Faults:

I accidentally drove on my Parking break for about 2 miles and burnt out my drivers side rear break... the back break pad went AWOL and the one on the front of the rotor was still decent. Had those replaced maybe 100 miles or so ago.

Transmission is starting to slip in first gear. Although when I switch to 1st and second manually (using the low gears on the shifter) it shifts just fine.

The drivers side power seat panel was detached from the seat, but still works, I screwed that together.

General Comments:

Overall this car is great. It has awesome power and reliability. The rear wheel drive comes in hand when you want to burn out coming out of a turn. Also is very quick. Not many people know, but our Thunderbirds are quite capable of taking on and beating the 2003 Mustang GT's... and yes, I have done that. I blew two out of the water from a solid stop because our 'Birds have more lower end torque. :-D.

Faults:

The car has been great. however the tranny started to leak at about 165000 miles and the motor does burn a quart every 1000 miles. the cup holder is pretty bad, but not like the 89 (it didn't even have one).I have looked at 97s and they acually put cup holders in place of the change holder ashtray area.

General Comments:

This car is awesome I truly wish ford would have continued making them I would absolutely buy another. I drive it hard and the miles I put on it were Chicago traffic miles for the most part. All I've done so far is regular maintenance. everything still works and there is no visible rust when cleaned up it still shines. I had an 89 before this and it was also a good car, but this one was even better.

Faults:

Mass air intake went out at 100,000.

General Comments:

I haven't had any major problems with my T-Bird. Mainly just normal maintenance.

As the car ages, I have to add a quart of oil about every 1500 miles.

Good power when passing on the highway. I have 132,000 miles now and it is still tight, starts great, and easy to handle.

Faults:

My transmission went on this car after owning it just 1 month. (I was even warned about this potential problem, and I still bought the car)

Shocks and struts on all four corners had to be replaced at 190,000 Kilometers.

Alternator replaced once, but who's alternator doesn't breakdown.

Drive belt (serpentine belt) broke at start-up leaving me stranded at my work parking lot.

General Comments:

The reason I bought this car was for its looks and major power (definitely not because of the manufacturer)

This car always recieves a second look when I'm on the road. People just love looking at it.

Power generated by the 3.8 liter V6 engine is unbelievably quick even though this car weighs a lot theres now problem reaching top speed.

The interior is extremely spacious in the front and what I love the most is the ability to fold down the back seats to allow any type of long object into this car. (bike, snowboard, 2x4 lumber, etc.)

Taking this car at high speed around corners is no fun as the car tends to sway way to much for my liking.

This car also comes with an electronic suspension control which I find annoying when set to " firm ride" car feels to bumpy at this level.

Factory sound system is great if you like to enjoy your music...