BRAKE ROTORS FAILED. *AK
1995 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 1995 record →
THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
PURCHASE CAR NEW LEASE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, THE FRONT END IS BAD THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BOLT BROKEN WAS IN THREE TIME FOR THAT . TT
WATER WAS SPLASHED ON CAR IN INCLEMENT WEATHER AND WAS TAKEN IN BY AIR INTAKE AND CARS ENGINE TURNED OFF. TT
BRAKES ARE GRINDING AND POPPING NOISE-HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. TT
WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLE, SECOND DEALER SAID THE ROTORS ARE WARPED, 1ST DEALER SAID LET US TURN THEM, THE VEHICLE IS 2WEEKS OLD.*AK
BRAKING SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE BECAUSE IT CRYSTALIZED. WOULD VIBRATE AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STOP. TT
REAR WHEEL TRACTION PROBLEM. *AW
DASHBOARD REFLECTS INTO WINDSHIELD WHICH CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. TT
VEHICLE MAY TEND TO LOOSE TRACTION ON INSIDE REAR WHEEL WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN. TT
VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO STEER CAUSING CAR TO RUN INTO A TREE. TT
Reading these
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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