, AND SPUTTER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
98 SERVICED WITH TRANMISSION. TUNE UP NOT COVER UNDER WARRTANTY NOW HAVING SAME PROBLEM. SHUTTERS AT 25. 35, 45, MILES PER HOUR. TALKED TO OTHER OWERS OF SAME TYPE OF CAR THEY ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. NO RECALL IS LISTED. *AK
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT A 25 MPH FRONTAL IMPACT WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS IN THIS CRASH. MECHANIC SAID THAT DRIVER'S AIRBAG SENSOR WAS INOPERATIVE. MANUFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK *ML
WHILE ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO NEUTRAL UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER HAD TRANSMISSION REBUILT. *AK *ML
BAD PAINT- BAD PAINT- BAD PAINT. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
DEALER'S REP HAS BEEN TALKED TO APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN CALLED TWICE; ONCE IN FEB AND ONCE IN OCT. I WAS TOLD BY THE CUST SVC CLERK THAT FORD HAD MY FIRST CALL DOCUMENTED. I TOLD HER THIS TIME THAT I WAS GETTING CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE DECREASE OF VISIBILITY OF THE HEADLIGHTS. SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD "KICK IT UP THE CHAIN" TO SEE IF MY COMPLAINT WOULD GET ATTENTION. DURING THAT SAME TIME FRAME, I WAS CALLED BY THE DEALER'S REP AND TOLD THAT IF I WOULD AGREE TO PAY $100, THE DEALER WOULD REPLACE THE LENS AND ABSORB THE REMAINDER OF THE $600 COST. I TOLD HIM THAT NEITHER I NOR THE DEALER SHOULD "EAT" THIS REPAIR. I MAINTAIN THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S PROBLEM. BOTTOM LINE, THE LENS ARE A YELLOWISH COLOR, WITH MINOR CRACKS AND WATER/CONDENSATION IN THEM. *AK
HEADLIGHT LENS LEAK WATER INTO THEM, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES SHUTTER ON APPLICATION FIRST TIME DEALER "CUT" THE ROTORS AND TOLD US THEY WHERE A POOR COMPOSITE. WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN RECALLED AND WHY WILL FORD NOT REPLACE THEM? I'VE LOOKED AT THE COMPLAINTS WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES
I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE SINCE OWNING AND NEED TO DO IT AGAIN.THE BRAKES I HAD PUT ON 6 MONTHS AGO ARE NOW CHIPPING. THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS THUNDERBISD FEELS INADEQUATE.SEEING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE 95 THUNDERBIRD.WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT?
WOULD NOT MOVE. MOTOR WAS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER, BUT RETRACTOR ITSELF MADE OF PLASTIC BROKE IN TWO.
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING FROM 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ALSO SLUGGISH/SHUDDERS
THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE DEALER BUT THEY CONTINUED TO WARP AND FINALLY MY WARRENTY AND MY PATIENCE ENDED. YOU CAN ONLY LOSE SO MUCH TIME FROM WORK TO REPAIR A CAR. IN ITS FIRST FOUR MONTHS THE DEALER HAD THE CAR AS MUCH AS I DID.
NO SUMMARY
HEAD GASKET FAILED. NLM
VEHICLE HEADLIGHT LENS EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. REPORTED INCIDENT TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND COST OF LENS REPLACMENT WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. ASKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
AT THE TIME OF FAILURE, MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING @40MPH. A THICK WHITE SMOKE, WITH AN ODOR, WAS EMITTED FROM EXHAUST. THE CAR HAD NOT OVERHEATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. UPON BRING THE CAR TO A LICENCED FORD DEALER (ISLAND FORD, IN STATEN ISLAND NY), I LEARNED THAT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN REQUIRIN $1500 IN REPAIR CHARGES. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS OF THE SAME CIRCUSTANCE WITH OTHER FORDS OF THE SAME YEAR THAT ALSO HAVE 3.8L ENGINES. RECALL 98-M01 WAS ISSUED TO COVER THE OTHER VEHICLES, HOWEVER, THE THUNDERBIRD MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED.
