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1993 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 1993 record →

Steering › Linkages
Filed Jun 20, 1996IL

POLICE VEHICLE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IT STICKS AND HAS TO BE FORCED OUT OF THAT POSITION.PLEASE DESCRIBE.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Apr 24, 1996MA

HORN IS LOCATED IN A BAD SPOT, WHEN STEERING WHEEL TURNS CANT FIND HORN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 12, 1996CA

ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. *SD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 12, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION FAILS IN HILLY AREA. *SD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 11, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION DRIVE TRAIN EXPLODED. *SD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Cooling Unit and Lines
Filed Apr 11, 1996CA

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE LEAKS. *SD

Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Mar 29, 1996NC

DRIVERS SIDE HEAD REST WILL NOT STAY UP, DOES NOT GIVE SUPPORT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Mar 28, 1996OH

BRAKE ROTORS WARPED, CAUSING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED.*SD

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Mar 7, 1996NY

UPON DECELERATION THE POWER STEERING BECOMES INACTIVE DURING TURNING MANEUVERS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Feb 24, 1996NJ

TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 21, 1995NJ

VEHICLES HAS ERRATIC ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION WHILE DRIVING. TT

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Nov 21, 1995NJ

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE AUTO TRANSMISSION. TT *JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Nov 17, 1995RI

BRAKE PINS CONTINUOUSLY CORRODE AND BIND. TT

Steering
Filed Nov 17, 1995RI

STEERING LOCKS UP TEMPORARILY WHEN TURNING, HAD FIXED SEVEN TIMES. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 3, 1995NJ

IN WET OR DRY WEATHER THE ABS LOCKED UP . TT PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS SYSTEM STRTED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES, AND MOST OF THE COMPONETS WERE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE DISC PADS BRAKE LINES AND COMPUTER, IT SEEMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED BUT HAS REOCCURED INTERMITTENLY SINCE THEN,THE BRAKES LOCK WHEN COMSING TO A STOP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID, WHEN RESUMING TRAVEL THE BRAKES DO NOT ALWAYS RELEASE, THE BRAKES OCCASSIONALLY ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING.*JB

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Oct 20, 1995CA

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *SD

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 1, 1995MO

THROTTLE SENSOR REPLACED. *SD

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Sep 6, 1995NY

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, MASTER CYLINDER PROBABLY CAUSED FIRE, EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE BEFORE FIRE. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master CylinderFire
Filed Aug 29, 1995NY

MASTER CYLINDER INSTALLED, THE NEXT DAY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES OF DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED/SMOKE AND FIRE WAS OBSERVED AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE CAR. *SD REFERENCED IN EA02-025

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 23, 1995AL

DISCOVERD DETACHED WIRING THAT CAME FROM UNDER THE DASH AND VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. TT

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 7, 199500

WHILE DRIVING RAINY WEATHER, LOST ALL VEHICLE POWER; BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; VEHICLE JERKED; NO EMERGENCY BRAKE, SHIFTED GEARS, NO RESPONSE. TT

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery
Filed Aug 3, 1995TX

STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICE A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL THE GAS LINE HAD SEPARATED AND VEHICLE SAT IN A POOL OF FUEL. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Jul 25, 1995ME

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE , REPLACEMENT OF DISC ROTORS AND PADS, CALIPERS IN FRONT AND REAR. TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 12, 1995NC

THE BRAKES GRIND AND ARE VERY NOISY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 1, 1995FL

VEHICLE SHUDDERS DUE TO A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *AK

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist SystemCrashFire1 injured
Filed Jun 5, 1995VA

STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE KNOWN AS 'STEERING BIND,' CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Apr 24, 1995CA

BRAKE LINE RUBBING AGAINST FRAME, CAUSING BRAKE LINE FAILURE. *SKD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Mar 14, 1995MA

REAR DISC BRAKES FAILURE, BRAKES DONT WORK. TT

Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Mar 1, 1995IN

FRONT SEAT LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Feb 14, 1995FL

OTHER: LOCATION OF PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WHEN DEPLOYED, RESULTED IN REARVIEW MIRROR BEING TORN AND THROWN AT PASSENGER, RESULTING IN INJURY. *SKD

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jan 16, 1995VA

THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HESITATE/BUCK/JERK/SURGE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Jan 10, 1995NY

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED WHEN ATTEMTING TO GO UP A SNOWY/SLIPPERY HILL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL/SKID SIDEWAYS. *AK

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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