IllustrationTORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
1994 Ford Thunderbird
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 17 of 300 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 92 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 75 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 61 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
22 crash reports10 fire reports11 injury reports
Power Train complaints
92 reportsREPLACED TRANSMISSION/OVERDRIVE. *AK
THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, PURCHASED CAR USED . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, ALSO SLIPPED FROM A STOP. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS WARP FROM OVERHEATING, CAUSING FRONT END TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *DH
PURCHASED CAR NEW AT 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
LOUD HUM/VIBRATIONS AT 40. *DSH
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE MAGNETIC BALLS IN THE VALVE BODY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.