1995 Ford Crown Victoria complaints

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED ONTO WHEEL. DEALER DETERMINED LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE.*AK

STEERING HAD BECOME ERRATIC. DEALER REPLACED STEERING LINKAGE/ IDLER ARM, AND PITMAN ARM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-55MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUDDER AND VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY. *AK CONSUMER HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHECKED, ALSO THE NO SKIP WAS CHECKED. (NEITHER HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE SHUDDERING). *SCC

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 35 MPH AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. MECHANIC (FRIESMILL AUTO REPAIR) DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. REAR BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. *AK *SCC REFERENCED IN RQ03-004

THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT MY COST. THEY HAD STARTED SQUEAKING AND WERE WORN BADLY. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTS THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION BE REBUILT FOR SAFETY BECAUSE FORD DOES NOT HAVE GREASE JOINTS ON ANY THESE PARTS. WHEN THE HORN BUTTON WAS PUSHED FOR LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS, IT USED TO BLOW THE FUSE. THE LAST TIME IT DID THIS, IT ALSO DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THE ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE THESE WIRES WERE SHORTING TOGETHER INTERNALLY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I NOTICED A NOISE AND STRANGE FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR'S ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I PULLED OVER, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT WAS ON AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE POWER STEERING. UPON EXAMINATION, THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD COME OFF DUE TO AN APPARENT SEIZURE OF THE TENSIONER PULLEY. IT HAD MELTED AND FALLEN OFF. THE HEAT WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO LEAVE DROPS OF MOLTEN ALUMINUM ON THE SHROUD UNDERNEATH AND THE PULLEY ITSELF WAS MELTED INTO IT AS WELL. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME AND WE BELEIVE THAT UNDER OTHER DRIVING CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY CRASH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, LEMUEL JUSTICE. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENSES CONSTANTLY TURN YELLOW AND CLOUDY, POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CABLES CONSTANTLY SNAP, EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL, HORN BUTTONS TOO SMALL AND INCONVIENIENT AND POP OUT AT TIMES, EGR CHAMBER ALWAYS CLOGS EVERY 40K MILES AND CAUSES STALLING CONDITION. *AK

I'M AWARE OF SEAT BELT LATCH FAILURES(DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY) ON SEVERAL VEHICLES.

CAR HAS HESITATION, BUCKING, SEEMS TO ACCELETRATE ON ITS OWN. *AK

HORN IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH AND THE HORN BUTON IS TO SMALL AND HARD TO FIND WHEN NEEDED. IN 1996 I NOTICED THE BUTTON WAS CHANGED BY FORD,SO THEY KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM TOO. I THINK IT SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A 1996 STERING WHEEL OR HORN BUTTOM ASSEMBLY AND THE HORN NEEDS TO BE MUCH LOUDER. *AK

TIRE SUDDENLY LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE AND SIDEWALLS DETACHED FROM FACE OF TIRE. PRESSURE WAS CHECKED APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS PRIOR. I WAS ENROUTE TO EMERGENCY CALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 255/70/R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/R15 )

SEVERE FRONT END NOISE IS CAUSED BY THE LOWER ARMS AND THE STEERING IS OFF. RUBBER BOOTY IS TORN AND THE FRONT END MAKES LOUD "POP" WHEN STEERING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH THE CAR SINCE PURCHASED AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS WERE THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAD A GARAGE LOOK AT IT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND OR THR ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY WARRANTY ENDS SOON AND AM WONDERING IF THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS.*AK

THIS CAR HAS MANY FAILURES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY MULTI SERVICE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS REPLACED MULTI SERVICE SWITCH, PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS ABS PROBLEM FOR OVER 3 YEARS. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY MAKE A HORRIFYING GRINDING & RUBBING SOUND. DEALER SAYS THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE. *AK

FORD CROWN VICTORIA HAS HESITATED ON NUMEROUS OCASSIONS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON WHEN EVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. BEEN SERVICED MANY TIMES, STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND WINDSHIELD FAILURE DUE TO STRESS CRACKS IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS ON MY 1995 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX. I AM REPORTING THIS SO THAT IT MAY PREVENT SOMEONE FROM BECOMING INJURED.

