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1995 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: 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
What owners actually said
261 reportsRIGHT FRONT CALIPERS/ROTORS FAILED.
POWER STEERING HAS "FROZEN" MOMENTARILY ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS AND THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES SHUDDERING/VIBRATING WHEN STOPPING.
WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE INOPERATIVE.
BRAKE FAILURE USUALLY AT HARD BREAKING.
BRAKE SYSTEM: BRAKES START MAKING A NOISE, AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, DRIVER HAS TO PUSH THE BRAKES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. HAD TO HAVE BRAKE SHOES PUT ON 6 TIMES, CALIPERS 0NE TIME AND ROTORS REPLACED AND MACHINED THREE TIMES. *AK
VEHICLE HAS TOO MUCH WEIGHT IN FRONT WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE LOSES TRACTION AN DSKIDS SIDEWAYS. *AK
OWNER STATES THAT HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS BRAKES, HIS BRAKES SHIMMY WHEN THEY ARE USED AND THAT THERE IS A CONSTANT NEEDTO REPLACE BRAKE ROTORS. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES; ALSO, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS/BRAKE SHOES AND MASTER CYLINDER, STILL AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK
UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A VIBRATION AND BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL/ WENT TO THE LEFT, THE PERSON THAT WAS DRIVING DIED. INFORMATION WAS GIVEN BY POLICE OFFICER THAT TOOK THE REPORT . *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.