LOUD HUM/VIBRATIONS AT 40. *DSH
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 →
VEHICLE HAD DEFECTIVE SHOCKS AND STRUTS IN THE FRONT END SUSPENSION. TT
BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE, VEHICLE VIBRATES ON LEFT FRONT SIDE, INDICATING BRAKES TRYING TO GRAB ROTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. TT
CONSUMER PARKED CAR AT 4:00PM AT 2:00AM THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE . TT
THE FRONT PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED ABOUT THREE TIMES . TT
BRAKES OVERHEATS, WARPS ROTORS; VIBRATION AND SQUEALING NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES; BRAKES REPLACED FOUR TIMES WITHIN 45,000 MILES. TT
IDLE CONTROL MOTOR FAILED. *SD
LAP BELT BUCKLES COME UNDONE ON BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE. TT
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
ABS, BRAKES HAS VIBRATION IN FRONT END AND REPLACED DISC PADS AND ROTORS. TT
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE IS MALFUNTIONING. THEY ARE NOISY AND IN PANIC STOP THEY SLID. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHEN DRIVING AND SLOWING DOWN CAR DON'T DECELERATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND LET OFF CAR ACCELERATE RPM STAY THE SAME . TT
REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 30 MPH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
WARPED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO VIBRATE. *AK
VEHICLE HAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THROTTLES UP TO 74 MPH BY ITSELF. TT
SIDEWALL ON RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED DUE TO A LEAK. *AK
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AND SLOWING DOWN AT SPEED 5 MPH DRIVERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
THE BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE AS WELL. TT
APPLIED BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR NO RESPONSE FROM THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. TT
PARKED VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT SUDDENLY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. TT
COMPUTER FAILURE, CAUSING ROUGH IDLING. *AW
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALSO COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
PASSENGER AIR BAG BURST ON PASSENGER, RESULTING IN CHEMICAL BURN AROUND THE EYES AND FACE. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT BRAKE REPLACE 3 TIMES , PADS AND ROTORS AND STILL EXPERIENCE PEDAL FADED. TT
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE MAGNETIC BALLS IN THE VALVE BODY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. TT
UNDER CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS FRONT END GOES DOWN AND YOU HEAR A CRACKING NOISE ALSO AT HIGH SPEED. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS HAD 2 BRAKE JOBS 1ST TIME 6,000 AND 2ND 10,000 MILES. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED PULL VERY HARD, CAUSING LOCKUP, REPLACED ROTORS/PADS, ALSO EXPERIENCED PEDAL FADING. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING STOP, IN FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES. TT
BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATES EXTENSIVELY. TWO NEW BRAKE SYSTEMS REPLACED WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TT
VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT
FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS REPLACED AFTER 15K MILES DUE TO GRINDING WHEN BRAKING. TT
DEALER STATED THAT ALL THREE AIR BAG SENSOR WERE TRIPPED DURING IMPACT, BUT NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOY. TT
VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. *SKD
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING, AT LOW SPEED STEERING BECOMES VERY STIFF. TT
UPON PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS ON RIGHT TURN/PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, VEHICLE LOOSES TRACTION; PULLING OUT ON RIGHT TURN, CAR REMAINS STANDING/NO MOVEMENT. *AK
BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
WHILE COMING DOWN STEEP INCLINE AT SPEED 0F 65 MPH, LOST ALL POWER. TT
VEHICLE AT 12:00 POSITION AT 15MPH, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND DRIVERS AIRBAG CAUGHT DRIVERS COAT ON FIRE AND BURNED HIM. TT
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILS TO SET. *SKD
BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS FAILED. *AK
BRAKES CRYSTALIZE. *SKD
AIR CONDITIONER TEMPERATURE CONTROL FAILED. *SKD
BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, DURING EMERGENCY STOP BRAKES LOCKED UP AND SKIDDED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
DIFFERENTIAL COVER GASKET FAILED. *SD
REAR WHEELS COME 2-16 INCHES OFF GROUND DUE TO LOSS OF TRACTION WHEN TURNING ON WET ROADS. *SKD
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