1994 Ford Thunderbird

HEAD GASKET FAILED. CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY. SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKETS BUT IT WAS ONLY UP TO 100000 MILES OR 7 YEARS WAS NOT COVERED ANY MORE. I DO BELEIVE THE PROBLEM HAD STARTED SOME TIME AGO AS THE MOTOR KEPT USEING ANTIFREEZE. I THOUGHT THE RADIATOR HAD A SLOW LEEK BUT NOW I REALIZE IT WAS PROBABLY PUSHING THE ANTIFREEZE OUT THE OVERFLOW WHEN THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING. SO BEING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE HEAD GASKETS I DO FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE HELP ON AT LEAST SOME IF NOT ALL OF THE REPAIRS. *AK

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (60MPH), ENGINE'CHECK GAUGES' LIGHT WENT ON - TEMP GAUGE WAS RISING AND WENT PASSED THE RED ZONE. THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON AND THE HEATER WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. AFTER EXAMINATIONS  I BLEW A HEAD GASKET. NOW I LEARN THAT THERE WAS A FORD PROGRAM EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE HEAD GASKET TO 7 YEARS/100,000 MILES - INITIATED APRIL, 2000. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE PROGRAM AND HAVE JUST EXCEEDED THE 100,000 MILES. FORD IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST ME IN ANY WAY, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND I WAS NOT ALERTED. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT DEALERS AND WITH 3 REPS AT THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND HAVE REC'D MUCH CONTRADICTORY INFORMATION REGARD THE LOGISTICS OF THE CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION BULLETINS AND THE DETAIL OF THE PROGRAM. IM SORRY TO SAY THAT ALTHOUGH I WOULD NEVER BUY A FOREIGN CAR, MY NEXT CAR WILL NOT BE A FORD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CHECK GAUGES" LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD. I LOOKED AND SAW THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD GONE UP AS FAR AS IT COULD GO. I BROUGHT IT TO AN AUTO SERVICE CENTER AND HAD IT CHECKED. I WAS TOLD I HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. MY CAR ONLY HAS 46,500 ON IT AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I WAS TOLD THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT YEAR THUNDERBIRD AND I FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS.*AK

3.8L ENGINE HAS GONE OUT ON MY 94 THUNDERBIRD 3 TIMES SINCE NEW. I DO DRIVE MY CAR FOR WORK AND PUT ON AVERAGE 35000 MILES A YEAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REACURRING PROBLEM FOR NOW I HAVE 95 MUSTANG ENGINE IN THIS CAR AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. FIRST ENGINE REPLACED IN ALABAMA WITH A PRIVATE REPAIR PLACE SO I HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION OF REPAIR. SECOND WENT OUT AT 160,000 AFTER REBUILT. PURCHASED 3RD ENGINE FROM YOUNG MAN WHO WAS TAKING IT FROM MUSTANG TO INSTALL SOME THING BIGGER. THE THIRD HAD 65000 MILES AND HAS GONE OUT WITHIN 25000 MILES AFTER I INSTALLED IT. SEEMS KINDA FISHY WILL NEVER OWN A FORD AGAIN. FORD WILL NOT REEMBERSE ME FOR ANY REPAIR SINCE THE ONLY RECEIPT I AHVE REFLECTS 160000 MILES AT TIME OF 2ND REPAIR.