IllustrationWHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE RACES UP TO 8000 RPMS WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, CAUSE UNKNOWN. CONSUMER HAS TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NETURAL OR CUT THE VEHICLE OFF TO GAIN CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
1994 Ford Thunderbird
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 17 of 300 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 92 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 75 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 61 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
22 crash reports10 fire reports11 injury reports
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
23 reportsCAR WILL DOWNSHIFT AND ACCELERATE UNDER ALL CONDITIONS.I.E. FROM A START OR WHILE AT A CONSTANT SPEED IT WILL DOWNSHIFT AND ACCELERATE.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 35 MPH TO 45 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WILL TAKE OFF AND THE ENGINE WILL START TO JUMP. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED ABOUT THE PROMBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN REVERSE RESULTING IN SEVERAL COLLISIONS.
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE; ALSO, REPLACED THROTTLE POSITIONING SWITCH (TPS). *AK
CAR JUST ACCELERATES AT ANY GIVEN TIME. DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU ARE ON THE HIGHWAY OR AT A STOP LIGHT. BRAKES ARE WORN BECAUSE OF THIS CONDITION. *AK
PURCHASE CAR NEW WHEN GOING INTO A LEFT TURN SOMETIMES THE CAR ACCELERATES FROM 10MPH TO 45MPH BY ITSELF . TT
IDLE CONTROL MOTOR FAILED. *SD
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.