2001 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Problems & Recalls

The vehicle drift back-fourth while driving on highway. Excessive play in steering wheel,

THE STEERING SHAFT IS CREAKING WHEN YOU TURN AND ALOTTA PLAY IN THE STEERING SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO SNAP IT HAPPENS IN THE CITY AND HIGHWAY WHEN I TURN OR BEAR LEFT OR RIGHT THE PIC THE SHAFT THING ON THE LEFT IS A PICTURE OF THE PART HAPPENS WHEN I'M IN MOTION AND EVEN WHEN I'M STATIONARY AND I...

Mileage: 194,000

WHEN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT STOPPED AND THE AIR CONDITIONING IS ON HIGH THE TURN SIGNALS PERIODICALLY RAPIDLY FLASH. THE AUDIBLE CLICKING OF THE TURN SIGNALS CLICKS FAST AS WELL. THE BULBS ARE NOT BLOWN. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY OR IT DOES HAPPEN.

THE INTAKE IS PLASTIC HAS AN CRACK AND LEAK ANTIFREEZE

Mileage: 122,197

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I LOST POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER, UPON CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD, WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (WHICH IS PLASTIC) GOT TO HOT WHICH CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHICH IS WHERE IT HAS SET SINCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, I LOST POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER, UPON CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD, WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD (WHICH IS PLASTIC) GOT TO HOT WHICH CAUSED ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT. I ENDED UP HAVING TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE WHICH IS WHERE IT HAS SET SINCE. *TR

THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED: WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IT WILL SHUT OFF NUMEROUS TIMES, YOU HAVE TO LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN START IT BACK UP, THIS WILL HAPPEN NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING IT. ALSO, IF YOU DON'T DRIVE IT FOR 2 DAYS, IT WILL RUN THE BATTERY DEAD. *TR

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT THE CAR ACCELERATED AND I MISSED A PARKED CAR AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. I WAS GOING ABOUT 5MPH AND IT ACCELERATED VERY FAST NOT SURE MPH BUT IT WAS SCARY. I HAPPENED SEPT. 14, 2011. *TR

Mileage: 36,570

WHILE DRIVING CAR ON 7-25-2011 STEERING BEGAN TO WONDER, CONTINUOUS BATTLE. 2001 CROWN VIC PT71, HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS SINCE DATE OF. *TR

Mileage: 180,000

2001 FORD CROWN VICTORIA ON A STEEP HILL BLEW OUT THE #1 SPARK PLUG FROM IT'S CYLINDER. THE EJECTED SPARK PLUG HAD BEEN INSTALLED MORE THAN A YEAR PRIOR, WITH NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 162,000

AFTER A RAIN MY 2001 FORD CROWN VIC LEAKED THROUGH THE WIPERS INTO THE GEM CAUSING FAILURES OF MOST ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND UNWANTED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

ARE AUTO AIRBAGS WARRENTIED BY THE GOVERNMENT?*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE VEHICLE HAS CORDOVAN CENTRON TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE OF HIS TIRES WAS LOW ON AIR PRESSURE. HE NOTICED THAT THE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKED AND THE STEEL CORD WAS VISIBLE. HE RETURNED TO WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED, STRAUSS AUTO. THE MAN...

Mileage: 39,000

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETENTION DEVICE WOULD NOT RELEASE RESULTING IN SQUEEZING OF CHILD WRAPPED UP IN SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT WITH A KNIFE TO GET CHILD OUT OF SEAT BELT. EVEN WITH THE BUCKLE UNLATCHED. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY BUT, CHILD WAS SEVERELY TRAUMATIZED AS THE ...

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WORKED FOR A COMPANY THAT HAD SIX CROWN VICTORIAS AND ONE FORD MUSTANG. THE GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THE FUEL TANK FROM THE FILLER PIPE. WHEN HE FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE, FUEL WOULD LEAK OUT ON TOP OF THE HOT E...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A FORD RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL IN OCTOBER OF 2007 AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE; HOWEVER, THEY DEACTIVATED ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, AND WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT 5 MPH THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE FELL OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 81,000 MILES. *AK

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX 4.6L V8 ON MAY 23RD, I HEARD A LOUD BOOM FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE NUMBER 3 SPARK PLUG HAD BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. HE CHARGED ME OVER 250.00 TO FIX IT. HE SAID THAT HE SEES THIS...