VEHICLE WA S PARKED IN PARKING LOT. SUBSEQUENTLY, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN BACKING THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING DRIVESHAFT SNAPS AND MAKES CLUNKING SOUND. DRIVESHAFT COULD BRAKE AND COME APART. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE SINCE DRIVESHAFT IS VERY CLOSE TO THE FUEL TANK. *AK
THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND OUT OF THE BLUE THE ENGINE BLOWS UP NO WARNING SIGNS NOTHING I FEEL THE HAS BE SOME MANAFATURE DEFECT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 5 MINUTES A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
IT IS THE PAINT ON THE CAR, NOT ANY FAILED COMPONENTS. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED THE DEALER TO NO AVAIL. WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CORP. I RECENTLY SAW TWO OTHER FORD THUNDERBIRDS WITH THE EXACT DEFECT PATTERNS IN THE PAINT. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
OCCASIONALLY WHEN GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, IT WILL NOT RETURN IMMEDATELY, CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. *AK
CATALYTIC CONVERTER PERMATURELY CLOGGED. VEHICLE NEEDED THREE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. SEEKING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILURE, MAKES ROARING NOISE. YH
TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEED. FIRST WAS JUMPING IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE, AFTER JUMPS OUT OF OVERDRIVE WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR. IF NOT IN OVERDRIVE JUMPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE AND WENT INTO DRIVE. ALSO, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING AND VIBRATING DUE TO WARPED ROTORS. CONSUMER HAD ROTORS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
UPON RESEARCH OF THE 3.8 FORD ENGINES, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, MOST SPECIFICALLY IN THE TAURUS. HOWEVER, THE THUNDERBIRD IS ALSO EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. FORD HAS RECALLED THE TAURUS, BUT NOT THE THUNDERBIRD. THERE WERE NO PRIOR EVIDENCES OF GASKET TROUBLES. I HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT BY 2 KNOWLEDGEABLE MECHANICS PRIOR TO PURCHASE, AND BY MY REGULAR MECHANIC PRIOR TO THE USED WARRANTY. ALL AGREED IT TO BE A CLEAN CAR AND GOOD DEAL. THE HEAD GASKETS JUST BLEW WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING. AFTER LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS WITH FORD, THEY REFUSED TO STAND BEHIND THE DEFFECT. *AK
I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, HOWEVER CAR STILL HAS NO POWER BRAKES AND STALLS AFTER BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN PAINT JOB!
BRAKE ROTORS NEEDED TURNING SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS, DUE TO WARPING.
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR SLOWS DOWN,BUT WILL NOT STOP. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE PARALLEL PARKING AND MOVING FORWARD, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH HIGH SPEED IN WHICH THE DRIVER HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES, BUT WOULD NOT STOP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER HIT TREE AND A WALL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE. AIRBAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING EYE DAMAGE TO THE OCCUPANT. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
THIS VEHICLE HAS RECIEVED MAJOR SERVICE REQUIRING IN EXCESS OF 60 DAYS OF SHOP TIME, FIVE TIMES ALONE FOR THE TRANSMISSION .
VEHICLE SLIDES ON SNOW WHILE USING BRAKES.
BLOWER MOTOR STICKS ON "HIGH" OR FAILS TO WORK WHEN "AUTO" IS SELECTED ON THE SWITCH -- REF. 1996 T-BIRD RECALL.; WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN MOVING FORWARD A POPPING SOUND IS HEARD. NO OBVIOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS EXIST.
TORQUE CONVERTER PISTON FAILURE. TOURQUE CONVERTER AND PISTON REPLACED
HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE GEAR BOX ACROSS THE UNDERNEATH CARRIAGE OF THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE POWER STEERING SHORT RACK, IS CROSSED BY TWO TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. OWNER MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
BRAKE PAD MATERIAL NOT MATING TO RESPECTIVE SURFACES CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP AND DAMAGE RESULTING IN EXTREME VIBRATION.
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ABOUT 4 TIMES, CAUSING SERIOUS VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK
CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT SINCE DAY ONE. RETURNED CAR TO DEALERSHIP TWICE AND REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM. WHENDRIVING A0T 60-70 MPH IF I SHOULD LET GO OF WHEEL THE CAR WOULD IMMEDIATELY RUN OFF THE ROAD. LONG TRIPS ARE VERY TIRING TO ARMS, SHOULDERS AND BACK. MY TIRES ARE GOOD, FRONT END IN ALIGNMENT ETC.
TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT SHIFT POINTS INTO THIRD AND OVERDRIVE WITH NORMAL ACCELERATION; ALSO, WITH AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE TURNS 4,500 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING INTO SECOND.
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES ARE MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, AND CONSUMER CAN SMELL A LITTLE OF SMOKE BURNING FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS TO REPLACE THE PADS ON THE BRAKES AND THAT FORD HAS TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. *AK
WHEEL STUDS ON LEFT REAR WHEEL FAILED.
BRAKE ROTORS / DRUMS FAILED, CAUSING EXTREME VIBRATION/PULSATION.
PAINT OXIDATION ON TOP OF VEHICLE, SIDE AND DOOR.
