1993 Ford Thunderbird vehicle speed control problems
14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1993 Ford Thunderbird — 3% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Uncontrolled acceleration due to uncommanded full throttle. // while driving at 55mph the car began to accelerate rapidly despite removing all pressure from the gas pedal. With heavy braking car was stopped. After stopping vehicle, I put transmission in neutral and the engine accelerated to 5000…”
filed Jan 27, 2003
“Was just leaving a stop when accelerator pedal became stuck. Trottle was wide open. Brakes failed to stop vehicle. Had to shift into neutral to slow vehicle down before turning off vehicle.*ak”
filed Mar 5, 2001
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Thunderbird years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Thunderbird | 4 | 15% |
| 2004 Thunderbird | 9 | 26% |
| 2003 Thunderbird | 4 | 12% |
| 2002 Thunderbird | 11 | 12% |
| 1997 Thunderbird | 11 | 7% |
| 1996 Thunderbird | 8 | 3% |
| 1995 Thunderbird | 11 | 4% |
| 1994 Thunderbird | 23 | 8% |
| 1992 Thunderbird | 6 | 3% |
| 1991 Thunderbird | 10 | 9% |
| 1990 Thunderbird | 17 | 12% |
| 1989 Thunderbird | 26 | 21% |
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.