Recalls (1)

Date	NHTSA ID	Component	Units	Completion
1991-05-06	`91V076000`	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	125,000	—	Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2015-06-01	SERVICE BRAKES	No	0	LOSS OF HYDRAULIC BRAKE ASSIST ON SUPER COUPE. PEDAL BECAME HARD TO PRESS. BOTH BRAKE AND ABS ANNUNCIATORS ILLUMINATI…
2004-06-02	STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP	No	0	3.8L V6 ENGINE OVER-HEATED DUE TO HEAD GASKET FAILURE IN #4 CYLINDER. BOTH HEADS WERE REWORKED AND GASKETS REPLACED. AF…
2004-03-05	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	No	0	DEFECTIVE HEADLAMP CIRCUIT BREAKER CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO FLASH OFF AND ON REPEATEDLY. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN CAR W…
2003-08-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	No	0	OVERHEATING AT FIRST THEN AFTER THE HEADGASKETS WERE REPLACED THE ROD BEARINGS FAILED WHICH ADDED ANOTHER 1200.00 TO TH…
2003-03-26	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 73,000 ON MY 1991 TBIRD WITH THE 3.8 V6. LOOKS LIKE FORD IS TRYING TO COVER THIS UP! *NLM
2002-11-10	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	PART TO REPAIR NOT AVAILABLE. DT
2002-09-19	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	No	0	WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE UP WHEN WIPERS ARE TURNED ON HIGH. THIS IS A SIMILAR DEFECT TO THE "NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER…
2001-09-22	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	No	0	WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STRUCK. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCE…
2001-09-20	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	I AM IN A CLUB OF OVER 5,000 OWNERS OF IDENTICAL CARS AND FAILURES HAVE BEEN SEEN AS LOW AS 18,000 MILES TO MY KNOWLEDG…
2001-07-18	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	No	0	HEADLIGHT FAILURE INTERMITTENT OPERATION. TS
2001-06-13	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WITH ANY WARNING OR PRIOR PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE, BUT MANUFACTURER IS NOT COVERING C…
2001-06-01	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY	No	0	THIS AUTO WAS A LATE BUILD THUNDERBIRD 5-91 IT HAS SOME 92 THUNDERBIRD SYSTEMS INCLUDING RECALLED FUEL LINES OF THE 199…
2001-06-01	SUSPENSION:REAR	No	0	IT LOOKS LIKE DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE INDEPENDANT REAR SUSPENSION THE REAR WHEELWELL WELDS AND FLOOR PAN APPEAR TO BE …
2001-05-14	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER	No	0	WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE UP WHEN THEY ARE TURNED ON HIGH. THIS IS A SIMILAR DEFECT TO THE "NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:…
2001-04-23	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	I WOULD LIKE FOR THESE PROBLEMS TO BE FIXED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
2001-02-20	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD COME ON. WHEN CONSUMER ATTEMPTS TO SLOW/STOP VEHICLE…
2000-11-10	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	ENGINE HEAD GASKETS HAVE BLOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK NEW CYLINDER HEAD GASKET WAS INSTALLED AT CONSUMER'S EX…
2000-10-25	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY	No	0	MAJOR FUEL LEAK WHEN FILLED. *AK
2000-10-11	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT STOPPED WORKING, CONSUMER IS NOT ABLE TO BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.*AK
2000-10-04	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES	No	0	ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK IN A WIDE OPEN POSITION WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITI…
2000-09-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING THROUGH OUT EXHAUST SYSTEM CAUSED BY BAD HEAD GASKETS. ENGINE OVERHEATED, BLEW A HEAD GASKET, AN…
2000-08-19	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	0	THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS REGION IN AR, THROTTLE STUCK WIDE OPEN...FOUND A LITTLE $3 PIECE THAT BROKE ON THE PART THAT HOLDS …
2000-06-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	3.8 V6S SINCE 1988 HAVE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. FORD SHOULD COVER THIS PROBLEM WHEN VEHICLES HAVE SUCH LOW MILEAGE (LESS …
2000-05-02	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	CONSUMER HAD TOWING COMPANY START VEHICLE. VEHCILE WAS BLOWING OUT WHITE SMOKE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & FO…
2000-04-10	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH	No	0	HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AT NIGHT, MAKING IT VERY HARD TO SEE. CONSUMER IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS DISCUSSED IN A MANUFAC…
2000-03-26	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS	No	0	HEADLIGHTS COME ON/OFF. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
2000-01-01	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	$2250.00 REPAIR BILL ON KNOWN PRODUCT PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
2000-01-01	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES	No	0	PLASTIC BUSHINGS IN BOTH ENDS OF WINDSHIELD WIPER TIE-ROD COMPONENT HAVE WORN. CAUSES WIPERS TO MOVE LESS, SKIP, AND L…
1999-10-01	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL	No	0	CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING. *TR
1999-09-01	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS	No	0	NO SUMMARY
1999-08-21	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES	Yes	0	I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME TO LET A CAR IN OUR LANE. WE WERE GOING AR…
1999-06-14	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING	No	0	WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING SHE SMELLED SMOKE. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED, A…
1999-05-28	EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	No	0	AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS BLOWING OUT HOT AIR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOUR TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T SOLVE THE…
1999-03-15	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR	No	0	SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE. WHENEVER THE DOOR IS OPENED, SEAT BELT IS SUPPOSE TO RETRACT. BUT IT'S STUCK HA…
1999-01-22	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING	No	1	DURING VEHICLE COLLISION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOTORELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD.
1999-01-14	SEAT BELTS	No	0	THE MOTORIZED PASSIVE RESTRAINT SHOULDER BELT GOT STUCK IN THE RAIL DUE TO A PLASTIC GEAR WHICH DISINTEGRATED. *AK
1998-12-07	STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS	No	0	HOOD RODS FAIL TO KEEP THE HOOD IN THE RAISED POSITION.
1998-10-04	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT. MECHANIC STATED THAT CAR HAS HAD OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED THA…
1998-09-20	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL	No	0	VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AS WE WERE LEAVING A REST STOP, AND WE WERE FORCED TO ULTIMATELY TURN OFF THE IG…
1998-01-16	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED VEHICLE WOULD KEEP ON GOING. ALS…
1997-12-15	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	No	0	HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO POOR DESIGN RESULTING IN OVERHEATING. NLM
1997-12-01	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH	No	0	THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES THEY WOULD GO OFF COMPLETELY. THE LIGHT SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLAC…
1997-10-17	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL	No	0	BRAKES: PULLED OUT OF DIRVEWAY INTO INTERSECTION, MAKING A LEFT TURN, ACCELERATOR STUCK APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAK…
1997-07-01	SEAT BELTS	No	0	MORTORIZED SHOULDER BELT DRIVER'S SIDE-INTERNAL BELT COMES OUT OF TRACK AND FAILS TO WORK.
1997-03-29	SEAT BELTS	No	0	MOTOR SEAT BELT FAILED.
1997-03-11	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH	No	0	WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, NEAR IGNITION, PARKED VEHICLE, EVERYONE OUT OF…
1997-01-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR	No	0	DISC BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE UPON BRAKING. *AK
1996-11-15	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TRANSMISSION'S FIRST GEAR FAILED; THREE OUT OF FIVE TAKE-OFFS, VEHICLE STARTS IN SECOND GEAR. *AK
1996-10-12	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR	No	0	WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S DOOR FLEW OPEN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-10-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS	No	0	REPEATED BRAKE PROBLEMS AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS, CAUSING REAR BRAKES TO OVERHEAT/MELT.