1994 Ford Thunderbird Brakes Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD THUNDERBIRD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL HE COASTED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. UPON EXAMINATION, HE NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO RUBBER COATING OVER THE STEEL BRAKE LINES WHICH LED TO SEVERE RUSTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 197,000.

NHTSA ID

10352686

Incident

Aug 27, 2010

Mileage

197,000 mi

1994 FORD THUNDERBIRD, COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND LEAKING, AREA NEXT TO BRAKE LINES ARE NOT RUSTED. BRAKE LINES PRONE TO RUST. ALL BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10352611

Incident

Aug 28, 2010

Mileage

197,000 mi

THE VEHICLES BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK . DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10012278

Incident

Mar 2, 2003

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR WHILE SITTING, SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE.*JB

NHTSA ID

785579

Incident

Aug 11, 2001

THE FOLLOWING ITEMS HAVE PREMATURELY FAILED CAUSING REPLACEMENT: ROTORS, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND SENDING UNIT, THERMOSTAT & GASKET, INSTRUMENT PANEL, POWER STEERING PUMP, BATTERY, ALTERNATOR, PISTON, TRANSHAFT, FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, INTAKE MANIFOLD, SERPENTINE BELT AND NOW THE HEADGASKETS ARE BLOWN

NHTSA ID

745330

Incident

Apr 25, 2001

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE A DEFECT ALL TOGETHER. ROTORS AND CALIPERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. IN DECEMBER, ROTORS AND DISCS WERE CHANGED AGAIN. CURRENTLY, 12,000 MILES LATER, ROTORS AND DISCS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. REAR BRAKES WERE CHECKED, AND ORIGINAL WERE STILL ON. BRAKES WERE NOT EQUALIZED TO KEEP FROM SO MUCH WEAR ON FRONT.*AK

NHTSA ID

887568

Incident

Dec 15, 2000

WHILE PARKED APPLIED BRAKES TO SWITCH INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. OWNER HAD TO APPLY EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER WAS REPLACING MASTER CYLINDER DUE TO BOLTS BREAKING.*AK

NHTSA ID

873893

AUTO TRANS SHUDDERS SHIFTING 3-4 AND 4-3. SPEED CONTROL FAILED AT 15,000 MILES, FRONT DISC BRAKES PULSATE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES.

NHTSA ID

733863

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF BRAKE ROTORS. INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES VIOLENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID

870864

PASSENGER SEAT HITS CONSOLE WHEN MOVED FORWARD, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES-THE STEERING AND CAR SHAKES BADLY, BOTH SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOWS BINDS WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN,SHIFTER HANDLE BROKE OFF CAUSING TO HOLD PIECE IN WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE-PARK-ETC., BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW AT THE SAME TIME ALONG WITH A COOLANT TUBE, ROCKER ARM LOCK NUT WAS BAD CAUSING LOUD NOISES IN ENGINE, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS ON 0. I BOUGHT IT AT SUBURBAN FORD IN ELGIN, BUT MOVED TO ELK GROVE AND TOOK MY CAR TO LARRY ROESCH FORD FOR THE REPAIRS. MY CAR STILL NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR BRAKES, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND HESITATES AT A LOW SPEED, THE SEAT IS STILL BROKEN, SHIFTER ALSO STILL BROKEN, WINDOWS STILL BIND, THE BRAKES AND ENGINE IS WHAT WORRIES ME THE MOST. AFTER ALL THE TIMES I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED ANYTHING. IN FACT, THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN, SOME BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE ENGINE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID

722556

Incident

Feb 5, 1999

THE HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LAMP HOUSING AND SOCKETS WERE DAMAGED BY HEAT GENERATED BY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC,IT COULD BE FIRE HAZARD. YH

NHTSA ID

550505

MULTIPLE BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS, SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SENSOR REPLACEMENTS, WIRING SYSTEM REPAIRS, TWO ALTERNATORS AND FOUR BATTERIES REPLACED, AND WITH IN THE FIRST YEAR THE AIR CONDITIONER FAN MOTOR FAILED THREE TIMES.

NHTSA ID

781821

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA ID

711580

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE BRAKES SHAKE AND MAKE THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR MOVE . *AK

NHTSA ID

847712

Incident

Jan 15, 1999

THE ROTORS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS HAVE WARPED SIGNIFICANTLY CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ROTORS ARE TURNED WHEN DETERMINED BY A SERVICE CENTER. PADS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION. THE FRONT ROTORS USALLY WARP BEYOND USAGE FIRST, THEN REAR FOLLOWS SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONT ROTOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, AS WE ALL USE THE CAR. I FEAR THAT THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY AGAIN IN A CRITICAL SITUATION. THE AVERAGE MILES ON THE ROTORS BEFORE REPLACEMENT IS 10K MILES. THE ROTORS WERE TURNED APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES AGO, AND AGAIN THE ROTORS ARE WARPING CAUSING POOR BRAKING.

