2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Problems & Recalls

The contact's father owns a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that the headlamps would flash and failed to turn on or to turn off as intended. The contact stated that the failure initially occurred intermittently, but the headlights had become completely inoperable. The vehicle was not ta...

I brought this vehicle into the dealership for safety recall 15s39. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to taking it in. When I received the vehicle back from the dealer they had admitted to not completing all the steps in the safety recall. Now that I have the vehicle the dealer returned ...

I brought this vehicle into the dealership for safety recall 15s39. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to taking it in. When I received the vehicle back from the dealer they had admitted to not completing all the steps in the safety recall. Now that I have the vehicle the dealer returned ...

I brought this vehicle into the dealership for safety recall 15s39. There were no problems with the vehicle prior to taking it in. When I received the vehicle back from the dealer they had admitted to not completing all the steps in the safety recall. Now that I have the vehicle the dealer returned ...

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact became aware that both headlights were inoperable. The contact stated that the headlights failed to function properly and had become inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer...

When driving at night and early mornings my head lights and tail lights will randomly go out when my light switch is set to automatic. I can turn it on manually and then I have head lights and brakes but no running tail lights. Which is a major problem and safety hazard.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the contact smelled an abnormal coolant odor. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed there was corrosion and a crack near the intake and radiator hose. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehi...

Mileage: 70,000

MY 2003 CROWN VIC HAS A HORRIBLE TIME STEERING I'VE WATCHED SEVERAL VIDEOS THAT DEPICTS EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. YOU HOWEVER DO HAVE A RECALL OUT FOR THIS MAKE JUST STARTING AT 2005. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT I AM THE ONLY ONE THAT'S MADE A COMPLAINT. PLS GET THIS FIXED IM 67 AND WITH CANCER M...

Mileage: 142,000

THESE PARTICULAR WHEELS ON THE CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR WERE KNOWN TO CRACK, AND LEAK AIR, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THEY WERE RECALLED BY FORD, BUT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, YAVAPAI-APACHE POLICE IN CAMP VERDE, AZ, NEVER HAD THEM REPLACED. I AM CONSTANTLY ADDING AIR TO ...

Mileage: 117,000

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHILE ON VACATION 200 MILES FROM HOME WITH MY FAMILY THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. AFTER A LITTLE INSPECTION I FOUND WE STILL HAD FLASH TO PASS HIGH BEAMS. THE NEXT DAY (JULY 3RD) I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND THE PARTS HOUSES AND NO ONE HAD A REPLACEMENT. AS A FORMER US...

Mileage: 200,000

ON APRIL 14TH 2017 A RECALL WAS ISSUED (RECALL ID = 264137) ON 2003-2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S MANUFACTURED OCTOBER 3RD, 2001 THROUGH AUGUST 2ND, 2005. NHTSA CAMPAIGN # = 15V861000. THE RECALL WAS ON THE AFFECTED COMPONENT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE A FORD CROWN VICTORIA THAT WAS MANUFAC...

Mileage: 120,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR A FEW MONTHS BACK. THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED JUST FINE AT FIRST, THEN STARTED EITHER NOT TURNING ON OR WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY WILL NOT TURN BACK ON BY FLIPPING THE LIGHTS ON THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO. ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IT WAIT A FEW HOURS AND HOPE THEY TURN...

Mileage: 108,000

DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ON WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD ON DARK NIGHT, THEN DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT - COULDN'T SEE SPEEDOMETER OR GEAR INDICATOR. THEN HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT DASH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE 25 MILES HOME. TRIED LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND MAKING ...

Mileage: 90,000

DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS WILL CUT OFF I HAVE PULL THE BRIGHT LIGHT LEVER AND HOLD IT ON SO THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON OTHER WISE I HAVE NO LIGHTS AT ALL. IF I START THE CAR AND THE LIGHT SWITCH IS ON AUTO ONLY THE PARKING LIGHTS WILL COME ON. NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT JUST STARTED...

