Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Ford Thunderbird.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2203-03-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *NLM |
| 2016-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND BLINKED… |
| 2010-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 1994 FORD THUNDERBIRD, COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING, AREA NEXT TO BRAKE LINES ARE NOT … |
| 2010-08-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PED… |
| 2010-06-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURE,, FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE BOTH BROKEN NEAR BASE OF SPRING. *TR |
| 2008-08-05 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1994 FORD THUNDERBIRD THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROL SUDDENLY STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY AND WILL NOT WORK RIGHT. … |
| 2005-07-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THERE WAS ODOMETER FRAUD. WHEN HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IT SHOWED 91,000 MILES ON IT. AF… |
| 2005-06-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT A STEADY 60 MPH WHEN A SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AND LOSS OF POWER OCCURRED. TOWED TO REPAIR FACILI… |
| 2005-05-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 1994 FORD T-BIRD WITH A 5.0 V8 AND AS I AM DRIVING(NOT ACCELERATING, ETC.) THE CAR IT UNEXPECTLY DOWN SHIFTS FO… |
| 2005-04-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS AN ORIGINAL VICTIM OF FORD 3.8 HEAD GASKET FAILURE. I HAD THE WORK DONE PRIOR TO THE LETTER THEY SENT. I HAD GO… |
| 2004-11-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | MY SON AND HIS GIRL FRIEND HAD A WRECK IN MY WIFE'S CAR, REARENDING ANOTHER CAR WHILE WEARING THEIR SEATBELTS, BUT THE … |
| 2004-01-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING TWO SPEED SENS… |
| 2003-10-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE JERKING FORWARD WHILE AT STOP LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY WOULD NOT START. THE… |
| 2003-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE DUE TO A RUPTURED FUEL LINE. *JB IN 1997 THE SAME DEFECT WAS FOUND IN THE CONSUMERS… |
| 2003-03-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK . DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2003-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE AT 63000 MILES. FRONT SEAL FAILED, ALLOWING COOLANT INTO ENGINE. CAR WAS METICULOUSLY CARED FOR, AND DR… |
| 2003-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES HEAD GASKET FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM |
| 2002-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AT 66,000 MILES. THIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE LIABLE … |
| 2002-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPEREINCED PROBLEMS WITH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOING FROM COLD TO HOT INSTANTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN… |
| 2002-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | NO SXUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-05-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1994 FORD THUNDERBIRD THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL CONTINUOUSLY LURCHES OR LUNGES WHILE ENGAGED. I CAN NO TRUST IT… |
| 2002-04-23 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR | No | 0 | HEATER BLOWER IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER IS INSPECTING VEHICLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK |
| 2002-04-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON 8-YR-OLD CAR WITH 45,000 MILES (WARRANTY LIMITED TO 7YRS OR 100,000 MI). MAJOR DEFEC… |
| 2002-03-31 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AUTO. TRANS. SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO 2ND GEAR. HAS ONLY DONE THIS 5 SEPERATE TIMES OVER A 2 - 3 YEAR PERIOD. I FIND THA… |
| 2002-01-24 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I THINK MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS STOLEN BY MY DEALERSHIP. LATER, I THINK ANOTHER DEALER FRAUDUANTLY CHARGED MY EXT… |
| 2001-12-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK IS LEAKING FUEL FROM CRACKS IN SEAL RINGS OF TANK.FUEL TANK HAD BEEN CHECKED, AND NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WERE NOTI… |
| 2001-12-12 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND JERKS THE CAR AROUND AND THE STEERING HAS A LOT OF SLACK IN IT ABOUT AN INCH. *AK |
| 2001-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. *AK |
| 2001-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEAR OF HEAD GASKETS. MANUFACTURER HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS; HOWEVER, CONSUMER DID NOT RECEIVE … |
| 2001-09-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | THE COMPLETE TIRE SIZE IS P215 70R15 97T M+S. ON 9/25/01 I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 15 IN CALIFORNIA AT APPR… |
| 2001-08-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WHILE SITTING, SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHA… |
| 2001-08-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES | No | 0 | PARKED VEHICLE UNDER SOME TREES AND WALKED AWAYAND SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD BOOM. FRIEND THOUGHT TIRE BLEWOUT. WENT TO C… |
| 2001-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY AND NEIGHBORHOOD SPEEDS. SPEEDOMETER WILL RACE, BUT WILL … |
| 2001-07-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR AAA DIAGNOSIC AND FOUND OUT THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CONTACTED TH… |
| 2001-07-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN PREMATURE. *AK |
| 2001-07-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION BEGINS SHIFTING FROM OD TO LOWER GEARS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. A TRANSMISSION FLUSH SEEMS TO CLEAR UP THE… |
| 2001-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE HAS FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND MANY MILES WILL WITHOUT WARNING EITHER DOWNSHIFT FR… |
| 2001-06-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FORD KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM, AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS AND/OR 100,000 MILES. THEY "CLAIM" THEY SENT ME A N… |
| 2001-06-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH STEERING AND FRONT OF VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO STOP VIBRATION. PLE… |
| 2001-06-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY. SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKETS BUT IT WAS ONLY UP TO 100000… |
| 2001-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 3.8 LITER ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THE WARRANTY ENDE… |
| 2001-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED CAUSING REPLACEMENT: ROTORS, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SENDING UNIT, THERMOSTA… |
| 2001-03-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE HAD SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERN… |
| 2001-02-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | RUBBER SHIELD OF THE STEEL ACCELERATOR CABLES BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR WORE OFF, THIS CAUSED A SHORT CIRCUIT FROM THE ALTE… |
| 2001-02-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (60MPH), ENGINE'CHECK GAUGES' LIGHT WENT ON - TEMP GAUGE WAS RISING AND WENT PASSED THE RED ZON… |
| 2001-01-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD. I LOOKED AND SAW THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD G… |
| 2001-01-15 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP FROM SKIDDING, NOTHING WAS STRUCK/HIT, BOTH AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. MA… |
| 2000-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | 6TH CYLINDER NOT FIRING, LOSING OIL, VIBRATING SEVERELY WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER 40 MPH. *AK |
| 2000-12-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE A DEFECT ALL TOGETHER. ROTORS AND CALIPERS… |
| 2000-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION LURCHES, ENGINE SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL STALL, RPMS GO UP, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. *AK |