CHECK AIR SUSPENSION DASH LIGHT. RIDE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE ALSO IN LINCOLNS. HIGH TEMPRATURE SUSPECT. PLEASE NOTIFY ME. *AK

GAS IS SPILLING OUT OF GAS TANK BETWEEN THE FILLER NECK AND THE FUEL TANK . CONSUMER FEELS THIS MAY CAUSE A FIRE IF SOMETHING IGNITES ON THE GROUND.*AK

BALL JOINT/ PITMAN ARM SEPARATED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING.*AK

FRONT SUSPENSION WAS POPPING AND GETTING TIGHT. BALL JOINTS BROKE INTO TWO PIECES, AND THE FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN, TOTALLY DISABLING THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BALL JOINTS/PITMAN ARM MALFUNCTIONED. WAS NO PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALERSHIP BEFORE PROBLEM HAPPENED. STEERING LINKAGES WERE DEFECTIVE AFTER HAVING VEHICLE CHECKED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 5 TO 10 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF DUE TO BALL JOINTS COMING APART. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

NEED PARTS REPLACED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WORN OUT, AND THE PADS ARE NOT ON THE SPRING PLATE. ORIGINALLY INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. FORD WAS TOLD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. BUT IS NOT INTERESTED IN HEARING THE PROBLEM. *AK.ET.

BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOWS WERE REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE PLASTIC CRADLE GUIDE ON BOTTOM OF GLASS KEPT BREAKING OFF. ALSO, IN NEED OF REPAIRS AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML

THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, DUE TO A FAULTY STRAP/HOOK ON THE MOTORCYCLE CARRIER, LOST ITS MOUNTAIN BIKE. I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME, DESTROYED THE BIKE AND DID SLIGHT DAMAGE TO MY BUMPER. PLEASE TELL ME IF THERE ARE ANY CONTROLS OR RULES FOR THE SAFE MANUFACTURE OF BICYCLE CARRIERS??.....THANK YOU!

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WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40MPH THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AS IF T TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

DESIGN OF BALL JOINTS CAUSES THEM TO NOT HAVE GREASED INSERT WHICH RESULTED IN BALL JOINT FAILING COLLAPSING THE LEFT FRONT END OF VEHICLE AND PUNCTURING THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. NLM

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN TURNED ON. WOULD SOMETIMES GO ON/OFF ON ITS OWN. THE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO THE SWITCH SHORTED OUT. *AK

POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF THREE WINDOWS ON VEHICLE ARE INOPERATIVE. HOWEVER, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO REPAIRS COULD NOT BE DONE. *YC

WHEN IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE (MOIST AIR /DEW) WHEN RUNNING THE WIPERS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN YOU GO TO TURN OFF THE WIPERS THEY MAY STOP IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHEILD OR ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE (A PILLAR) YOU THEN HAVE TO EITHER ATTEMPT TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF FROM HIGH TO LOW TO OFF OR LOW TO OFF TO ATTEMPT TO RETRACT THEM INTO THERE NORMAL POSITION

LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING LANES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR MAKING TIGHT TURNS. CAN ALSO OCCUR WHEN HOLDING STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. VEHICLE WILL HAVE A NOTICEABLE "DRIFT" OR "SHIFT" TO EITHER SIDE, AND SEEMS QUITE DANGEROUS. DEALER FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE (96S45), BUT THAT THIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL 96S45. VISUALL INSPECTION BY MECHANIC VERIFIED THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM, AND THAT THE VEHICLE IS PROBABLY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

