1993 Ford Thunderbird problems
Owners have filed 559 complaints with NHTSA about the 1993 Ford Thunderbird. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 32% of complaints. Next are lighting (26%) and brakes (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 559 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 97,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Ford Thunderbird with enough data (167 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Passenger side seat belt failed, upon rear collision shoulder belt did not hold passenger from going against windshield. Tt
Consumer was in an accident the driver side seat belt retractor came loose with out door being open consumer was thrown over the passenger side . Tt
While driving at 65 MPH consumer lost the control, was able to pull out of the road. Vehicle was towed to independent shop, and mechanic determined the right control arm broke.
Never got a notice of recall for the faulty engine head gasket on a ford thunderbird 1993 model.. I have checked with the original owner and he never got a letter telling of the faulty head gasket and that the 3.8 v6 engine was being recalled to replace it, the car has 98 thousand original miles. And I bought the car used.. I would like to see if I can get the head gasket still replace under ford warranty. I have not driven the car since it started overheating