1985 Ford Thunderbird

Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
14
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1985-03-11 85V025000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER 3,508 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 UPON TURNING ON THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH A KEY, I BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNING SMELL. I TURNED OFF IGNITION AND INSPECTED T…
2001-07-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 MY FIRST COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH IN THE STEERING COLUMN. WHILE ATEMPTING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC MY VEHICLE…
1998-12-14 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 1 HAD PARKED VEHICLE & LEFT FOR AWHILE. RETURNED TO VEHICLE & ENTERED. STARTED VEHICLE & WAS MOVING WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY…
1997-11-24 SEATS No 0 SEATBACK FAILED DUE TO A BOLT DISCONNECTING. *AK
1997-03-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
1996-04-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
1996-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED, SMELLED OF WIRING BURNING FOR A PERIOD OF 10 MINUTES, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
1995-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, UNDER THE HOOD FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
1994-05-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 CAR WAS PARKED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
1992-08-10 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER No 0 MASTER CYLINDER FAILED TWICE, PRIOR TO RECALL. (85V025000) *DSH
1986-01-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKES DON'T HOLD. *DSH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 THE IGNITION CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED, ALL THE WIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY FAILS AND BLOWS FUSES.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 IGNITION MODULE SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED THE SHUT OFF OF GASOLINE FLOW IMMEDIATELY WITH NO CHANCE OF RESTART. *YH