Mileage: 106,142

FORD DEALERSHIP WONT FIX SAFTEY ISSUES RECALLS

FORD DEALERSHIP WONT FIX SAFTEY ISSUES RECALLS

FORD DEALERSHIP WONT FIX SAFTEY ISSUES RECALLS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT DECIDED TO PLACE OIL ON THE STEERING SHAFT AND STEERING WHEEL. AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THE STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN...

Mileage: 123,000

DRIVING MY VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT GOT PULLED OVER BECAUSE I HAVE NO TAIL LIGHTS . THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS PUT IN FROM THE RECALL IS BAD AND NOW FORD SAYS ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF. WHY EVEN HAVE A RECALL OR ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX SOMETHING IF YOU'RE...

Mileage: 159,000

MY HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK UNTIL EVER NOW & THEN THE ONLY ONE THAT WORK IS THE RUNNING LIGHTS 🤨 I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE BUT IT WASN'T ON MY VEHICLE 🤦🏾‍♀️ I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND CAUSE I HAVING PROBLEMS WIT MY 3003 LIKE...

MY HEADLIGHTS DON'T WORK UNTIL EVER NOW & THEN THE ONLY ONE THAT WORK IS THE RUNNING LIGHTS 🤨 I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL ON THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE BUT IT WASN'T ON MY VEHICLE 🤦🏾‍♀️ I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND CAUSE I HAVING PROBLEMS WIT MY 3003 LIKE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FAULTY AND THE TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LB SMITH FORD (1100 MARKET STRE...

Mileage: 200,000

RANDOM LOSS OF PARK LAMPS WHILE DRIVING INCREASING REAR-END COLLISION RISK. HEADLIGHTS ARE OPERATIVE AND WORKING. HEADLIGHT RECALL WAS PERFORMED BY RAMEY FORD. 15S39. I PAID LABOR COSTS AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY FORD AS THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE BEING THE PROBLEM. FORD WILL REPLACE THE MODULE AT N...

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FORD OF DALTON (LOCATED AT 925 SHUGART RD, DALTON, GA 30720, (706) 278-1151) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WAS INOPERABLE PR...

Mileage: 150,000

DRIVING STEADILY AT AROUND 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET. SUDDENLY THE STEERING STARTING BINDING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. UPON EXAMINATION THERE WAS A LOT OF RUST ON THE LOWER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT AND NEEDED AN IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT. THE MECHANIC NOTED SEVERE CORROSION AND NOTED IT COULD HAVE F...

Mileage: 99,000

LOSS OF PARK LAMPS WHILE DRIVING/PARKED NOT KNOWING IT. WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURS THE VEHICLE LOOKS TO HAVE DRIVING RUNNING LIGHTS TYPE OPERATION WHEN IT DID NOT COME WITH THAT OPTION. MY DASH STAYS ILLUMINATED. KICKING THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE DASH (ABOVE RIGHT FOOT) CAN MAKE THE L...

Mileage: 212,000

MY HEADLIGHTS DIM IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING AND MY WHEEL STUDS HAVE POPPED OFF TWICE.

Mileage: 165,000

MY HEADLIGHTS DIM IN AND OUT WHILE DRIVING AND MY WHEEL STUDS HAVE POPPED OFF TWICE.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALL FORD ELIZABETH CITY (1310 N ROAD ST, ELIZABETH CITY, NC 27909) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 100,000

MY VEHICLE'S LOWER STEERING SHAFT BECAME SO CORRODED TO THE POINT I WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE SAFELY. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT FORD ACTUALLY RECALLED 2005-2011 CROWN VICTORIA (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000) FOR THAT SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I AM RESIDE IN ONE THE AFFECTED STATES...

Mileage: 192,799

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) FAILED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 151,000

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) FAILED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 151,000

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) FAILED, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS.

Mileage: 151,000

I HAVENT RECIEVED A NOTICE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE

I HAVENT RECIEVED A NOTICE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REP...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (BRINSON FORD LINCOLN LOCATED AT 2970 STATE HIGHWAY 31 E ATHENS, TX 75752 903-676-5200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHTING CONTROL...

