2005 Ford Thunderbird

Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 2005 Ford Thunderbird.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2024-10-17 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 The contact owns a 2005 Ford Thunderbird. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH over a speed bump, the conta…
2022-05-26 STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD No 0 Dash board cracked few places by Windshield. It's really Between WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD. ANY RECALLS OR COMPLAINTS?…
2021-05-06 AIR BAGS No 0 WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY LAST EVENING, THE LEFT SHOULDER AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR …
2020-06-21 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 Sudden unintended acceleration on two occasions. Car only has 11,000 miles
2019-09-20 ENGINE No 0 THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSING INAPPROPRIATE VEHICLE DECELERATION WHILE DRIVING. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS WITHOUT W…
2017-01-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIFT HESITANTLY WITHOUT WARNI…
2016-07-13 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL W…
2016-04-28 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE V…
2016-04-06 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTIN…
2016-03-20 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED "RAW" FUEL IN THE…
2016-03-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD WHINING NOISE. THE CONTACT …
2016-02-17 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 …
2015-12-15 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNIN…
2015-04-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ST…
2014-10-08 WHEELS No 0 CORROSION OF THE ALUMINUM WHEELS CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE CHROME PLATING ON THE WHEEL INNER BEAD AND RESULTING IN AIR …
2014-09-17 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE TRANSMISSION POW…
2013-08-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REGARDING AN ONGOING THROTTLE PROBLEM WITH HIS 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD; INFORMATION PROVIDED TO N…
2012-05-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHEN I INSERTED THE KEY TO START THE CAR, THE BATTERY (LOCATED IN THE TRUNK) EXPLODED. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN SHOT INSI…
2010-10-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE…
2010-08-14 WHEELS:RIM No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD THUNDERBIRD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FACTORY RIMS ON THE VEHICLE ARE BEGINNING TO C…
2010-08-11 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 MY 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD FOR NO APPARENT REASON JUST LOOSES POWER AND THE WRENCH ICON COME ON. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FR…
2009-11-24 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 ON NOV 24,2009, THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR FAILED AND CAUSED MY 2005 FORD THUNDERBIRD TO CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. I TOOK THE CA…
2009-02-25 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 1. I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION AND THE "WRENCH ICON" CAME ON AND THE CAR WENT ON :"LIMP MODE". 2. HAS OC…
2008-12-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAS RISEN TO HOT THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE FIRST WAS 12/29/2008. THEY R…
2006-09-06 AIR BAGS No 0 ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2006 WHILE TRAVELING ON AN 8-LANE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG ON…
2006-05-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUDIBLE WARNING THAT ALERTS THE OCCUPANTS THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SECURED WORKS INTERMITTEN…
2006-02-17 AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW No 0 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT APPROX. 65 MPH, MY DRIVERS SIDE, SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THANKFULLY I DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL OF MY …