1995 Ford Thunderbird

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1998· STEERING

  HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING LINE THAT RUNS FROM THE GEAR BOX ACROSS THE UNDERNEATH CARRIAGE OF THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE POWER STEERING SHORT RACK, IS CROSSED BY TWO TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. OWNER MADE TEMPORARY REPAIRS AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 12/27/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 12/23/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES; ALSO, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS/BRAKE SHOES AND MASTER CYLINDER, STILL AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

• 12/22/2004· TIRES

  I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRES FOR MY FORD WINDSTAR VAN BACK AT THE END OF JULY 2004. I HAD ONE REAR TIRE TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THE RIM AND SHRED. I WAS CHARGED MY ROAD HAZARD FEE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. AGAIN THIS PAST SUNDAY MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE RIM AND TOTALLY SHREDDED. I WAS GIVEN A NEW TIRE A NO CHARGE THIS TIME, HOWEVER THE SEPARATION WAS SO BAD THAT BY THE TIME I GOT THE VAN STOPPED MY RIM IS NOW CRACKED IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES. *JB

• 12/19/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT SMOKE WAS OFF DUE TO A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT TO START THE VEHICLE, HE HAD TO TRY COUPLE OF TIMES AND WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HE NOTICED ENGINE OVERHEATING POINTER MOVING TOWARDS HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND LOWERED HIS SPEED TO 40 MPH AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE, WHILE BACKING UP, THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING, WHEN PUTTING IN DRIVE IT RAN NORMALLY THEN NOTICED ABNORMAL SMOKE COMING OUT OF MUFFLER, THE SERVICE ENGINEER TOLD HIM THAT HEAD CYLINDER GASKET WAS BLOWN, AND COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO ENGINE AND TO THE MUFFLER. *YD

• 12/19/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET ON MY 1995, 3.8 L THUNDER BIRD, FAILED AT 41000 MILES. *AK

• 12/18/2000· STRUCTURE

  DOOR HINGES HAVE WORN OUT ON THE DOORS OF MY CAR. THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. IT WILL BE 350 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THEM, AND IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AS PER MY MECHANIC. IT IS DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING.*AK

• 12/18/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. *AK

• 12/18/1995· STRUCTURE

  SUNVISOR FABRIC CAME LOOSE FROM SEAM.

• 12/17/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES SQUEAL AND CAR SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO OUT OF ROUND ROTORS.

• 12/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL/ WENT TO THE LEFT, THE PERSON THAT WAS DRIVING DIED. INFORMATION WAS GIVEN BY POLICE OFFICER THAT TOOK THE REPORT . *AK

• 12/16/1996· STRUCTURE

  FRAME OF THE VEHICLE TWO SMALL FOR BOLTS IN TO HOLD THE FRAME TOGETHER. TOOK TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY DID NOT REPAIR. *AK

• 12/11/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.

• 12/09/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HAVE CHECK A ROUND A LOT OF 3.8L MOTORS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/09/1996· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR SHAKES AND THERE IS SOME POPPING NOISE .*AK *JB

• 12/07/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  BLOWN HEAD GASKETS ON 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD. *LA

• 12/07/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *DH

• 12/04/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED.

• 12/04/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AFTER THREE DAYS OF HAVING THE CAR THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THREE MONTH AFTERWARDS BRAKE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 12/03/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REPLACED FRONT WARPED BRAKE ROTORS; ALSO, REPLACED WORN OUT PADS. *AK

• 12/02/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE CUSTOMIZED HEADLIGHT LENS DETERIORATED AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME AND FOGGED UP. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT REDUCED THE LIGHT ILLUMINATION AND CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY.*AK *TT *JB

• 12/01/1999· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  BAD PAINT- BAD PAINT- BAD PAINT. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK

• 12/01/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH AND CONTINUOUSLY SHUDDERS. *AK

• 12/01/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

• 11/30/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE PAD MATERIAL NOT MATING TO RESPECTIVE SURFACES CAUSING THE ROTORS TO WARP AND DAMAGE RESULTING IN EXTREME VIBRATION.

• 11/26/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. *AK

• 11/20/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ABOUT 4 TIMES, CAUSING SERIOUS VIBRATION AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

• 11/15/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE BRAKE LAMP MOUNTED IN THE REAR VIEW WINDOW WAS NOT DESIGNED TO TOLERATE THE HEAT FROM THE BULBS, THE HEAT FROM THE BULBS CAUSES THE TOP OF THE HOUSING TO OVERHEAT AND MELT, THE MELTINGS CAUSE THE LIGHT BULBS AND SOCKETS TO OVERHEAT, BURN AND MELT. *SLC

• 11/14/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TOP MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT BULBS KEEP BURNING OUT. WOULD MELT HOUSING EACH TIME. HOUSING WAS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND EASILY BURNED. BEEN IN CONTACTED WITH DEALER ABOUT HOUSING. HAVE NOT TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER AS OF YET.*AK

