IllustrationCONSUMER COMPLAINING OF BRAKE ROTORS HAVING TO BE REPLACED EVERY 4000 TO 5000 MILES . THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP. WARRNTY IS NOW EXPIRED. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER.SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
1995 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: 15 of 261 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.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 92 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 49 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports11 fire reports14 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
92 reportsSTOP & GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IN HIT BRAKES HARD. T-BIRD APPLIED BRAKES, BUT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO REAREND ANOTHER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & REPRESENTATIVE SAID BRAKES WERE OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK
WARPED BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO SHIMMY. *AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS CONTINUE TO WARP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHIMMY. *AK
BRAKES SQUEAL AND CAR SHIMMIES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED DUE TO OUT OF ROUND ROTORS.
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. ALSO REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS.
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REGARDING MINIMUM THICKNESS. *AK
FRONT DISC BRAKES FAILED 5 TIMES. *AK
BRAKES ROTORS/DISC DRUMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN OCT OF 95. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY ARE HAVING LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE 95 THUNDERBIRD, AND THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK
WARPED FRONT END ROTORS, CAUSING FRONT END TO VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.