Ford Crown Victoria Complaints (1996)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#560795April 17, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE ARIZONA DEPT PUBLIC SAFETY & PHOENIX POLICE DEPT ARE REPORTING HIGH OCCURENCES OF FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH REAR-END COLLISION OF THE CROWN VICTORIA VEHICLES, AN OFFICER WAS KILLED WHEN HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND BURST INTO FLAMES, THE OFFICER WAS STOPPED AT A COLLISION SCENE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING INEXCESS OF 66 MILES MPH AT IMPACT, AUTHORITIES SUSPECT FUEL SYSTEM RELATED(NO VIN GIVEN)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#885752April 12, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEWOUT. FORD HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THIS, BUT WILL NOT COVER THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743869April 11, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
4.6L ENGINE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK LEAKING HOT COOLANT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743692April 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, LEAKING COOLANT. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A FLEET VEHICLE (REFER TO FORD PROGRAM #01M02).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884917April 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP, CAR OVER HEATED. CONSUMER LATER NOTICED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560509March 23, 2001
TIRES
DEFECTIVE TIRES CAUSED THE FLOORBOARD TO VIBRATE AND THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES NOW THE VIBRATION AND SHIMMY HAS CEASED (MICHELIN P215-60RX15). NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740573February 7, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
4.6L ENGINE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK LEAKING HOT COOLANT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740213January 31, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL OF OUR 1995-1997 CROWN CROWN VICTORIAS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785103December 12, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED (TIE RODS, CONTROL ARMS). *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735872November 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 10/26/2000, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING UP AND DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THESE PROBLEMS WERE SOLVED. HOWEVER, A NEW PROBLEM APPEARED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. IN BOTH INCIDENTS, IT HAPPENED ON A SLOW LEFT TURN AFTER EXITING AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED. THIS CREATED A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD SINCE I HAD MINIMAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IN FACT, I ALMOST HIT A LAMPPOST. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE YET. IN FACT, THEY COULD NOT EVEN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR, BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT AGREE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY ARE GOING TO INSTALL A FLIGHT RECORDER ON THE VEHICLE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873522October 20, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND COOLANTS WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IT WAS ALMOST INPOSSIBLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CRACKED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FORD WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON THE POLICE VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#873096October 16, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN LOW IDLE ENGINE WOULD STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT & WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. HAD AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871713September 28, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871560September 26, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
MANIFOLD PIPE IS CRACKED, IT IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND WATER IS LEAKING OUT, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMSER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732495September 25, 2000
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
PARKING BRAKE: THE LINING ON THE PARKING BRAKES (DRIVER SIDE) WAS SEPARATED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN APPLIED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DISK/DRUM COMBINATION OF THE REAR ROTORS IS THAT DURING BRAKES INSPECTIONS THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BE OVERLOOK. IF THE BRAKE LINING WERE TO SEPARATE WHILE DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A WHEEL TO FREEZE AND MAKE THE DRIVER LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#732496September 25, 2000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL RELEASE THE IGNITION KEY BEFORE IT IS IN THE PROPER OFF POSITION. AT TIMES THERE IS A WARNING SOUND AND OTHER TIMES THERE IS NONE. WITH THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED BEFORE THE OFF POSITION IT WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED WITHOUT A KEY. THIS PRESENTS TWO RISKS: ONE - THE CAR CAN BE STOLEN, SECOND A CHILD COULD ACCIDENTALLY START THE CAR AND PUT THE CAR IN GEAR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#731368September 13, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE 1996 CROWN VICTORIA IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. I BEGAN NOTICING AN "ANTIFREEZE SMELL" SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY ISOLATED. EVIDENTLY, THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN UP UNTIL THE ENGINE REACHED A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE. THEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED THAT POINT THE ANTIFREEZE WOULD SPEW OUT ON TOP OF THE HOT ENGINE. WHEN THE HOOD WAS RAISED YOU COULD SEE THE MOISTURE ON THE NON-HOT PARTS. THE RESERVOIR WOULD BE DOWN ABOUT ONE OR TWO INCHES. I KEPT REFILLING IT WITH ANTIFREEZE. FINALLY, I CARRIED IT TO THE SHOP THINKING IT WAS A PIN HOLE IN THE HOSE OR A HUNG THERMOSTAT. IT WAS NEITHER. IT WAS A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE REPAIR COST $583.41. I HAVE THE PART AND A COPY OF THE INVOICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#730406September 6, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
VEH. # 1, "WIFE'S CAR-1996 FORD CV WITH A 4.6 LTR. 281CU ENGINE SUFFERED A CRACKED PLASTIC MANIFOLD IN APRIL OF 2000 WHILE ENROUTE TO WORK. VEHICLE HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. COST OF REPAIR WAS $839.00 . FORD SHOP SAID THAT CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. VEH. NO. 2, "HUSBANDS CAR" SUSTAINED A CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 8-21-2000, CAR HAD 105,000 MILES ON IT. COSTS OF REPAIR WAS 739.00. FORD SHOP SAID THAT THEY WERE GIVING ME A DEAL BUT THAT MANUF. WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I SPOKE TO APPROX. 22 FORD DEALERS AND PARTS HOUSE'S AND QUESTIONED THE NUMBER OF PLASTIC MANIFOLD INTAKE THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE AND MOST PLACES SELL MORE THAN TWO DOZEN EACH MONTH. FORD CO. REFUSED TO DISCUSS THE MATTER WITH ME. TOLD ME TO WRITE A LETTER AND THEY WOULD LOOK AT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869558September 5, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH AND MAKING A SHARP TURN ON A CITY STREET ENGINE STALLLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.HAD NOT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE THIS DATE.*AK VEHICLE STALLED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE SEP 2000
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729283August 27, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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