1994 Ford Thunderbird

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR BY ITSELF. IT HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS SPORADICALLY. WHEN IT SLIPS THE CAR SLOWS DOWN,WHICH HAS CAUSED A COUPLE OF DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. MORE DANGEROUS STILL IS THAT WHEN IT SLIPS THE R.P.M.'S JUMP HIGHER AND SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION THEN GRABS AND THE CAR LURCHES SUDDENLY FORWARD.THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED US TO CRASH TWICE;ONCE ON THE FREEWAY AND ONCE ON A SHARP TURN.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. SHOP MANGER SAID THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE OIL AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED THERE WAS STILL A PROBLEM WITH COOLANT IN THE OIL. THEY REMOVED THE VALVE TIMING CHAIN COVER TO FIND THAT ONE OF THE FREEZE PLUGS HAS RUSTED THRU CAUSING THE COOLANT TO BECOME MIXED WITH THE OIL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RUSTED THRU FREEZE PLUG AND THREE OTHERS IN THE AREA. AFTER ALL THESE REPAIRS THE CAR STILL DOES NOT RUN CORRECTLY AND EMITTS A LOUD RATTLING SOUND FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE.WE HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR NAMELY THE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIR CONDITIONING.*AK

I, AS WELL AS MY FAMILY HAVE DEALT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, HOWEVER I MUST SAY THIS OCCURENCE IS AN OUTRAGE! I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR RECENTLY. I HAVE A 94 FORD T BIRD THAT I BOUGHT LAST YEAR AND HAVE JUST BEEN CONTACTED BY LETTER THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 94 T BIRD FOR THE HEADS. THIS THROUGHLY EXPLAINS TO ME WHY THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED FOR A RADIATOR LEAK BECAUSE THE COOLENT LIGHT IS ON AND I'M CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING COOLENT. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST LOOK AT MY CAR FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CAR IS DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED TO TRY A FIX THIS MOST INCONVENIENT PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP ANOTHER TIME FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THREE BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID SPECIFICALLHY BECAUSE OF LEAKING COOLANT. SINCE I DON'T RELIGIOUSLY KEEP RECEIPTS I ONLY HAVE ONE, WHICH ONLY PUTS ME OUT ABOUT 650.00 BECAUSE OF A RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR CO THAT SAYS THE COOLENT IS LEAKING OUT THROUGH THE HEADS BASICALLY DESTROYING MY CAR ENGINE. THIS DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND LET MY CAR COOL DOWN BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN TWO OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY. THE WILL REPAIR THE HEADS WITH MANUFACTURED HEADS AND GIVE ME A 12 MONTH WARRANTY OR IF I WAIT MORE THAN 5 DAYS FOR THE SERVICES THEY WILL GIVE ME A 3000.00 DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE TO BUT A NEW CAR THAT I CAN'T AFFORD AND POSSIBLY THE BOOK VALUE OF MY CAR. THE LOVELY 3000.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE CAR I CAN'T AFFORD OR THE REPAIRS ARE THE ONLY REALISTIC OPTIONS I SEE HERE. WHAT THIS MEANS IS MY CAR IS ONLY GOOD TOR 12 MORE MONTHS UNDER WARRANTY AFTER REPAIRS TO AN ERROR ON THEIR END. I THOUGHT FORDS WERE SUPOSSED TO LAST LONGER THAN THAT, BESIDES I WON'T EVEN HAVE THE CAR PAID FOR IN 12 MONTHS. I HAVE NO OPTIONS HERE BUT TO REJECT THEIR PROPOSAL AND THEY HAVE LOST A VERY VALUABLE FAMILY OF CUSTOMERS

PASSENGER SEAT HITS CONSOLE WHEN MOVED FORWARD, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES-THE STEERING AND CAR SHAKES BADLY, BOTH SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOWS BINDS WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN,SHIFTER HANDLE BROKE OFF CAUSING TO HOLD PIECE IN WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE-PARK-ETC., BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW AT THE SAME TIME ALONG WITH A COOLANT TUBE, ROCKER ARM LOCK NUT WAS BAD CAUSING LOUD NOISES IN ENGINE, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS ON 0. I BOUGHT IT AT SUBURBAN FORD IN ELGIN, BUT MOVED TO ELK GROVE AND TOOK MY CAR TO LARRY ROESCH FORD FOR THE REPAIRS. MY CAR STILL NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR BRAKES, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND HESITATES AT A LOW SPEED, THE SEAT IS STILL BROKEN, SHIFTER ALSO STILL BROKEN, WINDOWS STILL BIND, THE BRAKES AND ENGINE IS WHAT WORRIES ME THE MOST. AFTER ALL THE TIMES I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED ANYTHING. IN FACT, THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN, SOME BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE ENGINE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU. *AK

WE WERE ORIGANLLY TOLD OUR CAR NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER CHIP,WE NOW BELIEVE IT WAS A BLOWN HEADGASKET THE ENTIRE TIME. THE CAR RAN "ALRIGHT" FOR A MONTH OR SO,BUT NEVER QUITE THE SAME,AFTER WE GOT THE CHIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS REMAINED ON,THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO RE-START THE COMPUTER,AND ADDTIONAL $200.00. WE DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER MONTH,UNTIL IT FINALLY JUST QUIT. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANIC'S THEY ALL INFORMED US IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD-GASKET ALL ALONG. SEVERAL OTHER T-BIRD OWNERS HAVE TOLD US THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED TO THEM,AT APPROX. THE SAME MILAGE. HAS THERE OR WILL THERE BE A RECALL ON THE HEAD-GASKETS? OW MANY COMPLAINTS DO THEY NEED TO RECIEVE,BEFORE THEY WILL RE-CALL A VEHICLE?*AK( DOT NUMBER: )