Mileage: 166,000

2001 CROWN VICTORIA DEFECTIVE LOWER BALL JOINTS, POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF NO GREASE FITTING ON BALL JOINTS TO DO NORMAL MAINTENANCE LUBE. *TS *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE IT REVVED. WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE IT DID THIS ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER DID SOME REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AT FIRST IT WOULD DO THIS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD, BUT THE SERVICE DEALER...

THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP,BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. DRIVER HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST MONTH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. BUT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY, THERE WERE NO PH...

THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE GAS TANK SHIELD BEING INSTALLED IN POLICE VEHICLES AND NOT REGULAR CONSUMER VEHICLES. *MR THE FUEL TANK SHIELD WAS INSTALLED AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *TT *JB

Mileage: 15,455

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

CAR WAS PURCHASED 9/10/01. FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED IN APRIL 2002. CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT MISS. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. IN AUGUST 2002 CAR BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND HAS HAPPENED AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. CAR HAS BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER...

Mileage: 13,799

THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH CAUSED ANTI-FREEZE TO LEAK. *JB CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD'S PLASTIC WATER JACKET FAILED HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION ONLY COVERED POLICE VEHICLES. *TT

Mileage: 80,000

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME FUEL TANK WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR POLICE VEHICLES ONLY. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES ALL CROWN VICTORIA'S SHOULD BE RECALLED, NOT JUST THE POLICE FLEETS. *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE WIPER FAILURE RESULTED IN REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 793

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVIING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK. ALSO STATED THAT HE KNOWS THAT THERE IS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME THIS PHONE CALL WAS DONE. TS

THE VEHICLE FUEL TANK HAS A FUEL LEAK. CONSUMER STATES AFTER FILLING TANK WITH FUEL, ALL THE FUEL LEAKED BACK OUT OF THE TANK. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATIONS AND NOISE IN REAR NEAR THE DRIVESHAFT. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 26,060

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A HIGH SPEED NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*JB

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING STALL, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WOULD NOT RESTART, DOOR LOCKS COULD NOT BE ENGAGED. DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO STEERING COLUMN CAUSING BRUISING. CAR WAS TEST DRIVEN TWO DAYS LATER AND WAS WORKING PROPERLY. BATTERY TERMINALS CHECKED - ...

WE ARE CONCERNED TO DRIVE OUR CROWN VIC BECAUSE OF THE ALLEGED FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. WE LIVE IN PHOENIX, AZ, AND IN THE PAST THREE YEARS FOUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN EITHER KILLED OR SEVERLY INJURED DUE TO COLLISIONS THAT RESULTED IN THE FUEL TANK CATCHING FIRE. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD MOT...

ON ONE OCCASION IT ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND HAD TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM WAS CURED NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING INTO A PARKIING LOT, AND IT ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A GUARD POST. TIME. THE SECOND T...

DRIVEBELT COMES OFF WHEN GOING THROUGH STANDING WATER CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING AND ENGINE OVERHEATING. PULLEY SYSTEM DOES NOT HOLD BELT ON. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *AK

CONSUMER STATES HE WAS IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, BOTH FEET WERE ON THE BRAKE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP RESULTING IN CRASHING INTO THE RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SLC

WHEN DRIVING ON RAINY DAYS WATER GETS INTO VEHICLE/ WATER PUMP PULLS, CAUSING IT TO THROW FAN BELT, AND LOSE CONTROL OF POLICE CAR. PLEASE PROVIDE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND MILEAGE FOR VEHICLE, AND ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FORD HAS ISSUED SSM #15158, BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FAILURE BEFORE YOU CAN FIX. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A FLEET OF POLICE CARS. WE NEED TO FIX THE PROBLEM UP FRONT. *AK

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH, UPON IMPACT FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, DRIVER EXPERIENCED MUSCLE PAINS IN NECK/SHOULDER, AND BACK AREAS, INSURANCE COMPANY CONCLUDED THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE ...

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH, UPON IMPACT FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, DRIVER EXPERIENCED MUSCLE PAINS IN NECK/SHOULDER, AND BACK AREAS, INSURANCE COMPANY CONCLUDED THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE ...

