IllustrationTHE BRAKES HAVE GONE OUT SIX DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MASTER CYLINDER BROKE AS WELL. TT
1994 Ford Thunderbird
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
75 reportsABS BRAKE SYSTEM, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALSO COMPLETE BRAKE LOSS, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
ABS, BRAKE FAILURE, FRONT BRAKE REPLACE 3 TIMES , PADS AND ROTORS AND STILL EXPERIENCE PEDAL FADED. TT
UNDER CERTAIN BRAKING CONDITIONS FRONT END GOES DOWN AND YOU HEAR A CRACKING NOISE ALSO AT HIGH SPEED. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS HAD 2 BRAKE JOBS 1ST TIME 6,000 AND 2ND 10,000 MILES. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKE ARE APPLIED PULL VERY HARD, CAUSING LOCKUP, REPLACED ROTORS/PADS, ALSO EXPERIENCED PEDAL FADING. TT
BRAKE FAILURE, MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN MAKING STOP, IN FOR REPAIR THREE TIMES. TT
BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING FRONT OF VEHICLE VIBRATES EXTENSIVELY. TWO NEW BRAKE SYSTEMS REPLACED WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
VEHICLE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. TT
FRONT BRAKE DISC ROTORS REPLACED AFTER 15K MILES DUE TO GRINDING WHEN BRAKING. TT
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.