1994 Ford Thunderbird

I RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL FOR THE HEADGASKETS ON MY CAR WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED AND, FORD REFUSED TO HONOR THEIR RECALL. APPARENTLY THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO PREVENT THIS PROPLEM CONSIDERING THEIR HAVE SEVERAL MAKE AND YEARS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. ALSO I THINK IT IS ODD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION COMPLETLY REBUILT 2 TIMES. FIRST TIME WAS 93000 MILES NEXT WAS 106000 MILES. SO FAR I HAVE SPENT MORE MONEY ON THIS CAR THAN ANY OF THE REST OF THE CARS I HAVE EVER HAD. GOING BACK TO THE HEADGASKETS, I TRIED TO TRADE MY T-BIRD FOR ANOTHER T_BIRD AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT DEAL WITH ME PERIOD. THANK YOU TINA TROUT. *AK

THE ENGINE IN THIS VEHICLE HAS PERFORMED WITHOUT FLAW. I LEARNED FROM MY DEALER THAT A LETTER WAS ISSUED TO OWNERS WITH INFORMATION ON PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE ON THE 3.8 L ENGINE. I DID NOT RECEIVE THIS LETTER DUE TO DEALER ERROR. THE DEALER DID NOT PROPERLY REGISTER ME HAS THE ONWER OF THE VEHICLE WITH FORD MOTER COMPANY. THEREFOR I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PENDING PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ERROR AND NO SUPPORT FOR REPAIR WOULD BE GIVEN. HAD I BEEN AWARE OF SUCH PROBLEM, CORRECTIVE MEASURE COULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SUPPORT THE CALL TAKER WAS VERY RUDE AND OFFERED NO SUPPORT WHAT SO EVER. ALSO, COMMENTS WERE MADE TO THE AFFECT THAT I SHOULD CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY THAT THE CAR LASTED AS LONG AS IT DID. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY CAR AS PRESCRIBED BY FORD SINCE IT HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION. I FEEL THIS MAY BE AN ATTRIBUTING FACTOR IN THE EXTRA MILEAGE BEFORE FAILURE. HOWEVER, BASED ON MY CARE OF THE CARE, I AM EXPECTED TO COVER THE CAOST OF A KNOWN FLAW IN THE HEAD GASKET. I AM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. SHOP MANGER SAID THERE WAS COOLANT IN THE OIL AND THE HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPAIRED THERE WAS STILL A PROBLEM WITH COOLANT IN THE OIL. THEY REMOVED THE VALVE TIMING CHAIN COVER TO FIND THAT ONE OF THE FREEZE PLUGS HAS RUSTED THRU CAUSING THE COOLANT TO BECOME MIXED WITH THE OIL. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE RUSTED THRU FREEZE PLUG AND THREE OTHERS IN THE AREA. AFTER ALL THESE REPAIRS THE CAR STILL DOES NOT RUN CORRECTLY AND EMITTS A LOUD RATTLING SOUND FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE.WE HAVE HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR NAMELY THE TRANSMISSION AND THE AIR CONDITIONING.*AK

I, AS WELL AS MY FAMILY HAVE DEALT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER, HOWEVER I MUST SAY THIS OCCURENCE IS AN OUTRAGE! I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR RECENTLY. I HAVE A 94 FORD T BIRD THAT I BOUGHT LAST YEAR AND HAVE JUST BEEN CONTACTED BY LETTER THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 94 T BIRD FOR THE HEADS. THIS THROUGHLY EXPLAINS TO ME WHY THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MY MECHANIC HAS CHECKED FOR A RADIATOR LEAK BECAUSE THE COOLENT LIGHT IS ON AND I'M CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING COOLENT. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST LOOK AT MY CAR FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CAR IS DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED TO TRY A FIX THIS MOST INCONVENIENT PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP ANOTHER TIME FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THREE BILLS HAVE BEEN PAID SPECIFICALLHY BECAUSE OF LEAKING COOLANT. SINCE I DON'T RELIGIOUSLY KEEP RECEIPTS I ONLY HAVE ONE, WHICH ONLY PUTS ME OUT ABOUT 650.00 BECAUSE OF A RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR CO THAT SAYS THE COOLENT IS LEAKING OUT THROUGH THE HEADS BASICALLY DESTROYING MY CAR ENGINE. THIS DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR THE NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND LET MY CAR COOL DOWN BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN TWO OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY. THE WILL REPAIR THE HEADS WITH MANUFACTURED HEADS AND GIVE ME A 12 MONTH WARRANTY OR IF I WAIT MORE THAN 5 DAYS FOR THE SERVICES THEY WILL GIVE ME A 3000.00 DOLLAR GIFT CERTIFICATE TO BUT A NEW CAR THAT I CAN'T AFFORD AND POSSIBLY THE BOOK VALUE OF MY CAR. THE LOVELY 3000.00 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE CAR I CAN'T AFFORD OR THE REPAIRS ARE THE ONLY REALISTIC OPTIONS I SEE HERE. WHAT THIS MEANS IS MY CAR IS ONLY GOOD TOR 12 MORE MONTHS UNDER WARRANTY AFTER REPAIRS TO AN ERROR ON THEIR END. I THOUGHT FORDS WERE SUPOSSED TO LAST LONGER THAN THAT, BESIDES I WON'T EVEN HAVE THE CAR PAID FOR IN 12 MONTHS. I HAVE NO OPTIONS HERE BUT TO REJECT THEIR PROPOSAL AND THEY HAVE LOST A VERY VALUABLE FAMILY OF CUSTOMERS

PASSENGER SEAT HITS CONSOLE WHEN MOVED FORWARD, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES-THE STEERING AND CAR SHAKES BADLY, BOTH SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOWS BINDS WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN,SHIFTER HANDLE BROKE OFF CAUSING TO HOLD PIECE IN WHEN SHIFTING TO DRIVE-PARK-ETC., BOTH ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW AT THE SAME TIME ALONG WITH A COOLANT TUBE, ROCKER ARM LOCK NUT WAS BAD CAUSING LOUD NOISES IN ENGINE, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STICKS ON 0. I BOUGHT IT AT SUBURBAN FORD IN ELGIN, BUT MOVED TO ELK GROVE AND TOOK MY CAR TO LARRY ROESCH FORD FOR THE REPAIRS. MY CAR STILL NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR BRAKES, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND HESITATES AT A LOW SPEED, THE SEAT IS STILL BROKEN, SHIFTER ALSO STILL BROKEN, WINDOWS STILL BIND, THE BRAKES AND ENGINE IS WHAT WORRIES ME THE MOST. AFTER ALL THE TIMES I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY STILL HAVEN'T FIXED ANYTHING. IN FACT, THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN, SOME BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE ENGINE. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME. THANK YOU. *AK