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1993 Ford Thunderbird brakes problems

The 1993 Ford Thunderbird has 40 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

40

Brakes complaints

7%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Thunderbird brakes complaints by model year121 complaints1980: 3 complaints1984: 1 complaints1985: 2 complaints1987: 8 complaints1988: 10 complaints1989: 25 complaints1990: 45 complaints1991: 20 complaints1992: 41 complaints1993: 40 complaints1994: 90 complaints1995: 121 complaints1996: 55 complaints1997: 26 complaints2002: 3 complaints2003: 7 complaints2004: 2 complaints
Thunderbird brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE DRIVING20 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD STREAKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · June 10, 2004 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1993 Ford Thunderbird have?

NHTSA has 40 complaints about the 1993 Ford Thunderbird brakes — 7% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.