Mileage: 117,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEA...

NHTSA RECALL 16V-861 THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) HAS PROBLEM. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT EQUAL.

Mileage: 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING, THE PARKING LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND SHUT OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANUALLY TAP THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FOR THE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN...

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ...

HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AND SOMETIMES CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND WANT CUT BACK ON

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE RECALL LETTER FROM FORD JANUARY 2016 VHTSA RECALL 15V-861. FORD SENT ME TO DEALER IN EARLY 2016 AND DEALER SAID PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. FORD SENT ME TO DEALER IN MAY 2016 PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. CALLED FORD IN DECEMBER 2016 SAID PART WILL BE IN EARLY 2017. STILL WAITING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MAN...

HELLO I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE THE 03 CROWN VICTORIA HAD A RECALL ON THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN REPLACE IN MY CAR BUT FORD IS UNWILLING TO GIVE PART TO FIX

HELLO I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE THE 03 CROWN VICTORIA HAD A RECALL ON THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN REPLACE IN MY CAR BUT FORD IS UNWILLING TO GIVE PART TO FIX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...

TAKATA RECALL. THE HEAD LIGHT DO NOT WORK. I CANNOT USE MY CAR AT NIGHT TIME FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. IT HAPPENED IN 2012 AND I FIXED IT THAT TIME, UNFORTUNATELY, IN SUMMER 2015 THE SAME PROBLEM CAME BACK AGAIN.

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, #2 CYLINDER BLEW THE SPARK PLUG OUT. THIS CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED USING A THREAD INSERT. THE CAR HAD APPROX 130,000 MILES ON IT. TODAY, NO WARNING, AGAIN, BLEW OUT ANOTHER SPARK PLUG, THIS TIME #3 CYLINDER. GOING TO ATTEMPT REPAIR USING SAME TYPE OF INSERT. PLUGS HAVE BEEN ...

Mileage: 168,000

I HAVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I ONLY HAVE 2 SPEEDS ON MY WIPERS. EITHER THE SECOND INTERMITTENT, OR FULL SPEED. WHILE ON FULL SPEED, IF I TURN ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE WIPERS STOP. A WHILE BACK, MY HORN WOULD JUST HONK ON ITS OWN. THE WOR...

Mileage: 215,000

I HAVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I ONLY HAVE 2 SPEEDS ON MY WIPERS. EITHER THE SECOND INTERMITTENT, OR FULL SPEED. WHILE ON FULL SPEED, IF I TURN ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE WIPERS STOP. A WHILE BACK, MY HORN WOULD JUST HONK ON ITS OWN. THE WOR...

Mileage: 215,000

I HAVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I ONLY HAVE 2 SPEEDS ON MY WIPERS. EITHER THE SECOND INTERMITTENT, OR FULL SPEED. WHILE ON FULL SPEED, IF I TURN ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL, THE WIPERS STOP. A WHILE BACK, MY HORN WOULD JUST HONK ON ITS OWN. THE WOR...

Mileage: 215,000

NHTSA RECALL 15V861000 STILL NOT ACTED ON. FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAID IN JANUARY 2016 THEY'D NOTIFY ME WHEN PART AVAILABLE SO I COULD SET AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. NO SUCH LETTER HAS COME TO DATE.

WHILE IN MOTION, CAR BEGAN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE FROM REAR. WHAT I THOUGH MIGHT BE A BAD TIRE OR FAILED BRAKE TURNED OUT TO BE A LEAKING REAR AXLE SEAL , DAMAGED AXLE SHAFTS AND BEARINGS. THIS IS THE EXACT RECALL UNDER 04S16 WHICH APPLIES TOWARD 2003 FLEET CV'S. FORD CONTINUALLY DISAPPOINTS AS ...