A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURS WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. CANNOT ALIGN THE FRONT END TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY SPECIFICATIONS. ALL ATTEMPS (27 CONTACTS) TO GET THE MANUFACTURER/DEALER TO REPAIR, REPLACE, OR ADMITT THERE IS A PROBLEM WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES HAS BEEN TO NO AVAIL.. THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE CAR CONTINUOUS PULLS TO THE RIGHT.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS HOUSING AND THIRD BRAKE LIGHTOVERHEATED/MELTED DUE TO HEATS FROM BULB. DEALER REPLACED PLASTIC HOUSING ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL MAY OCCUR. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THIS WOULD BE THE LAST TIME FOR REPLACEMENT/REPAIR WITHOUT COST TO CONSUMER. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. IN ADDITION, ON THIRD OCCASION, THE GROUND CABLE ITSELF WA STESTED AND FOUND DEFECTIVE DUE T AHIGH RESISTANCE IN THE CABLE. *AK
COSUMER COMPLAINING THAT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WILL NOT SECURE PROPERLY UNLESS THE DOOR IS SLAMMED CLOSE. BELIEVES THAT THE DOOR HINGES AND ATTACHMENTS WERE CONSTRUCTED IMPROPERLY. FORD WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CAUSING CONSUMER TO APPLY BRAKES FOR AN EMERGENCY STOP, HOWEVER VEHICLE HIT REAR OF OTHER VEHICLE, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
BRAKE MALFUNCTION DUE TO WARPED BRAKE ROTORS.
BRAKES AND STEERING PROBLEMS
FRONT END SHAKES AND KNOCKING OR GRINDING SOUND IS HEARD DURING APPLICATION OF BRAKES. ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED AND REPLACED. PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AFTER EACH REPAIR. FRONT ROTORS SEEM TO BE INADEQUATE FOR WEIGHT OF CAR.
CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF BRAKE ROTORS HAVING TO BE REPLACED EVERY 4000 TO 5000 MILES . THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP. WARRNTY IS NOW EXPIRED. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER.SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
TRANSMISSION FAILED.
STOP & GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IN HIT BRAKES HARD. T-BIRD APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & REPRESENTATIVE SAID BRAKES WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
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
VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER THE CONNECTION TO THE STARTER CAME APART. FLUID LEAKED FROM THE TRANSMISSION AFTER THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED.
WARPED BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO SHIMMY. *AK
POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED.
RADIATOR CRACKED.
IGNITION LOCK FAILED.
WINDOW TRIM FAILED.
ROTOR CAUSE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. *AK
BRAKES SQUEAL AND CAR SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO OUT OF ROUND ROTORS.
TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH AND CONTINUOUSLY SHUDDERS. *AK
TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *AK
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
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS.
TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH/SHUDDERS IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. *AK
DESIGN OF CAR DOORS DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO HOLD ITSELF OPEN WHILE ON AN INCLINE.
THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REGARDING MINIMUM THICKNESS. *AK
FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED 5 TIMES. *AK
RADIATOR OVERHEATED/FAILED. *AK
BRAKES ROTORS/DISC DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN OCT OF 95. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 95 THUNDERBIRD, AND THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
WARPED FRONT END ROTORS, CAUSING FRONT END TO VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED.
DRUMS FAILED.
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT UPON BRAKING. ALSO, MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES. *AK
ROTORS AND PADS THAT CLAMP ONTO DISC WARP. THIS OCCURS WHEN CONDINSATION AND DUST PARTICALS CONTACT SURFACE AREA. DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS: SIX. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE RESPONSE IS TOO SLOW. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CAR WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP BEFORE, PROBLEMS STIIL EXISTS. *AK
THE FACTORY INSTALLED PUSH-ROD, BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND MASTER CYLINDER, WAS NOT THE PROPER PART (IT WAS TOO LONG). THE RESULT OF THIS IS ABS FAILURE.
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKES VIBRATE, AND THE VEHICLE PULLS LEFT OR RIGHT ERRATICALLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVEN TIMES AND THEY SAY IT'S THE ROTORS. *AK
VEHICLE VIBRATION DUE TO WRONG TYPE TORQUE CONVERTOR
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE, WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIRES. *AK
THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURIES TO CHEST/TWO BROKEN HANDS.
RIGHT FRONT CALIPERS/ROTORS FAILED.
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT AIRBAGS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD FOR SHORT PEOPLE.
POWER STEERING HAS "FROZEN" MOMENTARILY ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS AND THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES SHUDDERING/VIBRATING WHEN STOPPING.
WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE INOPERATIVE.
BRAKE FAILURE USUALLY AT HARD BREAKING.
