Ford Crown Victoria Complaints

3,074 consumer complaints on file.

#755311December 5, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE INCIDENT CONSISTED OF A SUDDEN LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE SKIDDING TO A STOP ON THE A FRAME. DAMAGE ESTIMATE IS BASED ON THE COST OF NEW BALL JOINTS, TIE ROD, FENDER, AND TIRE REPLACEMENT COSTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899804December 4, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE HEARD NOISE. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN FRONT OF THE MANIFOLD, IT LEAKED COOLENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899850December 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING ON RAINY DAYS WATER GETS INTO VEHICLE/ WATER PUMP PULLS, CAUSING IT TO THROW FAN BELT, AND LOSE CONTROL OF POLICE CAR. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MILEAGE FOR VEHICLE, AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755125November 30, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
FORD HAS ISSUED SSM #15158, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FAILURE BEFORE YOU CAN FIX. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A FLEET OF POLICE CARS. WE NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UP FRONT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899501November 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
IGNITION SWITCH AND STEERING WHEEL COLUMN BEGIN TO HEAT UP. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REFUSE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNLESS THEY PAY. *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#899048November 13, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH, UPON IMPACT FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, DRIVER EXPERIENCED MUSCLE PAINS IN NECK/SHOULDER, AND BACK AREAS, INSURANCE COMPANY CONCLUDED THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.*AKCONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST IN FINDING OUT WHY THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED, CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE DRIVER SIDE DID NOT.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#898941November 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT DESENGAGE UPON TAPPING ON BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898744November 5, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
REAR BUMPER HAS A LARGE VERTICAL CRACK IN IT WHERE EXHAUST PIPE COMES FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT HEAT FROM EXHAUST PIPE HAS CAUSED THIS CRACK, AND CHANGED STABILITY OF THE BUMPER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AIK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898547October 31, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FRONT END AND FRAME. PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THIS FAILURE. *AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898478October 30, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
RECALL 98 V 322 000/LOWER CONTROL ARM: LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED CONSUMER OF A LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898208October 25, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL 01F025000 REPAIRS CONCERNING INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK, BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE WORK COMPLETED FOR LACK OF PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#898010October 19, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TURNING IGNITION ON AND VEHICLE EXPLODED. ENGINE OF WAS DESTROYED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY CONSUMER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#897866October 17, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED DUE TO BEING MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. THIS CAUSED COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK ONTO ALTERNATOR AND MOTOR. STEAM WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD SHOWN VEHICLE RUNNING HOT WHILE DRIVING. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753143October 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THIS IS A KNOWN FORD ISSUE, YET THEY DENY RESPONSIBILITY. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753024October 9, 2001
AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR HAS STARTED TO STALL REPEATEDLY AT IDLE OR NEAR IDLE SPEEDS BUT NOT CONSISTANTLY, OTHERWISE RUNS FINE. AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO BLINKS ON AND OFF 9 TIMES STOPS AND RE STARTS BLINKS CONSISTANTLY, WORKS?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752976October 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAD TO POST ON THIS BLUE OVAL NEWS WEB SITE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF EDUCATED CONSUMERS WHO UTILIZE BLUE OVAL NEWS RESEARCHING PRIOR TO THEIR VEHICLE PURCHASES. BESIDES THE KNOWN ISSUE OF THE DREADED PLASTIC RESIN INTAKE MANIFOLDS CRACKING ON THE 4.6L SOHC ENGINE ON THE FORD CROWN VICTORIA THERE IS A MORE CATASTROPHIC QUALITY ISSUE WITH THE CROWN VICTORIA AND THAT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER ON THE CROWN VICTORIA 4R70W TRANSMISSION. STARTING WITH THE '92 MODEL YEAR AND IT'S AODE AND NOW THE 4R70W WHICH REPLACED THE AODE STARTING IN '98 FORD HAS KNOWN OF QUALITY ISSUES OF THEIR TRANSMISSIONS WHICH MANIFESTS ITSELF AS A HORRIBLE SHUDDER OR VIBRATION AS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 3RD GEAR GOING INTO 4TH GEAR (USUALLY TRANSITIONING FROM 40 TO 50 MPH!). I PURCHASED MY '99 CROWN VIC AND IT HAS PROVIDED ME RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. I PICKED UP THIS HORRIBLE SHUDDER JUST 6 WEEKS PRIOR TO MY 3YR/36K FORD WARRANTY RUNNING OUT. WHEN THIS PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WITH HAVING JUST 22K ON THE ODOMETER AND 6 WEEKS LEFT ON THE WARRANTY I QUICKLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR WARANTY WORK. UNIVERSAL FORD IN LONG ISLAND CITY, NY VALIDATED THAT INDEED THERE WAS A SHUDDER AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I DROVE THE "REPAIRED" VEHICLE FROM NYC TO LEESBURG, VIRGINIA BUT ON THE RETURN TRIP THE SHUDDER CAME BACK WORSE THAN EVER. I MANAGED TO LIMP THE CAR BACK HOME AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT UNIVERSAL FORD SINCE. FOR THOSE OF YOU CONSIDERING A CROWN VICTORIA PERFORM YOUR "DUE DILIGENCE" AND VISIT SOME OF THE OTHER IMPARTIAL CROWN VIC WEB SITES (WWW.CORRAL.NET BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WWW.CROWNVIC.NET) SEARCHING ON "TRANNY SHUDDER". FORD HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM OVER 5 YEARS BUT HASN'T PUBLICALLY MADE IT WIDELY KNOWN ALONG WITH THEIR PLASTIC RESIN INTAKE MANIFOLD DEBACLE. I'VE OWNED OVER A DOZEN CROWN VICTORIAS IN MY LIFE AND STARTING WITH THE '92 MODEL YEAR WHEN THEY TRANSITIONED OVER FROM THE OLD PUSHROD-8 5.0L ENGINE TO THEIR NEW 4.6L SOHC T
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#752858October 3, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRACK AND I LOST ALL OF THE COOLANT @ 65 MPH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR FLEET VEHICLES (TAXIS, POLICE, LIMOS) BUT DOES NOT COVER THE SAME PART (SAME PART #) ON CIVILIAN VEHICLES. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS THE SAME POORLY DESIGNED UNIT, WHICH OVER TIME, WILL MOST LIKELY FAIL AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9004443October 1, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTILOCK BRAKESS ACTIVATED ON THEIR OWN, THIS HAPPENED TWICE, VEHICLE PULLS BAD DURING THIS TIME. HAPPENS FOR ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES THEN RELEASE, NO MECHANICAL CORRECTION BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563570October 1, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE BUT THEY REFUSED TO ASSIST CONSUMER STATING TIRE CONTAINED A BULGE, CONSUMER IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM GOODYEAR OR FORD.(GOODYEAR TIRE P225/60R16)*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#563602October 1, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PLASTIC FRONT HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE COMPLETELY CLOUDED, AS A RESULT THE BEAMS EMANATING FROM THE HEADLAMPS ARE INSUFFICENT TO PROPERLY LIGHT THE ROADWAY, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE PLASTIC IS DEFECTIVE, RATHER THAN THE WATER INFILTRATION OF ANY OTHER EXPLANATION, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD REPLACE THE LENSES AT THEIR EXPENSE, HOWEVER WAS DENIED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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