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1995 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 1995 record →

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 9, 1998FL

TRAMSMISSION HESITATES AND ENGAGES SUDDENLY.

Steering
Filed Oct 6, 1998AR

WHEN COMING OFF HIGHWAY SPEEDS INTO URBAN AREAS, PARTICULARLY IN PARKING LOTS, THE STEERING FAILS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

Steering › LinkagesCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 1, 1998MA

RECALL 96V135000 ; THE PITTMAN ARM WAS NOT LUBRICATED ENOUGH WHICH CAUSED THE BALL JOINTS TO BECOME CORRODED. CALLED MANUFACTURER, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *ML

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Sep 18, 1998PA

CONSUMER CAN'T LOCATE THE HORN BUTTON TO BLOW THE HORN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY DESIGN MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Sep 18, 1998GA

AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE FULLY CAUSING CONSUMERS CHEST TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG CAUSED INJURY TO THE VICTIMS ARM AND ALSO CAUSED THE SEATBELT TO CUT HER STOMACH.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 17, 1998CA

ABS LIGHT SENSOR KEEPS COMING ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP, AND THE CONDITION WOULD RETURN WITHIN A DAY OR AS MUCH AS FOUR DAYS. DEALER KEEPS CHARGING CONSUMER EVERY TIME HE BRINGS THE VEHICLE BACK. *AK

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Sep 9, 1998NV

CONSUMER STATES SIDE WINDOWS DO NOT WORK. *AK CONSUMER STATES ALL THREE WINDOWS ARE NOW INOPERABLE, THE TWO REAR WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL BACK UP.*JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 20, 1998MN

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH VEHICLE STALLS FOR NO REASON. DEALERS HAVE REPLACED EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE WHICH DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 23, 1998MD

CONSUMER IS IN A STOP POSITION , VEHICLE IS ON ,VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE, CAUSING THE THE REAR WHEEL TO SPIN, MAKING SMOKE DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jun 12, 1998MO

THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE WEAR EXCESSIVELY.

Vehicle Speed Control › LinkagesCrash
Filed Jun 9, 1998NJ

AFTER TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 27, 1998MA

ANTI LOCK BRAKES GRIND IN WET WEATHER.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Apr 21, 1998PA

DESIGN/LOCATION OF THE HORN BUTTON CAUSES DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HORN IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Apr 17, 1998PA

FRONT DISC BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED. ALSO REPLACED EMERGENCY BRAKE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Mar 30, 1998UN

LININGS FALL OFF OF SHOES CAUSING LOSS OF EMERGENCY BRAKING.

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Mar 25, 1998FL

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A STRAIGHT ROAD VEHICLE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING AN OBJECT. THE FRONT TIRES COLLIDED WITH NORMAL SIZE CEMENT CURB, CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. DRIVER LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CLASH. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 3, 1998MN

WELDS ON THE FRONT OF VEHICLE ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.

Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 8, 1998TX

ROTORS WARPED CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN BRAKING.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 28, 1997TN

VEHICLE ENGINE HAD TO BE RACED TO GET IT INTO FIRST GEAR.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Nov 18, 1997NC

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED TWICE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 27, 1997MI

(FOUR WHEEL DISC BRAKES). DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER TOTAL LOSS OF ABS CAPABILITIES. RESULTING IN VEHICLE CRASH. *AKTHE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP PROPERLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS DAMP OR WET, AND THE RESPONCE TIME FROM INITIAL BRAKE DEPRESSION TO ACTUAL BRAKING IS TOO LONG. *NLM

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA

FUEL GAUGE AND SENDER ASSEMBLY FAILED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 24, 1997MA

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND LOSE ALL POWER. WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER THE STEERING GOES OUT. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 2, 1997IL

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH VEHICLE STARTED SPUTTERING BEFORE STALLING OUT; HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC & INFORMED A SPRING HAD BROKEN & THE ROD WENT THROUGH ENGINE, CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION. (POLICE INTERCEPTOR). *AK

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed May 28, 1997NY

PASSENGER AIR BAG EMITTED BURST OF INTESNSE HEAT INTO GLOVE BOX DURING DEPLOYMENT, MELTING PLASTIC CONTENTS - CONCERN ARISES BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS A POLICE CRUISER WITH AMMUNITION (NONE DISCHARGED DURING ACCIDENT) STORED IN THE GLOVE BOX.

