1985 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Electrical System Problems
11 complaints about Electrical System
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
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All Electrical System Complaints (11)
CAR STALLS AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR SPEED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY TWO PIECES OF METAL THAT CONNECT IGNITION SWITCH, AND DO NOT STAY CONNECTED, THAT'S WHY VEHICLE STALLS.*AK IGNITION SWITCH HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *YH
IGNITION MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY COMING INTO TOWN. AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. NO BRAKES/NO POWER STEERING, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DELL'S SERVICE CENTER. SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE AND DISTRIBUTOR PICK UP, AND THEY ARE FORD PARTS.*AK
ENGINE QUIT AND WILL NOT START, HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS AND HASN'T HELPED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CARPORT, AND CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. ALSO, CONSUMER'S HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER VEHICLES CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
CAR WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY THE INGNITION SWITCH. *AK
ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD
PARKED IN GARGE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DESTROYING A SEGMENT OF THE HOUSE. *AK
NOTICED THE HORN BLOWING, THEN NOTICE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON FIRE IN THE STEERING AND DASH AREA, FIRE DEPT SAID ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK
NOTICED THE HORN BLOWING, THEN NOTICE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON FIRE IN THE STEERING AND DASH AREA, FIRE DEPT SAID ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE IT STARTED BUT IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED FROM THE INTERIOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT