1992 Ford Crown Victoria complaints

THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES. TOOK TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK IF IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE "ANTI-LOCK" LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH AS YOU DRIVE THE CAR. IT RESETS AFTER THE ENGINE HAS BEEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE LIGHT REAPPEARS AFTER USING THE BRAKES A FEW TIMES. THIS SEEMS TO OCURR MORE DURING HOTTER TEMPERATURES. I KNOW, FROM EXPERIENCE, THAT IF THE ANTI-LOCK WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, THE SYSTEM "IS" MALFUNCTIONING. MY CONCERN IS THIS. I AM A POLICE OFFICER ALSO. I'VE NOTICED THAT SEVERAL OF OUR FLEET CROWN VICS ARE REGULARLY EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. SEVERAL OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE AREA ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THIS SAME CONCERN. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS HAS BECOME, OR IS RAPIDLY BECOMING, A CONCUMER CONCERN FOR ORERATORS AND OWNERS OF CROWN VICTORIAS AFTER THE MODEL YEAR 1992. MY PERSONAL CROWN VICTORIA IS JUST NOW REACHING THE MILEAGE OF A SECOND YEAR POLICE VEHICLE. I HAD THOUGHT THE POLICE VEHICLE CONCERN MIGHT BE DUE TO THE WAY THE VEHICLES ARE REGULARLY DRIVEN. BUT, NOW THAT MINE IS DOING THE SAME THING, I WONDER IF THIS ISN'T A MATTER OF DETERIOATION DUE TO AGE. IT WOULD APPEAR TO ME THAT A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL MAY BE IN ORDER. ALSO, AS AN EVOC (EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIONS COURSE) INSTRUCTOR, I KNOW THERE ARE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHO ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THIS WARNING FEATURE AND ARE LEAVING THESE VEHICLES IN ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THIS DASH INDICATOR ACTIVATED. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER TO DETERMINE IF THIS IS AN ISOLATED CONCERN OR WIDESPREAD. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER T

AT 25,000 MILES THE FUEL LINE THAT TO GOES TO GAS TANK AND CARBURETOR RUPTURED, CAUSING FUEL LEAKAGE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES DUE TO POSSIBLE SHORT IN THE AIR BAG SENSOR UNIT. MJS

DEALERSHIP COULD NOT COMPLETE RECALL REPAIR DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (99V-124). MJS

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 A

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

TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN GOING IN REVERSE. REPAIRS WERE DONE. *YC

RECALL REPAIR WORK TOOK THREE DAYS WHEN RECALL STATED TWO HOURS, (99V-124). MJS

I HEARD A LOUD METALLIC NOISE WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER SLIGHT BUMP. I WAS ADVISED BY BP PROCARE IN CINCINNATI THAT FRAME WAS CRACKED WHERE REAR SWAY BRACKETS MOUNT TO FRAME. THE LEFT SIDE WAS ABOUT HALF-WAY DETACHED, AND THE RIGHT SIDE HAD A HAIR-LINE BREAK. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO MADEIRA FRAME AND BODY SHOP CARSTAR IN CINCINNATI (513 561-0200) TO, HAVE THIS REPAIRED. PLEASE ADVISE ME IF THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS FAILURE AND/OR IF I AM ENTITLED TO REIMBUURSEMENT BY FORD. *AK

OIL PAN RUSTED,LEAKING OIL. *AK

TRANSMISSION REBUILT TWICE. MJS

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. MJS

HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE PLASTIC. THEY WERE TRANSLUSCENT TO BEGIN WITH, BUT TURN OPAGUE WITH AGE. THIS IS NORMAL FOR REGULAR PLASTICS, BUT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH GOOD OPTICAL PLASTICS. PROCESS CUTS DOWN AMOUNT OF LIGHT SHINING THROUGH HEADLAMP ONTO ROAD, LESSENS LIGHTING DISTANCE AND INTENSITY. DANGEROUS WHETHER LOW BEAMS NEEDED BECAUSE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR HIGH BEAMS NEEDED ON WINDY ROADS OR HIGHER SPEEDS WHERE LINE OF SIGHT NEEDED IS BEYOND LESSENED LIGHTING DISTANCE DUE TO OPAQUE LENSES. NO RESPONSE FROM MFR ON PRIOR LETTER. *AK

FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WITH HEAVY BRAKE APPLICATION AND CRASHED THROUGH A WALL. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALERSHIP. *AK *ML

