Faults:

My thermostat went out at 200,000miles.

Both ball joints broke within 4,000 miles of each other, first being at 210,000.miles.

Motor was rebuilt at 170,000 miles.

Sway bar broke at 210,000 miles, broke with second ball joint.

General Comments:

I love my Thunderbird, for the miles this car has it has exceptional performance, 0-60 at 8.5 seconds... original transmission.

The seats are like sitting in recliners...

Love the hidden "low" second gear for race performance..

Owned another 93 t-bird before my Taurus, its what inspired me to grab this one regardless of miles when I seen it.

This car has beauty, aerodynamics, room, and luxury, I'd tell anyone.. matter of fact I tell people everyday,"They haven't driven a car until they've driven a T-BIRD"

Faults:

Transmission went out at 107,000.

Brakes and rotors wear fast.

Headlight switch has been replaced twice.

General Comments:

This car handles on a tight mountain curve like a dream. The handling and overall performance of the car is wonderful, even with only a 3.8 Liter V6 under the hood. Overall, this Thunderbird has been a joy to own. Brakes and rotors are minor issues when you commute in traffic 200 miles a day, so I do not fault the car. The second transmission has finally give out at 252,000 miles. I will replace this transmission and continue on to 300,000 after I let her rest a little while!

Faults:

Fan blower was making a noise, which we had replaced under warranty.

Air pump locked up at 140,000 miles and had replaced.

Headlights would go off due to a relay and Ford reimbursed us $600.00 for repairs we made.

The transmission has always been a little jumpy between 3rd and 4th. But at 430K miles it's still the original, never rebuilt.

General Comments:

This car has been a great car. I think some people will nit pick anything.

We have run synthetic oil since 1500 miles and the engine is still original and never rebuilt.

I just wrecked the car and the insurance wants to total it because of the high miles. My mechanic wants the car and is buying it, so this must say something for the shape.

I'm looking at a 94 model, and yes only a V8!

Overall this has been a best buy for us!

Faults:

My head gasket blew at 163,000 miles. At the same time my transmission had started to slip so I thought it was only sensible to have the transmission rebuilt also.

General Comments:

Given that I was extremely hard on this car for the first 150,000 plus miles on this car, I couldn't have asked for a more reliable vehicle. I bought this car new and have "driven the wheels off of it". I live in Tennessee and have friends in Florida and Texas that I frequently visit. It is so much of a pleasure to drive that my girlfriend wanted one, so I purchased her a beautiful 1997 model and she loves it as well.

Faults:

This should surprise no one, but my head gasket blew at 98,000 miles.

Rear-end replaced around 90,000 miles.

The shift linkage was overhauled with the transmission when the engine was re-built at 98,000 miles.

General Comments:

If you can work on it yourself or have a good and caring mechanic, this is a world-class car. My experience with Ford dealers has been nothing, but one disaster after another. When the head gasket went, my dealer refused to work on the car at all and advised me to purchase a new car. I spoke to Ford and learned there was a recall on 1994 and 1995 3.8 liter engines for bad head-gaskets, but that the recall was "vehicle-specific" and did not apply to 1993 cars. My car was towed out of the dealer's lot and re-built by the best mechanic I've ever known. He loves the car and it has run better than ever for the last 20,000 miles.