Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 10, 1995IL
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARP UNDER NORMAL USAGE, CAUSING VIBRATION. *DSH
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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 →
Seat Belts
Filed Oct 5, 1995OH
DRIVERS SEAT BELT DOESN'T RETRACT INTO HOUSING CORRECTLY WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. TT IT STICKS WHEN YOU OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR. *YH
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Sep 26, 1995NJ
CALIPER DESIGN NOT WIDE ENOUGH, CAUSING BRAKES TO WEAR OUT MORE QUICKLY THAN THEY SHOULD. *DSH
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Filed Aug 21, 1995VA
FRONT SEAT LATCHES DO NOT WORK; DRIVER SLAMED ON BRAKES, REAR OCCUPANT WAS THRUSTED INTO PASSENGER SEAT, SEAT FOLDED UP FORWARD; DID NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. TT
Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 17, 1995CA
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED, UPON REAR COLLISION SHOULDER BELT DID NOT HOLD PASSENGER FROM GOING AGAINST WINDSHIELD. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Aug 15, 1995GA
FRONT BRAKES FAILED, FRONT ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKING. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jul 22, 1995KY
REPLACED WARPED FRONT BRAKE PADS.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 20, 1995DE
THE ENGINE IS MAKING A TAPPING NOISE HAS BEEN REPLACE ON NEW MOTOR AND BRAKE HAS BEEN REPLACE THREE TIME . TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jul 18, 1995CA
THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT REPLACE TWO TIME . TT
Power Train
Filed Jul 11, 1995MA
WHEN IT IS HUMID OUTSIDE, THE VEHICLE LOSES ITS SPEEDOMETER READING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 3, 199500
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT AND FRONT LEFT SHOULDER BELT DO NOT GRAB UNDER PRESSURE. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed May 22, 1995GA
ROTOR ARE WEARING PREMATURELY, TURNED ROTORS AT 30K MILES AND REPLACED AT 55K MILES. TT
Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed May 8, 1995NC
STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES OUT OF CONTROL, REPLACE STEERING GEAR AND TIE RODS. TT
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed May 2, 1995MA
THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR HAS A VERY BAD BLIND SPOT, AND BECAUSE OF THE SMALL WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IT IS HARD TO LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Apr 4, 1995IN
BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPED. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 31, 199500
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE CONTINUE WEAR OF ROTORS AND DISC PADS REPLACE 4 TIMES. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 16, 1995CA
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKES. THIS IS THE FOURTH OCCURANCE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Feb 21, 1995GA
WHILE DRIVING, UPON APPLYING BRAKE STEERING COLUMN VIBRATES, AND HEAR GRINDING NOISE, DEALER HAS REPLACED ROTOR 5 TIMES, DUE TO WARPING. TT
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Feb 13, 1995CA
RADIATOR AND WATER PUMP GAVE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Jan 23, 1995CT
HEADLIGHT SWITCH CIRCUIT BREAKER FAILED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. (OTHER VEHICLE ON 468579) *AW
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 18, 1995FL
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS. THIS IS THE SIXTH OCCURANCE. TT
Vehicle Speed Control1 injured
Filed Jan 11, 1995FL
BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, JUMPPED OUT OF GEAR IN REVERSE CAUSING INJURIES, WHEN VEHICLE IN PARK EXPERIENCE HIGH IDLE. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 4, 1995CA
BRAKE ROTORS WERE TOO SMALL FOR VEHICLE AND CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
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