1994 Ford Crown Victoria complaints

WE KNOW OF SEVERAL POLICE DEPTS WHO HAVE THESE CARS AND SIMILAR FAILURES. YET NO DEALER IS WILLING TO REPORT TO FORD OR FORD WONT RECALL A LIFE OF A POLICE OFFICER COULD BE ENDED IF THIS FAILURE IS DURING A CHASE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV ERVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEELS MALFUNCTIONED. WHEELS WENT OUTWARD AND LANDED UP, FACING PAVEMENT ON THE SIDES. *AK THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILURE CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP AND DAMAGED TWO DOORS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE UNDERNEATH WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER TOOK TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE DROPPED TO THE GROUND WHILE WAITING FOR REPAIR. CONSUMER STATES NHTSA SENT HIM A RECALL CAMPAIGNS 98V32000 BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE HIGHER SPEED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

POLICE CRUISER, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH DRIVER'S SEAT SEPARATED FROM TRACK, DRIVER ENDED UP IN BACK SEAT. CONSUMER SUFFERED NECK AND BACK STRAIN. DEALER DETERMINED SEAT HAS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO METAL FATIGUE ON BOTTOM , COULD NOT BE REPAIRED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PLASTIC FRONT HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE COMPLETELY CLOUDED, AS A RESULT THE BEAMS EMANATING FROM THE HEADLAMPS ARE INSUFFICENT TO PROPERLY LIGHT THE ROADWAY, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE PLASTIC IS DEFECTIVE, RATHER THAN THE WATER INFILTRATION OF ANY OTHER EXPLANATION, CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD REPLACE THE LENSES AT THEIR EXPENSE, HOWEVER WAS DENIED. *SLC

THE PLASTIC FRONT HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE COMPLETELY CLOUDED, AND AS A RESULT, THE BEAMS EMANATING FROM THE HEADLAMPS ARE INSUFFICIENT TO PROPERLY LIGHT THE ROADWAY.

FIRESTONE, 721 RADIAL TIRES, DOT A3M3, REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT WITH 15000-20000 MILES ON A 1994, CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. NO ACCIDENT. ON 1 AUGUST, 2001 WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION, NO ACCIDENT. *AK TIRE SIZE P215-70-R15 *JB

VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN.*AK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THE KEY WOULD BE VERY WARM, THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AT 30000 MILES. NLM

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

LEFT SIDE BRAKE LINE BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP. *MJS

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS, INSPECTED VEHICLE AND FOUND LINES LEADING TO FUEL TANK ARE CORRODED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD REMAIN IN A STRAIGHT UP POSITION WHEN TURNING OFF WIPER SWITCH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO HELP. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE MOTOR FAILURE. THERE WAS NO RECALL YET EVENTHOUGH FAILURES WERE NUMEROUS. *YH

THE FRONT TIRES FAILED AND ONE WEEK LATER THE REAR TIRES FAILED (THE ADVANTAGE PLUS B.F. GOODRICH P21570R15-97S M+S). NLM

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN REGARD TO RECALL 98V322000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECAL 98S37/ LOWER CONTROL ARM. DEALER REFUSED SERVICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS IN REGARD TO THIS CASE. *AK

TRUCK HAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR.

CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF HOME. HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 1.5 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO REST OF CAR. ENGINE, HOOD, GRILL TOTALLY MELTED. VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

3 WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED DOWN ON DRIVER/PASSENENGER, AND REAR DRIVER SIDES IN A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS DUE TO BROKEN CABLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

LOWER BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS SAME DEFECT AS 98V322000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT TO MY CAR. THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER CROWN VICTORIA'S. THE DEALERS WILL NOT HANDLE THIS AS A DEFECT AND FIX IT. HOW SHOULD I PROCEED ON GETTING THIS REPAIRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS. *AK

BOLTS THAT ANCHOR DRIVER'S SEAT TO FLOOR TRACK CAME OUT, 2 TIMES THIS HAPPENED. *AK

WHEN DEPERESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL TO RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, CAN'T FINE CAUSE. *AK WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED AND GENTLY BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT STRONGLY. AFTER SEVERAL MILES DRIVING THE BRAKES RETURN NORMAL. *YH

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND OFTEN GETS STUCK AND PINCHED WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT, DEALER UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY REPAIRS/REPLACEMEMT UNDER THE CARS WARRENTY. NLM

TRANS. SHUTTERS BETWEEN AROUND 35 MPH & AGAIN @ 50 MPH. SERVICED TWICE. ELECT. - VOLTAGE DROPS AT IDLE WHILE IN GEAR - ALL LIGHTS & ELECTRICAL DIM BUT COME BACK UPON ACCELERATION. NEW BATTERY; NEW ALTERNATOR. SAME PROBLEM.

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE IT FEELS HARD. HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID THAT WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT. TRANSMISSION PAN WAS LOADING METAL SHAVINGS. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILD. TRANSMISSION IS OKAY NOW. *AK AT 40-45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT TO OVER DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *YH

SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT HOLD UP. FRAME WAS REPLACED 5 YEARS AGO BECAUSE OF BREAKAGE. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO FRAME WAS WELDED. THIS YEAR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, THE TRACK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF BREAKAGE. *AK

BOLT HOLDING SEAT TO TRACK PULLED THROUGH HOLE. DRIVERS SEAT MOVED BACK AND TO THE RIGHT. IF THERE HAD BEEN A REAREND COLLISION, SEAT WOULD HAVE COLLAPSED BACKWARDS LEADING TO INJURY.*AK

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS OUT OF OVER DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THEN GOES BACK INTO OVERDRIVE, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AT THIS POINT. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM OR RETRIEVE FAULT CODES FROM UNIT. VEHICLE STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM TAKEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES WITH NO LUCK OF FINDING PROBLEM.

TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY (APPROX. SPEED 70-75) HOOD FLYS OPEN. CAUSING LOSS OF VISION AND SWERVING OFF ROAD. VERY FRIEGHTNING SMASHED WINDSHIELD IN SMASHED ROOF IN! AFTER QUESTIONING FORD MOTOR CO. THEY ARE NOT LIABLE FOR FAULT AND WILL NOT REPLACE ANY OF THE DEFECTIVE OR DAMAGED PARTS. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. TWO TIMES BOTH TIMES THE SAID THERE WERE NO CAMPAIGNS ON THIS CAR. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. THE HOOD STRICKER PLATE WAS RIVETED TO THE TOP AND THERE WAS NO RIVETS LEFT;HOOD STICKING PLATE WAS STILL LOCKED TO THE HOOD LATCH. I AM ASKING THAT THEY HAVE OBVIOUSLY NOT RECALLED ENOUGH CARS IF OUR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL YET IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER 125000 CARS. PLEASE HELP ME IN GETTING SOMETHING DONE FAST. PLEASE THIS IS COMING CLOSE TO MY LAST RESORT. THANKYOU FOR HAVING THIS WEB SITE I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN WHERE TO TURN IF THIS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. EX...( TO ME THIS IS THE SAME TO ME AS IF YOU WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND YOUR GAS TANK FELL OFF)IT IS NOT THE OWNERS FAULT THERE IS NO WAY I COULD HAVE KNOWN OR DONE ANY THING ABOUT THIS. AGAIN T ANK YOU VERY MUCH CONCERING MFG. CAMPAIGN #97S63

HYDRAULIC CONTROLS WITHIN THE STEERING GEAR BOX DO NOT CENTER, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

SHUDDERS WHILE GOING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR, LIKE IT'S SLIPPING OR NOT CATCHING THE GEAR RIGHT AWAY.

HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE YELLOW AND CAUSE POOR VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE & SMOKING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A HEAD GASKET LEAK, AND IT HAD DONE SOME MAJOR DAMAGE TO ENGINE. THIS WAS HAPPENING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. ENGINE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PREMATURE HEAD GASKET FAILURE WAS CORRECTED IN THE 96 FORD ENGINE MODELS, THEREFORE IT IS NOT A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *AK *ML

DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY FAILED ON THREE DOORS. REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS FROZEN IN THE LOCKED POSITION MAKING DOOR OPENING IMPOSSIBLE. SAFETY HAZARD IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. *AK

WHILE TRYING TO ROLL WINDOW UP WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PUSH WINDOW UP BY HAND, IN MOST CASES WINDOW WOULD DROP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WANDERS WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. STEERING FEELS LIKE THERE IS NO CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED STEERING BOX. BUT, PROBLEM CONTINUED & DELAER COULDN'T ADJUST IT ANYMORE. WHEEL ALIGNMENT COULDN'T BE DONE BECAUSE OF THE STEERING BOX ADJUSTMENT. *AK

TURNED VEHICLE ON AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER, COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF HOME CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE INTO GEAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD AT FULL SPEED. THEN, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, AND IT BURNED RUBBER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE. *AK

THE VEHICLE GAS PEDAL STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. YH

PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW KEEPS MALFUCTIONING DUE TO PLASTIC CRADLE AT BOTTOM OF GLASS GUIDE THAT KEEPS BREAKING OFF. REPAIRS WERE MADE ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND IN NEED OF ANOTHER. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER THE CAR HAD ALREADY COME TO A STOP AND AFTER THE POINT OF IMPACT AND IN DOING SO BROKE -SHATTERED BOTH BONES IN MY RIGHT ARM AND FRACTURED MY STERNUM WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE MAJOR SURGERY ON MY ARM WHICH TO THIS DAY IS STILL IN A CAST AND COST ME MONTHS TIME AWAY FROM MY WORK. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR WITH ANYTHING HAVING TO DO WITH ITS AIR BAG SYSTEM AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD MOTOR CO FOR ANY DEFECTS IN ANY OF THEIR MFG AIR BAGS SYSTEMS?*AK

CAR PARKED IN GARAGE AT 4:15PM 2-10. AT APROX. 12:15AM 2-11 BEEPING WAS HEARD COMING FROM GARAGE AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT. FIRE DEPT CAME AND CROWN VICTORIA WAS IN FLAMES. CAR WAS TOTALLED. SECOND CAR HAS $6000 IN DAMAGE. GARAGE MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH ESTIMATES AT $12,000.-- TO $13,000.00. IF GARAGE WERE NOT DETACHED THE DAMAGES AND POSSIBLITY OF INJURY WOULD HAVE BEEN SUBSTANCIALLY HIGHER. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A ICY ROAD CONSUMER WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD SIDESWAYS AND HEAD-ON, STOPPING WITH TREES. BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

CAR RACED TOO FAST IDLE SPEED WAS ABOUT 25 MPH, AND INCREASED TO ABOUT 40 MPH. *AK

HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE AND STARTED TO WALK AWA,,SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE HAD DROPPED DOWN, DUE TOTIE ROD END FALLING OFF. CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS INFORMED TO BRING VEHICLE IN. HAD VEHICLE TOWED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH THE HOOD SUDDENLY RELEASED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO BE BLINDED WHILE DRIVING. *AK