1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF A DRIVEWAY ONTO A LOT, THERE WAS A LOUD METAL BRAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT NOTIC...
Mileage: 136,000
#1 - I CONSTANTLY HAVE MY ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DURING 2 INSPECTIONS I RECEIVED A SAFETY/EMISSIONS RECALL PRINTOUT, DEFECT # DR-1209 FOR MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS. BOTH TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THERE'S NO RECALL FOR IT. I JUST NOTICED ON THE NHTSA SITE, THAT RECALLS ONL...
#1 - I CONSTANTLY HAVE MY ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DURING 2 INSPECTIONS I RECEIVED A SAFETY/EMISSIONS RECALL PRINTOUT, DEFECT # DR-1209 FOR MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS. BOTH TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THERE'S NO RECALL FOR IT. I JUST NOTICED ON THE NHTSA SITE, THAT RECALLS ONL...
#1 - I CONSTANTLY HAVE MY ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DURING 2 INSPECTIONS I RECEIVED A SAFETY/EMISSIONS RECALL PRINTOUT, DEFECT # DR-1209 FOR MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS. BOTH TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY CLAIMED THERE'S NO RECALL FOR IT. I JUST NOTICED ON THE NHTSA SITE, THAT RECALLS ONL...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SMALL FRACTURED IN THE MANIFOLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STA...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD HAD FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TEN YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ...
Mileage: 150,000
I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2011 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY WHO SAID, "THE COOLANT LEAK", BUT THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED WHEN I DROVE IT HOME LESS THAN 3 MILES AWAY THE HOOD OF MY CAR WAS SMOKING. AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WITH MY FRIEND WHO DROVE HIS CAR TO ENSURE MY SAFETY, MY CAR BEGA...
Mileage: 35
I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2011 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY WHO SAID, "THE COOLANT LEAK", BUT THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED WHEN I DROVE IT HOME LESS THAN 3 MILES AWAY THE HOOD OF MY CAR WAS SMOKING. AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WITH MY FRIEND WHO DROVE HIS CAR TO ENSURE MY SAFETY, MY CAR BEGA...
Mileage: 35
I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2011 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY WHO SAID, "THE COOLANT LEAK", BUT THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED WHEN I DROVE IT HOME LESS THAN 3 MILES AWAY THE HOOD OF MY CAR WAS SMOKING. AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WITH MY FRIEND WHO DROVE HIS CAR TO ENSURE MY SAFETY, MY CAR BEGA...
Mileage: 35
I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2011 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY WHO SAID, "THE COOLANT LEAK", BUT THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED WHEN I DROVE IT HOME LESS THAN 3 MILES AWAY THE HOOD OF MY CAR WAS SMOKING. AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WITH MY FRIEND WHO DROVE HIS CAR TO ENSURE MY SAFETY, MY CAR BEGA...
Mileage: 35
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TALK TO THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS POSITIONED INCORRECTLY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK THAT A FIRE WOULD OCCUR. (HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY WHAT THE MECHANIC SAID). HE HAD NOT TA...
Mileage: 17,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED OUT OF PLASTIC, WHICH CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. THE ANTI-FREEZE LEAK WAS NOTICED DUE TO THE BURNING CHEMICAL ODOR AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ...
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2004. SHE NOTICED AN ORANGE FLAME UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FIRE QUICKLY ENGULFED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 196...
Mileage: 196,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2004. SHE NOTICED AN ORANGE FLAME UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND THE FIRE QUICKLY ENGULFED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 196...
Mileage: 196,000
1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN AUGUST AND SHE RECEIVED A RECALL IN SEPTEMBER. SHE BELIEVES THAT SHE WASN'T TREATED FAIRLY BY FORD. SHE LOST BOTH CARSEATS, TIRES, BRAKES, AND ROTORS IN THE FIRE. *KB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE BRAKE RESERVOIR CAUGHT FIRE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO FAIL. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK. THE MANUFACTURER AD...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRED FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE SAME DAY AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE CRUISE CONT...
Mileage: 103,582
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE THERMOSTAT STUCK AND BECAME HOT. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT ...
Mileage: 111,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE THERMOSTAT STUCK AND BECAME HOT. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE IT ...
Mileage: 111,000
RECALL AND THEN NO AVAILABLE REPLACEMENT PART FOR 6+ MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE OVER 700 PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT PART! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT TIME. HE HAS BEEN INFORMED EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER THAT THE RECALL PART HAS STILL NOT BEEN RECEIVED. THER...
FORD RECAL NUMBER 05S28 REPLACE FAULTY SPEED CONTROL HARNESS. I RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL DATED AUG OF 2007 AND WENT TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AND THEN THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PREPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT IN STOCK THE RECALL LETTER STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE ...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH HAS NOT YET BEEN DISCONNECTED. HE NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY CONTI...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED BY THE DEALER. FORD STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE UNAVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY OF 2008. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAI...
Mileage: 160,839
MY 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WAS BEING DRIVEN A 7 MILE DRIVE TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY MORNING. THE DRIVER OF MY CAR NOTICED THE CAR WAS GOING VERY FAST, (APPROX. 80 MILES PER HOUR.) THE DRIVER STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. AFTER RIDING THE BRAKE FOR ABOUT 4 MILES, THE PANICKY D...
Mileage: 181,615
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. HE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ON FIRE. HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THE...
Mileage: 99,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED FLAMES RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED A REPORT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEH...
Mileage: 170,000
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR WITH 108000 MILES AND THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD THAT COVERS THE FUEL TANK HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (02I003000): AND (96V135000) FOR STEERING:LINKAGES THAT HAD NOT BEEN FIXED ON HIS VEHICLE. WH...
Mileage: 108,000
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR WITH 108000 MILES AND THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD THAT COVERS THE FUEL TANK HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL (02I003000): AND (96V135000) FOR STEERING:LINKAGES THAT HAD NOT BEEN FIXED ON HIS VEHICLE. WH...
Mileage: 108,000
DEAR SIR OR MADAM: I AM AWARE OF THE FORD CAMPAIGN 05N04 REGARDING THE COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. MY 1996 CROWN VIC FELL TO THIS DEFECT TO ON 11/20/06 WHICH RESULTED IN A NEEDED REPLACEMENT USING THE PRESCRIBED FORD REPAIR KIT. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID THE REPAIR PROGRAM HAD ...
Mileage: 125,204
MY WIFE WHILE TRAVELING TO VISIT HER SON IN A DISTANT CITY, SHE PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER TO CALL HIM, HE LIVED NEARBY. HE CAME TO THE SHOPPING CENTER IN AN EFFORT TO LEAD HER TO HIS RESIDENCE. WHEN LEAVING SHE NOTICED SMOKE AND THOUGHT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION PROVED IT WA...
Mileage: 100,614
MY INTAKE MANIFOLD BEGAN LEAKING APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT,6 MONTHS LATER IT'S LEAKING IN A SECOND LOCATION. *NM
Mileage: 100,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 98V322000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Mileage: 280,000
ON A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED DUE TO A SEVERE CRACK ON THE UNDERSIDE,LOOSING COOLANT AND CAUSING OVER HEATING OF ENGINE AND LEAVING US STRANDED.CAR WAS REPAIRED AT A SHOP WE HAVE USED FOR YEARS AT THE COST OF APPROX $700.00.
Mileage: 92,000
I HAVE A 96 FORD CROWN VIC I DROVE IT HOME FROM WORK FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS THEN I DROVE IT TO TAKE MY SON TO WORK IT STARTED TO OVERHEAT THERE WAS NO INDICATION SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THEN THE TEMP WENT UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE CHANGE THE THERMOSTAT BUT IT STILL IS OVER HEATING A...
Mileage: 59,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT FOR 1996 CROWN VICTORIA INTAKE MANIFOLD. *TS THE CONSUMER PRESENTED HIS BILL TO THE DEALER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THEY INFORMED HIM THAT HE WASN'T ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE IT WASN'T WITH THEIR TIME FRAME. *NM
I HAVE ONE OF THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON A 1996 FORD CROWN VIC THAT CRACKED. I CONTACTED A DEALER IN TULSA AND THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS OUT OF DATE AND WOULD NOT DO THE WORK. IF THEY JUST RECALLED THE PART IN 2004 OR 2005 WHY WOULD IT NOT BE COVERED NOW. *NM
Mileage: 200,100
I FILED A STATEMENT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON JANUARY 26, 2006 WITH THE ORIGINAL REPAIR RECEIPT AND THE DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY REPLY AS OF THIS DATE, I CHECKED WITH THE COMPANY ON FEBRUARY 16 AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BEING REVIEWED. WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO REVIEW? I HAVE THE RECEIPT ...
