Ford Thunderbird owners have reported 2 problems related to tail light switch (under the exterior lighting category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Thunderbird based on all problems reported for the Thunderbird.
The cluster lights have gone out on my 2002 Ford Thunderbird. When this actually happened I really don't know since the car is mainly a show car and while driving the car at dusk coming back from a car show the cluster lights did not come on. We parked the car and only drove it during daylight hours. Then the fuel system quit working so we had to have the car towed to a dealer. After doing some research I found that this issue could cause headlight failure, taillight failure, turn signal failure, tilt steering wheel failure, parking lights failure, and driving lights failure. When driving the car at night you cannot tell how fast you are going and you also have the risk of your turn signals, headlights and tail lights going out. You can google Ford Thunderbird and find information where other owners of this car have had similar experiences. I believe this car needs to have a recall since they cannot be driven at night or really anytime. Which is a risk not only to me but any other vehicle around me. I took the car to a dealer to get the car look at and for them to run a diagnostic test on the car and they told me it was a network problem and is very expensive to diagnose. He said it could take hours to days to figure it out considering the computer and network system on the car. The service man also told me they did not like to work on this car because of this issue. He also stated that was the reason Ford quit making this vehicle. I hope you can see the safety issues this vehicle creates. From speaking with other dealers Ford knows about this issue. . Read more...
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The contact owns a 2003 Ford Thunderbird. The contact stated that the headlights failed. While driving 50 mph, the headlights and tail lights failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but a failure code could not be produced due to the failure occurring intermittently. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.
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| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Headlights problems | |
| Headlight Switch problems | |
| Brake Light problems | |
| Tail Light problems | |
| Tail Light Switch problems | |
| Turn Signal Flasher Unit problems |