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FRONT END AND FRAME. PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THIS FAILURE. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND TRYING TO STOP THE ABS BRAKE FAILED,THE VEHICLE TO SKIDDED AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.

THE SEAT BELT BROKE WHILE THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT.

DOOR LABEL AND OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT GIVE A TIRE PRESSURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD COMPANY, BUT THEY REFUSED TO GIVE INFORMATION. TOLD CONSUMER TO CONTACT GOODYEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DOOR LABEL AND OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT GIVE A TIRE PRESSURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD COMPANY, BUT THEY REFUSED TO GIVE INFORMATION. TOLD CONSUMER TO CONTACT GOODYEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL WILL START TO SHAKE. ALSO, STEERING FEELS LOOSE. *AK THE ARBITRATION BOARD RULED THAT FORD SHOULD BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. *JB

ON 2001, FORD MADE THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR ACTUALLY A PART OF THE SEAT. NORMALLY THE ACHOR COMES FROM THE SIDE OF THE SEAT,NOW IT COMES OUT OF THE SEAT. THE CHANGE HAS CAUSED A LOSS OF SPACE FOR LARGER INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY POLICE OFFICERS. THE BELT ACHOR ENDS UP COMING BEHING THE GUN HOLSTER, MAKING...

ON 2001, FORD MADE THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR ACTUALLY A PART OF THE SEAT. NORMALLY THE ACHOR COMES FROM THE SIDE OF THE SEAT,NOW IT COMES OUT OF THE SEAT. THE CHANGE HAS CAUSED A LOSS OF SPACE FOR LARGER INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY POLICE OFFICERS. THE BELT ACHOR ENDS UP COMING BEHING THE GUN HOLSTER, MAKING...

WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS, AND NOTICED THAT LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM RIM. FIRESTONE, AFFINITY, P22560S. *AK

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKES LOCKING UP, IN THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKES LOCKING UP, IN THE ACCIDENT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES TAXI WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF RESIDENCE, AT ABOUT 3:00AM VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALED, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ABS LOCKED WHILE TRYING TO STOP, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ABS NEVER PULSATED AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGHT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *YH

THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ABS LOCKED WHILE TRYING TO STOP, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ABS NEVER PULSATED AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGHT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE ONLY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *YH

ROTARY SWITCH HAS SEVERAL FUNCTIONS FOR OPERATING INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND PUSHING SWITCH IN TO TURN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON, HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. NO INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS IS MENTIONED IN OWNER MANUAL. *AK *SLC

ROTARY SWITCH HAS SEVERAL FUNCTIONS FOR OPERATING INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS. CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON AND PUSHING SWITCH IN TO TURN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON, HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. NO INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS IS MENTIONED IN OWNER MANUAL. *AK *SLC

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE, THE DEALER ADJUSTED IT. NLM

THE POWER STEERING UNIT HAS RUST ON IT. NLM

THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED, THE CONNECTION HAD COME LOOSE ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAUSING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED CAUSING SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED, THE CONNECTION HAD COME LOOSE ON THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAUSING THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE. NLM

CONSUMER HEARD WHINING NOISE IN THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER REPLACED THE PINION BEARINGS, RING GEAR, AND DIFFERENTIAL CUPS. NLM

THE BOLT HOLDING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT CAME OFF THE FRAME MAKING THE SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. NLM

THE PLACEMENT OF THE HORN IS INCONVENIENT. NLM

THE LACK OF A COVER OVER THE BRAKE ROTORS RESULTS IN WEEKLY CLEANING OF BRAKE DUST OFF THE WHEELS. NLM

THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT LEFT TIRE LEFT A VERY NOTICEABLE SKID MARK. APPEARS ABS WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVLING AT 46 MPH WHEN THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. HAS NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK

PER LOCAL FORD DEALER, NOT UNDER RECALL STATUS. SPEED AT POINT OF BRAKING WAS 46 AT TIME OF IMPACT ABOUT 16.5 MPH.*AK

PER LOCAL FORD DEALER, NOT UNDER RECALL STATUS. SPEED AT POINT OF BRAKING WAS 46 AT TIME OF IMPACT ABOUT 16.5 MPH.*AK