Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1995 Ford Thunderbird.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ME… |
| 2011-10-15 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO L… |
| 2009-04-18 | SEATS | No | 1 | DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC SEAT BURST INTO FLAME. DRIVER(OWNER) SUSTAINED SEVERE BURNS THAT CHARACTERIZE AS LIFE THREATENI… |
| 2009-03-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE SUN ROOF OF MY 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD BLEW OFF MY CAR AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE BRACKETS THAT HELD IT U… |
| 2007-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHIN MINUTES OF BEING ST… |
| 2005-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAKED. THERE WAS AN INTENSE GRINDING NOISE. A… |
| 2005-10-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | DT: 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD 3.8. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM ON OCTOBER 3, 2005. TOOK VEHICLE TO … |
| 2005-05-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | DT: AIR BAG LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. TOOK CAR TO HERTZ, AND THEY SAID IT HAD A SHORT TO GROUND. WAS TOLD THERE WA… |
| 2005-04-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FORD 1995 THUNDERBIRD CAUGHT ON FIRE. IT WAS PARKED EARLY IN THE MORNING. NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION. *AK THE RIGHT … |
| 2005-04-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCES BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN. BOTH SPRINGS WERE BROKEN IN THE SAME MANN… |
| 2004-10-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AFTER STRIKING A DEER, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CRACKING THE DASH AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND KNOCKED THE CONSUMER OUT. *… |
| 2004-09-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, THE OWNER WENT INSIDE OF THE STORE BUT WHEN HE RETURNED THE VEHICLE HAD GONE COMPLETELY … |
| 2004-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | ELECTRIC FAN MOTOR FOR RADIATOR COOLING FAN SHORTED OUT, CAUSING IT TO OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE PLASTIC SHROUD TO CATCH… |
| 2004-08-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | LEFT FRONT AND LEFT REAR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN. CAR IS IN MINT CONDITION ND NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK |
| 2004-04-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR … |
| 2004-01-01 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. (SOMETIMES RITE TURNS TOO). CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO JERK SEVERELY TO T… |
| 2003-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. *LA |
| 2003-11-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS CHECKING THE BRAKES, HE TO… |
| 2003-07-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD WITH A V8 ENGINE AND AUTO TRANS. IT DOWN SHIFTS RANDOMLY WITH THE OVERDRIVE ON OR OFF. … |
| 2003-04-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | THE HEAD LIGHT COVER WAS MADE OF CLEAR PLASTIC WHICH DETERIORATED AND WAS NOT CLEAR. *JB |
| 2003-04-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BY NOW IT IS QUITE APPARENT OF THE NOTORIOUS FORD 3.8L HEAD GASKET FAILURE ISSUE. WELL, JUST TO KEEP PEOPLE UP TO DATE … |
| 2003-01-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE SMOKING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD AND LEAKING COOLANT.*MR CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO … |
| 2002-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES ON AND OFF. VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING BADLY, AND SMOKE CAME OF TAILPIPE DUE TO HEAD G… |
| 2002-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO BOUNCE A BIT, AND THEN CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND FOUND OUT THAT HEAD GASKET HAD… |
| 2002-05-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD, FRONT END COMPLETELY TOTALED - AND THE AIR BAGS ON EITHER SIDE DID NOT GO OFF. I CALLED FORD DE… |
| 2002-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | OIL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED THE 3.8L V6 ENGINE TO LOCK UP. DEALER AN MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE… |
| 2002-03-23 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | LOST TREAD BUT TIRE DID NOT DEFLATE. NO CRASH BUT LOTS OF DAMAGE TO CAR BODY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: HYM3FT8198 TIRESIZE: P21… |
| 2002-03-05 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND HAD TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE A… |
| 2001-12-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING MY CAR AT 5:30 AM TO PROCEED TO WORK THE KEY FELT A BIT STRANGE AFTER I STARTED THE CAR. UPON DRIVING T… |
| 2001-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT SMOKE WAS OFF DUE TO A… |
| 2001-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAVE CHECK A ROUND A LOT OF 3.8L MOTORS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2001-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET IN MY CAR HAS FAILED AS HAVE MANY OF THE 3.8L FORD V6'S FORD HAS PRODUCED ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR F… |
| 2001-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL LINE RUBBED AGAINST BODY OF VEHICLE AND CAUSED A HOLE. GAS LEAKED INSIDE OF PASSENGER'S CAB CAUSING FUMES. DEALER… |
| 2001-08-04 | TIRES | No | 0 | FRONT RIGHT SLIPPED BELT AND ALL FOUR WORN OUT AT 20,000 ON A 50,000 TIRE.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/65R15) |
| 2001-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. WHEN AT STOP LIGHT CONSUMER WOULD PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. DEALERSHIP WAS A… |
| 2001-06-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS | No | 0 | WAS REPLACING HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP BULBS AND NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC CASING IN WHICH THE BULB IS PLACED HAD MELTED. … |
| 2001-06-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THUNDERBIRDS.*AK |
| 2001-05-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHEN AIRBAG DEPLODED CRUISE CONTROLS FLEW AT MY DAUGHTER I THOUGH THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THE DESIGN H… |
| 2001-04-28 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, IMPACT QUARTER PANEL AND HIT A STOP SIGN HEAD ON AT 65 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S … |
| 2001-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ON SECOND IGNITION FAILIURE ACTUATOR ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS ALSO FAULTY. *AK |
| 2001-04-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS COMMON BECAUSE ODOMETER WAS MADE OF PLA… |
| 2001-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUEMR FEELS VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING.*AK |
| 2001-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SEAL FAILED KNOWN PROBLEM WITH V 6 3.3L FAULTY DESIGN ACK BY FORD WILL NOT REPLACE CAR CAN BLOW UP NOT RECOMMENDED FOR … |
| 2001-01-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN WHICH I STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WITH THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY… |
| 2001-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT LENS IS FADING AND TURING YELLOW CAUSING HEADLIGHTS NOT TO SHINE PROPERLY.*AK |
| 2000-12-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET ON MY 1995, 3.8 L THUNDER BIRD, FAILED AT 41000 MILES. *AK |
| 2000-10-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HAVE HAD HEAT PROBLEMS ALL WINTER. HAD NO IDEA THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. *AK |
| 2000-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT IN THE COOLER MONTHS, THEN THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING I AL… |
| 2000-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION KICKING INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSTANTLY. *AK |