Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-22 | 97V159000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 125,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NEVER GOT A NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE FAULTY ENGINE HEAD GASKET ON A FORD THUNDERBIRD 1993 MODEL.. I HAVE CHECKED WITH T… |
| 2012-10-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | THE AUTOMATIC SEATBELT THAT IS LOCATED AROUND THE TOP OF THE WINDOW FAILED TO MOVE BACK TO THE SAFE DRIVING POSITION. (… |
| 2010-04-19 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THIS IS THE RECALL. MY CAR DID EXACTLY THIS. MY CAR IS A 93 THUNDERBIRD SUPER COUPE WITH FACTORY FOG LIGHTS AND THE WIR… |
| 2008-07-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 1993 FORD THUNDERBIRD WITH HEADLIGHTS THAT FAIL WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. FAILURE STARTS WITH FLICKERING AND BLINKING CAU… |
| 2007-08-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | PASSIVE RESTRAIN SHOULDER HARNESS, DRIVERS SIDE. *TR |
| 2006-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VOLTAGE INDICATOR WOULD DECREASE AND THE TURN SIGNALS, RADIO, AND DEFROST WOULD BE INOPERA… |
| 2005-01-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THE HEADLIGHT STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER STATES IT I… |
| 2004-07-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT HEAD LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF. DEALER STATED THEATHEAD LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. *AK |
| 2004-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD STREAKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE… |
| 2004-03-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER LOST THE CONTROL, WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT S… |
| 2004-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 1993 FORD THUNDERBIRD WITH 80,000 ORIGINAL MILES. *JB |
| 2003-11-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED MY VEHICLE, I NOTICED THAT IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO 4TH GEAR. I AM NOT SURE WHEN THIS PROBLEM STA… |
| 2003-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | PAINT FAILED. CAME OFF AS IF IT WERE WASHING OFF. PROBLEM WORSEDED TO THE POINT OF GETTING TO BARE METAL ON ROOF OF C… |
| 2003-09-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED IN A CAR WITH 58,000 MILES. FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 3.8 LITER V6 AND THE INTE… |
| 2003-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON THE 3.8L V6. ONLY 103,000 MILES ON IT. *JB |
| 2003-07-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE IGNITION RECALL 96V071000, BUT THE VEHICLE'S VIN DIDN'T INCLUDE TH… |
| 2003-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS THEN SHUTS OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2003-07-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK |
| 2002-11-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION DUE TO UNCOMMANDED FULL THROTTLE. // WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RA… |
| 2002-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET ON 3.8 LITER V-6 ENGINE. FORD RECALLED THE '94 TBIRD WITH THE SAME ENGINE, BUT LEFT THE '93 OWNERS … |
| 2002-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | VERY LARGE BLINDING CLOUD OF SMOKE EXPELLED FROM EXAUST BLINDING DRIVERS FROM BEHIND AND IT MIGHT NOT BE HEALTHY TO BR… |
| 2002-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE HEADLIGHT WILL GO OFF AND THE FOG LIGHT WILL STAY ON. PLEASE … |
| 2002-08-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE SWITCHING TO HIGH BEAM, HIGH AND LOW BEAMS GO OUT. *AK *SCC |
| 2002-06-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT/RUN ROUGH, AND COOLANT WOULD GET INTO OIL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND IN… |
| 2002-05-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WHEN TRYING TO WASH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD IT CRACKED.*AK |
| 2002-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET FAILED ON THIS VEHICLE WITH WHAT I CONSIDER VERY LOW MILEAGE, LESS THAN 43K MILES. FORD HAS EXTENDED TH… |
| 2002-03-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT CONSUMERS HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. CONSUMER FEELS T… |
| 2002-02-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS | No | 0 | 1. HEADLIGHTS - REGULAR BEAMS COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED ON BOTH SIDES FOLLOWING INTERMITTENT FLICKERING, FOLLOWED BY LOS… |
| 2002-02-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE; TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR; LEFT VEHICLE AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP. PLANNED TO BUY A NEW FORD, BUT NOT … |
| 2002-01-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTI-FU… |
| 2002-01-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL NOTICE 99S30 WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 12/27/1999 AT VARSITY FORD TO REPAIR FAULTY HEADLIGHT SWITCH… |
| 2001-12-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN ACTING UP AND NOW THE KEY WILL NOT START THE CAR THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AT ALL AS OF THIS D… |
| 2001-11-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FROM WHAT I HEAR FROM MY MECHANIC AND OTHER OWNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THIS YEAR AND MODEL OF THUNDERBIRD HAS A HISTORY … |
| 2001-11-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE VIBRATES. REPLACED PARTS 3 TIMES, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS.*AK |
| 2001-11-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLAMP SWITCH THAT HAD A RECALL ON IT HAS WENT OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME. *AK |
| 2001-10-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | 99 V 275 000/ HEADLIGHT: SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH AND LOSS OF HEAD LIGHTS. LIGHT SWITCH WIRING AND CONNECTO… |
| 2001-10-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL 99V275000 ON 10 FEBRUARY, 2000. PART FAILED AGAIN ON 1 OCTOBER, 2001.*AK |
| 2001-07-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | DASH HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN JUNE OF 2000 DUE TO RECALL BY FORD. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR LATER REPLACEMENT SWITC… |
| 2001-07-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PREMATURE HEADGASKET FAILURE LED TO $1750 IN REPAIRS. *AK |
| 2001-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BAD HEAD GASKET BLOWING WHITE SMOKE. *AK |
| 2001-06-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PARKED CAR AND HEARD WATERY NOISE - ANTIFREEZE WAS COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE. *AK |
| 2001-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | MASTER CYLINDER "BRAKE FLUID RESERVIOR" DEVELOPED LEAK DUE TO CONTACT (RUBBING) AGAINST WIRING HARNESS FOR ENGINE COMPA… |
| 2001-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS THUNDERBIRD HAS THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE. HEAD GASKETS FAILED. THE LOCAL DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH TH… |
| 2001-05-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A SIGHT INCLINE POSTION, ABS MOTOR ENGAGED, CAUSING FRONT BRAKESTO GRABS AND NO… |
| 2001-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL 99 V 275 00/HEADLIGHTS: IN FEBRUARY 1998 CONSUMER HAD REPAIRS DONE. IN 1999, A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE W… |
| 2001-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AND SHE NOTICED THAT ODOMETER WASN'T REGISTERING THE SPEED. ODMETER WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. DE… |
| 2001-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FORD SHOULD ADMIT ALL 3.8L V6 ARE DEFECTIVE AND COVER REPAIRS. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-03-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WIRING HARNESS ON ALT. MELTED AND THE HOUSING ON ALT. MELTED. LOST HALF POWER TRAVELING AT 65 MPH AT NIGHT ALL LIGHTS D… |
| 2001-03-11 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | LAP SEAT BELTS STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AND DID NOT LOCK UP CORRECTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS WILLING TO … |
| 2001-03-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEPT COMING ON/ OVER HEATED AND LOSS OF COOLANT. TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER… |