Mileage: 110,000

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 15S39 DATED JANUARY 2016. ACCORDING TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, FORD IS DESIGNING A NEW PART. I SERIOUSLY DOUBT THIS. IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS! IF I EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM, I SHOULD HAVE FORD INSTALL A NEW DEFECTIVE PART.

FIRST TAKA TAKE AIRBAG ON JAN.1ST 2008 I'M HIT A DEER AND I'M HAD TO REPLACE MY WHOLE FRONT EVEN THE HOOD THE ,AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN FACT IT IS STILL ON BUT THE BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE LIGHTS INSIDE MY TRUCK STAYS ON FOR 30 MINUTES AND THE ALARM WILL NOT SET AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. MY SUSPE...

FIRST TAKA TAKE AIRBAG ON JAN.1ST 2008 I'M HIT A DEER AND I'M HAD TO REPLACE MY WHOLE FRONT EVEN THE HOOD THE ,AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN FACT IT IS STILL ON BUT THE BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE LIGHTS INSIDE MY TRUCK STAYS ON FOR 30 MINUTES AND THE ALARM WILL NOT SET AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. MY SUSPE...

FIRST TAKA TAKE AIRBAG ON JAN.1ST 2008 I'M HIT A DEER AND I'M HAD TO REPLACE MY WHOLE FRONT EVEN THE HOOD THE ,AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON IN FACT IT IS STILL ON BUT THE BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE LIGHTS INSIDE MY TRUCK STAYS ON FOR 30 MINUTES AND THE ALARM WILL NOT SET AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF. MY SUSPE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V279000 (WHEELS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DEFECTIVE. THE...

Mileage: 170,400

WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTESTATE AT NIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE. THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. I REPLACED THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE. FORD REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE A FORD DEALER DID N...

Mileage: 95,000

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 11/2015 FROM A LOCAL TOWN. THE WIPERS HAVE STARTED TO WORK OR NOT WORK OCCASIONALLY. THE LAST TIME THEY STOPPED I DROVE DIRECTLY TO THE LOCAL DEALER, CROWLEY FORD IN PLAINVILLE CT. THEY TOOK IT IN TO ACCESS THE PROBLEM AND WHEN THEY TRIED THEM THEY WORKED AND DIAGNOSTICS W...

Mileage: 90,944

I BOUGHT MY FORD CROWN VIC 3 YEARS AGO PAID 6000 DOLLARS, WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COST ME 2500, THEN HORN WOULD GO OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF TILL I PULLED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE OFF. TWO WEEKS LATER THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING, THE...

Mileage: 74,000

I BOUGHT MY FORD CROWN VIC 3 YEARS AGO PAID 6000 DOLLARS, WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COST ME 2500, THEN HORN WOULD GO OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF TILL I PULLED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE OFF. TWO WEEKS LATER THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING, THE...

Mileage: 74,000

I BOUGHT MY FORD CROWN VIC 3 YEARS AGO PAID 6000 DOLLARS, WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COST ME 2500, THEN HORN WOULD GO OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF TILL I PULLED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE OFF. TWO WEEKS LATER THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING, THE...

Mileage: 74,000

I BOUGHT MY FORD CROWN VIC 3 YEARS AGO PAID 6000 DOLLARS, WITHIN TWO WEEKS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COST ME 2500, THEN HORN WOULD GO OFF AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF TILL I PULLED THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE OFF. TWO WEEKS LATER THE BLINKERS STOPPED WORKING, THE...

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE MANUFA...

Mileage: 180,000

IT HAPPENED ON 12/17/2015 IN THE DAY TIME AROUND 12 NOON WITH A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX WITH A SET OF 4 BRAND: FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE: PRECISION TOURING, SIZE: 235/60R16 99T, DOT: 2RKU, DATE CODE DJC3413 --- IN LIGHT RAIN THE CAR WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A SPEED UNDER 30MPH AND LOST C...

