Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 2, 2003
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
- NHTSA ID
- 10042486
- Mileage
- 95,000 mi
1995 Ford Thunderbird Exterior lighting Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Exterior lighting reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
16
Latest Dec 2, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 261 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Ford Thunderbird submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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.
Owner reports naming exterior lighting
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Exterior lighting
Filed Apr 14, 2003
THE HEAD LIGHT COVER WAS MADE OF CLEAR PLASTIC WHICH DETERIORATED AND WAS NOT CLEAR. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10015798
- Incident
- Apr 14, 2003
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 15, 2002
HEAD LENS HAVE GRADUALLY TURNED FROM CLEAR TO MILKY. THIS HAS DIMISHED THE LIGHT BEAM PENETRATION INTO THE DARK ON THE ROADWAY AHEAD NOTICEABLY REDUCING THE VISUAL SAFETY MARGIN ON THE ROAD AHEAD. THIS IS A MAJOR NIGHT TIME DRIVING HAZARD. MR
- NHTSA ID
- 768490
- Incident
- Jun 15, 1999
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+8 more
Filed Mar 5, 2002
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
- NHTSA ID
- 8004997
- Incident
- Oct 15, 1995
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 6, 2001
PLASTIC HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE CLOUDY. SOME FORM OF REACTION TO PROLONGED SUNLIGHT. I HAVE TRIED VARIOUS POLISHING COMPOUNDS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESULT. THE CLOUDINESS DRASTICALLY REDUCES LIGHT OUTPUT. ALL OF THE THUNDERBIRDS, AS WELL AS OTHER FORD CARS, OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR, OR OLDER, HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM(S ) AS WELL.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 749964
- Incident
- May 30, 1999
Exterior lighting
Filed Jul 9, 2001
HEADLIGHT LENS IS FADING AND TURING YELLOW CAUSING HEADLIGHTS NOT TO SHINE PROPERLY.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 892261
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2001
Exterior lighting
Filed Jun 26, 2001
WAS REPLACING HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP BULBS AND NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC CASING IN WHICH THE BULB IS PLACED HAD MELTED. PLASTIC WAS "BUBBLING" DUE TO HEAT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 747384
- Incident
- Jun 25, 2001
Exterior lighting
Filed May 21, 2001
THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC LENS AND HALOGNE LIGHT BULBS, THE PLASTIC LENS CRACKS DEVELOPING A SPIDER WEB EFFECT AND ALLOWS CONDENSATION TO ENTER DRAMATICALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. NLM *SLC *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 715023
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 15, 2000
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
- NHTSA ID
- 557330
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 14, 2000
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
- NHTSA ID
- 874956
Exterior lighting
Filed Oct 27, 2000
RANDOMLY TURN SIGNALS IN REAR MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 874014
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 1, 1999
HEADLIGHT LENS LEAK WATER INTO THEM, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 852286
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 30, 1999
NO SUMMARY
- NHTSA ID
- 710718
- Incident
- Apr 15, 1998
Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 13, 1999
VEHICLE HEADLIGHT LENS EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. REPORTED INCIDENT TO DEALER AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT UNDER RECALL AND COST OF LENS REPLACMENT WOULD BE AT CONSUMER COST. ASKING NHTSA FOR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 845058
- Incident
- Jan 15, 1998
BrakesExterior lighting
Filed Aug 31, 1998
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH BRAKE/TAIL LIGHTS HOUSING AND THIRD BRAKE LIGHTOVERHEATED/MELTED DUE TO HEATS FROM BULB. DEALER REPLACED PLASTIC HOUSING ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL MAY OCCUR. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THIS WOULD BE THE LAST TIME FOR REPLACEMENT/REPAIR WITHOUT COST TO CONSUMER. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. IN ADDITION, ON THIRD OCCASION, THE GROUND CABLE ITSELF WA STESTED AND FOUND DEFECTIVE DUE T AHIGH RESISTANCE IN THE CABLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 827425
- Incident
- Nov 10, 1997
AirbagsBody & structureDriver assistance+4 more
Filed Mar 18, 1996
RIGHT DOOR POWER SWITCH INOPERATIVE. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 502737
- Incident
- Jan 6, 1995
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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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