Ford Crown Victoria Complaints
3,074 consumer complaints on file.
- #823642May 27, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RETRACT FULLY. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE BOOSTER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535901May 20, 1998FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP FAILED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535718May 19, 1998WHEELS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
WHEELS CORRODE AND WILL NOT HOLD AIR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #780350May 18, 1998VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ARE FAULTY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535450May 14, 1998SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TWO OF THE 1996 FLEET VEHICLES (CROWN VICTORIAS) HAVE HAD FAILED LOWER BALL JOINTS, ONE INCIDENT LEADING TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEEL ASEMBLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823253May 12, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TORQUE CONVERTER WENT BAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535413May 11, 1998TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRE SIDEWALLS SPLIT WHICH RESULTED IN RAPID DEFLATION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535254May 7, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE ON TWO CROWN VICTORIA VEHICLES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #535241May 6, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES MOUNTE UNDER LEFT FRONT REAR RUBBED THROUGH, CAUSING LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID/BRAKE FAILURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #823057May 5, 1998SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
THE SEAT LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BECAME LOOSE. WAS ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY UP. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE LATCH LOOSENED UP AND NEEDED ADJUSTING AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER OF 1997, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE LATCH COULD NO LONGER BE ADJUSTED, AND NEEDED REPLACING, BUT PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534961April 30, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE HAS THE TWO BRAKE LINES IN A POSITION THAT MADE THEM RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER UNTIL ONE DEVELOPED A HOLE, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #822861April 28, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN BUTTON CANNOT BE LOCATED AT A TIME WHEN MOST NEEDED. DRIVER HAS TO TAKE EYES OF THE ROAD TO LOOK FOR THE BUTTONS RATHER THAN FEEL THE BUTTONS. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534437April 21, 1998ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
DESIGN/LOCATION OF THE HORN BUTTON CAUSES DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HORN IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534630April 18, 1998VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
LEFT/RIGHT WINDOWS REGULATOR INOPERABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #534566April 17, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED. ALSO REPLACED EMERGENCY BRAKE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533512April 2, 1998INTERIOR LIGHTING
DOME LIGHT SWITCH DESIGN IS VERY OBSTRUCTIVE TO DRIVER'S OPERATION AND VIEWING, CAN ONLY BE ACTIVATED BY DRIVER DUE TO LOCATION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533731April 2, 1998ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ENGINE/TRANSMISSION FAILED. ALSO, CLIMATE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, AND DOOR LOCKS FREEZE IN WINTER, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533428March 31, 1998SEATS
FRONT SEAT NUT AND WASHER BROKE LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533294March 30, 1998SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
LININGS FALL OFF OF SHOES CAUSING LOSS OF EMERGENCY BRAKING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #533089March 25, 1998POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING GEARS TO SLIP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0