Mileage: 172,000

IT HAPPENED ON 12/17/2015 IN THE DAY TIME AROUND 12 NOON WITH A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX WITH A SET OF 4 BRAND: FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE: PRECISION TOURING, SIZE: 235/60R16 99T, DOT: 2RKU, DATE CODE DJC3413 --- IN LIGHT RAIN THE CAR WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A SPEED UNDER 30MPH AND LOST C...

Mileage: 172,000

IT HAPPENED ON 12/17/2015 IN THE DAY TIME AROUND 12 NOON WITH A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX WITH A SET OF 4 BRAND: FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE: PRECISION TOURING, SIZE: 235/60R16 99T, DOT: 2RKU, DATE CODE DJC3413 --- IN LIGHT RAIN THE CAR WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A SPEED UNDER 30MPH AND LOST C...

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTER. TH...

Mileage: 215,000

I WAS DRIVING HOME LATE ONE NIGHT AND THE LIGHTING MODULE WENT OUT LEAVING US OUT IN THE COUNTRY WITH NO LIGHTS. WE WERE JUST DRIVING DOWN A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD. NO STREET LIGHTS, NO WAY TO SEE. WE MANAGED TO GET HOME HOURS LATER. ON 9/22/15 I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT BY MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACE THE...

Mileage: 132,000

2003 CROWN VICTORIA 57000 MILES. MY CROWN VICTORIA WAS MANUFACTURED AT THE ST THOMAS ASSEMBLY PLANT DURING TIME FRAME IN QUESTION IN REGARDS TO RECALL NUMBER 04S16. AT 57000 MILES IT DEVELOPED A NOTICEABLE NOISE AND VIBRATION EMANATING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. UPON INSPECTION THE AXLES WERE SHOWN...

Mileage: 57,000

SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE WITH NO RECALL . . I DRIVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S 13 YEARS OLD. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO DRIVING AT NIGHT MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I PULLED OVER AND JUGGLED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON & OFF. THEY CAME BACK ON. IN THE FOLLOWING MONTHS IT OCCURRED MORE AND MORE OFTEN. P...

Mileage: 111,000

SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF CYLINDER #6 AND RUINED COIL-ON-PLUG ALONG WITH IT. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY USED A TIME-SERT KIT TO RETHREAD THE CYLINDER SPARK PLUG WALL AND REPLACED ALL PLUGS WITH FACTORY PLUGS. I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS MYSELF 6 MONTHS BEFORE THE INCIDENT USING AFTERMARKE...

Mileage: 110,000

DEALER, WHO I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WHO HAD BEEN SERVICING IT, SAID BEARING NOISE IN R/R (MILEAGE 44850). REPAIRED IT FOR $694.57 DOLLARS. POLICE AND FLEET CROWNVICS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME PLANT IN CANADA AND WERE RECALLED FOR WHEEL BEARING AND AXLE PROBLEMS VIA FORD...

Mileage: 44,870

DEALER, WHO I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WHO HAD BEEN SERVICING IT, SAID BEARING NOISE IN R/R (MILEAGE 44850). REPAIRED IT FOR $694.57 DOLLARS. POLICE AND FLEET CROWNVICS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME PLANT IN CANADA AND WERE RECALLED FOR WHEEL BEARING AND AXLE PROBLEMS VIA FORD...

Mileage: 44,870

DEALER, WHO I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND WHO HAD BEEN SERVICING IT, SAID BEARING NOISE IN R/R (MILEAGE 44850). REPAIRED IT FOR $694.57 DOLLARS. POLICE AND FLEET CROWNVICS WERE MANUFACTURED AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME PLANT IN CANADA AND WERE RECALLED FOR WHEEL BEARING AND AXLE PROBLEMS VIA FORD...

Mileage: 44,870

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSE...

