1995 Ford Thunderbird

THE ELECTRIC FAN STOPPED WORKING BUT I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN. THE FACTORY CHARGES OVER $200 FOR THE FAN ALTHOUGH USUAL ELECTRIC FANS RANGE AROUND $50. AUTO PARTS STORES DO NOT CARRY THE FAN (POSSIBLY A DESIGN LOCK BY THE COMPANY) I HAD TO GET ONLINE TO FIND ONE BUT I STILL NEEDED MY CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION (I'M IN THE ARMY) THE ENGINE BARELY GOT HOT AND BLEW THE HEAD GASKET. I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 2 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK. I KNOW IT ALL HAS TO DO WITH FORD'S POSSIBLE MONOPOLY ON THE ENGINE FAN. I ALWAYS BELIEVED TH FAN IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND THEY DID A GOOD JOB OF MAKING IT UNAVAILABLE WHEN I NEEDED IT. I'M REPORTING THE HEAD GASKET AFTER SEEING HOW MANY OTHER FORD 3.8L OWNERS HAD PLOBLEMS WITH THEIRS. I'D LIKE TO GET SOME SATISFACTION OUT OF THIS, PLEASE RESPOND. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING MY COMPLAINT, THANK YOU.*AK

TIRES HAD 16,000-MILES , TIRE CAME APART ON I-70 IN COLORADO AT 75 M.P.H. WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.WENT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND GOT NEW TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE REMAINING 3-TIRES CRACKED ALL THE WAY AROUND SIDEWALL. I WENT TO THE FIRESTONE DEALER AND THEY ADJUSTED THE 3-TIRES FOR 16.00 DOLLARS. MY QUETSION IS ARE THESE TIRES SAFE TO DRIVE? HAS ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SIZE? I HAVE ALL THE ADJUSTMENT PAPERS IN MY FILES. SIGNED: GARY SALYER. *AK (TIRESIZE: P21570 R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P21570 R15 )

I HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT IN THE COOLER MONTHS, THEN THERE WAS A SURGE OF POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME, I PULLED OVER. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN IT SEEMED OK, I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME OF THE HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS WITH THE 3.8L ENGINES. I CONTACTED THE ORIGINAL DEALER OF THE CAR THEY SAID BRING IT IN TO CHECK. THEY CONFIRMED HEAD GASKET FAILURE AND ALSO TIMING COVER GASKET FAILURE, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. I PAID FOR THE TIMING COVER GASKETS BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THERE COULD BE AN ENGINE FAILURE IF I DIDN'T AND IT WOULDN'T BE COVERED. APX 2 MONTHS LATER I BEGAN HEARING A FAINT KNOCK, I HAD THE OIL CHECKED AND IT WAS FINE. THE KNOCK GOT LOUDER, MY MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A ROD KNOCK, DUE TO CORROSION OF COOLANT FROM THE ORIGINAL HEAD GASKET FAILURE. FORD SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. I AM DISABLED WITH A RARE BRAIN MALFORMATION AND BROKE DOWN ALONE, I THOUGHT THIS PRODUCT WOULD GIVE ME SAFE TRANSPORTATION. IT DID NOT AND NOW I HAVE NO TRANSPORTATION TO MY DOCTOR APPTS.

THIS CAR HAS EXPERIENCED SMALL ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS.WHEN I RECEIVED A NOTICE (# 00M10) FROM THE DEALER CONCERNING HEAD GASKET FAILURE, I TOOK MY CAR TO MATHEWS FORD TO CHECK OUT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD I DID NOT HAVE HEAD GASKET FAILURE, BUT I DO HAVE A CRACKED FRONT COVER ENGINE GASKET . $870 TO REPAIR AND FORD WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I LEARNED OF FORD'S OWNER NOTIFICATION #99B29 WHICH OFFERS FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION FOR OWNERS OF THE 1996 THUNDERBIRDS. WHEN I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS HE INFORMED ME MY CAR WAS TOO OLD AND AGE HAS CAUSED THE GASKET TO CRACK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR FLAW IN THIS ENGINE, AND FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND OFFERS NO HELP. THIS ENGINE ANDGASKET ARE DEFECTIVE. A GASKET SHOULDN'T BLOW AT 27000 MILES. I AM RISKING MY SAFETY BY DRIVING THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PRODUCT.