1996 Ford Thunderbird structure problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 1996 Ford Thunderbird — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Mar 17, 2008
“Intake (plastic) cracks ;leaving family and I stranded on 30 mile stretch of highway with no houses or business. Towed to station and fixed recalled intake. Taxi cost home and back 2 days later to retrieve car soon started having heater coil leaks and overheating;antifreeze causing headaches…”
filed Jul 14, 2007
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Structure problems in other Thunderbird years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Thunderbird | 1 | 4% |
| 2003 Thunderbird | 2 | 6% |
| 2002 Thunderbird | 4 | 4% |
| 1997 Thunderbird | 6 | 4% |
| 1995 Thunderbird | 10 | 4% |
| 1994 Thunderbird | 3 | 1% |
| 1993 Thunderbird | 10 | 2% |
| 1992 Thunderbird | 4 | 2% |
| 1991 Thunderbird | 2 | 2% |
| 1990 Thunderbird | 3 | 2% |
| 1989 Thunderbird | 1 | 1% |
| 1988 Thunderbird | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 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.