Mileage: 91,000

THREW A SPARK PLUG ON INTERSTATE. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALER AND REPAIRS WERE OVER $400 PLUS A RENTAL CAR TO GET HOME. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD ENGINES. NOT GOOD FOR OLDER PEOPL TRAVELING ALONE AND OUT OF TOWN BY 3 HOURS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 108,800

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 WHEN THE LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF. TOOK YTO ELECTRICAL MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A BAD HEADLIGHT MODULE . WAS TOLD FORD HAD A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

Mileage: 105,974

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INTAKE AIR MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/30/14*LJ ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE STEERING SHAFT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW AND SPUTTER AS LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS , WHEN I HAD MY MECHANIC LOOK HE FOUND THE INTAKE TO THE MANIFOLD WAS SHATTERED ( THE PLASTIC PART THAT THE HOES GRIPS ONTO . I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK IT WAS COLD AND THE CAR JUST STOPS WORKING AS ...

Mileage: 155,000

I WAS ON VACATION COMING HOME AND THE CAR STARTED TO PULL THEN LET GO AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAM ON THEN CAR LOCKED UP ON THE HIGH WAY FEW SECONDS LATTER THEIR WAS THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE CAR AND THREW THE VENTS INSIDE THE CAR. I TURNED THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR...

Mileage: 199,000

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AND NOTICED WHILE PUMPING FUEL, IT WAS LEAKING FROM A TUBE LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL. FUEL LEAKS OUT EVERYTIME I REFUEL. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND HOPE THE MANUFACTURER CAN FIX THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON OTHER SAME YEAR CROWN VIC'S. *...

Mileage: 83,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THICK WHITE SMOKE STARTED EMITTING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

I TOOK CAR INTO MILLER FORD, PROVO AFTER RECEIVING RECALL, THEY SAID SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER 4 MONTHS OF NO COMMUNICATION CALLED AND THEY BLAMED FORD, CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO FORD, CASE# [XXX],SAID WOULD GET CALL DIST. MGR. WITHIN 48 HOURS NO CALLS. PROBLEM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SIX ...

Mileage: 82,000

I TOOK CAR INTO MILLER FORD, PROVO AFTER RECEIVING RECALL, THEY SAID SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE. AFTER 4 MONTHS OF NO COMMUNICATION CALLED AND THEY BLAMED FORD, CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO FORD, CASE# [XXX],SAID WOULD GET CALL DIST. MGR. WITHIN 48 HOURS NO CALLS. PROBLEM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. SIX ...

Mileage: 82,000

MY WIFE TRIED TO TURN HER HEADLIGHTS ON AND THEY WOULD MOT GO ON. ALL OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE LIT. SHE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES , BUT THEY WOULD NOT COME ON. SHE DROVE HOME USING HER HIGH BEAMS, AS THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES FUNCTIONING. SHE WORKS 125 MILES AWAY AND BROUGHT THE CAR HOME ON THE 23RD. TOD...

Mileage: 144,340

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE REAR AXLE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE ...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A HUMMING NOISE NEAR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING NEE...

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE W...

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVING FROM WALMART AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN I TURNED MY LEFT DIRECTIONAL NOW AFTER 10 MINS OF HAVING HEADLIGHTS ON THEY TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. I HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR. *JS

Mileage: 194,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AXLE SHAFT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE AXLE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAI...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HIGH BEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT M...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, BOTH HEADLIGHTS INTTERMITTENLY AND INDEPENDENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 97,000

REAR AXLES AND BEARINGS ON 2003 - 2011 FORD CROWN VIC POLICE VEHICLES. *TR

SUDDEN HEADLIGHT FAILURE AT NIGHT ON FREEWAY. REPEATED INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW IN THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM). AFTER REVIEWING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE IT SEEMS THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE AND OVERHEATS CAUSING FAILURE. IT IS EXPENS...

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS CORRODED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY QUIT WORKING FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. I HAD A MECHANIC INSTALL A NEW LCM (LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE) AND THE LIGHTS NOW WORK BUT IT HAS CAUSED OTHER WIRING PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I SAW SIMILAR REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE AND DECIDED TO ADD TO THE # OF COMPLAINTS, AS I EXPERIENCED THIS, TOO. UPON ACCELERATION UP A HILL, AIR FLOW THROUGH VENTS (A/C OR HEAT) WOULD STOP AND GO TO DEFROST, THEN RETURN AFTER CAR BEGAN "CRUISING" AGAIN. OVER TIME, AIR FLOW DEFAULTED TO ALWAYS BEING DE...