I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1996 CROWN VICTORIA EARLIER THIS YEAR. I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A LAWSUIT THAT THE COST OF THE MANIFOLD WOULD BE REIMBURSED BY FORD IF THE FINAL SETTLEMENT WAS APPROVED. I HAVE READ THE INFORMATION PROVIDED AND ALTHOUGH FORD KNOWINGLY PUT A FAULTY PART I...
I RECENTLY GOT THE VEHICLE AND ITS ALREADY GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE SIDE AND THE MOTOR IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS THE CAR HAS NOT EVEN REACHED 1500 MILES SINCE I GOT IT AND ITS ALREADY CAUSING ME PROBLEMS. *JB
Mileage: 159,865
I RECENTLY GOT THE VEHICLE AND ITS ALREADY GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE SIDE AND THE MOTOR IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS THE CAR HAS NOT EVEN REACHED 1500 MILES SINCE I GOT IT AND ITS ALREADY CAUSING ME PROBLEMS. *JB
Mileage: 159,865
I RECENTLY GOT THE VEHICLE AND ITS ALREADY GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE SIDE AND THE MOTOR IS GIVING ME PROBLEMS THE CAR HAS NOT EVEN REACHED 1500 MILES SINCE I GOT IT AND ITS ALREADY CAUSING ME PROBLEMS. *JB
Mileage: 159,865
WE PURCHASED A SET OF B.F. GOODRICH RADIAL T/A (P21570S15) TIRES FROM SEARS, WHICH WERE COMPLETELY WORN AND CONSIDERED UNDER THE LEGAL LIMITATIONS AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES OF USE. THE TIRES HAD A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FULLY MAINTAINED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR AND THE TIRES,...
Mileage: 151,000
WE PURCHASED A SET OF B.F. GOODRICH P21570S15 TIRES FROM SEARS, WHICH WERE COMPLETELY WORN AND CONSIDERED UNDER THE LEGAL LIMITATIONS AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES OF USE. THE TIRES HAD A 50,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR FULLY MAINTAINED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE CAR AND THE TIRES, AND WERE TOL...
Mileage: 151,000
PREMATURE? HEADLIGHT PLASTIC CLOUDINESS, AND DECREASED LIGHT TRANSFER. THIS HAPPENED WITH A PREVIOUS MERCURY VEHICLE (1990 SABLE) AND NOW ON 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. HEADLIGHTS WERE EXCELLENT WHEN NEWER, NOW THE CLOUDING OF THE PLASTIC LENSES HAS REDUCED THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIG...
Mileage: 65,000
DT: CONSUMER HAS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. HE COMPLAINED ABOUT A LOWER BALL JOINT PROBLEM. HE FOUND, ON THE INTERNET NHTSA RECALL 98V322000 . HE WENT TO FORD WEB SITE AND ENTERED THE VIN THE WEB SITE SHOWED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO...
Mileage: 88,500
REPLACED RUSTED STEEL BRAKE TUBING ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. *NM
Mileage: 51,873
LEAKING COOLANT FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD. REPLACED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY (VERY EXPENSIVE PARTS AND LABOR) BY PRIVATE MECHANIC (NOT FORD SERVICE). REQUESTED DEALER SERVICE REFUND FOR COVERED REPAIRS. NOT COVERED BY RECALL SO NOTHING WAS DONE BY SERVICE REP. *NM
Mileage: 54,059
WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I HEARD A POP THE ENGINE RAN HOT IMEDIATELY... I LATER FOUND TI TO BE THE INTAKE MAINFOLD FITTING... ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THIS IS COMMON FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE CAR...
DT: 96 FORD CROWN VICTORIA BURNED WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE FOR A PERIOD OF 6 HOURS. ALSO, BURNED HOUSE. FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH THAT WAS ATTACHED TO BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. FIRE DESTROYED CONTENTS OF GARAGE AND HOUSE AS WELL. THIS WAS A POLICE VE...
Mileage: 175,000
METAL BRAKE LINES ALONG DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES.
Mileage: 73,666
1996 FORD CP INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AT THE SEAAM.*MR...MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, NO NOTIFICATION. *AK
Mileage: 46,374
PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1006 FORD CROWN VICTORIA VAILED. CALIFORNIA CLASS ACTION SUIT ALREADY IDENTIFIED PROBLEM. FORD HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY CONSUMERS OF POTENTIAL DANGEROUS DEFECT. SEE - HTTP://WWW.LROLAW.COM/MANIFOLDS.JSP.
Mileage: 128,000
CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD LOST ENGINE COOLANT REPALCED INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH ALUMINUM MANIFOLD I STILL HAVE OLD PART
Mileage: 64,560
I HAVE A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH A 4.6L ENGINE. I BOUGHT IT MARCH 16TH 2005. ON MARCH 17TH 2005 I DROVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME TO WORK. I ACCELERATED TO 70 MPH ON THE US-131. THE INTAKE GAVE OUT AND SMOKED OUT THE ENTIRE HIGHWAY. IT CRACKED ON THE FRONT COOLANT RUNNER OF THE INTAKE MANIFOL...
Mileage: 114,230
PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, FIRE HAZARD; MAJOR ENGINE PARTS MADE OF PLASTIC, NOT MADE TO WITH STAND HIGH HEAT TEMPS. REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD, ONLY AVAILABLE REPLACEMENT IS PLASTIC AS WELL, WHICH WILL CRACK AGAIN!!!!*AK
WHILE AT WORK PERFORMING AN ALTERNATOR TEST ON A 96 CROWN VICTORIA WITH THE 4.6 ENGINE I WAS RUNNING THE ENGINE AT 2000 RPM. THERE WAS A LOUD POP AND THEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FILLED WITH STEAM AND HOT COOLANT. I WAS ALMOST SCALDED, AS I WAS LEANING OVER THE ENGINE TO ACCESS THE THROTTLE LINKA...
Mileage: 78,604
THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS PUMP TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE RUSTED THROUGH WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ALL FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE TWO REAR BRAKE LINES ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. THE LOCATION OF THE FAILURE AND THE EXTENSIVELY RUSTED REAR LINES WAS DIRECTLY UNDER THE MA...
Mileage: 78,786
THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS PUMP TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE RUSTED THROUGH WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ALL FLUID IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THE TWO REAR BRAKE LINES ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. THE LOCATION OF THE FAILURE AND THE EXTENSIVELY RUSTED REAR LINES WAS DIRECTLY UNDER THE MA...
Mileage: 78,786
I OWN A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX, ON AUG. 13TH, 2004 THE CAR OVERHEATED. THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS, IT WAS FOUND THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT FORD ONLY REPAIRED VECHICLES OWNED BY POLICE AND TAXIS. THE COST TO REPAIR THEIR DEFECT IS OVER ...
Mileage: 135,142
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A GROANING SOUND. VEHICLE WAS PARKED PARKED WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT END COLLAPSED. A REPAIR SHOP EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINTS BROKE.*AK UPDATED 11/18/09. *LJ UPDATED 11/19/09.*JB
Mileage: 60,300
REAR STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTED. *AK *NM
Mileage: 50,923
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING COOLANT LEAKED FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK
Mileage: 114,000
INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. ADVISED NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. ADVISED TO RETAIN RECEIPT IF RECALL ISSUED, FORD WOULD REFUND EXPENSE. WAS ADVISED THAT IF I DID NOT HAVE REPAIR MADE AT FORD DEALERSHIP THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY FOR THEIR ENGINEERS TO DOCUMENT AND INVESTIGATE T...
Mileage: 86,660
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WHAT I HEAR ABOUT THE GRAND MARQUIS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK IS RATHER DISTURBING TO ME I AM AWARE NOW THAT THESE CARS ARE CAPABLE OF CATCHING ON FIRE IF HIT FROM BEHIND. I CARRY THREE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING IN "THIS CAR" I HAVE CONTACT...
