Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1997 Ford Cvpi

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Steering1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly02I003000
Filed Oct 15, 2002350,000 vehiclesFord Motor Company

Defect. IN ORDER TO ENHANCE POLICE OFFICE SAFETY, MODEL YEAR 1992-2003 CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR (CVPI) VEHICLES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH SHIELDS DESIGNED TO HELP PROTECT THE FUEL TANK IN HIGH-SPEED REAR-IMPACT CRASHES. FORD ALSO WILL BE OFFERING AN OPTIONAL TRUNK PACKAGE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF SHARP-EDGED, HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THESE VEHICLES.

Risk. SOME HIGH-SPEED REAR-IMPACT CRASHES HAVE RESULTED IN FUEL TANK PUNCTURES AND FIRES IN CVPI VEHICLES.

Remedy. FORD HAS ADVISED US THAT SHIELD KITS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE SINCE LATE OCTOBER AND WILL BE INSTALLED ON POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES AT NO COST. THE OPTIONAL TRANK PACKAGE WILL BE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF 2002. FORD HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW WEB SITE AT WWW.CVPI.COM TO ANSWER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAFE USE OF CPVI VEHICLES.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering
Filed Sep 4, 2013207,403 milesOH

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY STEERING GOT REALLY STIFF. I COULD NOT KEEP CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I SLOWED DOWN AND PULLED OVER. I HAD IT TOWED IN AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON THE STEERING COLUMN. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR CAUSE IT WILL NOT LET ME CONTROL THE VEHICLE. I SEE WHERE FORD HAS RECALLED 2005-2011 MODELS SHOULD BE ON BACK. THE MECHANIC SAID IT ITS NOT THE FIRST ONE HE HAS CHANGED AND THEY ARE VERY PRICEY. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
200520200Routine
200417210Routine
200378400Routine
20022100Routine
20011100Routine
20004110Routine
19994100Routine
19983100Routine
1997 — this page1100Routine
19962100Routine
19951100Routine
19941100Routine
19930100Routine
19920100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 15, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.