Mileage: 121,000

AFTER DARK, WHILE DRIVING ON A DIVIDED STATE HIGHWAY, THE HEADLIGHTS UNEXPLAINABLE TURNED OFF, BUT RETURNED AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES OF TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, AND ACTIVATING THE HIGH BEAMS. OVER THE FOLLOWING MONTH, THEY WOULD SOMETIMES FAIL TO COME ON WHEN I TURNED ON THE SWITCH...

Mileage: 172,000

STEERING THE VEHICLE BECAME HARD WHEN MAKING TURNS, AS IF THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT OPERATING. AFTER MAKING TURNS, THE WHEELS DID NOT STRAIGHTEN BY THEMSELVES, AND TURNING THEM BACK HAD TO BE DONE MANUALLY, AS IF NO POWER STEERING WAS INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS STANDING STILL. I SEE THAT...

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 189,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT WAS CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE R...

Mileage: 97,000

HEATING AND DEFROST FAILED. FORD SERVICE CO WANTED A $1000 TO LOOK AT IT. I DIDN'T HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. NOW, I ONLY DRIVE IT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ORIGINAL 70,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IN 2010 I HAD TO HAVE THE GAS TANK REPLACED. I HAVE REA...

Mileage: 67,000

HEATING AND DEFROST FAILED. FORD SERVICE CO WANTED A $1000 TO LOOK AT IT. I DIDN'T HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. NOW, I ONLY DRIVE IT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ORIGINAL 70,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IN 2010 I HAD TO HAVE THE GAS TANK REPLACED. I HAVE REA...

Mileage: 67,000

HEATING AND DEFROST FAILED. FORD SERVICE CO WANTED A $1000 TO LOOK AT IT. I DIDN'T HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. NOW, I ONLY DRIVE IT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ORIGINAL 70,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IN 2010 I HAD TO HAVE THE GAS TANK REPLACED. I HAVE REA...

Mileage: 67,000

HEATING AND DEFROST FAILED. FORD SERVICE CO WANTED A $1000 TO LOOK AT IT. I DIDN'T HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT. NOW, I ONLY DRIVE IT IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN ORIGINAL 70,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW THE HEADLIGHTS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IN 2010 I HAD TO HAVE THE GAS TANK REPLACED. I HAVE REA...

Mileage: 67,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT ONLY THOSE VEHICLES BEIN...

THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME MY LIGHTS WENT OUT AND WOULDN'T COME BACK ON. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME FROM THE ER AFTER MY DAD WAS ADMITTED HOLDING MY HIGH BEAMS ON. VERY DANGEROUS. THEN THEY WENT OUT AGAIN THIS MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK I LEAVE AT 230 AM AND AGAIN I HELD MY HIGH BEAMS ON TO DRIVE TO WORK. I ...

Mileage: 33,000

LAST TUESDAY, I DROVE FROM SAN JOSE BACK TO ORANGE COUNTY AT 9:00PM AND WHEN I DROVE ON 152 EAST FREEWAY AROUND 9:30PM-10PM SUDDENLY MY HEADLIGHT TURN OFF AT THE CURVE THAT MAKE ME ALMOST FALL DOWN THE HILL. I'M REALLY SCARE AND MY WIFE HAD BEEN CRYING BECAUSE THERE IS NO STREET LIGHT AND I TURN MY ...

Mileage: 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *TR

Mileage: 125,000

DRIVING ALONG INTERSTATE WHEN HEADLAMPS WENT OFF. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH SEVERAL REPORTS BOTH TO NHTSA AND MISC ONLINE SOURCES. OTHER LIGHTS WORK AS EXPECTED. HEADLAMPS WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES NOT. CLEARLY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING RESULT. ...