BRAKE SYSTEM: BRAKES START MAKING A NOISE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, DRIVER HAS TO PUSH THE BRAKES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. HAD TO HAVE BRAKE SHOES PUT ON 6 TIMES, CALIPERS 0NE TIME AND ROTORS REPLACED AND MACHINED THREE TIMES. *AK
VEHICLE HAS TOO MUCH WEIGHT IN FRONT WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE LOSES TRACTION AN DSKIDS SIDEWAYS. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS BRAKES, HIS BRAKES SHIMMY WHEN THEY ARE USED AND THAT THERE IS A CONSTANT NEEDTO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT END WHICH IS CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES.
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES; ALSO, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS/BRAKE SHOES AND MASTER CYLINDER, STILL AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL/ WENT TO THE LEFT, THE PERSON THAT WAS DRIVING DIED. INFORMATION WAS GIVEN BY POLICE OFFICER THAT TOOK THE REPORT . *AK
FRAME OF THE VEHICLE TWO SMALL FOR BOLTS IN TO HOLD THE FRAME TOGETHER. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DID NOT REPAIR. *AK
RIGHT REAR SHOCK REPLACED DUE TO NOISE.
MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR SHAKES AND THERE IS SOME POPPING NOISE .*AK *JB
AFTER THREE DAYS OF HAVING THE CAR THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THREE MONTH AFTERWARDS BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS REPLACED.
BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED.
REPLACED FRONT WARPED BRAKE ROTORS; ALSO, REPLACED WORN OUT PADS. *AK
ROTORS WARPED AND LOCKED UP, TAKEN CAR TO DEALER ON EIGHT DIFFERENT OCASSIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
DRUM BRAKES; WHEN THE REAR BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AND THERES NOT MUCH RESISTANCE WITH THE PEDAL. *AK INTERMITTEN LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL, REAR BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE NO TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, SERVICE RESPONSE NEVER EXAMINED MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM, WHEN FIRST NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED FURTHER TOWARDS FIRE WALL AND MADE A DISTINCTIVE CLICKING NOISE, DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM, FOUND AS BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT ALWAYS GO TO FLOOR ,REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES HAVE ALWAYS HAD GRABING , CLUNKING SOUND AND HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED.*JB
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 35 MPH. *AK
FRAME WELDING FROM THE FACTORY IS UNSATISFACTORY. AFTER REPAIR PER SERVICE PROGRAM NUMBER 96B98 CRACKS AND HOLES COULD STILL BE FOUND IN OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME WELDING.
ABS BRAKES VIBRATE AND CAUSE VEHICLE TO SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING. .*AK
DURING A FRONT IMPACT ACCIDENT AT 60 MPH. THE CHEMICALS IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG EXPLODED, CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO THE 12 YEAR OLD CHILD.*AK
VEHICLE PARKED, WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE DUE TO A SHORT IN POWER SEAT, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.*AK
EVERY (3,255) MILES VEHICLE REQUIRES A NEW BRAKE JOB. WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE, ALSO REPLACED WORN PADS/SHOES. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE ROAD IS WET THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE, IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS SLIDING ON ICE, LIKE THE VEHICLE IS ON ROLLER SKATES.*AK
DURING VEHICLE OERATION AT SPEED OVER 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT.*AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. NOISE/ PULLING AND VIBRATION IS EXPERIENCED. ROTORS AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE ARE GAS FUMES COMING UP IN THE AIR.*AK
DURING OPERATION, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN, THEN A SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS EXPERIENCED. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES, THIS ONLY HAS TAKING PLACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. *AK
WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE WHEN APPLIED. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS WARP/BRAKE PADS WEAR IRREGULARLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY.
BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT TIME OF DELIVERY.
BRAKE PADS FAILED.
PARKED VEHICLE SUDDENLY IT WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE DUE TO A SHORT IN POWER SEAT MOTOR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.*AK
VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
CONTINUOUS BRAKE PROBLEMS, CAUSING ROTORS, SHOES AND PADS TO CRACK.
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER UNTIL 15 MPH OR ABOVE.
REPLACED BRAKE PADS. AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ABS BRAKES, WHEN MADE ATTEMTPTING TO SLOW/STOP BRAKE WENT TO FAR DOWN TO STOP VEHICLE, CAUSING EXTENED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
JACK BROKE IN HALF WHILE CHANGING TIRE.
BRAKES VIBRATE/MAKE NOISE UPON APPLICATION.
BRAKE DRUMS REPLACED.
UPON ACCELERATION TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT THROUGH SHIFT PATTERN, GLIDES THROUGH.
STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES AND THE BRAKES GRIND WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES. REPLACED ROTORS, DRUMS AND BRAKE PADS (3) TIMES. *AK
WHEN DRIVING CAR SOMETIMES STALLS, DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED. *DH
ELECTRICAL SHORT. *DH
REPLACED BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
FAN MOTOR REPLACED 3 TIMES. *AK
WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE, BRAKES FEEL LIKE AN WASHBOARD AND NOT EVEN. *AK
THE CAR CONTINUES TO CUT OFF WHENEVER IN USE. *AK
ROTORS HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE ALREADY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD
BRAKES FAILED. *SD
RIGHT REAR WHEEL STUDS BROKE. *SD
VEHICLE PARKED, RUBBER SMELL AND SMOKE ENTERED INTERIOR. VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE IGNITION. *AK
AIR BAGS; THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
RIGHT DOOR POWER SWITCH INOPERATIVE. *SD
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *SD
TAIL LIGHT INOPERATIVE. *SD
OTHER: RATTLE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF AIR BAG. *SD
SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SD
WINDOW LEAKS. *SD
DOME LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON WHEN DOORS CLOSED. *SD
LEFT DOOR LOCK CYLINDER INOPERATIVE, PREVENTING KEY FROM ENTERING. *SD
ROUGH IDLE. *SD
DASHBOARD RATTLE. *SD
FRONT BRAKES VIBRATE. *SD
STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE WILL VEER LEFT OR RIGHT OWN ITS OWN, IF DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE A FIRM HOLD ON STEERING WHEEL. *AK
STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, VEHICLE WILL VEER LEFT OR RIGHT OWN ITS OWN, IF DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE A FIRM HOLD ON STEERING WHEEL. *AK
BRAKES ARE GRABBING WHILE BRAKING, EXPERIENCED TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
GEAR SHIFT LEVER FAILED TO GO INTO PARK GEAR, PREVENTING KEY FROM BEING REMOVED FROM IGNITION. *AW
SUNVISOR FABRIC CAME LOOSE FROM SEAM.
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH
THE BRAKE PADS ARE MELTING, WHEN STOPPING THE STEERING SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE SIDE . TT
THE BRAKE PADS ARE MELTING, WHEN STOPPING THE STEERING SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE SIDE . TT
DOOR PANELS FAILED, LEFT DOOR PANEL CRACKED, RIGHT DOOR PANEL FABRIC LOOSE. *DSH
IN HEAVY RAIN CANNOT SEE THRU WINDSHIELD; GET A GLARE, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE MAGNIIFIED; IMPAIRS VISION. TT
ABS, LOSS OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT
WHILE MAKING SHARP TURNS ON MOUNTAIN ROAD SLOPES VEHICLE LOST TRACTION IN REAR WHEELS. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED, CAUSING OVERHEATING. *TT
BRAKE MAKES NOISE HAD THE WHOLE SYSTEM REPLACE . TT
NO WARNING, APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL DESCENDED PARTIALLY THEN COMPLETELY. TOW MECHANIC POURED BRAKE FLUID IN WITH NO INCREASE IN PRESSURE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAIL.
ABS BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TT
WINDSHIELD WIPER INSTALLED WITH LOOSE CONNECTION TO BLOCK. *DSH
RIGHT FRONT POWER WINDOW GOES UP EXCEEDINGLY SLOWLY, TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES TO ROLL UP COMPLETELY. *DSH
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, RUINING ALL 4 TIRES. *DSH
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURIES. *AK
BRAKE DRUMS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO GRIND UPON BRAKING. *AK
WARPED BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING SHIMMY UPON BRAKING. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *AK
THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
PURCHASE CAR NEW LEASE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, THE FRONT END IS BAD THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT BROKEN WAS IN THREE TIME FOR THAT . TT
PURCHASE CAR NEW LEASE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, THE FRONT END IS BAD THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT BROKEN WAS IN THREE TIME FOR THAT . TT
WATER WAS SPLASHED ON CAR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND WAS TAKEN IN BY AIR INTAKE AND CARS ENGINE TURNED OFF. TT
BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND POPPING NOISE-HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. TT
WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLE, SECOND DEALER SAID THE ROTORS ARE WARPED, 1ST DEALER SAID LET US TURN THEM, THE VEHICLE IS 2WEEKS OLD.*AK
BRAKING SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT CRYSTALIZED. WOULD VIBRATE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. TT
REAR WHEEL TRACTION PROBLEM. *AW
DASHBOARD REFLECTS INTO WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. TT
VEHICLE MAY TEND TO LOOSE TRACTION ON INSIDE REAR WHEEL WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. TT
VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER CAUSING CAR TO RUN INTO A TREE. TT
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