Ford Crown Victoria Complaints (1996)

276 consumer complaints on file.

#850130October 6, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING QUICK LANE CHANGES OR MAKING SHARP TURNS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#710853September 2, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
FIRE OCCURRED 6 HRS AFTER PARKING. DOES CROWN VIC USE SAME SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AS LINCOLNS? I UNDERSTAND THE LINCOLN TOWN CARS HAVE A RECALL FOR FIRES LIKE THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709971August 13, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE ABOVE MENTIONED CAR WAS TRADED IN AT A LOSE TO US, WE NOW OWN A 97 TAURUS WITH NO PROBLEMS. FORD WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE, WE DEPLETED OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT OF $2000.00 IN A MONTH ON THIS CAR. THE DEALER HASSELED US, BUT EVENTUALLY ATE THE COST TO FIX THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. FROM SEPT. 15 ON SLIGHTLY CHILLY MORNINGS IT WOULD NOT CRANK, IT WAS WORKED ON THREE DIFFERENT TIMES AND I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR IT. THEN THE HEAD GASKETS CRACKED, LEAVING ME OUT OF WORK AND A SAVINGS, AND IN DEC. THE INTAKE WENT OUT. THE DEALER ATE THE REPAIR, BUT I HAD TO HAVE A MORE RELIABLE CAR SO I TRADED TO A TAURUS. APPARENTLY I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE TO GET A "LEMON".
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#844217August 3, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE HOOD IN THE AREA OF THE POWER DISTRIBITOR BOX CAUSED AN FIRE THAT TOTALED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#709562August 3, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AREA NEAR POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX (A/K/A ENGINE FUSE COMPARTMENT) STARTED FIRE WITH ELECTRICAL SHORT. CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN 4 MINUTES AT LOW RESIDENTIAL SPEEDS. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OF OFFICERS HOME. 2 MINUTES LATER RAGING FIRE. CAR WAS TOTALLED. SATELLITE BEACH FIRE MARSHALL, LT. ABERNATHY PHONE 407-773-4405 HAS REPORT AND DIGITAL PHOTOS. CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE, NOT ON ROUTINE PATROL. NO SIRENS, STROBES, OR LIGHT BARS WERE BEING USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841434June 30, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE. OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841262June 28, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#608923May 27, 1999
STRUCTURE
STRESS CRACK OF THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSED THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT SECURE TO BREAK RESULTING IN THE SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE AND LURCH BACKWARDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#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
#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
#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
#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
#836551April 6, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS , WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS IN ORDER FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544550March 24, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED,DEALER REFUSED RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO MILAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835230March 22, 1999
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
POLICE CRUISER: WHEN TURNING CORNERS, THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN. WOULD HAVE TO FORCE IT MANUALLY, TO ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE OR CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835808March 12, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROIMATELY. 40 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL EVEN THOUGH A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING THAT DEFECT IN LATE JAN OF 1999. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#835449March 4, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME--ID#-IE-98-040, THE VIN# OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMER'S OFFERING TO SEND PART(S) TO (ODI) IF WE WOULD LIKE, PLEASE CALL. FORD HAS OFFERED TO TAKE PARTS BACK TO MI. TO LOOK AT.-----PLEASE ADD VIN.#. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704035March 4, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT WAS WORE TO THE POINT OF POSSIBLE SEPERATION, THERE WAS A RECALL ON OR 1998 CROWN VIC , BUT THE RECALL WAS NOT MADE FOR THE 1996 AND THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703492February 19, 1999
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEM INVOLVES NHTSA RECALLS 98I001000 AND 98V322000. DEALER AND FORD SAY MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF HAVING MY STEERING CONTROL FAIL, OR HAVING MY BRAKES FAIL. PLEASE HELP. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN EXTREMELY LONG SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND. FORD HAS A TSB ON THIS, AND STATES THIS WILL NOT AFFECT THE TRANSMISSION,BUT IT WILL SHORTEN THE LIFE AND LEAD TO POSSBILE ACCUMULATOR BORE SCUFFING. THANKS! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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