• 11/13/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  THE HEAD GASKET IN MY CAR HAS FAILED AS HAVE MANY OF THE 3.8L FORD V6'S FORD HAS PRODUCED ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF THE CAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE RAOD THERE WAS NO SIGN OF TAMPERING WITH IT NO SCRATCHES NO DENTS JUST FELL RIGHT OFF THE CAR AND ON TO THE ROAD!!!!. *AK

• 11/12/1997· STEERING

  WHEN DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD LOCK, AND SECONDS LATER THE STEERING WOULD GET EXTREMELY LOOSE AND DRIVER WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAS SEEN DEALER 5 TIMES. RACK AND PINION HAS BEEN REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

• 11/09/2011· STEERINGCrash

  WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO LOSE CONTROL AND RUN HEAD ON INTO A PARKED CAR. *TR

• 11/07/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ROTORS WARPED AND LOCKED UP, TAKEN CAR TO DEALER ON EIGHT DIFFERENT OCASSIONS. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 11/05/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DRUM BRAKES; WHEN THE REAR BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES DO NOT WORK AND THERES NOT MUCH RESISTANCE WITH THE PEDAL. *AK INTERMITTEN LOSS OF BRAKE PEDAL, REAR BRAKES DO NOT ENGAGE NO TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES, SERVICE RESPONSE NEVER EXAMINED MASTER CYLINDER SYSTEM, WHEN FIRST NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED FURTHER TOWARDS FIRE WALL AND MADE A DISTINCTIVE CLICKING NOISE, DEALER SAID NO PROBLEM, FOUND AS BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT ALWAYS GO TO FLOOR ,REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLIES HAVE ALWAYS HAD GRABING , CLUNKING SOUND AND HAVE HAD PARTS REPLACED.*JB

• 11/04/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE REAR BRAKES SQUEAKED. THERE WAS AN INTENSE GRINDING NOISE. AT 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION . NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK UPDATED 1/4/2006 - THE TRIES JUST NEEDED TO NE BALANCED AND ROTATED. THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS WOULD GRIND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED. *NM

• 11/04/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. WHILE THE MECHANIC WAS CHECKING THE BRAKES, HE TOLD HER THAT TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL VEHICLE HESITATED AND SHOOK. THEN, MADE A FUNNY NOISE. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 11/03/1998· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  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.

• 11/02/2004· AIR BAGSCrash

  AFTER STRIKING A DEER, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED CRACKING THE DASH AND BROKE THE WINDSHIELD AND KNOCKED THE CONSUMER OUT. *JB

• 11/01/1999· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHT LENS LEAK WATER INTO THEM, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/31/2005· SUSPENSION

  DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCES BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE FOUND TO BE BROKEN. BOTH SPRINGS WERE BROKEN IN THE SAME MANNER AND LOCATION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT! *NM

• 10/30/2001· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LINE RUBBED AGAINST BODY OF VEHICLE AND CAUSED A HOLE. GAS LEAKED INSIDE OF PASSENGER'S CAB CAUSING FUMES. DEALER REPLACED FUEL LINE, AND SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. PART NO. F4SZ-9S278-A.*AK

• 10/28/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS.

• 10/27/2000· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  RANDOMLY TURN SIGNALS IN REAR MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

• 10/27/1997· STRUCTURE

  DESIGN OF CAR DOORS DOES NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO HOLD ITSELF OPEN WHILE ON AN INCLINE.

• 10/27/1997· POWER TRAINFire

  TRANSMISSION IS SLUGGISH/SHUDDERS IN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. *AK

• 10/25/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES SHUTTER ON APPLICATION FIRST TIME DEALER "CUT" THE ROTORS AND TOLD US THEY WHERE A POOR COMPOSITE. WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN RECALLED AND WHY WILL FORD NOT REPLACE THEM? I'VE LOOKED AT THE COMPLAINTS WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES

• 10/25/1998· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AT SHIFT POINTS INTO THIRD AND OVERDRIVE WITH NORMAL ACCELERATION; ALSO, WITH AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE TURNS 4,500 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING INTO SECOND.

• 10/25/1995· STEERING

  THE BRAKE PADS ARE MELTING, WHEN STOPPING THE STEERING SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE SIDE . TT

• 10/23/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I HAVE REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE SINCE OWNING AND NEED TO DO IT AGAIN.THE BRAKES I HAD PUT ON 6 MONTHS AGO ARE NOW CHIPPING. THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS THUNDERBISD FEELS INADEQUATE.SEEING THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE 95 THUNDERBIRD.WHY ISN'T SOMETHING BEING DONE ABOUT IT?

• 10/23/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES ARE MAKING A LOT OF NOISE, AND CONSUMER CAN SMELL A LITTLE OF SMOKE BURNING FROM THE BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS TO REPLACE THE PADS ON THE BRAKES AND THAT FORD HAS TO REPLACE THE BRAKES. *AK