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WHAT I HEAR ABOUT THE GRAND MARQUIS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK IS RATHER DISTURBING TO ME I AM AWARE NOW THAT THESE CARS ARE CAPABLE OF CATCHING ON FIRE IF HIT FROM BEHIND. I CARRY THREE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING IN "THIS CAR" I HAVE CONTACT...
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WHAT I HEAR ABOUT THE GRAND MARQUIS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK IS RATHER DISTURBING TO ME I AM AWARE NOW THAT THESE CARS ARE CAPABLE OF CATCHING ON FIRE IF HIT FROM BEHIND. I CARRY THREE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING IN "THIS CAR" I HAVE CONTACT...
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WHAT I HEAR ABOUT THE GRAND MARQUIS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK IS RATHER DISTURBING TO ME I AM AWARE NOW THAT THESE CARS ARE CAPABLE OF CATCHING ON FIRE IF HIT FROM BEHIND. I CARRY THREE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING IN "THIS CAR" I HAVE CONTACT...
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WHAT I HEAR ABOUT THE GRAND MARQUIS HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL TANK IS RATHER DISTURBING TO ME I AM AWARE NOW THAT THESE CARS ARE CAPABLE OF CATCHING ON FIRE IF HIT FROM BEHIND. I CARRY THREE SMALL CHILDREN TO SCHOOL EVERY MORNING IN "THIS CAR" I HAVE CONTACT...
I OWN A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA P71 INTERCEPTOR. I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE ENGINE. THE RECALLED PART WAS NOT REPLACED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT PREVIOUSLY OWNED THE VEHICLE, AND NOW IT HAS FAILED 6 MONTHS AFTER THE EXPIRATION LEAVING ME AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, AND RISK OF PERM...
Mileage: 190,162
I OWN A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA P71 INTERCEPTOR. I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE ENGINE. THE RECALLED PART WAS NOT REPLACED BY THE DEPARTMENT THAT PREVIOUSLY OWNED THE VEHICLE, AND NOW IT HAS FAILED 6 MONTHS AFTER THE EXPIRATION LEAVING ME AN UNSAFE VEHICLE, AND RISK OF PERM...
Mileage: 190,162
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. *NLM
Mileage: 124,742
ON 10/31/03, THE ACCELERATOR ON A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA STUCK CAUSING A PROPERTY DAMAGE ACCIDENT WHICH WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY MY DAUGHTER. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN MY SON WAS DRIVING IT ON 11/25/03. MY SON HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL...
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD.*MR (NAR) DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE VENTS. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND LIFTED THE HOOD UP. THE DRIVER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED INSIDE, CAUSING A LEAK. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING THE FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE DRIVER MANAGED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PITMAN ARM BROKE AT THE STEERING LINKAGE. CONSUMER . *AK *NLM
Mileage: 55,848
WHILE OPERATING 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX 4DR SEDAN (140K MILEAGE) ON LOCAL HIGHWAY, UPON STOPPING NOTICED COOLANT SMELL. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER. DIAGNOSED A CRACKED "RESIN" ENGINE INTAKE ON 4.6 LTR V8 AT SEAM UNDER TEMPERTAURE SENSOR BEHIND ALTERNATOR. REPAIRED WITH REPLACEMENT ALUMINUM...
Mileage: 140,009
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HOOD LATCH SNAPPED. HOOD FLEW UP AND SHATTERED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER. *AK
Mileage: 20,300
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. *JB
CONSUMER STATES INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET IS CRACKED, CAUSING COOLANT TO GO INSIDE THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THE FOLLOWING IS A COPY OF THE "INQUIRY/CONCERN" SENT TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY RELATIONSHIP CENTER: THE RIGHT FRONT ELECTRIC WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED ON 2/18/00 AT 42,134 MILES. IT COST ME A $50 DEDUCTIBLE TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE REGULATOR BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE LEFT REAR W...
Mileage: 42,134
COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. DETERIATED FLUID LINE UNDER DRIVER'S DOOR. ALL FLUID WAS DISCHARGED AND WAS LEFT WITHOUT ANY BRAKES AT ALL. SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. *AK REFERENCED IN RQ03-004
THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE MANIFOLD INTAKE. *AK SMOKE COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WAS NO WATER(WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE INSULATION),...
Mileage: 79,861
A ARM BRACKET WHICH IS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS BROKEN. CONSUMER DISCOVERED IT WHEN SHE HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE NOISE OUT. AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE MECHANIC ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR BECAUSE IT LOOKED AS A MANUF...
BRAKES FAILED. DRIVER NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO GET THE CAR BACK TO OUR RESIDENCE. A REVIEW OF THE BRAKE LINES SHOWED CORROSION AND LEAKAGE IN THE BRAKE LINE ONLY. ALL OF THE OTHER LINES AND THE UNDER CARRIAGE SHOW NO CORROSION AT ALL. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF A DEFECT IN TH...
Mileage: 29,510
THE ENGINE MANIFOLD CRACKED. *JB
I PURCHASED A USED 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA FROM CAL WORTHINGTON FORD IN ALASKA A LITTLE LESS THAN THREE YEARS AGO. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, I ALSO PURCHASED A PREMIUM WARRANTY POLICY AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS HEATED REAR-VIEW MIRRORS. A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO...
Mileage: 31,000
THE FUEL TANK HAD NO SHIELD BEHIND IT, IF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM BEHIND IT COULD CATCH FIRE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE RECALL ONLY RELATED TO POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLE'S. *JB
Mileage: 146,000
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK WHICH COULD GET ONTO WIRING AND CAUSE A FIRE, OR ENGINE OVER HEATING WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE. FORD HAS A RECALL ON POLICE CARS AND TAXI'S BUT NOT REGULAR CROWN VICTORIA'S.*JB
Mileage: 131,300
THE VEHICLE IS A POLICE INTERCEPTOR MODEL. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING RECALL 02I003000 AND THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT PERFORM THE RECALL BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE FLEET OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES. TS SCC
THERE HAS BEEN 3 DEATHS AND 1 CRITICAL INJURY WITHIN THE ARIZONA LAW ENFORCEMENT, REGARDING THE FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE CRUISER'S, THE DESIGN AND PLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK HAS BEEN KNOWN TO CATCH ON FIRE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A REAR SIDE IMPACT COLLISION.*JB *TT
CONSUMER STATED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS RECALL #021003000 FUEL TANK/POLICE VEHICLE. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN# WAS NOT INCLUDED. TS
INTAKE MANIFOLD CROSSOVER, AS I ACCELERATED THE CROSSOVER ON THE MANIFOLD RUPTURED, BURSTING, MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF COOLANT TO BE EXPELLED , CAUSING SEVERE FOGGING IN THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF CAR, COOLANT ON HIGHWAY INTERSTATE, CREATING A SLICK SURFACE TO OTHER MOTORIST. AFTER CONTACTING AND SURVE...
CONSUMER STATED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL#98V322000 LOWER CONTROL ARM. DEALER NOTIFIED TS
CONSUMER STATES THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, FLASHER LIGHTS ARE WORKING PROPERLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THAT HOOD FLEW UP IMPAIRING VISABILITY. TS
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING 50MPH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED.*JB CONSUMER STATED THAT SUDDEN FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS ON RECALL, BUT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. *YH
THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THESE 4.6L ENGINES CRACK CAUSING LOST COOLANT. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REPLACES THEM UP TO 6 OR 7 YEARS ON T-BIRDS, MUSTANGS, AND POLICE CARS AND TAXI'S. NOT REGULAR CROWN VICS, GRAND MARQUE'S AND TOWN CARS. WHY. THE REPLACEMENT YOU BUY IS INPROVED WITH ALUMINUM COOLING...
I WROTE TO THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY CALLED ME AND SAID THAT SINCE THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY CAR, THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIRS. I CHECKED WITH MY DEALER AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT FORD HAD MADE SELECTIVE RECALLS OF CROWN VICTORIAS, COUGARS...
I WAS FORCED TO STAY AT A HOTEL OVERNIGHT UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE CAR WAS REPAIRED WITH A REPLACEMENT MANIFOLD MADE OF METAL BY FORD. THE HOTEL BILL CAME TO $220.
CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THERE WAS LOSS OF COOLANT WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT, RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURIES TO DRIVER.*AK *JG
FRAME RUSTED OUT AFTER 5 YEARS NEXT TO TORQUE BOX---SOUTH BEND INDIANA POLICE PULLED 68 OF THEIR SQUAD CARS OUT OF SERVICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM
IN 4-1999 A RECALL OWNER LETTER WAS SENT TO ALL FORD DEALERS IN REGARD TO FATIGUE CRACKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS USED ON THE 4.6 L SCHC ENGINES. THE RECALL IS FOR 1996-1998 CROWN VICTORIA TAXIS AND I FEEL SINCE I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY INTAKE MANIFOLD I SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR THE REPAIR. FOR...
AS THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, THE SIGNAL LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE DEALER DETERMINED THEY SHORTED OUT.*AK *TS *JB
Mileage: 78,000
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND DEALER CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. I FOUND PREVIOUS OWNER AND HE STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY CAME ON AND HIS MECHANIC NEVER FOUND THE PROBLEM EITHER. IT HAS COME ON FOR THE 5TH TIME AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR LESS THAN 4 MONTHS!!!!! PREVIOUS OWNE...
HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE REQUIRED BEFORE A RECALL IS ISSUED, FORCING A MANUFACTURER TO MAKE REPAIRS FOR A MANUFACTURER TO MAKE REPAIRS FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ? ON YOUR SITE, THERE ARE 24 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME COOLANT LEAKING PROBLEM WITH THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON FORD'S 4.6L ENGINES. WHY...
WHILE DRIVING INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING ANTI FREEZE, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND DEALER WASNOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
THIS COMPONENT IS HISTORICALLY MADE FROM CAST IRON OR ALUMINUM. THE WATER CHAMBER BLEW OUT BECAUSE IT WAS MADE FROM PLASTIC. IT CAUSED EXCESS VAPOR TO COME FROM HOOD. FAILURE WAS CATASTROPHIC AND WITH NO WARNING. ENGINE OVERHEATED IMMEDIATELY. THE PARTS PERSON AT THE DEALER NOW PERFORMING THE SERVIC...
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A NOISE/PULLED OVER, AND ANTI FREEZE HAD LEAKED OUT DUE TO A BROKEN INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT, AND CONSUMER COULD SMELL ANTIFREEZE BURNING SMELL. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A CRACKED MANIFOLD BEHIND ALTERNATER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT, AND CONSUMER COULD SMELL ANTIFREEZE BURNING SMELL. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS A CRACKED MANIFOLD BEHIND ALTERNATER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THERE IS A STRONG ANTIFREEZE SMELL WHILE DRIVING, THEN, POWER STEERING STARTED SLIPPING. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK CONSUMER STATES WHEN PULLING OVER, THE ENGINE WAS STEAMING FROM A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD JUST BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR, ENGINE C...
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED NEAR THE THERMOSTAT AND ALL THE COOLANT LEAKED OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO OVERHEAT. TOOK IT TO RANDALL NOE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. AT THAT TIME I TOLD THEM IT SOUNDED LIKE A DESIGN DEFECT. THEY SAID THEY HAD SEEN A LOT OF FAILURES ...
HAVING PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES CONSTANTLY RUBBING AND CAUSING BRAKE LINE TO FAIL. *AK REFERENCED IN RQ03-004
THEIR HAVE BEEN 3 VIN# RECALLED POLICE CARS,TOW TRUCK DRIVER NEW WHEN I TOLD HIM WHAT PART HAD FAILED INTAKE MANIFOLD. NEW MANIFOLD FRONT PART IS NOW MADE OF METAL. THIS A MANUFACTOR PROBLEM NOT A DEALER PROBLEM. A MAN CAME UP TO ME AND ASKED IF I HAD A PROBLEM WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD HIS HAD DONE THE ...
MY ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS OUT VIA A CRACKED MANIFOLD INTAKE. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, AND HAS DAMAGED THE ALTERNATOR WITH LEAKING COOLANT. *AK
MY ENGINE COOLANT LEAKS OUT VIA A CRACKED MANIFOLD INTAKE. IT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT, AND HAS DAMAGED THE ALTERNATOR WITH LEAKING COOLANT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD OR DURING A TURN, VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, VEHICLE HAS CRASHED INTO A CURB DAMAGING TIRES AND RIMS, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. *SLC
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BATTERY FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, ALL DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, AND DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. *SLC
RECALL 01 F 025 000/INTAKE MANIFOLD; INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK, AND ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN.FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS WHEN MAKING SLOW TURNS. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES, CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
A CORNER SEAL FOR INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKING, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 01F025000. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE HEARD NOISE. CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN FRONT OF THE MANIFOLD, IT LEAKED COOLENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TURNING IGNITION ON AND VEHICLE EXPLODED. ENGINE OF WAS DESTROYED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY CONSUMER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED DUE TO BEING MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. THIS CAUSED COOLANT FLUID TO LEAK ONTO ALTERNATOR AND MOTOR. STEAM WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TEMPERATURE GAUGE HAD SHOWN VEHICLE RUNNING HOT WHILE DRIVING. *AK *JB
MY INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, AND ACCORDING TO FORD (SERVICE CENTER REP) AND MY MECHANIC THIS PART IS UNDER RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE WHO I CONTACT FOR REIMBURSEMENT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED AND FLUID WAS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEAR DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN AND MILEAGE OVER THE WARRANTY.*AK VEHICLE WAS H...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ENGINE STALLED AND FLUID WAS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM. THEN, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEAR DEALER, WHERE THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON INTAKE MANIFOLD. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN AND MILEAGE OVER THE WARRANTY.*AK VEHICLE WAS H...
THE FIRST TIME WE EXPERIENCED THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WAS WHEN THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SHOW UP. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO NEARST FORD DEALAR SERVICE DEPT. (PURVIS FORD IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. THEY PLACE THE AUTOMOBILE UNDER A DIAGNOSIS TEST AND TOLD US THEY HAD TO REPLACE A MASS AIRFLO...
THE FIRST TIME WE EXPERIENCED THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WAS WHEN THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SHOW UP. WE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO NEARST FORD DEALAR SERVICE DEPT. (PURVIS FORD IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. THEY PLACE THE AUTOMOBILE UNDER A DIAGNOSIS TEST AND TOLD US THEY HAD TO REPLACE A MASS AIRFLO...
WHEN I ENTERED MY VEHICLE AND STARTED IT I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE. THE SELECTOR LEVER JUST HUNTED BUT COULD NOT FIND THE PROPER GEAR. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP: JIM JENNINGS TRANSMISSIONS, 601 EASTERN BLVD., ESSEX, MD, 21221, 410-686-6700. THEY ...
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED, ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK AND SPRAY INTO ALTERNATOR AND DESTROY IT. MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK ALSO OVERHEATING CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, WHEN THE MANIFOLD LEAKED OUT ALL THE COOLANT, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF IT, BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR DOES NOT REGI...
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED, ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK AND SPRAY INTO ALTERNATOR AND DESTROY IT. MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK ALSO OVERHEATING CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, WHEN THE MANIFOLD LEAKED OUT ALL THE COOLANT, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF IT, BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR DOES NOT REGI...
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED, ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK AND SPRAY INTO ALTERNATOR AND DESTROY IT. MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK ALSO OVERHEATING CAUSED TRANSMISSION TO FAIL, WHEN THE MANIFOLD LEAKED OUT ALL THE COOLANT, THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF IT, BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR DOES NOT REGI...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS CONSUMER NOTICED A RATTLE AND SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED ALL RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED TO GROUND. TOOK CAR TO FORD, AND THEY SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED, AND WHOLE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS CONSUMER NOTICED A RATTLE AND SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE. PULLED OVER AND NOTICED ALL RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED TO GROUND. TOOK CAR TO FORD, AND THEY SAID INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED, AND WHOLE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 45MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WAS IN PROCESS OF PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE NOTICED THAT VAPOR TRAIL STEAM AND ANTI FREEZE COOLANT WAS PURING ONTO THE ENGINE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS MADE...
I HAD MY 1996 CROWN VICTORIA IN FOR ITS' REGULAR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. MY MECHANIC (WHOM I HAVE BEEN GOING TO FOR 15 YEARS) DISCOVERED THE COOLANT WAS LOW. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION; THE MANIFOLD WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK IN IT AND WAS SLOWLY LEAKING OUT COOLANT. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL FORD PART ...