Exterior Lighting
Filed May 9, 1997LA

LIGHTS DIM WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN SLOWER THAN 40 MPH.

Unknown or Other
Filed Apr 18, 1997NY

CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE OVERDRIVE LIGHT IS NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH TO BE SEEN IN DAYLIGHT.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Apr 16, 1997CA

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING PROBLEM.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Mar 3, 1997MD

OWNER STATES WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT STALLS, CAUSING VIBRATION, THERE MAY BE A FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER, DEALERS CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Jan 16, 1997CA

POLICE VEHICLE, FRONT SUSPENSION, WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED MAKES A LOUD NOISE, WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN OR ON UNEVEN HIGHWAY. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 14, 1997IL

ENGINE FAILED/STALLED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 10, 1997AR

ENGINE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 2, 1997CA

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE WENT OUT AND THE OWNER COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 19, 1996MI

A SUDDEN STOP CAUSED THE A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CONSUMER'S WIFE LOST HER HEARING. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Nov 14, 1996NJ

LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM REPLACED. (1ST VEHICLE ON 511310)

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Nov 14, 1996NJ

LOWER LEFT CONTROL ARM REPLACED. (2ND VEHICLE ON 511309)

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads
Filed Nov 8, 1996GA

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, OVERHEATING, REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS AND PADS, AND CAUSING A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, A LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Oct 16, 1996MS

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT LOWER CONTROL ARM FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK

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

INTERMITTENT STALLING.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Sep 30, 1996OR

THE ABS IS ENGAGING UNEXPECTEDLY AND THE BRAKES DON'T WORK. THIS HAPPENS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. ONE MINOR ACCIDENT ALREADY HAPPENED. *AK

Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Pitman
Filed Sep 26, 1996VA

BEARING IN THE PITMAN ARM OF THE STEERING SYSTEM MAY BECOME EXCESSIVELY WORN ALLOWING THE PITMAN ARM TO SEPARATE FROM THE CENTER LINK OF THE STEERING SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVER WOULD LIKELY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL OF VEHICLE - AS PER RECALL. TWO HOURS AFTER SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT TIME FOR RECALL SERVICE, OWNER WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED BECAUSE THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THE RECALL.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Sep 20, 1996TN

CAMPBELL COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.*AK

Steering › Linkages › Tie Rod Assembly
Filed Sep 12, 1996KS

RIGHT INNER/OUTER TIE RODS LOOSE, CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS.

Steering
Filed Aug 29, 1996FL

WENT DRIVING ABOVE (45) STEERING GOES LIMP, THIS CONDITION LASTED FOR ABOUT (1) SECOND, THEN STEERING COMES BACK. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK.*AK

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Aug 23, 1996DC

TWO BOLTS HOLDING BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO SPINDLE BROKE OFF. ( FIRST VEHICLE ON 601597)

Steering › Linkages › Knuckle › Spindle › Arm
Filed Aug 23, 1996DC

TWO BOLTS HOLDING BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO SPINDLE BROKE OFF. ( SECOND VEHICLE ON 508207)

Steering › Linkages
Filed Aug 13, 1996NY

PITMAN ARM SEPARATING AT JOINT.

Steering
Filed Aug 7, 1996MO

POLICE DEPT EXPERIENCED TROUBLE WITH STEERING OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING, STEERING MAKES POPPING NOISES, SOMETIMES HARD TO STEER WHILE TURNING CORNERS.*AK

Steering › Linkages
Filed Aug 6, 1996PA

PITMAN ARM WORN, CAUSING STEERING FAILURE. *SD

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Aug 1, 1996MS

(POLICE CAR), FAILURE ON THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BRACKET BOLTS. *AK

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