10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,800 miles

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problem #5

Aug 092004

Thunderbird 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 54,000 miles
Electric fan motor for radiator cooling fan shorted out, causing it to overheat and cause the plastic shroud to catch on fire.

- Mentor, OH, USA

problem #4

Aug 012002

(reported on)

Thunderbird

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Noticed smoke pouring out from under the hood---engine cooling fan burned up and it never blew the fuse

- Metamora, IL, USA

problem #3

Oct 052000

(reported on)

Thunderbird

  • miles
The electric fan stopped working but I'm not exactly sure when. The factory charges over $200 for the fan although usual electric fans range around $50. Auto parts stores do not carry the fan (possibly a design lock by the company) I had to get online to find one but I still needed my car for transportation (I'm in the army) the engine barely got hot and blew the head gasket. I was only driving about 2 miles round trip to work. I know it all has to do with Ford's possible monopoly on the engine fan. I always believed th fan is a safety feature and they did a good job of making it unavailable when I needed it. I'm reporting the head gasket after seeing how many other Ford 3.8L owners had ploblems with theirs. I'd like to get some satisfaction out of this, please respond. I appreciate you taking my complaint, thank you.

- Fort Bragg, NC, USA

problem #2

Aug 301995

Thunderbird

  • miles
Car would vibrate when changing gears or trying to change gears, particularly from 3rd-4th gears. Vibrated violently at high speed when excelerating for decelerating. Braking at high speed caused the car front to shake and steering wheel to vibrate cause the car to uncontrollable. Sudden braking caused the car to pull strongly to the right. Failure of the engine cooling fan module caused the fan not to shut off when ingnition was turned off.

- Peculiar, MO, USA

problem #1

Jun 281996

(reported on)

Thunderbird

  • miles
Fan motor replaced 3 times.

- Walls, MS, USA