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1995 Ford Thunderbird

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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261Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
184
1992423
1993300
1994261
1995233
1996169
19973
1998
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
92Engine And Engine Cooling
49Power Train
41Air Bags
17Exterior Lighting
16
All reported categories
Electrical System
15Steering
13Vehicle Speed Control
11Structure
10Unknown Or Other
9Suspension
8Fuel System, Gasoline
6Tires
6Visibility
6Seats
3Service Brakes, Air
3Latches/locks/linkages
2Wheels
2Engine
1Equipment
1Interior Lighting
1Seat Belts
1

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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.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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 reports
Mileage unknown · Jun 17, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM FOR THUNDERBIRDS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #746940

Mileage unknown · Jun 3, 2001
Power Train

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN I TOOK IT BACK IN FOR THEM TO CHECK IT. I HAVE PURCHASED A USED TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE FAILED ON. I WILL CALL YOU NEXT WEEK AND GIVE YOU YHE NAME OF THE DEALER THAT IS LOCATED IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #746316

Mileage unknown · Jun 2, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #746297

Mileage unknown · May 23, 2001
Power Train

ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS COMMON BECAUSE ODOMETER WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *AK *JB

NHTSA ODI #888962

Mileage unknown · May 18, 2001
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

WHEN AIRBAG DEPLODED CRUISE CONTROLS FLEW AT MY DAUGHTER I THOUGH THIS WAS VERY UNSAFE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THE DESIGN HAS BEEN CHANGE INTHE FORD LINE FOR CRUISE CONTROL PANEL.*AK

NHTSA ODI #745512

Mileage unknown · May 9, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

I HAVE ANTIFREEZE POURING FROM MY TAIL PIPE. FORD MECHANICS MISSED THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS SMALL AND FIXED PARTS DAMAGED BY THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS WORSENED--THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. AND HAS EXCEEDED THEIR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. MY CAR WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY WHEN THEIR MACHANICS OVERL…

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I HAVE ANTIFREEZE POURING FROM MY TAIL PIPE. FORD MECHANICS MISSED THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM WHEN IT WAS SMALL AND FIXED PARTS DAMAGED BY THE OVERHEATING PROBLEM. NOW THAT THE HEAD GASKET HAS WORSENED--THE CAR ISN'T DRIVABLE. AND HAS EXCEEDED THEIR 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. MY CAR WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY WHEN THEIR MACHANICS OVERLOOKED MY HEAD GASKETS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #745114

Mileage unknown · Apr 30, 2001
Air BagsCrash

VEHICLE WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE, IMPACT QUARTER PANEL AND HIT A STOP SIGN HEAD ON AT 65 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ODI #887155

Mileage unknown · Mar 16, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUEMR FEELS VEHICLE IS OVERHEATING.*AK

NHTSA ODI #883266

Mileage unknown · Mar 9, 2001
Power Train

FAILURE OF MANUFACTURES INSTALLED SOFT BUSHING, CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR, SEAL LEAK, WITH PRESSURE LOSS AND LOSS OF TORQUE. WITHOUT TORQUE YOU LOSE DRIVE POWER THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IN SLOW OR FAST MOVING TRAFFIC THAT COULD HAVE KILLED OR INJURED MY FAMILY MEMBERS OR OTHERS.

NHTSA ODI #742195

Mileage unknown · Feb 15, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling

CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING AND LOSING POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, DEALER FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LETTER INDICATED WORK IS COVERED IN MAY, HOWEVER THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL, CONSUMER FEELS FORD SHOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBL…

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CONSUMER HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE ACCELERATING AND LOSING POWER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, DEALER FOUND OUT THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LETTER INDICATED WORK IS COVERED IN MAY, HOWEVER THIS WORK WAS COMPLETED IN APRIL, CONSUMER FEELS FORD SHOULD STILL BE RESPONSIBLE. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #880691

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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