Ford Crown Victoria Complaints (2005)

193 consumer complaints on file.

#10168612September 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GROWLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR AXLE WAS WORN AND WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 10/5/2006 - THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE AXLE BEARINGS WERE GULLYING THE AXLE'S CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166390August 23, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD FAILED. CAR IS FORD CROWN VICTORIA 2005. HAS APPROX. 6,000 MILES ON IT AND IS JUST ONE YEAR OLD. SIDE SWIPED TRUCK PARKED ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. POLICE REPORT FILED. NO PRIOR NOTICE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165814August 9, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, TIRES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS A RIGHT FRONT DOOR RATTLE, THE AC CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163937July 31, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON JULY 24, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM I PICKED UP MY CAR, A 2005 CROWN VICTORIA FROM DON BOHN AUTOPLEX LOCATED AT 3737 LAPALCO BLVD, HARVEY, LA. 70058. I HAD DROPPED OFF MY CAR ON SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2006 TO HAVE THE AC CONTROL SWITCH REPLACED, LEFT FRONT TIRE REPAIRED AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR RATTLE DIAGNOSED. AFTER LEAVING THE FORD DEALERSHIP, I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD TO MEET A FRIEND FOR LUNCH. THE RESTAURANT WAS JUST A FEW MILES FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I PULLED INTO THE ENTRANCE TO THE CASINO/RESTAURANT AND STOPPED AT A 4 WAY STOP. AFTER REMOVING MY RIGHT FOOD FROM THE BRAKE AND BEGINNING TO PROCEED, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT A VERY HIGH RATE. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE BRAKES BUT THIS HAD NO EFFECT IN STOPPING THE CAR. OUT OF COMPLETE DESPERATION, I THREW THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER CALMING DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE CAR ONCE AGAIN BEGAN FULL ACCELERATION. I AGAIN THREW THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I NOTICED DURING THIS SECOND INCIDENT THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS LIGHTED SYMBOLS THAT CAME ON THE DASH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND INTO A AREA FREE OF PEDESTRIANS, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED A THIRD TIME. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND MANAGED TO GET THE CAR PARKED. I WENT INTO THE CASINO AND WAS ASSISTED BY AN EMPLOYEE IN CALLING THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE INCIDENTS. THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, WHICH I DID. FOUR HOURS LATER A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND TOWED MY CAR TO DON BOHN FORD. DURING MY 4 HOUR WAIT IN THE PARKING LOT I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER. I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT SUCH INCIDENTS BUT HAD NO FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION."*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157194May 10, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
STEERING WHEEL ON NEW FORD CROWN VICTORIA WAS LOOSE AND HORN DID NOT WORK. FORD REPLACED STEERING COLUMN BUT HORN STILL DID NOT WORK. FORD REPLACED HORN ELECTRICAL CONTACTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157196May 10, 2006
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT STAY BUCKLED. DEALER REPLACED THE BUCKLE AND IT WAS FIXED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152202March 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHILE MAKING A TURN THE 2005 CROWN VICTORIA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO APPLY BOTH PEDALS AT ONCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141618November 3, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE HORN, AND REPROGRAMMED THE CCM TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION. SINCE THE REPAIR SHE HAD TO PRESS FIRMLY, IN THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HORN SYMBOLS. SOMETIMES SHE HAS TO PRESS ON BOTH HORN SYMBOLS TO GET THE HORN TO WORK. THE DEALER SAID AFTER TIME AND USE THE HORN SHOULD BECOME EASIER TO USE. ANOTHER CONCERN SHE HAD WAS WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AT THIS POINT. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133555August 19, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FUEL PUMP FAILURE INVOLVING 2003-2005 CROWN VIC POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132293August 10, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
REPORTING TWO CASES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN RENTED FORD CROWN VEHICLE, RENTED FROM HERTZ IN SAN DIEGO DURING FIRST PART OF JULY 2005. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128407July 12, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DURING NORMAL BRAKING, ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY FATHER AND I BOTH EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FACT THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON OUR RENTED FORD CROWN VICTORIA IS TOO CLOSE TO, AND AT THE SAME LEVEL AS, THE BRAKE PEDAL, CAUSING BOTH PEDALS TO EASILY BE PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME. EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS THE ONLY ACTION POSSIBLE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS IN BOTH CASES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121726May 20, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
1995 FORD CROWN VICTORIA [XXX] UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TIE ROD AND PITMAN ARM REPLACED. GAS TANK LEAKS. MOISTURE ON PISTON WHICH THREW A ROD AND BROKE BLOCK. HEADLIGHT LENSES TURNED DARK ORANGE. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113780March 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MERGING FROM A SECONDARY ROAD THE 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA (POLICE CAR) ACCELERATED SUDDENLY WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *NM ACCELERATION CONTINUED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND DESPITE THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED. THE VEHICLE SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL, STRUCK A MEDIAN AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD INTO A SNOW BANK. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AND A BENT FRAME. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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