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6.0

fairly significant

Typical Repair Cost:

no data

Average Mileage:

60,500 miles

Total Complaints:

3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. replace spring in steering wheel (2 reports)
  2. not sure (1 reports)
Ford Thunderbird accessories - interior problems

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problem #3

2009Jun 01

Thunderbird

  • Automatic transmission
  • 69,000 miles

Radio CD control went out in conjunction with THE HORN, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR, and THE CRUISE CONTROL.

See also MY DOOR LOCK PROBLEMS and the VERY EXPENSIVE COIL ON PLUG PROBLEMS.

Jeannie R.

Lawrenceville, GA, USA

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problem #2

2009Jun 12

Thunderbird 3.9L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 70,501 miles

The wheel controls for both the radio and cruise control has shorted out, Dealer said must replace some kind of spring in steering wheel to fix, nothing that $675.00 bucks won't fix.... I said no thanks....... again........

Andy K.

Lebanon, TN, USA

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problem #1

2007May 02

(reported on)

Thunderbird T

  • Automatic transmission
  • 42,000 miles

When I try to lower the volume it increases the volume or changes the channel. Very annoying. One day it was working right and then next it wasn't. It works sometimes but most of the time it doesn't.

Eric M.

Schaumburg, IL, USA

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