Ford Thunderbird owners have reported 16 structure related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common structure problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's structure (6 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's door hinge (3 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Structure problems | |
| Door Hinge problems | |
| Body problems | |
| Door problems | |
| Hood Hinge problems | |
| Trunk Lid problems |
I smell gas when driving at high speed of 60 and above on freeway mostly. Once in a while I can smell it when driving at lower speeds of 25 -30mph. I used to think that I had spilled gas on the outside of car when it first started happening, but now a year later, I still smell gas and I do smoke in Read details...
Opening doors from the inside, little by little, both doors failed to open from the inside, had to leave window or windows open to stick hand out to open door from the outside. Failure of these doors to function properly at some point if battery would give out would leave us locked in, but Read details...
My daughter was in a rollover accident on 09 -06 -2016 in a 2002 Ford Thunderbird convertible. The air bag did not sufficiently deploy & she was severely injured as a result. She was on interstate 95n near manning, SC when a semi truck did not see her & came into her lane grazing the car. Read details...
Consumer states that the manual door latches will not close properly. Dealer is aware of the problem please provide additional information. Ts Read details...
Engine hood struts are too weak to keep hood in open position/ hood came down on driver's back. Read details...