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1993 Ford Thunderbird complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Oct 29, 1997MD

HEADLIGHTS FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AT NIGHT. REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Oct 20, 1997VA

WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Oct 7, 1997OH

WHILE DRIVING DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Sep 15, 1997OH

ENGINE THREW ROD, NEEDS REPLACEMENT. *AK

Suspension › Multiple Axle
Filed Sep 5, 1997MD

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE RIGHT REAR AXLE JOINT BROKE RESULTING IN A COLLISION AND BRAKE LOSS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 16, 1997PA

NOISY REAR ABS BRAKES. ALSO REPLACED LEAKING POWER STEERING PUMP AND NOISY ALTERNATOR. *AK

Seats
Filed Jul 15, 1997KY

DUE TO THE SEAT TRIM BEING STRETCHED TIGHTLY ACROSS A SHARP METAL BRACKET, SEAT FRAME/SEAT COVERS ARE TEARING; ALSO PASSENGERS ARE SUBJECT TO BE CUT BY THE EXPOSED SEAT FRAME.

Structure › Body
Filed Jul 10, 1997KY

PINE NEEDLES CLOGGED A DRAIN OF THE AIR CONDITIONER, ALLOWING WATER TO GO LEAK ONT THE FLOOR.

Suspension › Front › Stabilizer Bar
Filed Jul 8, 1997KY

STABILIZER BAR LINKAGE FAILURE.

Structure › Body
Filed May 29, 1997NY

FIREWALL. WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A HOLE IN THE FIREWALL. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Carburetor System
Filed May 28, 1997OH

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50-55MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PICKED UP SPEED. OWNER PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND GOT ON SIDE OFF ROAD. DEALERS RPLACED A FAULTY AIRFLOW SENSOR. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Apr 30, 1997LA

MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH SHORTED 6 TIMES, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON AND OFF/POOR VISIBILITY.

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Apr 11, 1997FL

WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR, HAD TO SHUT DOWN VEHICLE AND PUMP ACCELERATOR TO GET IT TO RELAESE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Mar 31, 1997TN

ELECTRICAL SHORT, , PARKING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED FOR PERIOD 1TO 10 SECONDS, WHILE DRIVING

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Mar 24, 1997AL

THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD TO LET THE ELETRICAL SYSTEM COOL DOWN. THIS PROCESS WAS CONTINUED UNTIL THE DESTINATION WAS REACHED. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 19, 1997NY

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND WAS NOT OPERABLE. DEALER SAID THE GASKET HAD BLOWN. * AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Dec 30, 1996NY

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Dec 10, 1996FL

OWNER HAS RECALL NOTICE FOR IGNITION SWITCH , HE STATES THAT HIS VEHICLE HAS A BAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM; ALSO, NOTES THA WHILE DRIVING IF VEHICLE HITS A BUMP HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND BATTERY BLOWS OUT WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Dec 10, 1996MS

HEADLIGHTS GO ON/OFF, IMPAIR VISIBILITY. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Filed Nov 27, 1996WA

REAR HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LAMP OVERHEATED, CAUSING WIRING HARNESS/ PLASTIC HOUSING TO MELT.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 20, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING WITH NORMAL BRAKING, EXPEIENCED GRINDING NOISE AND STEERING WHEEL SHIMMYING, A MONTH PRIOR, DLR REPLACED ROTORS, STEERING WHEEL STILL VIBRATES WHEN BRAKING. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Nov 19, 1996GA

WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Oct 21, 1996MD

WHEN DRIVING THERE IS A GRINDING BRAKE NOISE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Oct 17, 1996CA

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH ON AND OFF, OWNER BELIEVES THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE ALARM MODULE THAT FELL BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND FIREWALL. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Oct 7, 1996FL

GAS FUMES ENTER INSIDE VEHICLE.

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Oct 4, 1996TX

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

Seat Belts
Filed Sep 25, 1996TX

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT FAILURE. DURING OPERATION, AFTER THE SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED IN PLACE, IT WILL RETRACT TO THE STARTING POSITION, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE BELTS ARE AFFECTED. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Sep 17, 1996IL

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. *AK DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TWICE, CONSUMER STATES THAT IN TALKING WITH OTHER MECHANICS, THEY HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS A CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT FREQUENTLY FAILS, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. *SLC

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Sep 12, 1996TX

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Aug 30, 1996SC

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BLINK OFF/ON/POOR VISIBILITY.

Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights
Filed Aug 27, 1996FL

BOTH REAR OUTSIDE RED LENSE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE CRACKED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, NO IMPACT.*AK

Exterior Lighting › Back Up Lights
Filed Aug 27, 1996VA

HIGH MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERATIVE DUE TO DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS/MELTED PLASTIC BULB HOUSING.

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jul 3, 1996CA

HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH IGNITION SWITCH THAT IS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 96V071000 BUT VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED BY CAR MFG. (2) MONTHS LATER. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jun 14, 1996DE

WHEN PLACING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE IGNITON BECOMES LOCKED AS WELL AS THE STEERING WHEEL AND GEAR SHIFT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jun 7, 1996MD

VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jun 6, 1996OR

AUTO-DOOR LOCKS ARE DISENGAGED ONCE DOOR HANDLE ON INSIDE IS PULLED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed May 29, 1996GA

THE FUEL LINES ARE LEAKING AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector DevicesCrash
Filed May 24, 1996CA

UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH, EXPERIENCED FUEL SHUT-OFF SWITCH FAILURE, AFTER HITTING GUARD RAIL VEHICLE ACCELERATED ACROSS ROAD TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFF. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed May 14, 1996MS

DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN RESIDENTIAL STREET, BRAKED TO MISSED ANIMAL IN STREET, ANOTHER VEHICLE REARENDED VEHICLE, SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN DRIVER UPON IMPACT.*AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed May 13, 1996OH

MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO FAIL, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. *DSH

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed May 5, 1996NJ

EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACKWARDS ON A STEEP INCLINE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. *SD

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Apr 24, 1996MI

THE FRONT SHOULDER BELTS NO LONGER RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 22, 1996OR

OWNERS MANUAL STATES WRONG OIL FILTER, CAUSING IT TO FAIL. *DH

Seat Belts
Filed Apr 4, 1996TX

PASSENGERS MOTORBELT FAILED TO RETRACT/SECURE PASSENGER IN PLACE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 6, 1996VA

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WILL VIBRATE. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Mar 4, 1996VA

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT HEAD LAMP FAILURE, WHEN OVERHEATS THEN SHORTS OUT, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BLINK ON AND OFF. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Mar 4, 1996VA

WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT HEADLAMP FAILURE WHEN OVERHEATS THEN SHORTS OUT, CAUSING HEAD LIGHTS TO BLINK ON AND OFF. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column ShiftCrash
Filed Dec 21, 1995FL

THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, RESULTING IN HITTING A TREE. TT

Seat Belts › Front › RetractorCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 6, 1995AR

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR CAME LOOSE WITH OUT DOOR BEING OPEN CONSUMER WAS THROWN OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE . TT *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Auxillary Tank › Selector Devices
Filed Oct 18, 1995MI

FUEL SHUTOFF SWITCH IN THE TRUNK IS NOT LOCATED CONVENIENTLY. TT *JB

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