NHTSA ID

710442

Incident

Aug 1, 1999

BRAKE ROTORS WARP UNNESSESSARILY EARLY IN LIFE, FORD REPLACES PER TSB BUT NO RECALL. -- TAILLAMPS FAIL AFTER TRUNK TRAUMA (IE CLOSING IT) OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. FORD FIXES UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NO RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ASSEMBLIES. -- THE MN12'S 4R70W TRANSMISSION IS NOTED FOR TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER AND NUMEROUS SHIFT PROBLEMS THAT ARE ADDRESSED IN TSB'S BUT THE NUMBER OF TSB'S AND FAILURES OF THE AODE/4R70W TRANSMISSION WARRANTS A RECALL ON THE CONTROL ASSEMBLY (VALVE BODY). TRANNY IS PRONE TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID

710414

Incident

Jul 1, 1996

6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, TRANSMISSION FAILED, WAS REBUILT. IN 1998 HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS, PADS AND CALIBERS REPLACED. ALSO, IN 1998, HEAD GASKETS BLEW, HAD TO REPLACE. IN 1999, PCV AND PCP VALVE REPLACE, OIL SENSOR, DASHBOARD GUAGE MODULE REPLACED. NOW IN AUGUST OF 1999, TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

709450

Incident

Aug 1, 1998

THIS CAR HAS BEEN A TOTAL DISAPPOINTMENT, WHATS MORE AFTER MY 7TH FORD PRODUCT, AND EVERY ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN THIS CAR AS NEW, IT IS STILL GIVING ME DEFAULT PROBLEMS IE: WINDOW MOTOR AT 33000 MILES....CAR IS GARAGED!!!( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID

709364

Incident

Mar 16, 1999

WE PURCHASED A USED 1994 FORD THUNDERBIRD, FROM A DEALER, WITH 49,000 MILES ON IT AND WE ARE WONDERING IF THERE WERE EVER ANY RECALL OR REPAIR CAMPAIGNS ON THAT YEAR AND MODEL? PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY AND WHAT THEY ENTAIL. WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM THAT THE DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF. SEVERAL THINGS WILL HAPPEN. 1. ONE SITUATION IS AT ENGINE START-UP THE ANTI-LOCK LIGHT DOES NOT GO OUT, AS IT SHOULD. 2. ANOTHER SITUATION IS THAT THE LIGHT GOES OUT THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO, THEN WHILE DRIVING AN ODD NOISE COMES FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AT THAT TIME THE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. 3. THE OTHER SITUATION IS THAT THE LIGHT GOES OUT, BUT WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE NOISE HAPPENS, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE BRAKES GRAB. PLEASE LET US KNOW WHAT, IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. *AK

NHTSA ID

708839

Incident

Sep 6, 1998

WHEN BRAKES ARE JUST TOUCHED, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GO TO FLOOR BY THEMSELVES THEREBY STOPPING ON A DIME, CONTENTS AND PEOPLE BEING THROWN FORWARD. WE HAVE HAD FORD DEALER CHECK AND THEY "THINK" IT MAY BE MASTER CYLINDER OR VACUUM PROBLEM ,BUT CAN'T REPRODUCE PROBLEM, THEREBY CAN'T FIX. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS BUT INCONSISTENT PROBLEM! *AK

NHTSA ID

704892

Incident

Dec 1, 1998

PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. ALSO, REPLACED 2 ALTERNATORS/FOUR BATTERIES/BURNED OUT BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET/WIRING/TRANSMISSION. ALSO BATTERY GAUGE JUMPS ALL OVE RWHEN USING TURN SIGNALS OR ELECTRIC WINDOWS.

NHTSA ID

781720

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING CONTINUOUS WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS/PADS/CALIPERS AND DISCS. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF PARTS THE BRAKE SYSTEM ONLY LASTED LESS THEN THREE MONTH S BEFORE THE BRAKE WERE IN NEED OF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT AGAIN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND CAUSE COULD NOT BE FOUND. *AK

NHTSA ID

826751

Incident

Jun 1, 1998

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

535512

Incident

May 1, 1998

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED.

NHTSA ID

536274

FRONT AND REAR BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 5 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID

523287