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1996 Ford Thunderbird visibility & wipers problems

The 1996 Ford Thunderbird has 21 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 7% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

21

Visibility & Wipers complaints

7%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Thunderbird visibility & wipers complaints by model year21 complaints1987: 1 complaints1988: 2 complaints1989: 3 complaints1990: 3 complaints1991: 8 complaints1992: 4 complaints1993: 14 complaints1994: 8 complaints1995: 6 complaints1996: 21 complaints1997: 8 complaints2002: 1 complaints2003: 1 complaints
Thunderbird visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BLOWER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE BLOWER FAILS TO TURN ON SOMETIMES AND IT STICKS ON HIGH AT ALL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · November 2, 2004

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1996 Ford Thunderbird have?

NHTSA has 21 complaints about the 1996 Ford Thunderbird visibility & wipers — 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.