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THERE IS ALSO NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING. WHEN CONSUMER IS DRIVING AND GOING OVER A BUMP, THEIR IS A RATTLING NOISE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS THREE TIMES. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENSES TURNED YELLOW AND GREATLY REDUCED LIGHT OUTPUT. *MJS

THE CAR WAS PARKED INSIDE OUR GARAGE ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED OUR HOUSE DOWN. *AK

A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH IS ALLOWING THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITH THE VEHICLE STILL RUNNING, ALMOST RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

THE REAR BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING A BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD. THERE WAS AN IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN FOR POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLES FOR REAR BRAKE LINES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AUTOMOBILE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM 0-60 MPH IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. BUT DRIVER WAS SHOOK UP BECAUSE SHE HAD TO DODGE OTHER AUTOMOBILES THAT WERE GOING AT A SLOWER SPEED. *AK

GEAR SHIFT TUBE ASSEMBLY BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH, CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. *AK.ET.

NO SUMMARY FOR THIS VEHICLE.

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT FIRE HYDRANT RESULTING IN INJURY.

MECHNICS AND BRAKE SPECIALISTS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS HOLDING BACK AT 55MPH AND UP(LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON). ALSO IT WAS SHUDDERING AT OVER 55MPH. *AK

LENS OR COVER OF HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO BE PLASTIC. LENSES OPAQUE WITH AGE AND CUT DOWN ON AVAILABLE LIGHT GENERATED BY HALOGEN BULB ASSEMBLY. IS THERE A GLASS REPLACEMENT LENS EQUIPPED ASSEMBLY? GOING TO HIGHER INTENSITY BULB ONLY MASKS PROBLEM.

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. WHEN INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

SPONTANEOUS FIRE OCCURRED WITH ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY FAIR WARNING. THE ELECTRICAL DOOR LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING, DEALER FIXED. *JG *AK

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP, THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO GO IN REVERSE AND OVER A CURB REAL FAST. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A STOP, AND THERE WAS LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *AK

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT JUMPED INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP A CURB AND, ALMOST RUNN INTO A TREE UNTIL THE CONSUMER APPLIDED THE BRAKES AND VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THERE IS ALSO A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. *AK *NLM

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH RUSTING AND CORROSION ON THE EXHAUST PIPE. EVERY TIME IT SNOWS OR RAINS THE EXHAUST STARTS TO RUST. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS TO LOCK UP PROPERLY CAUSING VIBRATION.

OIL PAN RUSTING/ PITTING.

WHEN DRIVING AND SHIFTING THE CAR RUMBLES, FEELS LIKE THE CAR WILL FALL APART, INTERMITTENTLY, MECHANIC STATES VARIOUS PROBLEMS AND REPAIRED. PROBLEM STILL REMAINS, TORQUE CONVERTER IS THE DEFECTIVE PART. DEALER CONTACTED AND CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE IS BEGINNING TO VIBRATE AND HAS A SQUEALING NOISE IN THE ROTORS. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

FRAME BRACKET BROKEN AND REPAIRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASSIONS.

BRACKETS WHICH SECURE CONNECTING RODS TO REAR SWAY BARS FAILED.

VEHICLE MAKES A LOT OF POPPING AND CRACKING NOISES IN THE LEFT REAR WHEN BACKING UP AND HITTING ROUGH SPOTS AND TURNS. MECHANIC ATTRIBUTED THE NOISE TO A LARGE CRACK IN THE FRAME TO THE LEFT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. *MJS

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WOULD NOT RETRACT FULLY. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THE BOOSTER. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

TIRE SIDEWALLS SPLIT WHICH RESULTED IN RAPID DEFLATION.

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.

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

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING GEARS TO SLIP.

FUEL LINE RUBBS AGAINST STEERING MECHANISM, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK.

STEERING: VEHICLE PARKED IN GARAGE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15MINUTES. HORN STARTED HONKING AND OPENED THE DOOR TO GARAGE AND THE CAR WAS IN FLAMES. CAR WAS TOTALED AND HOUSE WAS ALSO. ARSON INVESTIGATOR REPORT STATED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP AREA WHEN POWER STEERING FLUID WA SAPPLIED TO A HOT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THEREBY STARTING A FIRE.

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT VERY ERRATICALLY, CAUSING SAFETY PROBLEMS. OWNER VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. *AK

OIL PAN AND POWER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTION.