1992 Ford Thunderbird complaints

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT 40MPH AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. WOULD NOT HAVE ANY WARNING. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE REPAIRED AT LEAST 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. (RQ 98015). *AK

ABS FAILED.

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH GETS HEATED AND CUTS THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. *AK

THE LINE ROUTED FROM THE PUMP TO THE RACK AND PINION WAS WEDGED INBETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE OIL PAN AND THE TOP OF THE FRAME, CAUSING IT TO RUB THROUGH THE LINE, WEARING A HOLE IN IT. THIS CAUSED IT TO LEAK P.S. FLUID RAPIDLY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE WAS SOMETHING DONE WRONG ON MY PART.

POWER STEERING HOSE DISCONNECTED CAUSING FLUID LEAK ON EXHAUST (CATALYTIC CONVERTER) RESULTING IN FIRE.

VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER A RECALL INVOLVING THE FUEL LINE. NOW FUEL LINE HANGS BELOW THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE.

VEHICLE DID NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE OWNER CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FILTER, WHICH IS RECOMMENDED IN THE OWNER MANUAL. VEHICLE CURRENTLY WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

RECALLS 97S84/ 97V159000 WERE RECEIVED ON 5/97, AND DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE DEALER HAS NOT RESPONDED TO CONSUMERR'S CALL/REQUEST FOR REMEDY OF RECALL. LAST TIME COMSUMER TRIED TO CONTACT DEALER WAS IN 10//97. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH DAMAGED ENGINE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE COMPUTER UNIT.

96V071000; RECALL WORK WAS DONE BY KOONS FORD, FALLS CHURCH, VA. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING COLUMN WIRES MELTED AND SMOLDERED, THE CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE WORK DONE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. CURRENTLY THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FUEL GAUGE BECAME ERRATIC, SUDDENLY DROPPING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AFTER THE SENDER WAS INSTALLED, SECOND INSTALLMENT WAS A AB SENDER UNIT AND PUMP ASSEMBLY.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT CAUSING LIGHTS TO GO ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 20-25 MINUTES WHEN A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR, CAUSED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AREA. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. PULLED OVER & TURNED OFF SWITCH & THEN BACK ON, HEADLIGHTS APPEARED. WOULD LAST ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS. HAPPENS INTERMINTTENTLY. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC SAID LIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED. IT EFFECTED HEADLIGHTS. *AK

HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FAILURE OF THE HEAD LIGHT SWITCH.

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC.

THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE WHEN IT IS APPLIED BECAUSE OF A WRATCHET PROBLEM. *AK

THE RADIATOR IN THE VEHICLE MELTED AT 51,000 MILES. *AK

GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR DUE TO THROTTLE SENSOR FAILURE.

FUEL LINE PROTRUDED BELOW THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS (97V-159). *AK

FUEL LINES FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE CAUSING FUMES AND LEAKING.

BECAUSE OF THE HINGES IN DOOR IT WILL NOT SHUT PROPERLY. SEAT ALSO WILL NOT LOCK *AK.

COMING ACROSS A SMALL BRIDGE THAT WAS ICED, LOST CONTROL, HITTING THE GUARDRAIL, TOTALLY DEMOLISHING THE FRONT. NEITHER DUAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ANY TIME EVEN AFTER BEING TOWED TO BODY SHOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

DOOR DOES NOT SHUT PROPERLY; HAVE TO LIFT UP & THEN CLOSE IT. THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELTS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY; THEY ARE NOT RETRACTING BACKWARDS OR FOWARDS LIKE THEY SHOULD. *AK CONSUMER STATES DOOR HINGE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH, IT STARTS TO WEAR AFTER SEVERAL YEARS, DEALER STATES THAT HINGE CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH , THE POWER STEERING HOSE BECAME LOOSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ABS BRAKE PUMP CAUSED THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING.OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

GAS LINE GOES OVER REAR AXLE & DOESN'T HAVE RUBBER PADDING. HOLE WAS CREATED BY RUBBING, CAUSING FUEL LEAK WHICH BLOWS BACK ONTO TAILPIPE & MUFFLER. TOOK TO GARAGE & THEN DEALER & NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK *SLC

DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILED.

BRAKE BOOSTER WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, CAUSED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, NO WARNING, DRIVER COASTED TO A STOP. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE ALSO FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. *AK

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS GET STUCK IN THE UP POSTION. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON THE DRIVERSIDE. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITH LIGHTS ON, THEY WOULD FLICKER ON & OFF. PROBLEM STARTED W/HIGH BEAMS & THEN W/LOW BEAMS; EVENTUALLY WENT OUT COMPLETELY; PULLED OVER & COOLED VEHICLE DOWN. LIGHTS WORKED AFTERWARDS. HAD CHANGED SAME IDENTICAL SWITCH 7 YEARS AGO. *AK

THE SEAT BELTS ARE MOTORBELTS AND THEY WILL WILL NOT STAY IN THE CORRECT POSITION AND WILL RUN UP AND DOWN THE TRACK WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. *AK

UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTACE AND LACK OF BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ABS ASSEMBLY AND THE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN MAKING LANE CHANGES THE REAR END GOES TO THE OPPOSITE OF THE DIRECTION IT IS TRAVELING DUE TO AXLE BEARING FAILURE. *AK

BRAKES: BRAKES HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THREE YEARS. BRAKES VIBRATE AND WEAR OUT WITHIN A YEAR. HAD NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED AND ROTORS TURNED. ALSO VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE LEFT SIDE 3-2-97. PROBABLE CAUSE ELECTRICAL. RECALL 96V071. *AK

ELECTRICAL FIRE UNDER THE HOOD.

BUMPER NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND MINOR IMPACT, CAUSED NECK INJURY.

WHILE DRIVING LOST BRAKING POWER, ABS FAILURE.

WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING, HAD TO PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SO THAT THE VEHICLE COULD STOP. *AK

FUEL LINE LEAKS AT GAS TANK.

DRIVING HOME IN LEFT LANE, STREET LIGHTS NOT BRIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE IN LEFT LANE NOT MOVING, NO HAZARDS OR OTHER LIGHTS, THUNDERBIRD REARENDED VEHICLE, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW FELL OUT. THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, 5/95 AND 8/96. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE IGNITION ( STEERING COLUMN ) . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

FUEL LEAK, FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY, THE PLASTIC LINE RUBBING AGAINST THE FRAME, METAL DROPS , ALSO FUMES COME INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

THE BRAKES SWITCH GOES OUT, CONSUMER LOSES BRAKES LIGHTS, NO CRUISE CONTROL AND IS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THE SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED (6) TIME SINCE OWNING VEHICLE IN JULY 92. *AK

DRIVING ALONG AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE PART THAT TURNS THE SPINDLE/ LOWER BALL JOINTS/ LOWER CONTROL ARM JUST FELL OFF. *AK

THE ORGINAL SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED AT 7,000 MILES, THE SECOND ONE WAS REPLACED AT 5,000 MILES AND THE THIRD ONE AT 8,000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK THE NEEDLE WILL NOT PROGRAM PAST 38 MPH ALSO HEATER NOT WORKING PROPERLY LOW HEAT AND ALSO A/C LOW..*JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED. THE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR , THERE WERE NO BRAKES AT ALL. THIS WAS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS AT ALL, AND HAND BRAKE HAD NO EFFECT ON SLOWING VEHICLE DOWN, DUE TO FAILED BRAKE PUMP RELAY.

BLACK PLASTIC BENDS RUBBING/CHAFFING, WEARING HOLES IN FUEL LINE. *SD