MY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS GOING ON. WE HAVE CHANGED THE PFE SENSOR, INSTALLED NEW EGR SENSOR, AND INSTALLED A NEW EGR SELENOID, ALONG WITH CHANGING THE SECOND SENSOR. STILL THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT GOES ON. I KNOW WHEN THE LIGHT GOES ON BECAUSE I CAN FEEL IN WHEN I EXCELERATE. NOW I WILL BE BRING IT TO THE MECHANIC FOR THE 5 TIME NEXT WEEK. THIS EGR HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR POLLUTION, AND IT ALSO EFFECTS MY GAS MILEAGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

REAR EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE CABLE CLIP HAS WORN THROUGH THE CABLE . THIS COULD RESULT IN EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. CABLE IS ALSO RUBBING AGAINST SHOCK ABSORBER CAUSING A WEAR IN A SECOND LOCATION. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CAR VIBRATES AND GEAR SHIFTS AT LOW SPEED. I BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED. TORQUE COVERTER WILL NEED TO BER REPLACED, IF IT CONTINUES

HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE TRANSMISSION CASE RESULTED IN HARD SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION.

BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE FAILED AND REQUIRE REPLACEMENT FOR SAFETY. FORD SATES THEY HAVE RECALLED 1997-1999 FORDS FOR THE SAME DEFECT AND ARE UNSURE ABOUT EXTENDING THE SEFECT RECALL TO 1995. FORD ADMITS THAT BOTH ARMS SHOULD NOT FAIL OR NEED REPLACEMENT.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED THE CLOCK SPRING WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

HEADLAMP LENSES HAVE BECOME WHITE AND SMOKEY LOOKING CAUSING LIGHTING TO BE POOR ON LOW OR HIGH BEAM RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY.

FOUR ALUMINUM RIVETS THAT HOLD MY HOOD TO THE LATCH STRIKER PLATE BROKE CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP AND BREAK WINDSHIELD AND BLINDING DRIVER, RECALL COMPONENT ON HEAVIER SUSPENSION MODELS, VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO SUSPENSION DESIGN.

THE HOOD CAME UP AND BLINDED ME ON THE FREEWAY AT 60MPH. I BELEIVE I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND NOT INJURED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 97V024000, DESCRIBES WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. I BELIEVE THE SAME HOOD LATCH STRIKER DEFECT EXISTS ON 1995 CROWN VICTORIA'S WITHOUT THE POLICE OPTION,BUT IT JUST TAKES LONGER TO SHOW UP. THIS DEFECT SHOWED UP ON MY CAR WITH 96625 MILES OF MOSTLY FREEWAY DRIVING. I SUSPECT IN TIME MANY OTHER STANDARD 1995 CROWN VICTORIA'S WILL BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE FOUR ALUMINIUM RIVETS THAT HOLD THE HOOD STRIKER PLATE TO THE HOOD FATIGUED WITH THE STRESS OF FREEWAY DRIVING, AND CAME OUT WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON THE FREEWAY, RELEASING THE HOOD WHICH CAME UP AND SMASHED MY WINDSHIELD AND BLINDED ME. I AM LUCK TO BE ALIVE AND NOT IN INJURED. *AK

I AM TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THIS VEHICLE WAS USED AS A TAXI/POLICE VEHICLE AND IF ANY RECALL SERVICES WERE PERFORMED ON IT. HYANNIS FORD INC. STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT I SAW MANY LISTED ON THIS SITE, I HAVE QUESTIONS IN REGARDS TO THE SUSPENSION/AIRBAGS/TORQUE CONVERTER,ETC. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME HOW I CAN FIND OUT IF THIS VEHICLE HAS RECALLS ON IT AND IF I CAN GET THE WORK DONE. I HAD IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN I BOUGHT IT, AND I DON'T THINK THE DEALER WILL GIVE ME STRAIGHT ANSWERS. THANKS FOR ANY HELP OR INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME. *AK

SAFETY RECALL 97S63, HOOD STRIKER PLATE REPLACEMENT. FORD SAYS NOT THIS VIN, BUT IT FAILED! *AK

TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO HESITATE, JERK AND LURCH FORWARD AFTER REPAIR OF THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER, UNABLE TO RECTIFY TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAINSTORM. AW

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AW