1993 FORD THUNDERBIRD Complaints

FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.SO MUCH FOR "A CONSUMER DRIVEN COMPANY". NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

MY 3.8L ENGINE'S CYLINDER HEAD GASKETS FAILED. FORD HAS CONCEDED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED RECALLS FOR THE SAME ENGINE 1994 AND UP, BUT MINE IS A 1993 AND HAS THE SAME ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL WEB SITES WHERE MANY PEOPLE WHO 1993 3.8L ENGINES HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS APPARENT THAT THE PROBLEM RESIDES IN 1993 ENGINES TOO BUT FORD HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR 1993 ENGINES AND THEY SHOULD. REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM COST ME OVER $2000 AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALER. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL PARK IN DRIVEWAY ENGINE STARTED SHAKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR A TEST, AND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM PIPE, AND ANTI-FREEZE SMELL WAS FELT INSIDE OF VEHICLE THEN, DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *AK THE MANUFACTURER HAD RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS DEFECT BUT DECLINED TO FIX THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. *YH

HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FORD IMPLIES THAT HEAD GASKETS SHOULD LAST 100,000 MILES. WILL NOT HONOR ON THUNDERBIRD. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENS COVER HAS BECOME VERY DIMMED OR CLOUDED OVER. THIS MAKES LIGHTING ALMOST NON EXISTENT WHEN IT'S DARK. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE, AND CAN NOT SEE ROAD CLEARLY. PROBLEM IS STEADY OR HAS STEADILY GOTTEN WORSE.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL 99V275 WAS COMPLETE ON VEHICLE , HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, DEALER WILL ONLY DO REPAIR IF CONSUMER PAYS FOR IT. *SLC

PIRELLI TIRES WERE REPLACED AT 55000 MILES AND ARE WORN AFTER 40000 MILES. *SLC

HEAD GASKET FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. REPLACEMENT ONLY LASTED ABOUT 1 YEAR, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ALSO, ENGINE WILL BE REPLACED. *AK

OWNER NOT SATISFIED WITH CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR RECALL CAMPAIGNS (99V-275 & 97V-159), DOES NOT WANT TO LEAVE VEHICLE ALL DAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF HEADLIGHT SWITCH (99V-257),VEHICLE TAKEN TO THREE DEALERSHIPS, CONSUMER EXPERIENCING HEADLIGHT FAILURE, DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CORRECT RECALL 97V-159. *CJ

I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR YESTERDAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JUST STARTED ACCELERATING BY ITSELF . IT WENT FROM 10 MPH TO 70 MPH WITHOUT ME EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. I FINALLY PUSHED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. EVEN THOUGH I WAS APPLYING ON THE BRAKE IT DID NOT WANT TO STOP. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND HE CALLED ME TODAY TO TELL ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY LEVER GROMMET . I DID A SEACH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS EXACT PART. RECALL # 93B31. HOWEVER IT WAS NOT INCLUDED ON MY CAR BECAUSE THE LADY AT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID IT WAS VEHICLE SPECIFIC. DOESN'T SOUND RIGHT TO ME. SAME CAR , SAME PART, SAME PROBLEM , CAN CAUSE A HUGE ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY FATALITIES COULD ARISE FROM THIS DEFECT AND SHE SAID SORRY , CAN'T HELP YA. FORD WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBLITY FOR THIS . PLEASE RESPOND TO ME AND LET ME KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *AK

A RECALL FOR PREMATURE FAILURE OF HEAD GASKETS HAS BEEN INITITATED FOR THE 94 AND 95 MODELS. A SIMPLE LOOK AT YOUR OWN DATABASE PLUS MY EXPERIENCE INDICATES THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM IS MUCH WIDER THAN JUST THESE TWO MODEL YEARS.