Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Ford Thunderbird submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I WAS AN ORIGINAL VICTIM OF FORD 3.8 HEAD GASKET FAILURE. I HAD THE WORK DONE PRIOR TO THE LETTER THEY SENT. I HAD GOTTEN REIMBURSED. MY CAR HAS APPROX 120.000 AND THE HEAD GASKETS HAVE GONE AGAIN. I AM TERMINALLY ILL AND HAVE A DAUGHTER GETTING READY FOR COLLEGE AND CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR FORDS ORG. DEFECTS. *NM
IN DECEMBER OF 2003 MY WIFE HAD A MICHELIN X RADIAL PLUS SIDEWALL BLOWOUT ON HER 94 T-BIRD. WE REPLACED TWO TIRES A THAT TIMES SO THEY WOULD BE EQUAL ON THE AXLE. THEN YESTERDAY ANOTHER MICHELIN X RADIAL PLUS SIDEWALL BLEW ON THE SAME CAR ONLY IN THE FRONT THIS TIME. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED LAST WEEK AND THE TREAD WEAR WAS EVEN IN BOTH CASES. WE REPLACED BOTH THE REMAIN TWO LAST NIGHT. THE ORIGINAL SET AS WELL AS THE REPLACEDMENT TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT COSTCO. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURED WITH 50% OF THE TREAD REMAINING THE SECOND TIME THERE WAS 25% TREAD LEFT. THE TIRES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS OLD. IF EVERYONE WHO BOUGHT THESE HAS HAD A 2 OUT OF 4 FAILURE RATE, THERES A PROBLEM.
REPLACEMENT TIRES ON A 1994, FORD, THUNDERBIED; AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 69,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P215/70R15, DOT# UNAVAILABLE. AFTER REPLACEMENT, VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE A SEVERE BOUNCE WHEN DRIVING 20 MPH OR MORE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT RIGHT REAR, RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT REAR STEEL BELT BROKE AND REPLACED. AT 89000 MILES RIGHT FRONT STARTED THUMPING FROM BROKEN STEEL BELT. *YH
THE COMPLETE TIRE SIZE IS P215 70R15 97T M+S. ON 9/25/01 I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON INTERSTATE 15 IN CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 60/65 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND THEN A FURIOUSLY FLAPPING NOISE. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND WHAT I FOUND WAS THE TREAD FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE HAD SHREDDED OFF. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2M31PD134 TIRESIZE: P21570R15)
THREAD SEPARATION AT HIGH SPEED CAUSED SEVERE SHAKING AND VIBRATION, RISKING LOSS OF CONTOL AND ACCIDENT.( DOT NUMBER: FR 480 ? TIRE SIZE: 215-70R15 )
THE TIRES CAME WITH THE THUNDERBIRD & ARE CRACKED ON THE INSIDE. THERE ARE HAIRLINE CRACKS ON THE OUTSIDE, AS WELL. THE CASING OF THE TIRES ARE BREAKING THE TIRES. DUE TO THE CRACKS, TIRES ARE 1/2 INCH FROM RIM. TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER. THE TIRES ARE LEE P21570R15 - PERFORMANCE RADIAL GT. IDLER PULLEY WENT OUT.
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: )
BRAKE ROTORS WARP FROM OVERHEATING, CAUSING FRONT END TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *DH
ABS: BRAKES BRAKE UNEVENLY; VIBRATION/SHIMMING WHEN APPLIED; PULLS TO RIGHT; UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. TT
SIDEWALL ON RIGHT REAR TIRE SEPARATED DUE TO A LEAK. *AK
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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