1987 Ford Thunderbird electrical system problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1987 Ford Thunderbird — 39% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“All of the incidents that I have reported in this form are related! Our car kept wanting to die at stoplights and we took it to our mechanic several times to get it fixed, but, they never could quite get it right. At 3:30 am. On 07/06/2000, I smelled smoke in the house and it awoke me from a sound…”
filed Jan 25, 2001
“Our car kept wanting to die at stoplights and we took it to our mechanic several times to get it fixed, but, they never could quit get it right. At 3:30am on 07/06/2000 I smelled smoke in the house and it woke me up from a sound sleep. I got up to see were the smoke was coming from and it was…”
filed Oct 24, 2000
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt
99222 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 18, 1999
Electrical System problems in other Thunderbird years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Thunderbird | 5 | 19% |
| 2004 Thunderbird | 4 | 12% |
| 2003 Thunderbird | 4 | 12% |
| 2002 Thunderbird | 21 | 23% |
| 1997 Thunderbird | 4 | 2% |
| 1996 Thunderbird | 8 | 3% |
| 1995 Thunderbird | 15 | 6% |
| 1994 Thunderbird | 24 | 8% |
| 1993 Thunderbird | 37 | 9% |
| 1992 Thunderbird | 27 | 15% |
| 1991 Thunderbird | 13 | 12% |
| 1990 Thunderbird | 38 | 27% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1987 Ford Thunderbird
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.