Ford Crown Victoria Complaints (1997)

288 consumer complaints on file.

#10062948March 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED AN UNKNOWN AROMA INSIDE THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED, AND A TECHNICIAN DETERMINED INTAKE MANIFOLD AS THE CAUSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053822February 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. THIS CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK THE FACTORY INTAKE MANIFOLD INCLUDED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AS ONE PIECE. THE CRACK DEVELOPED AT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WHICH REQUIRED THE ENTIRE MANIFOLD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053689February 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. *AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056997February 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1997 CROWN VICTORIA LX - 4.6 L ENGINE WITH 99,000 MILES. MY MANIFOLD INTAKE CRACKED AND FAILED, RESULTING IN RAPID AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. REQUIRED TOWING. REPAIR ESTIMATED TO COST $1,100. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SINCE 1996 AND HAS RECALLED 1996-2001 CROWN VICTORIA TAXIS, LIMOS, AND POLICE CRUISERS FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RECALL PRIVATE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART. FORD DID NOT EVEN NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS DEFECT. I REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION BE MADE INTO THE REASON WHY PRIVATE VEHICLES WERE EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL, AS THERE CAN BE NO TECHNICAL REASON. I WOULD ALSO REQUEST THAT FORD BE COMPELLED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS MADE TO CARS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057663February 6, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FLOORBOARDS WERE ALWAYS MOIST. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE LEAF SCREEN GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE DUCT. THE DUCT THEN FILLED THEN EMPTIED ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEAF SCREEN WAS SITUATED UNDER THE AIR VENTS AT THE FRONT OF THE WINDOW. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049873January 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. CONSUMER FOUND ON NHTSA WEB SITE RECALL 98V322000 WHICH APPLIED TO THE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FOLLOWING RECALLS: 981001000, 00V157001, 03V472000 00V152002, 98V322000, 97V024000 AND TSB'S 01M02, 99M01, AND 97M91. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052868January 11, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053633January 7, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
WHILE DRIVING INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY EXPLODED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046265December 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A DELAY IN BRAKING, WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE WAS WORN AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048969December 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE MANIFOLD IN MY 1997 CROWN VICTORIA CRACKED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A DEFECT PARTICULAR TO THE 4.6 LITER ENGINE WHICH MY CAR HAS. MY CAR IS LOW MILEAGE (ABOUT 47,000) IS SIX YEARS OLD AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER HAVING HAD IT FOR 4 YEARS. I HAVE HAD REGULAR SERVICE BY THE DEALER FROM WHOM THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MANIFOLD ON THIS PARTICULAR SIZE ENGINE HAS BEEN FOUND DEFECTIVE IN OTHER MODEL CARS AND ALTHOUGH A RECALL WAS ISSUED MY VIN NO. DOES NOT MATCH A SPECIFIC LIST AND THEREFORE, I HAVE TO COVER THE $1000 EXPENSE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD WHEN I SELL THE ONE I NOW OWN AND I WILL STRONGLY ENCOURAGE OTHERS NOT TO BUY ANY MODEL CAR WITH THIS ENGINE. I PLAN TO FILE A SMALL CLAIMS LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD WHEN I HAVE ALL THE REPAIRS COMPLETED. FORTUNATELY, I HAD ONLY DRIVEN A MILE FROM HOME AND MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS ATTENTION TO DETAILS THINGS WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045348November 3, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
SUBJECT:FORD CROWN VIC LOWER BALL JOINT COMMENTS: I HAVE A 1997 FORD CROWN VIC MANUFACTURED IN ONTARIO. THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT CAME APART IN THE FALL OF 2002 AND WAS REPLACED. IT IS NOW 14 MONTHS LATER AND IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. ON YOUR SITE I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT AND HAVE HAD TO PAY THE FULL COST OF REPAIRS EACH TIME. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045268November 2, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FOUR YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING TIRES ON MY 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL SEPARATION RENDERING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THESE TIRES FAILED SEQUENTIALLY WITHIN 5000 MILES OF EACH OTHER. NO TIRE HAD MORE THAN 40% TREAD WEAR AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041538October 9, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION WAS TOTALLY TRASHED, IT WAS TOUGH DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE DEALER. CAR WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041536October 9, 2003
PARKING BRAKE, TIRES:SIDEWALL
SALE OF UNSAFE CARS FROM USEDPOLICECARS.COM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042300October 6, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
EMAIL FM ELLEN ROW (NC) INQUIRING ABOUT THE SAFETY OF HER 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, WANTS TO KNOW WHY RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE POLICE CARS.*MR THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS IDENTICAL TO THE POLICE VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER PAID TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE BUT CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY HER VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *NLM *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041217October 4, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA BLEWOUT A KIT INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO COASTAL FORD FOR REPAIRS IN MOBILE ALABAMA AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT THIS WAS NOT A UNCOMMON FAULT OF THE AUTOMOBILE. ALSO A FRIEND OF MINE HAD A 1997 FORD THUNDERBIRD THAT HAD THE SAME TYPE PROBLEM AND IT WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL. AFTER EMAILING FORD I WAS INFORMED BY DERECK #2132 AT FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED BUT TO KEEP THE RECEIPT IN CASE OF A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034556October 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT INTO THE RED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM WAS A CRACKED MANIFOLD AND BLOCK. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034586September 23, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE FRAME CONTROL ARM BRACKET PULLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED A COLLISION. *AK (PULLED A "BIG CHUNK" OUT OF THE FRAME) THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD COVER THE EXPENSES FOR THE REPAIR. RECALL# 98V322000. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039187September 20, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED 8" BELOW ALTERNATOR.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039216September 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINE FORWARD OF REAR AXLE AND ABOVE FUEL FILTER RUBS ON CAR BODY, RESULTING IN A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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