Ford Crown Victoria Complaints (2001)

53 consumer complaints on file.

#10024655June 17, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE GAS TANK SHIELD BEING INSTALLED IN POLICE VEHICLES AND NOT REGULAR CONSUMER VEHICLES. *MR THE FUEL TANK SHIELD WAS INSTALLED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *TT *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022057June 2, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019111May 22, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CAR WAS PURCHASED 9/10/01. FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED IN APRIL 2002. CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT MISS. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. IN AUGUST 2002 CAR BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND HAS HAPPENED AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. CAR HAS BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES ARE JUST ABOUT USELESS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015960April 16, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK. *JB CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD'S PLASTIC WATER JACKET FAILED HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION ONLY COVERED POLICE VEHICLES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566605February 5, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME FUEL TANK WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR POLICE VEHICLES ONLY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES ALL CROWN VICTORIA'S SHOULD BE RECALLED, NOT JUST THE POLICE FLEETS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10001274December 20, 2002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE WIPER FAILURE RESULTED IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8023320November 26, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVIING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK. ALSO STATED THAT HE KNOWS THAT THERE IS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME THIS PHONE CALL WAS DONE. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022222November 5, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK HAS A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER STATES AFTER FILLING TANK WITH FUEL, ALL THE FUEL LEAKED BACK OUT OF THE TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017812September 3, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS AND NOISE IN REAR NEAR THE DRIVESHAFT. *AK *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014582July 24, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A HIGH SPEED NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#763516June 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING STALL, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WOULD NOT RESTART, DOOR LOCKS COULD NOT BE ENGAGED. DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO STEERING COLUMN CAUSING BRUISING. CAR WAS TEST DRIVEN TWO DAYS LATER AND WAS WORKING PROPERLY. BATTERY TERMINALS CHECKED - NOTHING APPEARS LOOSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#763204June 18, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WE ARE CONCERNED TO DRIVE OUR CROWN VIC BECAUSE OF THE ALLEGED FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. WE LIVE IN PHOENIX, AZ, AND IN THE PAST THREE YEARS FOUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN EITHER KILLED OR SEVERLY INJURED DUE TO COLLISIONS THAT RESULTED IN THE FUEL TANK CATCHING FIRE. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD MOTOR CO. PLANS TO DO ABOUT THIS. IS OUR CROWN VIC SAFE TO DRIVE? IF NOT, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? IF WE RETROFIT THE GAS TANK RIGHT NOW, WE WILL VOID OUR WARRENTY. WE ARE IN A QUANDRY AS TO WHAT TO DO.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#762060May 19, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON ONE OCCASION IT ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND HAD TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM WAS CURED NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING INTO A PARKIING LOT, AND IT ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A GUARD POST. TIME. THE SECOND TIME TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND IT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761322April 29, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
DRIVEBELT COMES OFF WHEN GOING THROUGH STANDING WATER CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND ENGINE OVERHEATING. PULLEY SYSTEM DOES NOT HOLD BELT ON. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#564624March 8, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES HE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, BOTH FEET WERE ON THE BRAKE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RESULTING IN CRASHING INTO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SLC
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
#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
#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
#562527August 16, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND TRYING TO STOP THE ABS BRAKE FAILED,THE VEHICLE TO SKIDDED AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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