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1993 Ford Thunderbird engine problems

The 1993 Ford Thunderbird has 195 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 35% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

195

Engine complaints

35%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Thunderbird engine complaints by model year195 complaints1984: 7 complaints1985: 1 complaints1986: 10 complaints1987: 4 complaints1988: 8 complaints1989: 15 complaints1990: 11 complaints1991: 15 complaints1992: 29 complaints1993: 195 complaints1994: 71 complaints1995: 53 complaints1996: 68 complaints1997: 57 complaints2002: 36 complaints2003: 10 complaints2004: 12 complaints2005: 7 complaints
Thunderbird engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ON BOTH OCCASIONS, THE HEAD-GASKETS BLEW. ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH FIRST INCIDENT. NOW FACED WITH A SIMILAR SITUATION. ONLY ENGINE IS NOT BURNED UP THIS TIME. WHY FIX IT, IF THE SAME PROBLEM IS GOING TO SIMPLY HAPPEN AGAIN. YET I CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND TOOK…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · October 14, 1997

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1993 Ford Thunderbird have?

NHTSA has 195 complaints about the 1993 Ford Thunderbird engine — 35% 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.