Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Ford Thunderbird.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION AND NO POWER BRAKES AT ALL REALLY HARD PEDAL HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GET … |
| 2010-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | 1992 FORD THUNDERBIRD RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OF IGNITION SWITCH A FEW YEARS BACK (NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA95002). DEF… |
| 2008-10-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I GOT INTO MY CAR THIS MORNING AND THE DRIVER POWER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR TO MY PASSENGER SI… |
| 2007-10-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 FORD THUNDERBIRD. IN APRIL OF 2000, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THE HEAD… |
| 2004-09-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER' S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALLS 96V071000 AND 99V27500 CONCERNING IGNIT… |
| 2004-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE COMING IN FROM THE VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, LIFTED THE HOOD UP, AND VEHICLE CA… |
| 2004-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE PLACING THE KEY INSIDE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH THE KEY FAILED TO COME OUT FROM THE IGNITION. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHI… |
| 2004-07-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE AUTO LAMP ON/OFF DELAY SYSTEM RANDOMLY TURNS OF MY HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT EVEN WHEN THE DELAY SYSTEM IS TURNED OFF.*AK |
| 2004-05-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH VEHICLE FAILED TO START. CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THEN REST… |
| 2003-10-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 1)1992 FORD THUNDERBIRD VIN [XXX], FUEL LINE CHAFFED AGAINST FLOOR PAN CAUSING A PIN HOLE RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE (EX… |
| 2003-09-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEA… |
| 2003-08-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DON'T WORK. ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE SEAT BELT STAYS IN A POSITION THAT APPEARS TO BE EFFECT… |
| 2003-07-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SEAT BELTS IS INOPERABLE, MOTOR WENT OUT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-05-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | FORD SPRINGS I OWNED AN ESCORT AND AM ON THE SECOND SET OF SPRINGS AND JUST BOUGHT A 92 THUNDERBIRD AND BOTH FRONT SPRI… |
| 2003-04-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE EEC FUSE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2002-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | THE HARNESS AT THE ALTERNATOR HAS CAUGHT FIRE TWICE AND I HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR THREE TIMES IN TWO YEARS. THIS I… |
| 2002-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | SOMETIMES TURN SIGNAL WORKS AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK. CONSUMER HAS TO WIGGLE KEY, AND SIGNALS MAY OR MAY NOT IL… |
| 2002-07-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET- CAR BEGAN SKIPPING AND THEN WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF EXHUAST. I DROVE IT HOME (3 MILES). I PULLED THE SP… |
| 2002-06-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE TAIL SHAFT ON TRANSMISSION. NEW SEAL DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. MR |
| 2002-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY WENT LIMP UNDER MY FOOT. HOWEVER, THE CAR… |
| 2002-01-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON. THEY DO THIS ALL THE TIME. |
| 2002-01-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | Yes | 1 | SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT WORK. IT EXTENDED TO ITS FULL LENGTH.*AK |
| 2001-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE DAY AFTER HAVING THE WATER PUMP REPLACED AFTER A FAILURE, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE RAISED TO THE MAXIMUM THAT THE GAU… |
| 2001-09-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT OPERATION SPORADIC. *AK |
| 2001-07-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 1 | VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF PARK KNOCKING CONSUMER OVER AND RUNNING OVER HER ANKLE/LEG. |
| 2001-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FAILED HEADGASKETS WHILE VEHICLE WAS STRAPPED TO CHASSIS DYNOMOMETER. FAILURE HAPPENED AT 3000RPMS. HEAD GASKET FAILU… |
| 2001-03-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHILE CLOSING DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT INTO SAFETY POSITION OFF TRACK. *AK MOTORIZED BELT I… |
| 2001-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND ENGINE STOPPED. GOT OUT LOOK TO SEE THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK |
| 2001-02-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE MISSING. WATER IN CYLINDER. HEAD CRACKED/GASKET BLOWN. DEALER WILL DO NOTHING FOR THERE IS NO RECALL BUT STATES … |
| 2001-02-23 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH ACTIVE SEAT BELT MOTOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE. MOTOR WON'T MOVE WHEN OPENING DOOR OR… |
| 2001-01-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLAMPS FLICKER ON AND OFF AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN ID #99V275000. THE 1992 FORD THUNDERBIRD WAS MANU… |
| 2001-01-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE - REPAIR COST OF $970. *AK |
| 2001-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT OFF OR FLICKER ON AND OFF, REDUCING VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER… |
| 2001-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONSUMER HAD SMELLED GASOLINE COMING INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF… |
| 2001-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | REAR UPPER BRAKE LIGHT: IT CONTIANS TWO BULBS ONE OF THEM WAS BROKEN AND THE HOLDER WAS MELTED AND BURNT. DIDN'T CAUSE … |
| 2000-12-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | ON 12-14-1999 THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON MY 1992 THUNDERBIRD WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL NUMBER 99S30. THE ORIGINAL SWITCH … |
| 2000-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN A SERVICE EMPLOYEE STARTED VEHICLE AND MOVED IT INTO GARAGE WHITE SMOKE CAME OUT OF VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINATION … |
| 2000-10-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | SERVICE SHOP STATED THAT A HOLE DEVELOPED IN THE FUEL LINE, CAUSED BY THE FUEL LINE RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE CA… |
| 2000-10-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL LINE HAD BEEN REPLACED 2 YEARS AGO UNDER RECALL, NOW FORD SAYS WON'T COVER TWICE. *AK |
| 2000-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | RECALL 96V-071 (FORD 95S28) WAS ORIGINALLY REPAIRED ON 12/2/97. VEHICLE IS NOW EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. DEAL… |
| 2000-09-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING VEHICLE SERVICED IT STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALER . TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HEAD GASKET WAS BL… |
| 2000-08-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | FORD GARAGE UNABLE TO GET PART. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK |
| 2000-07-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | RECALL HEADLIGHTS DOES NOT EXAMINE 4-PRONG CONNECTOR TO MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH (HEADLAMPS). CONNECTOR CASING COMPLETELY… |
| 2000-07-10 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | I DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME RE. TIRE MODEL, SIZE, ETC. THE TREAD COMPLETELY PEELED WHILE TRAVELLING AT… |
| 2000-06-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-06-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICK. THEN, WILL GO OUT COMPLETELY. RECALL ISSUED FOR THE… |
| 2000-06-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 96V071000 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 95S28/ IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. HAD RECALL DONE ON MAY 26,1999, AND … |
| 2000-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. FORD CANNOT PROVIDE PART, STOPPED PRODUCING THE PART. *AK |
| 2000-05-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WOULD NOT START AFTER IT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. ONCE IT DID GET STARTED IT WAS BLOWING SMOKE … |
| 2000-05-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH FOG LIGHTS. ALSO, HEADLIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FLICKER ON AND… |