IllustrationWARPED FRONT END ROTORS, CAUSING FRONT END TO VIBRATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *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
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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
What owners actually said
261 reportsBRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT UPON BRAKING. ALSO, MAKES LOUD POPPING NOISES. *AK
ROTORS AND PADS THAT CLAMP ONTO DISC WARP. THIS OCCURS WHEN CONDINSATION AND DUST PARTICALS CONTACT SURFACE AREA. DOCUMENTED INCIDENTS: SIX. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE RESPONSE IS TOO SLOW. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. CAR WAS REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP BEFORE, PROBLEMS STIIL EXISTS. *AK
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING THE BRAKES VIBRATE, AND THE VEHICLE PULLS LEFT OR RIGHT ERRATICALLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER SEVEN TIMES AND THEY SAY IT'S THE ROTORS. *AK
VEHICLE VIBRATION DUE TO WRONG TYPE TORQUE CONVERTOR
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE, WHEN MAKING A TURN VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, CAUSING VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND EXCESSIVE WEAR OF TIRES. *AK
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.