Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 10/15/1995 | 1 | ||
| On two occasions in heavy traffic vehicle suddenly lurched forward. dealer was notified. *ak engine roars, consumer would tap the accelerator and would go to the floor, feels as if vehicle is put in neutral. dealer replaced transmission gear shift switch assembly. check engine light came on intermittently. dealer replace 2 o2 sensors and maf sensor. vehicle pulls to right. wheel alignment performed. steering wheel shimmy when applying brakes. prformed front disc/ rear drum brake service. replaced front rotors after brake job due to pulsation. steering column had to be replaced. at times, vehicle will not shutt off. right door lock inoperative. dealer can not duplicate. customer states fluid leak at rear end. right axle seal replaced. passenger head rest rattles over bumps. dealer could not duplicate. consumer states noise from seat when no one is sitting there, dealer states this is normal. seat track covers mising one laying in the rear floor. seat track cover reinstalled. consumer stats there is a pinging noise upon acceleration. dealer suggested higher fuel octane. customer states brake pedal seems low. brakes ok. front end shimmies at 50 to 60 mph. 4 tires balanced. dome light will not come on when driver outside door handle pulled up. temperature and speedomoter light burned was inoperative. dealer replaced instrument cluster bulbs. coolant leak under car and warning light is on. dealer found no leaks and coolant level low. consumer states motor will roar and shift into gear. driver side headlamp burnt out. headlamp replaced. transmission slips when not in overdrive. dealer replaced transmission oil pan and gasket. *tt | |||
| 03/14/2001 | 0 | ||
| Engine check light keeps coming on. consuemr feels vehicle is overheating.*ak | |||
| 04/12/2000 | |||
| Noticed loss of anti-freeze for several months. temperature gauge didn't get hot. engine check light came on to let consumer know that anti-freeze was low. drove vehicle for about one mile and smoked started coming out of the exhaust pipe, smelled like it was on fire. even after turning vehicle off smoke was coming out of exhaust. had car towed to mechanic. he said that engine head gasket needed to be replaced. *ak | |||
| 02/27/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1997 | |
| Well maintained vehicles do not just blow heagaskets. how can ford put a recall out for only some of their 3.8l v-6 engines and not the others? how can they ignore this problem? no safety defect listed. statement of inquiry. *ak | |||
| 01/01/1995 | |||
| Bad paint- bad paint- bad paint. no safety defect. *ak | |||
| 11/01/1994 | |||
| It is the paint on the car, not any failed components. we have repeatedly contacted the dealer to no avail. we have also contacted ford motor corp. i recently saw two other ford thunderbirds with the exact defect patterns in the paint. no safety defect listed. *ak | |||
| 03/01/1995 | |||
| Car pulls to the right since day one. returned car to dealership twice and refused to acknowledge problem. whendriving a0t 60-70 mph if i should let go of wheel the car would immediately run off the road. long trips are very tiring to arms, shoulders and back. my tires are good, front end in alignment etc. | |||
| 10/04/1994 | |||
| Paint oxidation on top of vehicle, side and door. | |||
| 01/06/1995 | 6 | ||
| Dashboard rattle. *sd | |||