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1993 Ford Thunderbird engine and engine cooling problems

171 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1993 Ford Thunderbird40% of all complaints for this model year.

171
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
40%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Head gasket failed in a car with 58,000 miles. Ford is well aware of the design defect in the 3.8 liter v6 and the internet is full of sites documenting horror stories about these engines.

    filed Sep 23, 2003

  • Very large blinding cloud of smoke expelled from exaust blinding drivers from behind and it might not be healthy to breathe. Dt

    filed Nov 15, 2002

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant and/or oil from the cylinder head gasket area. *tt

    0214 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 21, 2002
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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.