Ford Crown Victoria Complaints

3,074 consumer complaints on file.

#547554July 27, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PLASTIC GROMMET DETERIORATED CAUSING THE OVER DRIVE TO BURN OUT. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#843172July 23, 1999
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD GO OFF. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547412July 20, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
POWER STEERING FAILED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708816July 19, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
POLICE MODEL, LOWER BALL JOINTS SHOT, VEHICLE WILL NOT HOLD ALIGNMENT, ALSO, SEAT BOLTS ON BOTH FRONT SEATS SNAPPED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842392July 15, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, SEATS
VEHICLE DOES NOT START UP RIGHT AWAY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO BEING BURNED IN & AROUND THE COLUMN. THE HEATER WIRES HAD BURNED ALSO. THE SEAT ANCHOR BOLTS HAD CAME OUT OF THE FRONT SEAT. PLUGS, WIRES, AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#842400July 15, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
AT 25,000 MILES THE FUEL LINE THAT TO GOES TO GAS TANK AND CARBURETOR RUPTURED, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546567July 14, 1999
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES DUE TO POSSIBLE SHORT IN THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNIT. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547293July 14, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCING CHATTER POSSIBLE LOCK UP, SAME FAILURE AS SERVICE BULLETIN 95-23-4. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547173July 14, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEALERSHIP COULD NOT COMPLETE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (99V-124). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#547223July 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN COLLISION. POSSIBLE SHORT IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE CAUSED FAILURE, PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE (99V-124). *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#841777July 7, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH SPEED CONTROL NOT DISENGAGING WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED. SPEED WOULD GRADUALLY INCREASE UNTIL CONSUMER PUTS VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNS KEY OFF. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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
#841472June 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CARPORT, AND CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. ALSO, CONSUMER'S HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER VEHICLES CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#708055June 30, 1999
SEATS
HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOOSE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEAT WOULD ROCK ON FRAME. SEAT FRAME FINALLY BROKE AWAY FROM TRACK ASSEMBLY ON 4 JUNE. DISASSEMBLY OF SEAT SHOWED 3 OF 4 BOLT-HOLES HOLDING SEAT TO TRACK HAD TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED, THE LF SEAT TRACK LINK HAD SNAPPED, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL STRESS CRACKS (ONE COMPLETELY THROUGH!) IN THE SEAT FRAME ITSELF. HAVE RESEARCHED 120 SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF THIS SEAT FAILURE CONDITION ON ODI CONSUMER REPORTS ON-LINE DATABASE ON FULL-SIZED FORDS, LINCOLNS, AND MERCURYS IN YEARS 1990-1996. DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AND WOULD OFFER NO SATISFACTION/REMUNERATION FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY ANALYSIS OF THESE RELEVANT ODI LISTINGS SO NHTSA/ODI CAN PURSUE THIS WITH FORD. HAVE COMPILED THEM INTO A 48-PAGE DOCUMENT AND ALSO A SPREADSHEET TO TOTAL THE FIGURES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION POSSIBLY AFFECTING MANY THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES, INCLUDING MANY CROWN VICTORIAS USED AS POLICE CRUISERS. SEVERAL DATABASE LISTINGS SHOW "SEATS COLLAPSED" "SEATS FLY OFF TRACK" AND SEATS SEPARATE FROM CAR FLOOR DURING ACCIDENTS. I AM A 3RD GENERATION AUTO MECHANIC AND MANAGED A GOODYEAR AUTO REPAIR FACILITY FOR 6+ YEARS. I KNOW CARS VERY WELL AND HAVE NEVER SEEN SEAT ASSEMBLIES BUILT AS POORLY AS THIS ONE! JUDGING FROM THE ODI DATABASE, I AM FAR FROM ALONE IN HAVING THIS DEFECT ON A FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRODUCT. THEY MUST HAVE REENGINEERED THE SEAT SINCE THE PROBLEMS DROP OFF NOTICEABLY AFTER 1994. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD NOR COULD DISCOVER ANY RECALLS IN THE NHTSA/ODI DB FOR THIS REASON. THERE WERE A FEW SERVICE BULLETINS. BUT, NOTHING RESEMBLING A RECOGNITION OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROBLEM. A DRIVER CANNOT CONTROL A CAR IF HIS SEAT IS BROKEN. THIS ALSO DEFEATS THE PROPER WORKINGS OF THE SEAT BELTS AND OTHER PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A CALL OR E-MAIL REPLY TO DISCUSS THIS WITH NHTSA/ODI AND PURSUE THIS WITH YOU. REGARDS, JIM MATHIAS
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
#841187June 25, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A BUILDING WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546417June 23, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. REPAIRS WERE DONE. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840661June 22, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHEN BRAKING IN RAINY WEATHER VEHICLE PULL TO THE RIGHT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840731June 22, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
HAD REC'D RECALL NOTICE (399V124000) IN THE MAIL & NOTIFIED DEALER. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE & DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD BE. THE MANUFACTURER DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABE. HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL WIRES DISABLED PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTICE. OWNER IS DISABLED & USES THE CRUISE CONTROL IN ORDER TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546203June 18, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RECALL REPAIR WORK TOOK THREE DAYS WHEN RECALL STATED TWO HOURS, (99V-124). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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