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1992 Ford Crown Victoria complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 18, 1998IN

OIL PAN RUSTED, CAUSING OIL LEAK.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Feb 12, 1998TX

AFTER USING HEADLIGHTS FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR THE HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO BLINK ON AND OFF. ONCE THE HEADLIGHTS ARE CUT OFF FOR A WHILE THEY BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 4, 1998PA

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES MADE A CUTTING SOUND & DID NOT WORK LIKE THEY SHOULD. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD TO REPLACE MASTER CYLINDER PISTONS& CALIPERS DUE TO PISTONS WEARING OUT WITHIN A WEEK. THE ROTORS/PADS & SHOES WERE ALSO WORN OUT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jan 5, 1998VA

REAR BRAKE LINES ARE LEAKING.THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT OWNERS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Switch/Wiring
Filed Dec 2, 1997OH

WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND THE POWER WINDOWS WILL INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Nov 25, 1997PA

POOR DESIGN OF LOCKING SYSTEM MAKE THE REAR PASSENGER UNABLE TO OPEN THEIR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE INSTEAD THEY HAVE TO LEAN OVER THE FRONT SEAT AND REACH THE RELEASE ON THE DOOR.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Nov 17, 1997IL

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Nov 12, 1997CA

RECALL 97V024000; DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF RECALL BECAUSE OWNER HAD NO PERSONAL INJURY. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Nov 6, 1997NY

THE PARKING BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE OFF THE BRAKES SHOE. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 OR MORE TIMES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 34000 MILES ON, AND THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING IN 4 YEARS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › WebbingCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 30, 1997FL

WHILE PULLING UP TO A LIGHT CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE BACK, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME, BUT SHOULDER BELT DID NOT LOCK HOLDING OCCUPANT. THIS DEFECT CAUSED OCCUPANT SUST INJURIES. HEAD WENT THROUGH WIN SHIELD TWICE, BOUNCED AGAINST SEAT, MINOR BRUISES. FORD CLAIMS SHOULDER BELTS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, LAP BELT WAS WORKING. THIS DEFECT CAN CAUSE BODILY INJURIES IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Oct 22, 1997CT

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 30, 1997AZ

BRAKE ROTORS WORN /VIBRATE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Sep 25, 1997FL

THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FAILURE.

Steering › Gear Box (other Than Rack and Pinion)
Filed Sep 16, 1997NY

THE VEHICLE'S STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO HANDLE, AND OIL WAS LEAKING FROM UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE. DLR HAS REPLACED GEAR BOX. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Aug 14, 1997KY

THE FLOAT BRACKET RUBS THROUGH THE WIRING THAT GOES TO THE FUEL PUMP, CAUSED A SHORTAGE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE OWNER HAS CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 5, 1997MD

CONSUMER HAD STROKE BEHIND WHEEL WHEN HE FELL UNCONSCIOUSLY BEHIND THE WHEEL AND WOUND UP HITTING TWO PARKED VHICLES FRONTAL IMPACT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL; TREATED FOR STROKE, AND THEN FOUND THAT HE HAD A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA (BLOOD CLOT) DUE HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING WINDSHIELD AFTER AIE BAG DID NOT DEPOLY. BLOOD CLOT BEGAN TO BLEED WHICH CAUSED CONSUMER TO NEED IMMEDIATE SURGRY. *AK

Suspension › Rear
Filed Jul 29, 1997MI

REAR SWAY BAR GUSSET BRACKET BROKE ON THE FRAME.

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jun 23, 1997PA

AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSOR LEAKED/FAILED.

Air Bags
Filed Jun 17, 1997AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM EXISTS WITHIN COMPUTER SYSTEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Jun 6, 1997MI

WINDSHIELD WIPER PARKING GEAR GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING, REMAINS IN UP POSITION WHEN SHOULD IN DOWN POSITION, BURNS OUT MOTOR, IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION, REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 22, 1997NJ

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUALLY EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS, SELF ACTIVATING WHILE DRIVING.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 26, 1997PA

UPON TURNING ON IGNITION THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, TWICE.

Seat Belts
Filed Mar 25, 1997FL

DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE AND REAR MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELTS ARE TEARING IN DIFFERENT PLACE (MAKING A HOLE ) . *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated PulleysFire
Filed Mar 18, 1997CA

SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER FAILED, CAUSING FIRE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Dec 27, 1996LA

OWNER STATES THAT HIS FRONT HEADLIGHTS GET WATER INSIDE OF THEM WHICH COATS THE INSIDE OF THE LIGHT GLOBE TO A YELLOW COLOR AND ONE CAN'T TELL IF HIGH BEAMS ARE ON, OWNER ALSO HAS DIFFCULTY IN SEEING AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

Electrical System › Starter Assembly
Filed Dec 5, 1996MD

STARTER MALFUNCTIONED TWICE; ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TWICE. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 2, 1996CA

SUDDEN ACCELERATION TWICE, CAUSING ACCIDENTS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Nov 20, 1996CO

AT 47,000 MILES THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED FOR THE THIRD TIME . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum
Filed Nov 20, 1996AZ

BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED.

Seats
Filed Nov 5, 1996OH

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK BROKE .*AK CONSUMER STATES BOTTOM AND BACK OF FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE, SEAT CONSTANTLY SHIFTS WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES, SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS, CONSUMER STATES THERE HAS BEEN NUMBEROUS TECHNICAL BULLETINS ,DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE BROKEN PART UNDER SERVICE WARRANTY, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE MUST BE A LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT PART.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 29, 1996OH

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 17, 1996NY

ENGINE FAILED 2 TIMES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 10, 1996NY

POOR ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE FRONT BRAKES HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED. THE ROTORS, AND PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3X. THE CALIPERS TWICE. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 9, 1996TX

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 7, 1996KY

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Sep 30, 1996CA

IGNITION SWITCH RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED DUE TO MODEL YEAR.

Service Brakes, Air › Antilock
Filed Sep 24, 1996PA

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. ABS DEFECTIVE.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Sep 5, 1996WI

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVERWAY HEARD A NOISE AND THEN FOUND A BOLT THAT CAME LOOSE FROND THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE BODY . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 30, 1996NY

DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, BREAKING HIS HAND/ARM.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 20, 1996NY

OIL PAN RUSTED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Aug 12, 1996TX

FRONT/REAR BRAKE PADS/ROTORS REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE SHUDDERING WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *DH

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 7, 1996OH

ENGINE HAD A LOSS OF POWER, AND LOCKED UP. VALVE TRAIN FAILURE. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 1, 1996FL

AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR BLEW OUT TWICE. *SD

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 26, 1996NY

THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE IN USE FOR NO REASON.

Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Jul 18, 1996CA

SRS LIGHT FLASHES AND GOES OUT, FAULTY SWITCH AND AIRBAG FAILURE IN FOR REPAIR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 15, 1996RI

BRAKE LINE PUNCTURED. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601618)

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 8, 199600

CORROSION FROM METAL CLIP USED ON FUEL LINE CAUSED LINE TO CORRODE AND LEAK. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jun 28, 1996HI

REAR FRAME SUPPORT GUSSET CRACKED WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE COLLAPSED AND PUNCHED A HOLE IN AIR SUSPENSION. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 19, 1996AZ

POWER WINDOW FAILURE. *AK

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Jun 6, 1996MA

WIRE WENT OUT INSIDE FUEL TANK, CAUSEING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. WIRE THAT SERVE PUMPS INSIDE TRUNK BURNED UP AND VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. *AK

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