1993 FORD THUNDERBIRD Complaints

WOULD LIKE A REFUND OF $1619.01 FOR HEAD GASKET REPAIR. WOULD LIKE VOLT METER AND CRUIZ CONTROL FIXED. *AK

HEAD GASKETS WERE OVER TIGHTENED ON ASSEMEBLY LINE,1994 AND LATER WERE RECALLED. *AK

PROBLEM WITH ENGINE HESITATION/ LOSS OF COOLANT AND OVERHEATING WHEN DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT 3.8L ENGINE EXPERIENCED A HEAD GASKET FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

94+UP 3.8'S REPAIRED FOR FREE BUT NOT 93 AND DOWN! SAME ENGINE WHY NOT SAME SOLUTION? *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT REGULAR SPEED AND VEHICLE STALLED. COOLIANT WAS RUNNING VERY LOW. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT HEAD GASKET BROKE. *AK

I BROUGHT THE CAR USED WITH APPROXIMATLY 73,000 MI. AFTER PUTTING ON ONLY ABOUT 10,000 MILES THE CRANKSHAFT SNAPPED. FURTHERER INVESTIGATION REVIELED A PREVIOUS BLOWN HEAD GASKET REPAIR. COOLANT CONTAMINATION OF THE CRANKCASE WHEN A HEAD GASKET BLOWS OFTEN TIMES RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO THE CRANKSHAFT AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. I'VE CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE PLAYING DUMB. THE 1993 THUNDERBIRD SC 3.8 LITER ENGINE IS THE EXACTLY THE SAME ENGINE AS IN THE 1994, 1995 THUNDERBIRDS. WHAT GIVES? I'M BUMMED THAT FORD IS NOT DOING THE RIGHT THING.

HEAD GASKET FAILED AT AROUND 95,000 MILES PAID REPAIR SHOP $1700+ TO REPLAIN THE HEADS AND REPLACE THE GASKET. RECENTLY FOUND OUT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS 3.8L ENGINE AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT. PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED ENGINE STILL RUNNING POORLY AND COOLENT LEVELS STILL DROPING. WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE WHEN ENGINE IS STARTED.*AK

THERE IS A REGIONAL RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM NHTSA RECALL 97V159 AND FORD RECALL 97S84. THE RECALL WAS LIMITED TO NORTHERN STATES AND IS NOT COVERING MY CAR THAT IS REGISTERED IN GEORGIA. WHY IS THIS ONLY A RECALL ONLY FOR THE NORTHERN STATES IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS IN THE SAME MODELS IN OTHER AREAS. *AK

GASKETS WERE LEAKING BEHIND THE TIMING CHAIN COVER DUE TO CRACKED HEADS, THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS BLOWING OUT THE EXHAUST. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL IT OVER TO SHOULDERS. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART, AND VEHICLE STARTED LATER. HE TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER CLAIMED IGNITION SWITCH HAD A DEFECT. *AK