THE ARIZONA DEPT PUBLIC SAFETY & PHOENIX POLICE DEPT ARE REPORTING HIGH OCCURENCES OF FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH REAR-END COLLISION OF THE CROWN VICTORIA VEHICLES, AN OFFICER WAS KILLED WHEN HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND BURST INTO FLAMES, THE OFFICER WAS STOPPED AT A COLLISION SCENE AND THE OTH...
THE ARIZONA DEPT PUBLIC SAFETY & PHOENIX POLICE DEPT ARE REPORTING HIGH OCCURENCES OF FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH REAR-END COLLISION OF THE CROWN VICTORIA VEHICLES, AS THE POLICE OFFICER HAD JUST BEGUN TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND BURST INTO FLAMES, THE OFFICER S...
THE ARIZONA DEPT PUBLIC SAFETY & PHOENIX POLICE DEPT ARE REPORTING HIGH OCCURENCES OF FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH REAR-END COLLISION OF THE CROWN VICTORIA VEHICLES, AS THE POLICE OFFICER HAD JUST BEGUN TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT, HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND BURST INTO FLAMES, THE OFFICER S...
INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEWOUT. FORD HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM FOR THIS, BUT WILL NOT COVER THIS VEHICLE.*AK
4.6L ENGINE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK LEAKING HOT COOLANT.*AK
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, LEAKING COOLANT. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A FLEET VEHICLE (REFER TO FORD PROGRAM #01M02).*AK
WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP, CAR OVER HEATED. CONSUMER LATER NOTICED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP, CAR OVER HEATED. CONSUMER LATER NOTICED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED.*AK
DEFECTIVE TIRES CAUSED THE FLOORBOARD TO VIBRATE AND THE VEHICLE TO SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRES NOW THE VIBRATION AND SHIMMY HAS CEASED (MICHELIN P215-60RX15). NLM
4.6L ENGINE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK LEAKING HOT COOLANT. *AK
THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL OF OUR 1995-1997 CROWN CROWN VICTORIAS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED (TIE RODS, CONTROL ARMS). *MJS
FRONT SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE FAILED (TIE RODS, CONTROL ARMS). *MJS
ON 10/26/2000, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING UP AND DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THESE PROBLEMS WERE SOLVED. HOWEVER, A NEW PROBLEM APPEARED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD....
ON 10/26/2000, THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING UP AND DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THESE PROBLEMS WERE SOLVED. HOWEVER, A NEW PROBLEM APPEARED. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. IT HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD....
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND COOLANTS WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IT WAS ALMOST INPOSSIBLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CRACKED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FORD WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON THE POLICE VEHICLES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND COOLANTS WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IT WAS ALMOST INPOSSIBLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE. LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE CRACKED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT FORD WAS FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON THE POLICE VEHICLES. *AK
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN LOW IDLE ENGINE WOULD STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT & WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. HAD AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. *AK
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN LOW IDLE ENGINE WOULD STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT & WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. HAD AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. *AK
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN LOW IDLE ENGINE WOULD STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT & WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. HAD AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. *AK
WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS IN LOW IDLE ENGINE WOULD STALL. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT & WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES & MECHANIC CAN NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. HAD AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED DUE TO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. *AK
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS MALFUNCTIONED WHICH CAUSED ANTI FREEZE TO LEAK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
MANIFOLD PIPE IS CRACKED, IT IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND WATER IS LEAKING OUT, AND VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CONSUMSER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
PARKING BRAKE: THE LINING ON THE PARKING BRAKES (DRIVER SIDE) WAS SEPARATED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN APPLIED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DISK/DRUM COMBINATION OF THE REAR ROTORS IS THAT DURING BRAKES INSPECTIONS THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BE OVERLOOK. IF THE BRAKE LINING WERE TO SEPARATE W...
THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL RELEASE THE IGNITION KEY BEFORE IT IS IN THE PROPER OFF POSITION. AT TIMES THERE IS A WARNING SOUND AND OTHER TIMES THERE IS NONE. WITH THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED BEFORE THE OFF POSITION IT WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED WITHOUT A KEY. THIS PRESENTS TWO RISKS: ONE - THE CAR ...
PARKING BRAKE: THE LINING ON THE PARKING BRAKES (DRIVER SIDE) WAS SEPARATED AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN APPLIED. THE PROBLEM WITH THE DISK/DRUM COMBINATION OF THE REAR ROTORS IS THAT DURING BRAKES INSPECTIONS THE PARKING BRAKE CAN BE OVERLOOK. IF THE BRAKE LINING WERE TO SEPARATE W...
THE IGNITION SWITCH WILL RELEASE THE IGNITION KEY BEFORE IT IS IN THE PROPER OFF POSITION. AT TIMES THERE IS A WARNING SOUND AND OTHER TIMES THERE IS NONE. WITH THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED BEFORE THE OFF POSITION IT WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO BE STARTED WITHOUT A KEY. THIS PRESENTS TWO RISKS: ONE - THE CAR ...
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE 1996 CROWN VICTORIA IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC. I BEGAN NOTICING AN "ANTIFREEZE SMELL" SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY ISOLATED. EVIDENTLY, THE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND WOULD NOT OPEN UP UNTIL THE ENGINE REACHED A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE. THEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE ...
VEH. # 1, "WIFE'S CAR-1996 FORD CV WITH A 4.6 LTR. 281CU ENGINE SUFFERED A CRACKED PLASTIC MANIFOLD IN APRIL OF 2000 WHILE ENROUTE TO WORK. VEHICLE HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. COST OF REPAIR WAS $839.00 . FORD SHOP SAID THAT CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. VEH. NO. 2, "HUSBANDS CAR" SUSTAINED A CRACKED PLA...
VEH. # 1, "WIFE'S CAR-1996 FORD CV WITH A 4.6 LTR. 281CU ENGINE SUFFERED A CRACKED PLASTIC MANIFOLD IN APRIL OF 2000 WHILE ENROUTE TO WORK. VEHICLE HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. COST OF REPAIR WAS $839.00 . FORD SHOP SAID THAT CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. VEH. NO. 2, "HUSBANDS CAR" SUSTAINED A CRACKED PLA...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH AND MAKING A SHARP TURN ON A CITY STREET ENGINE STALLLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.HAD NOT HAPPENED AGAIN SINCE THIS DATE.*AK VEHICLE STALLED 2 MORE TIMES SINCE SEP 2000
NO SUMMARY
BRAKES WERE VIBRATING VERY LOUD, CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT BRAKES WERE GOING TO QUIT.*AK THE FRONT DISC ROTORS FAILURE AND FRONT ROTORS PULSATING WAS THE CAUSE FOR LOUD VIBRATION OF BRAKES. THE PROBLEM REOCCORED DUE TO BRAKE PAD FAILURE. *YH
CITY OF PENSACOLA POLICE VEHICLE A 1996 CROWN VICTORIA, UNIT 842, CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHILE PARKED UNDER A CARPORT DAMAGING THE RENTED MOBILE HOME AND TOTALLING THE VEHICLE. OUR JOFFICER WAS ASLEEP AT THE TIME AND WAS AWAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WA...
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MAKING A TURN ON A SMOOTH CURVE, VEHICLE JUST STRAIGHTENED OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. PITMAN ARM AND CONTROL ARM WERE RELACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MAKING A TURN ON A SMOOTH CURVE, VEHICLE JUST STRAIGHTENED OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. PITMAN ARM AND CONTROL ARM WERE RELACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK
DEFECT IN DESIGN CAUSED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD TO FAIL, MANIFOLD IS CONSTRUCTED OF PLASTIC WHICH IS TOO WEAK OF A MATERIAL. YH
COOLING SYSTEM IS LEAKING. YH
OIL PAN EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH SEVERE RUST AND CORROSION WHICH CAUSING OILS LEAKAGES. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME.*AK
OUR POLICE OFFICER PARKED HIS POLICE UNIT # 842 A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA UNDER HIS CAR PORT AREA AFTER COMPLETING HIS SHIFT AND WAS ASLEEP AT THE TIME HIS NEIGHBOR ALERTED HIM THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE WITH FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ATEMPTS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH EXTINGUISHER WERE ...
INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD A CRACK IN THE MOLD LINE, CAUSING A COOLANT LEAK. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CABLE THAT CONTROLS WINDOW MOVEMENT BECAME FRAYED, THEN BROKE ATTACHMENTS TO WINDOW THROUGH OVERSTRESSING
VEHICLE SHIFTED TO REVERSE AT HWY SPEED,LOCKING REAR WHEELS CAUSING ACCIDENT. *AK
PRIOR TO RECALL (97V-024) THE LATCH ON THE HOOD RELEASED AND SLAMMED INTO THE VEHIICLE'S WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT JEROME T. LINNEN,JR). YH
BRAKE LINE FOWARD OF REAR AXLE AND ABOVE FUEL FILTER RUBS ON CAR BODY RESULTING IN A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE
BRAKE LINE FOWARD OF REAR AXLE AND ABOVE FUEL FILTER RUBS ON CAR BODY RESULTING IN A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE
BRAKE LINE FOWARD OF REAR AXLE AND ABOVE FUEL FILTER RUBS ON CAR BODY RESULTING IN A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE
BRAKE LINE FOWARD OF REAR AXLE AND ABOVE FUEL FILTER RUBS ON CAR BODY RESULTING IN A HOLE IN BRAKE LINE
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK CONSUMER WALKED BEHIND VEHICLE AND VEHICLE SHIFTED ON ITS OWN INTO REVERSE, STRIKING THE CONSUMER WITH THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR WHICH WAS OPEN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER TRY TO START VEHICLE, BUT IT COULDN'T START. ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE NEXT DAY CONSUMER TRY TO START VEHICLE, BUT IT COULDN'T START. ENGINE HAD BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM STILL EXITS. *AK
ENGINE ROCKER ARM WAS REPLACED. ALSO, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND TREMBLING WHEN HE DROVE VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE ROCKER ARM WAS REPLACED. ALSO, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SHAKING AND TREMBLING WHEN HE DROVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE USING HIGH BEAMS IN RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
OFFICER WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON SUMMIT AVE E AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH. AT THE INTERSECTION OF SUMMIT AND E. HARRISON ST, THE OFFICER SLOWED TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION AND TO NEGOTIATE HER PATROL VEHICLE AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. THE OFFICER NEGOTIATED HER VEHICLE AROUND THE CIRCLE. NORTH OF TH...
OFFICER WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON SUMMIT AVE E AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH. AT THE INTERSECTION OF SUMMIT AND E. HARRISON ST, THE OFFICER SLOWED TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION AND TO NEGOTIATE HER PATROL VEHICLE AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. THE OFFICER NEGOTIATED HER VEHICLE AROUND THE CIRCLE. NORTH OF TH...
THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN MY CAR IS NO LONGER RED BUT A MUDDY COLOR. THE CLUTCH PLATES ARE CHUDDERING WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS INTO OVER DRIVE AND LOCK UP,ONCE THE CAR SHIFTS THE TRANSMISSION IS IN AND OUT ALL THE TIME.
IT GETS TOO HOT BECAUSE OF CATALIC CONVERTER RIGHT UNDER DRIVER SEAT. LACK OF PROPER INSULATION.
OFFICER WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON SUMMIT AVE E AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH. AT THE INTERSECTION OF SUMMIT AND E. HARRISON ST, THE OFFICER SLOWED TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION AND TO NEGOTIATE HER PATROL VEHICLE AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. THE OFFICER NEGOTIATED HER VEHICLE AROUND THE CIRCLE. NORTH OF TH...
OFFICER WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON SUMMIT AVE E AT APPROXIMATELY 30-35MPH. AT THE INTERSECTION OF SUMMIT AND E. HARRISON ST, THE OFFICER SLOWED TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION AND TO NEGOTIATE HER PATROL VEHICLE AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE. THE OFFICER NEGOTIATED HER VEHICLE AROUND THE CIRCLE. NORTH OF TH...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. WINDSHIELDWIPERS STOPPED WORKING IN MIDDLE OF A DOWNPOUR. HAD TO STOP VEHICLE & GET OUT & JIGGLE WIPERS TO GET THEM WORKING AGAIN. THIS CAUSED HAVOC WITH THE DRIVER'S VISIBILIT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT. *AK
LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING QUICK LANE CHANGES OR MAKING SHARP TURNS. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
FIRE OCCURRED 6 HRS AFTER PARKING. DOES CROWN VIC USE SAME SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH AS LINCOLNS? I UNDERSTAND THE LINCOLN TOWN CARS HAVE A RECALL FOR FIRES LIKE THIS.
THE ABOVE MENTIONED CAR WAS TRADED IN AT A LOSE TO US, WE NOW OWN A 97 TAURUS WITH NO PROBLEMS. FORD WAS CONTACTED, BUT THEY DID NOT SEEM TO CARE, WE DEPLETED OUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT OF $2000.00 IN A MONTH ON THIS CAR. THE DEALER HASSELED US, BUT EVENTUALLY ATE THE COST TO FIX THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIF...
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT UNDER THE HOOD IN THE AREA OF THE POWER DISTRIBITOR BOX CAUSED AN FIRE THAT TOTALED THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
AREA NEAR POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX (A/K/A ENGINE FUSE COMPARTMENT) STARTED FIRE WITH ELECTRICAL SHORT. CAR WAS ONLY DRIVEN 4 MINUTES AT LOW RESIDENTIAL SPEEDS. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OF OFFICERS HOME. 2 MINUTES LATER RAGING FIRE. CAR WAS TOTALLED. SATELLITE BEACH FIRE MARSHALL, LT. ABERNATHY PHONE 407...
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE CONTROL ARM BROKE. OWNER HAS HAD VEHICLE REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *YH
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
STRESS CRACK OF THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSED THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT SECURE TO BREAK RESULTING IN THE SEAT TO BE UNSTABLE AND LURCH BACKWARDS.
THE INTAKE MANIFIOLD CRACKED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO KEEP RUNNING OUT, THAT CRACK SUCKED IN SO MUCH AIR, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO STEAM AND THEN CAUSING MY ENGINE TO SEIZE UP. ALSO THE COOLANT WAS POURING ONTO THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING IT TO GO BAD. FORD WILL NOT COVER ONE SINGLE BIT OF THEIR DEFECT. TH...
THE VEHICLE HAS MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED AND THEY STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS WITH CORRECT DATES, TIMES, MILEAGES, AND ETC. OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAIL YOU COPIES OF EVERYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. // ...
THE VEHICLE HAS MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED AND THEY STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS WITH CORRECT DATES, TIMES, MILEAGES, AND ETC. OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAIL YOU COPIES OF EVERYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. // ...
THE VEHICLE HAS MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED AND THEY STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS WITH CORRECT DATES, TIMES, MILEAGES, AND ETC. OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAIL YOU COPIES OF EVERYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. // ...
THE VEHICLE HAS MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED AND THEY STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS WITH CORRECT DATES, TIMES, MILEAGES, AND ETC. OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAIL YOU COPIES OF EVERYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. // ...
THE VEHICLE HAS MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED AND THEY STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS WITH CORRECT DATES, TIMES, MILEAGES, AND ETC. OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAIL YOU COPIES OF EVERYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. // ...
THE VEHICLE HAS MANY MORE PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT LISTED AND THEY STARTED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE. I HAVE ALL THE RECORDS WITH CORRECT DATES, TIMES, MILEAGES, AND ETC. OF ALL THE PROBLEMS. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO MAIL YOU COPIES OF EVERYTHING ABOUT MY VEHICLE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. // ...
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SPEEDOMETER OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO REGISTER SPEED WHEN STARTING FROM STANDING STOP.WHEN THIS OCCURS IT USUALLY RETURNS THE SPEED READ-OUT WHEN APPROX. 35 MPH IS REACHED.FORD TESTED CAR BY DRIVING ON ROAD FOR 3 MILES. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS , WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY.SOMETIMES CONSUMER HAS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE RAIN STOPS IN ORDER FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED,DEALER REFUSED RECALL REPAIRS DUE TO MILAGE.
POLICE CRUISER: WHEN TURNING CORNERS, THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN. WOULD HAVE TO FORCE IT MANUALLY, TO ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS MAKES IT HARD TO DRIVE OR CONTROL VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROIMATELY. 40 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL EVEN THOUGH A RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING THAT DEFECT IN LATE JAN OF 1999. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME--ID#-IE-98-040, THE VIN# OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. CONSUMER'S OFFERING TO SEND PART(S) TO (ODI) IF WE WOULD LIKE, PLEASE CALL. FORD HAS OFFERED TO TAKE PARTS BACK TO MI. TO LOO...
THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT WAS WORE TO THE POINT OF POSSIBLE SEPERATION, THERE WAS A RECALL ON OR 1998 CROWN VIC , BUT THE RECALL WAS NOT MADE FOR THE 1996 AND THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM
PROBLEM INVOLVES NHTSA RECALLS 98I001000 AND 98V322000. DEALER AND FORD SAY MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF HAVING MY STEERING CONTROL FAIL, OR HAVING MY BRAKES FAIL. PLEASE HELP. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN EXTREMELY LONG SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND....
PROBLEM INVOLVES NHTSA RECALLS 98I001000 AND 98V322000. DEALER AND FORD SAY MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF HAVING MY STEERING CONTROL FAIL, OR HAVING MY BRAKES FAIL. PLEASE HELP. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN EXTREMELY LONG SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND....
PROBLEM INVOLVES NHTSA RECALLS 98I001000 AND 98V322000. DEALER AND FORD SAY MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF HAVING MY STEERING CONTROL FAIL, OR HAVING MY BRAKES FAIL. PLEASE HELP. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN EXTREMELY LONG SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND....
PROBLEM INVOLVES NHTSA RECALLS 98I001000 AND 98V322000. DEALER AND FORD SAY MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. I DO NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF HAVING MY STEERING CONTROL FAIL, OR HAVING MY BRAKES FAIL. PLEASE HELP. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION HAS AN EXTREMELY LONG SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND....
WE HAVE A 1996 CROWN VICTORIA WITH 58000 MILES. ONE OF THE SWITCHES UNDER
STEERING LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RETURN.
STEERING LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RETURN.
STEERING LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RETURN.
STEERING LOKS UP AND WILL NOT RETURN. *AK
STEERING LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RETURN. *AK
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE IT BURST INTO FIRE. THE CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE SIGNS OF A SHORT UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER BY THE TRAILER WIRES, A F...
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE IT BURST INTO FIRE. THE CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE SIGNS OF A SHORT UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER BY THE TRAILER WIRES, A F...
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL WIRING. VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 24 HOURS BEFORE IT BURST INTO FIRE. THE CONSUMER PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THERE WERE SIGNS OF A SHORT UNDER THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER BY THE TRAILER WIRES, A F...
ON 06/05/1996 EVENING SHIFT LT. C. DAVIS WAS DRIVING VEHICLE #102, A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE PACKAGE SEDAN. WAS COMING TO A STOP ON CITY STREET WHEN LF BALL JOINT NUT CAME OFF. LF SUSPENSION CAME LOOSE AND VEHICLE LANDED ON PAVEMENT. CALLED WRECKER SERVICE HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO VEHICLE SERVIC...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN STEERING LOCKED UP AND HE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, AND STARTED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD WHEN STEERING LOCKED UP AND HE COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, AND STARTED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT.TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES, BUT THEY DID NOT WORK. *AK
CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES FOR GAS VAPORS INSIDE THE CAR, THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACE A GAS LINE O-RING BUT THAT DID NOT HELP.I WILL BE SENDING IT BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT ANY SPEED AND HAS DONE IT FOUR TIMES, AND THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ...
CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 2 TIMES FOR GAS VAPORS INSIDE THE CAR, THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACE A GAS LINE O-RING BUT THAT DID NOT HELP.I WILL BE SENDING IT BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. THE CAR ENGINE SHUTS DOWN AT ANY SPEED AND HAS DONE IT FOUR TIMES, AND THIS WILL BE THE SECOND ...
CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES.
COMPUTER SYSTEM DESIGN COULD RESULT IN FAILURE AT THE YEAR 2,000.
THE STEERING COLUMN HAS DETERIORATED WHILE MAKING A TURN.THE WHEEL DOES NOT RETURN, AND IT STARTED LOCKING UP, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO STRAIGHTEN THE WHEEL. THIS IS A POLICE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ROLLS BACKWARD AFTER RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL, DUE TO DESIGN.
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF THE YARD AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN, CAN HEAR A POPPING NOISE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND PARKING THE HOOD LATCH POPPED OPEN, AND THE DEALER WON'T REPAIR THE VEHICLE, DUE TO LACK OF ANY RECALL. *AK
LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED. *ET
LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED. *ET
LEFT FRONT BALL JOINT FAILED. *ET
LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT BUSHINGS HAVE FAILED. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
CHIEF OF POLICE IS RESPONDING TO POLICE INTERNET RECALL CONCERNING VEHICLE RECALL FOR FRONT CONTROL ARM/ LOWER BALL JOINT . *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED PRIOR TO IMPACT, THE RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE OCCUPANTS TO BE THROWN INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDERS WHEN IT SHOULD LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. *SLC
LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED.
LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINTS FAILED, CAUSING FRONT END TO FEEL LOOSE. (QCAW)
LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINTS FAILED, CAUSING FRONT END TO FEEL LOOSE. (QCAW)
LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINTS FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO FEEL LOOSE IN THE FRONT END. (QCAW)
LOWER CONTROL ARM/BALL JOINTS FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO FEEL LOOSE IN THE FRONT END. (QCAW)
LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FAILED.
BALL JOINT FAILURE ON TWO POLICE VEHICLES (1996 CROWN VICTORIAS).
LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FRONT BALL JOINT AND INNER TIE RODS REPLACED. RECALL WAS ORDERED ON VEHICLE.
VEHICLE HAS HAD THE FRONT BALL JOINT AND INNER TIE RODS REPLACED. RECALL WAS ORDERED ON VEHICLE.
DRIVER'S DOOR STICKS. QCAW
NOISE HEARD FROM THE FRONT BALL JOINT AREA.
NOISE FROM THE FRONT BALL JOINT AREA.
LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE WHILE DRIVING. OWNER NOTES OF INVESTIGATION ON PROBLEM. *AK
CHIEF OF POLICE CALLED TO INFORM OF RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED CONCERNING FORD CROWN VICTORIA LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 18290, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28679 MILES, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 51031 MILES. ...
CHIEF OF POLICE CALLED TO INFORM OF RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED CONCERNING FORD CROWN VICTORIA LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 18290, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28679 MILES, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 51031 MILES. ...
CHIEF OF POLICE CALLED TO INFORM OF RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED CONCERNING FORD CROWN VICTORIA LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 18290, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28679 MILES, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 51031 MILES. ...
CHIEF OF POLICE CALLED TO INFORM OF RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED CONCERNING FORD CROWN VICTORIA LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 18290, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28679 MILES, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 51031 MILES. ...
CHIEF OF POLICE CALLED TO INFORM OF RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED CONCERNING FORD CROWN VICTORIA LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 18290, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28679 MILES, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 51031 MILES. ...
CHIEF OF POLICE CALLED TO INFORM OF RECALL NOTICE RECEIVED CONCERNING FORD CROWN VICTORIA LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE. *AK DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED. REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 18290, FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 28679 MILES, FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 51031 MILES. ...
THE DEFECTIVE LOWER BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. ALSO, A SECOND VEHICLE, A NEW VEHICLE 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA VIN# [XXX],HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WHICH OCCURRED JUNE 23, 1998 WITH 60 MILES, WITH LOWER BALL JOINTS BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK INFORMA...
LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED.
LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.
LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAME APART CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND DAMAGE.
