Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 26 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1984 Ford Thunderbird. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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CAR STALLS AFTER IT WARMS UP.RUNS WELL WHILE DRIVING WHEN CAMING TO A STOP CALL STALLS AND CAUSES CAR TO NOT HAVE POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING WITCH MAY CAUSE A VERY BAD ACCIDENT.
THE SPOKES HAVE COME LOOSE CAUSING THE WHEELS TO WOBBLE WHICH COULD CAUSE A WHEEL COLLAPSE. DT
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE, THE HOOD FLEW UP, STRIKING AND SHATTERING THE SUN ROOF GLASS, THE POLICE OFFICER INSPECTED THE HOOD LATCH AND IT APPEARED TO BE OLD, WHICH POSSIBLY MALFUNTIONED, CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.(OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-90-356)*JB
AIR CONDITIONER, HEATER, AND DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK, CONSUMER SOMETIMES CAN NOT SEE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO WINDOWS FOGGING UP. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING. HAS HAPPENED WHILE MAKING TURNS ONTO AND OFF ON/OFF RAMPS. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF STALLING. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT CAUSE WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH MODULE & HAD IT REPLACED.*AK
SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR I HAVE HAD DOZENS OF STALLING INCEDENTS BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND AT STOP LIGHTS.I HAVE HAD IT AT FORD DEALERSHIPS AND THEY TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. SAWGRASS FORD IN FLORIDA TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS I'M HAVING AND THE GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $1040.00 TO FIX THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT STALLS ALL THE TIME. I READ AN ARTICLE FROM CALIFORNIA THAT NAMES THE TFI MODULE AS THE PROBABLE CAUSE. FORD HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM WITH CARS MADE FROM 1983 TO 1995. A RECALL ORDER SHOULD BE GIVING TO FORD FOR THESE CARS IN ORDER TO FIX THESE CARS. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT YET BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS.TOO CLOSE AND I AM AFRAID THAT MY LUCK MAY NOT HOLD OUT MUCH LONGER. THE LAW OF AVERAGES IS GETTING CLOSE. PLEASE HELP US IF YOU CAN..
VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO IGNITION MODULE OVERHEATING FROM ENGINE HEAT. *MJS
THE DRIVE GEAR ON THE DISTRIBUTOR SHAFT IS CUT IN THE WRONG DIRECTION TO MATCH THE GEAR ON THE CRANKSHAFT. NLM
AFTER TAKING CAR TO DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FOR STALLING, THE RESET THE IDLE SO HIGH THAT WHEN IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE OR DRIVING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD ACCELERATE BY IT SELF. I ALSO HAD A LAWYER CONTACT FORD AND NEVER RECEIVED REPLIES. I TRADED THE CAR IN AND RECEIVED ALMOST NOTHING FOR IT BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS ALMOST BLOWN BECAUSE OF THE IDLE BEING SET SO HIGH. I ALSO RENTED A CAR IN CA THAT WAS A 85 THUNDERBIRD THAT STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN 10/85.
WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO FISHTAIL. DRIVER LOSS CONTROL, SPUN AND VEHICLE TO REST IN THE MEDIAN. DEALER INSPECTION FOUND NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS.
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ENGINE PROBLEM FAILURE DUE TO WET WEATHER CONDITION. VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL OR WOULD NOT START, ALSO VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND AIR FILTER CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE FLEXIBLE LINE THAT CONNECTS METAL TUBING TO BRAKES BLEW APART. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAD NO INDICATION OR WARNING IT WOULD HAPPEN. HAD NO BRAKES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLS AND CUTS OFF. OWNER HAS HAD THE VC MODULATOR VALVE REPLACED TWO TIMES. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
FRONT CLIP BROKE OFF. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR A PERIOD OF 5 HOURS, UNDER THE DASH FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK
VEHICLE FIRE.
IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING STEERING COLUMN TO SMOKE. *DH
AUTO WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND AUTO STARTED TO BURN, NO ONE INJURED. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, NEED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK
DASHBOARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUGHT ON FIRE, MELTING THE DASHBOARD AREA. *AK
WIRING HARNESS UNDER DASH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH
TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY SMOKE DEVELOPED AROUND THE IGNITION, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK
PURCHASED CAR USED WITH A WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER IS ON THE SECOND TRANSMISSION.PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT. TT
DRIVER'S SEAT BACK BROKE, CAUSING DRIVER TO FALL INTO BACK SEAT. *TW
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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