Ford Crown Victoria Complaints

3,074 consumer complaints on file.

#838527May 27, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706819May 24, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA HAS 26 OR 27 COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY PROBLEM AND I WOULD LIKE FOR FORD TO STAND BEHIND IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706780May 23, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
THE INTAKE MANIFIOLD CRACKED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO KEEP RUNNING OUT, THAT CRACK SUCKED IN SO MUCH AIR, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO STEAM AND THEN CAUSING MY ENGINE TO SEIZE UP. ALSO THE COOLANT WAS POURING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING IT TO GO BAD. FORD WILL NOT COVER ONE SINGLE BIT OF THEIR DEFECT. THEY RECALLED THE 96-97 TAXIS, INTERCEPTORS, AND MUSTANGS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, JUST NOT MY CAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706495May 14, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
I HAVE REPEATEDLY REQUESTED MY VEHICLE TO BE CHECKED FOR THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: 1) THE ENGINE NOCKS EXCESSIVELY WHENEVER GOING UP HILL. 2) THE VEHICLE INSTERMITTENTLY EMITS A HIGH PITCHED ELECTRONIC BEEPING SOUND SIMILAR TO A TUNING FORK. IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO SOUNDS COMING FROM PERSONAL COMPUTERS. THIS SOUND OCCURS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NOCKING OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE REQUESTED THE VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY CLAIM THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT. I POINTED OUT TO THEM THAT THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE CAR'S POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) BUT THEY CLAIM THEY UNVERIFIED PROBLEM IS UNRELATED TO THAT COMPONENT. INCIDENTALLY, THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER IS 96-25-11. THE BULLETIN INSTRUCTS THE TECHNICIAN TO REPROGRAM THE PCM. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837819May 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGING AND CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR UNKNOWN REASON. ANOTHER PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF WHEN NEEDED. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER WOULD GIVE OFF AN ODOR WHEN TURNED ON. DEALER /MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THESE MATTERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837828May 12, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WITH HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATION AND CRASHED THROUGH A WALL. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#837720May 11, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED IT SURGES FORWARD. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835503May 10, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
BALL JOINTS & TIE ROD ENDS WOULD MAKE GROANING NOISES IN THE FRONT END. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & NOTHING FOUND. TOOK TO ANOTHER GARAGE & MECHANIC NOTICED TIE ROD END WAS SHOT, AND THAT BALL JOINTS WERE RUSTY & PITTED. THEREFORE, VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES WHEN BEING DRIVEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706401May 10, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE HAS MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED AND THEY STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS WITH CORRECT DATES, TIMES, MILEAGES, AND ETC. OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAIL YOU COPIES OF EVERYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. // I USED A FAMILY MEMBERS COMPUTER TO SEND IN THIS COMPLAINT FORM SO PLEASE CONTACT ME BY MAIL OR TELEPHONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837626May 7, 1999
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
REAR EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE CLIP HAS WORN THROUGH THE CABLE . THIS COULD RESULT IN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CABLE IS ALSO RUBBING AGAINST SHOCK ABSORBER CAUSING A WEAR IN A SECOND LOCATION. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706091April 29, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706095April 29, 1999
SUSPENSION
WE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH ARM JOINTS. WE HEARD THAT OTHER 94 CROWN VIC'S HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#545214April 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSING VIBRATION UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#837018April 22, 1999
SUSPENSION:REAR
THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM NOT FITTING VEHICLE AND NOT BEING ADJUSTABLE. HAS SEEN DEALER OVER 5 TIMES. DEALER HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836919April 20, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
COSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE BRAKES REPAIRED DUE TO HANGING UP AND NOT BRAKING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE OVERDRIVE HUNG UP AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALERSHIP'S #800-683-5112---WORLD FORD DEALERSHIP, HOMESTEAD, PA. CONSUMER. ALSO, HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE NOT FUNCTIONING, GAUGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES, FULL TANK IS REGISTERING (E) EMPTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705800April 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WE HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD CRACK ON FOUR OF OUR PATROL CARS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. TWO FAILURES WERE ON 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA AND TWO WERE ON 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIAS. ALL WINDSHIELDS HAVE CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION (HALF WAY UP THE SUPPORT PILLAR). THREE HAVE CRACKED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND WENT STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, THE FOURTH CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, HALFWAY UP THE SUPPORT PILLAR AND WENT STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705813April 20, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CAR VIBRATES AND GEAR SHIFTS AT LOW SPEED. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED. TORQUE COVERTER WILL NEED TO BER REPLACED, IF IT CONTINUES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836824April 19, 1999
SUSPENSION
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS ALSO NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING. WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THEIR IS A RATTLING NOISE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705731April 17, 1999
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO REGISTER SPEED WHEN STARTING FROM STANDING STOP.WHEN THIS OCCURS IT USUALLY RETURNS THE SPEED READ-OUT WHEN APPROX. 35 MPH IS REACHED.FORD TESTED CAR BY DRIVING ON ROAD FOR 3 MILES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#705645April 15, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE IS A POLICE PACKAGE CROWN VICTORIA USED FOR PARAMEDIC SERVICE. WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THE VEHICLE SWAY SUBTLY WITH BRAKING, ACCELERATION, AND ROAD IMPERFECTIONS IN JAN 1999. IN MARCH, THE REAR AXLE BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD BANGING NOISE UPON MODERATE ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. IT WAS TAKEN TO CHAPMAN LINCOLN-MERCURY, BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD, PA 19064 (610-544-0100), WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS OF A LOOSE/MISSING PASSENGER SIDE REAR TRAILING ARM WAS MADE. APPARENTLY, A BOLT HAD WORKED LOOSE, AND THAT SIDE OF THE AXLE WAS BASICALLY HELD IN PLACE BY THE SHOCK ABSORBER AND LEAF SPRING. OBVIOUSLY, THIS WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HIGH SPEED HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE, OR EVEN CAUSE THE AXLE TO BREAK COMPLETELY FREE, WITH POTENTIALLY FATAL IMPLICATIONS. I WOULD APPRECIATE BEING INFORMED OF THE OUTCOME OF THIS, PREFERABLY VIA E-MAIL. THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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