POLICE OFFICER WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN WHEEL WENT INTO FENDER AREA (WHEEL HOUSING), CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT GREASE FITTING WAS OMITTED. THIS CAUSED THE BALL JOINTS TO FALL OUT. *AK *SLC
POLICE OFFICER WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN WHEEL WENT INTO FENDER AREA (WHEEL HOUSING), CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE INOPERABLE. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT GREASE FITTING WAS OMITTED. THIS CAUSED THE BALL JOINTS TO FALL OUT. *AK *SLC
POLICE OFFICER'S VEHICLE HAS BALL JOINTS FALLING OUT. MECHANIC HAD NOTICED THE GREASE FITTING WAS MISSING. THIS COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO GO INTO THE WHEEL HOUSING (FENDER). *AK *SLC
POLICE OFFICER'S VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE WHEEL WENT INTO WHEEL HOUSING AREA (FENDER). VEHICLE COLLAPSED DOWNWARD. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT GREASE FITTING WAS MISSING & BALLJOINTS FELL OUT. *AK *SLC
POLICE OFFICER'S VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN WHEN THE WHEEL WENT INTO WHEEL HOUSING AREA (FENDER). VEHICLE COLLAPSED DOWNWARD. MECHANIC NOTICED THAT GREASE FITTING WAS MISSING & BALLJOINTS FELL OUT. *AK *SLC
POLICE CRUISER: SLOWING DOWN. WHEEL GOES INTO WHEEL HOUSING (FENDER). THIS CAUSED VEHICE TO DROP. MECHANIC NOTICED GREASE FITTING WAS OMITTED. THIS CAUSED THE BALL JOINTS TO FALL OUT. *AK
POLICE CRUISER: SLOWING DOWN. WHEEL GOES INTO WHEEL HOUSING (FENDER). THIS CAUSED VEHICE TO DROP. MECHANIC NOTICED GREASE FITTING WAS OMITTED. THIS CAUSED THE BALL JOINTS TO FALL OUT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF VEHICLE (LIKE CRACKING NOISE). WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND SAW A FEW CRACKS ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK
TWO OF THE 1996 FLEET VEHICLES (CROWN VICTORIAS) HAVE HAD FAILED LOWER BALL JOINTS, ONE INCIDENT LEADING TO THE COLLAPSE OF THE VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEEL ASEMBLY.
OWNER CONVINCED THAT HE IS BEING EXPOSED TO A PESTICIDE THAT MOST LIKELY USED IN THE HEATER SYSTEM TO PREVENT MOLD AND MILDEW, CAUSING ILLNESS.
STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT.
REAR BRAKE LINES RUB ON BODY OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE, ABOVE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER.
VEHICLE EMITS PUNGENT CHEMICAL ODORS WHEN THE HEATER AND ESPECIALLY THE DEFROST IS ACTIVATED.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND GETTING READY TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE VEHICLE STALLS. WHEN DRIVING AT 60MPH HIT A BUMP AND THE VEHCILE LOST ALL STEERING. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WIRES ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DRIVER STILL IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING...
STEERING FAILURE.
STEERING FAILURE.
STEERING FAILURE.
STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR BRAKES RUB THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BODY AT THE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER.
STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR BRAKES RUBS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BODY AT THE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER.
STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR BRAKES RUBS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BODY AT THE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER
STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR BRAKES RUBS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BODY AT THE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER.
STEEL BRAKE LINE RUNNING TO THE REAR BRAKES RUBS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR BODY AT THE TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER.
INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED.
METAL BRAKE LINE WHICH RUNS UP/OVER THE DRIVER'S SEAT FRAME CHAFED, LINES ROUTED TOO CLOSE TO THE BODY.
PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS ARE SPLITTING, CAUSING A LOSS OF COOLANT.
PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS ARE SPLITTING, CAUSING A LOSS OF COOLANT.
PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLDS SPLIT, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK.
THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN 4 OF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES BECAUSE THE FRAME RUBS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE; [XXX]/1996, [XXX]/1995, AND [XXX]/1995. NOT SURE OF MILEAGE AND DATE. *AK *SLC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN 4 OF THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES BECAUSE THE FRAME RUBS A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE; [XXX]/1996, [XXX]/1995, AND [XXX]/1995. NOT SURE OF MILEAGE AND DATE. *AK *SLC INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKING LINES CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT WHICH CAUSED INEFFECTIVE REAR BRAKE LINES. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WORN AT 12000 MILES. *SLC
THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKING LINES CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT WHICH CAUSED INEFFECTIVE REAR BRAKE LINES. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WORN AT 12000 MILES. *SLC
THE DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKING LINES CAUSED THE BRAKE PADS TO WEAR OUT WHICH CAUSED INEFFECTIVE REAR BRAKE LINES. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WORN AT 12000 MILES. *SLC
KEYLESS REMOTE FAILED.
FAST IDLING, CAUSING UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION, AS WELL AS STALLING. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO FIND PROBLEM. *AK
GAS GAUGE FAILED. GAUGE DOES NOT RETURN TO EMPTY WHEN VEHICLE MOTOR IS OFF.
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT AND IT FEELS AS THOUGH HAVE NO STEERING POWER. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
INADEQUATE LUBRICATION CAUSED THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT TO SEPARATE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER INOPERATIVE.
GASKET REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAK.
OIL PAN REPLACED DUE TO OIL LEAK.
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT TURN OFF WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED.
BRAKE PADS REPLACED TWICE.
VEHICLE MISALIGNED TWICE.
ENGINE IDLE HIGH.
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE.
MARSHALL MIZE FORD 96V135 PITMAN ARM; OWNER TOOK VEHICLE IN ON SERVERAL OCCASIONS FOR INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION AND RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFOMED, MANUFACTURER DID NOT INIDCATE IF PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO HONOR RECALL.*AK
INTERMITTENT STALLING WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED.
IF YOU BUCKLE UP THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT HOLD, IT POPS OUT. *AK
LOWER CONTROL ARM WELD FAILURE, CAUSING VIBRATION AND SLIGHT PULL WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED/DIMINISHED STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL.
ENGINE SURGES UNCONTROLLABLY.
STEERING STICKS INTERMITTENTLY, RELEASES WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE.
BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STOP SWITCH AND CLIP ON PEDAL.
FRAME BRACKET WELD THAT HOLDS STEERING MECHANISM BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. (2ND VEHICLE ON 506509)
LEFT FRAME BRACKET BROKE AT WELD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601560) *AW
NO PARTS. AT FORD MANUFACTURER, D AND L FORD,MERCURY. RECALL 95V070000. *AK
POLICE VEHICLE, STEERING GEAR FAILED, RESULTING IN STEERING WHEEL TURNING FREELY BUT THE WAS NO CONNECTION TO THE WHEEL. *AK
PITMAN ARM/BALL JOINT IS READY TO FALL OUT, REPLACED PITMAN ARM, POLICE CAR. *AK
POLICE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE WITH IT, ESPECIALLY IN CURVES. *AK
POLICE CARS, FOUND 3 PITMAN ARMS DEFECTIVE, REPLACED ALL THREE.
POLICE CARS, FOUND 3 PITMAN ARMS DEFECTIVE, REPLACED ALL THREE. *AK
MS. JONES WAS TOLD WHEN THE PARTS COME IN THEY WOULD CONTACT HER. IT HAS BEEN 2 MONTHS NOW AND THE PARTS STILL AREN'T IN. RECALL 96V070000. *AK
CONSUMER WA SDRIVING AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING JERKS, ALSO FRONT END MISALIGNMENT, WHILE GOING AROUND CURVES TO THE LEFT, STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY PULL LEFT, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
CONSUMER WA SDRIVING AND SOMETIMES THE STEERING JERKS, ALSO FRONT END MISALIGNMENT, WHILE GOING AROUND CURVES TO THE LEFT, STEERING WHEEL WILL SUDDENLY PULL LEFT, ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
STEERING PROBLEMS AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
BALL JOINT CONNECTING PITMAN ARM TO DRAG LINK (TRACK ROD) FELL OFF. *AK
STEERING SEEMS LOOSE TO THE POINT WERE THE CAR DOES NOT WANT TO STAY IN LANE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
EXCESSIVE PLAY IN PITMAN ARMS FOUND DURING INSPECTION OF VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THIS IS A POLICE VEHICLE. DURING AN ACCIDENT THE ABS SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
FRONT BRACKET BROKEN, THAT THE STEERING AND THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. *AK
POLICE CARS EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN PITMAN ARMS, FOUND DURING INSPECTION OF 11 CARS. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG DURING ACCIDENT, ALSO DRIVER RECEIVED MAJOR BURNS WHEN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *DSH
NOISE WHEN TURNING THE TILT STEERING WHEEL, THEN STEERING LOCKS UP, DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX CRACKED OPEN AND PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, REPLACE BOX AND PUMP. TT
NOISE WHEN TURNING THE TILT STEERING WHEEL, THEN STEERING LOCKS UP, DUE TO DEFECTIVE STEERING BOX CRACKED OPEN AND PUMP MALFUNCTIONED, REPLACE BOX AND PUMP. TT