Ford Crown Victoria Complaints

3,074 consumer complaints on file.

#750091August 8, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR HAS HESITATION, BUCKING, SEEMS TO ACCELETRATE ON ITS OWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893462August 6, 2001
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE HAS NEVER BEEN USED AND HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. MECHANIC SAYS EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS COMPLETELY GONE, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893562August 6, 2001
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
DOOR LABEL AND OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT GIVE A TIRE PRESSURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD COMPANY, BUT THEY REFUSED TO GIVE INFORMATION. TOLD CONSUMER TO CONTACT GOODYEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#893586August 6, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED AND FLUID WAS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEAR DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN AND MILEAGE OVER THE WARRANTY.*AK VEHICLE WAS HAD ALSO OVERHEATED, MECHANIC FOUND THE FRONT OF THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED BADLY AT MANUFACTURING SEAM AND STATED THAT THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHUDDERS, THERE ARE SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS RELATING TO THIS, HOWEVER CONSUMER STATES SHE PAID FOR REPAIRS AND FEELS THIS TOO SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892914July 16, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED AND ANY TIME. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES. DEALER SAID INERTIA SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE ,AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892934July 16, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO SHAKE. ALSO, STEERING FEELS LOOSE. *AK THE ARBITRATION BOARD RULED THAT FORD SHOULD BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748415July 13, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE FOLLOWING MODELS HAVE POORLY ADJUSTED OR DESIGNED OR TOO BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS CAUSING EXTREME GLARE AND ANNOYANCE TO OTHER DRIVERS. MODELS EXPEDITION, GRAND MARQUIS, CROWN VICTORIA, CONTOUR AND MYSTIQUE. THE GRAND MARQUIS AND CROWN VICTORIA ARE USUALLY MUCH WORSE DUE TO THE TENDANCY OF THESE CARS TO CARRY ADULTS IN THE BACK SEATS AND LUGGAGE LOWERING THE REAR AND RAISING THE FRONT MAKING THE HEADLIGHT MISADJUSTMENT WORSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#892595July 12, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH VEHICLE DROPPED ON RIGHT SIDE. TOWED TO DEALER, AND LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748079July 8, 2001
SEATS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#748055July 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE FIRST TIME WE EXPERIENCED THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WAS WHEN THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SHOW UP. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO NEARST FORD DEALAR SERVICE DEPT. (PURVIS FORD IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. THEY PLACE THE AUTOMOBILE UNDER A DIAGNOSIS TEST AND TOLD US THEY HAD TO REPLACE A MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR ASSY. THEY TOLD US IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE THE FORD CAR THE INCIDENT HAPPEN TO US AGAIN AND WE CALLED THE PURVIS SERVICE DEPT. THEY HAD THE CAR TOW BACK TO THEIR SERVICE SHOP. THEY AGAIN PUT THE CAR UNDER THE DIAGNOSIS COMPUTER AN AFTER 2 DAYS OF HAVING IT AT THEIR SHOP TOLD US THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY WRONG WITH OUR CAR. IT NOW HAPPEN TO US AGAIN ON A ROUTE 3 GOING 55 MILES AN HR.,ON HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. NOW HERE IS THE SCARY PART, ROUTE 3 IS A CURVY AND WINDING ROAD. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED, AS YET. BUT WHEN IT DOES WE COULD BE WRAPPED AROUND A TREE GOING AT 55 MILES PER. SO PLEASE HELP US. WE HAVE BEEN DEALING A FORD DEALER BY THE NAME OF "PURVIS FORD AND HAVE HAD NO SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEM EVERY TIME WE HAVE LEFT OUR CAR WITH THEM. WE HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL EVERY TIME WE LEAVE THE CAR THERE. "THE PROBLEM IS WHEN ARE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND THE ENGINE QUITS". WE HAVE HAD THIS CAR SERVICED EVERY 3000 MILES SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT AND WE HAVE THE RECORDS TO PROVE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747773July 4, 2001
SEAT BELTS
ON 2001, FORD MADE THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR ACTUALLY A PART OF THE SEAT. NORMALLY THE ACHOR COMES FROM THE SIDE OF THE SEAT,NOW IT COMES OUT OF THE SEAT. THE CHANGE HAS CAUSED A LOSS OF SPACE FOR LARGER INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY POLICE OFFICERS. THE BELT ACHOR ENDS UP COMING BEHING THE GUN HOLSTER, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891772July 2, 2001
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
INTERMITTENTLY HEADLIGHTS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAS REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747609June 30, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH AND THE HORN BUTON IS TO SMALL AND HARD TO FIND WHEN NEEDED. IN 1996 I NOTICED THE BUTTON WAS CHANGED BY FORD,SO THEY KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM TOO. I THINK IT SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A 1996 STERING WHEEL OR HORN BUTTOM ASSEMBLY AND THE HORN NEEDS TO BE MUCH LOUDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891647June 29, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#561716June 21, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
GEARS AT STEERING COLUMN FROZEN AND IT WAS DIFICULT TO SHIFT OR CHANGE GEARS DUE TO DEFECTIVE CABLE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890748June 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
ENGINE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRACK AND STARTED TO SPIT OUT ANTI-FREEZE AND WATER. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER REPLACED ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME MODELS, HOWEVER HIS WAS NOT INCLUDED, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND FRONT BRAKE PADS REPLACED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890716June 19, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FASTENS TOO TIGHTLY. ALSO, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK, AND ELECTRICAL DOORS ARE DEFECTIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746606June 9, 2001
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE SUDDENLY LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE AND SIDEWALLS DETACHED FROM FACE OF TIRE. PRESSURE WAS CHECKED APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS PRIOR. I WAS ENROUTE TO EMERGENCY CALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 255/70/R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#746607June 9, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
I HAD TO BRAKE HARD WHEN I PARKED THE CAR. WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR THE NEXT MORNING, THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS EMPTY OF BRAKE FLUID. ALL THE BRAKE FLUID HAD DRAINED OUT FROM A LEAK AT OR NEAR THE JUNCTION BOX. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE JUNCTION BOX FOR A CHARGE OF $205.66 (TOWING WAS ALSO $6.00 MORE THAN THE AAA REIMBURSEMENT). THE BRAKE LINE CLEARLY SHOWED AN ELONGATED HOLE CAUSED BY EXTERNAL ABRASION OR RUBBING. I BELIEVE THIS WAS A SAFETY DEFECT CAUSED BY FAULTY DESIGN OR ASSEMBLY. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, OR WHILE I WAS TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS! *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#889622June 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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