1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Electrical System Problems

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 BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AFTER DRIVING IT FOR 10 MINUTES! I WAS SO FRANTIC THAT I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BURNED UP IN THE CAR. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND INFORM ME THAT THIS MAY BE A RECALL AND TO CHECK WITH THE FORD CORPORATION AND I DID CALLED FORD CORPORATION AND FOUND OUT THIS VEHICLE HAD CONTROL CRUISE HARNESS AND A INTAKE MANIFOLD RECALL ID IS 01M02, THE DEALERSHIP FOR CAMELBACK FORD IN PHOENIX, MR. CHAD MCDOWELL OFFER THIS RECALL NUMBER BUT HIS EMPLOYEE [XXX] OFFER TO HELP ME FIX THE BOTH PROBLEMS, THEN LATER ON NEGATED. I FEEL A RECALL OF ANY VEHICLE SHOULD NEVER BE EXPIRED BASE ON THESE ISSUES OF SAFETY AND REGARDLESS OF A SETTLEMENT THAT MAY HAVE BEEN REACHED, THERE ARE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO NEED TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLE REPAIR TO MAKE IT AT LEAST A WHOLE AGAIN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND AVOID A POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH. I FOUND THE RECALL OF THIS INTAKE MANIFOLD OFFERING CONSUMER UP TO $ 750 TO REPAIR THE CAR WITHOUT ANY RECEIPTS? WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AFTERWARDS, IS THAT FAIR. NOW MY CONCERN IS THAT I AM SMELLING GASOLINE WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I BELIEVED IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GAS LINE OR THE SENSOR, AND I HATE PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO THE VEHICLE. I FEAR THAT THE MECHANIC WILL TELL ME ITS GOING TO BE A COSTLY MATTER AND IT'S NEVER GOING TO STOP WITH THIS CAR AND I JUST WANT TO GET RID OF IT OR HAVE IT REPAIR AS IT SHOULD OF BEEN BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE FORD COMPANY WOULD NOT APPROVE IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Mileage: 35

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

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

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 NOT SUCCESSFUL. THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED AND RESPONDED. THE FIRE ALSO ENGULFED THE CARPORT AND PORTIONS OF THE DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME. ACCORDING TO THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL THE FIRE DEVELOPED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WAS THE REULT OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION.*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.

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 407-773-4405 HAS REPORT AND DIGITAL PHOTOS. CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN INTERMITTENTLY BEFORE, NOT ON ROUTINE PATROL. NO SIRENS, STROBES, OR LIGHT BARS WERE BEING USED.

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. // I USED A FAMILY MEMBERS COMPUTER TO SEND IN THIS COMPLAINT FORM SO PLEASE CONTACT ME BY MAIL OR TELEPHONE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN IN THIS MATTER. *AK

WE HAVE A 1996 CROWN VICTORIA WITH 58000 MILES. ONE OF THE SWITCHES UNDER

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 FORD MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT HE DID NOT BELIEVE THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE TRAILER WIRES. *ADJ REFERENCED IN EA02-025

COMPUTER SYSTEM DESIGN COULD RESULT IN FAILURE AT THE YEAR 2,000.

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 PROBLEM SINCE THE OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 1996. *AK