TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF GEAR.
1994 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 1994 record →
OWNER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND THAT ALL OF HER BRAKES MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 6000 MILES. OWNER FEELS THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT FRONT BRAKES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND THAT THEY WEAR EVERY 5 TO 10,OOO MILES. OWNER NOTES THAT THESE ARE NOT ABS BRAKES. *AK
BRAKE PADS KEEP HAVING TO BE REPLACED(3 TIMES), DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. *AK
WARPED BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VIBRATION AT STOPS. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE BRAKES, OWNER NOTES THAT THE WHEEL SHIMMIES AND THAT VEHICLE DOES NOT WANT TO STOP. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AT HIGHWAY SPEED FOR NO APPARENT REASON.
WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS; ALSO, TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEAR DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. *AK
UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT RELEASE, CONSUMER HAS TO PLACE AN OBJECT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE PEDAL TO RELEASE . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE; ALSO, REPLACED THROTTLE POSITIONING SWITCH (TPS). *AK
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
REPLACED TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE. *AK
PURCHASED CAR USED, THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING, DEALER TURNED ROTORS AND THIRD TIME REPLACED THEM. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS FAILED.
THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, PURCHASED CAR USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, ALSO SLIPPED FROM A STOP. *AK
WHEN APLLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE CAR, TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE TURN ROTORS AND POLISH THEM, NEVER HAD REPLACED THEM . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
ENGINE FAN BELT FAILED. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS WARP FROM OVERHEATING, CAUSING FRONT END TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *DH
PURCHASED CAR NEW AT 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
CAR JUST ACCELERATES AT ANY GIVEN TIME. DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT A STOP LIGHT. BRAKES ARE WORN BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT A LOW SPEED, THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT COMPLETELY, USUALLY WHILE TRYING TO PARK, THERE IS A LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
LEFT FRONT WHEEL STUDS SHEARED OFF, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF. *SD
BRAKES CAUSE THE STEERING TO VIBRATE OR JURK, OUT OF HANDS HAS HAD THE BRAKES FIX SIX TIMES. PLEASE GIVE DETAILS. *AK
REAR SUSPENSION OF VEHICLE GOES OUT OF CONTROL ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. *SD
FRONT BRAKES CAUSES VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
HEATER CORE LEAKED, CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO BE BLOWN THROUGH VENTILATION SYSTEM INTO DRIVERS FACE, CAUSING RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. *DH
REAR BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE FRONT BRAKES.
WHILE MAKING HARD LEFT/RIGHT TURNS FROM A DEAD STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE FRONT END SKIPS/SLIDES A SIF DRIVING ON ICE WHEN TEMPERATURE IS ABOUT 30F OR LESS. *AK
INVOLVED IN MVA AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING REARVIEW MIRROR TO COME OFF AND HIT CONSUMER IN EYE, CUTTING THE EYEBALL. *AK
FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE CONSUMER VEHICLE TO SKID AROUND. *AK
CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT AND MELTS THE BOTTOM PLATIC MOULDING. *AK
BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SD
THE CAR WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE APARTMENT WHEN THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE FIRE CAME FROM THE DASH BOARD. *AK
AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE, DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK PLEASE DESCRIBE.
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH THE CAR GOT VERY HOT AND WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE CAR THE CAR IS ONLY NINE DAYS OLD, THE POLICE REPORT SAID THE FIRE WAS FROM ENGINE. *AK
THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIE RODS BROKE . TT
ABS; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A LOUD NOISE IS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR END. HAVING BRAKE JOBS DONE EVERY 1500-2000 MILES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEMS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. TT
FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS REPLACED (3) TIMES WITHIN A YEAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PURCHASE CAR NEW WHEN GOING INTO A LEFT TURN SOMETIMES THE CAR ACCELERATES FROM 10MPH TO 45MPH BY ITSELF . TT
FRONT BRAKES MAKE A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING. TT
ABS: BRAKES BRAKE UNEVENLY; VIBRATION/SHIMMING WHEN APPLIED; PULLS TO RIGHT; UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. TT
FRONT BRAKES CHATTER, BECAUSE THE ROTORS CONTINUALLY WARP. *DSH
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
UNDER THE HOOD ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AND PARKED, ELECTRICAL SHORT. TT *JB
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30MPH, DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. TT
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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