1993 Ford Thunderbird exterior lighting problems
119 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1993 Ford Thunderbird — 28% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This is the recall. My car did exactly this. My car is a 93 thunderbird super coupe with factory fog lights and the wiring harness connector is burnt and needs replaced. Headlights went out after flickering. Recalls for the 1993 ford thunderbird electrical & lights: exterior…”
filed Apr 26, 2010
“1993 ford thunderbird with headlights that fail while driving at night. Failure starts with flickering and blinking causing loss of visibility. *tr”
filed Oct 17, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj
02176 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 2, 2002
Exterior Lighting problems in other Thunderbird years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Thunderbird | 1 | 3% |
| 2002 Thunderbird | 4 | 4% |
| 1997 Thunderbird | 4 | 2% |
| 1996 Thunderbird | 14 | 6% |
| 1995 Thunderbird | 16 | 6% |
| 1994 Thunderbird | 7 | 2% |
| 1992 Thunderbird | 40 | 22% |
| 1991 Thunderbird | 10 | 9% |
| 1990 Thunderbird | 7 | 5% |
| 1989 Thunderbird | 2 | 2% |
| 1988 Thunderbird | 11 | 12% |
| 1987 Thunderbird | 3 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1993 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.