Mileage: 159,845

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING NIGHT HOURS, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. T...

Mileage: 140,000

HEADLIGHTS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME ON THIS VEHICLE!!! RAN OFF ROAD IN PITCH DARK. *TR

Mileage: 115,000

INVESTIGATED REAR END NOISE. BOTH AXLES HAVE EXTREME WARE . BEARING FAILURE. AND MUST BE REPLACED. FORD RECALLED ONLY POLICE AND COMMERCIAL P70 P71 AND P72 BY ORDER OF NHTSA. FORD NEW ALL MODELS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE AS IDENTIFIED IN TSB 030505A ISSUED 3-5-03. MY FORD CV A P74 MODEL WAS M...

Mileage: 85,100

INVESTIGATED REAR END NOISE. BOTH AXLES HAVE EXTREME WARE . BEARING FAILURE. AND MUST BE REPLACED. FORD RECALLED ONLY POLICE AND COMMERCIAL P70 P71 AND P72 BY ORDER OF NHTSA. FORD NEW ALL MODELS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE AS IDENTIFIED IN TSB 030505A ISSUED 3-5-03. MY FORD CV A P74 MODEL WAS M...

Mileage: 85,100

INVESTIGATED REAR END NOISE. BOTH AXLES HAVE EXTREME WARE . BEARING FAILURE. AND MUST BE REPLACED. FORD RECALLED ONLY POLICE AND COMMERCIAL P70 P71 AND P72 BY ORDER OF NHTSA. FORD NEW ALL MODELS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE AS IDENTIFIED IN TSB 030505A ISSUED 3-5-03. MY FORD CV A P74 MODEL WAS M...

Mileage: 85,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT RE-ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE SITTING OVERNIGHT AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE LIGHTS STILL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEE...

Mileage: 95,343

WHILE DRIVING AFTER DARK THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED THEMSELVES OFF. THE DASH SWITCH WAS SET ON AUTO SO I CHANGED IT MANUAL BUT NO EFFECT. I DROVE WITH THE HEADLIGHT FLASH SWITCH PULLED IN ORDER TO GET HOME. THE LIGHTS WILL CYCLE BACK ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM ME. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OF...

Mileage: 138,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT T...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SPLIT WHERE THE RIM CONNECTED TO THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V279000 (WHEELS), BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO THE MO...

Mileage: 180,000

HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THEN REALIZED THE CAR HAD A FLAT, THEN TOOK TO THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP. WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE TIRE WAS FINE, BUT THE WHEEL HAD SPLIT AT THE CONNECTION WELD(MAKING IT NO GOOD). FOUND OUT FORD HAD A RECALL, I WENT TO MY LOCA...

Mileage: 180,823

I HAVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR THAT HAS FAULTY LCM THAT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF (SHORT OUT) WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 40 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE IN FEBRUARY 2012 AND HAS CAUSED ME TO PULLOVER IN DARK DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I RESEARCHED THE ...

Mileage: 125,649

I HAVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR THAT HAS FAULTY LCM THAT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF (SHORT OUT) WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 40 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE IN FEBRUARY 2012 AND HAS CAUSED ME TO PULLOVER IN DARK DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I RESEARCHED THE ...

Mileage: 125,649

2003 CROWN VICTORIA, WAS USING VEHICLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE DURING THE NIGHT HOURS, WHEN EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOW BEAMS, CLOSER EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE LCM LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE, LOCATED ABOVE BRAKE PEDAL HAD HEATED UP TO A TEMPERATURE FROM HIGH RESISTANCE OF SOLDERED CONTACT JOINTS NOT SUPPO...

Mileage: 77,000

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, NO WAY TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. HOUR LATER THEY CAME BACK ON. FAILURE CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH NOW LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HAD MECHANIC REVIEW AND TOLD LCM NEEDED REPLACED, THIS PART FAILURE ALSO CAUSES THE DIGITAL...

Mileage: 110,000

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, NO WAY TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. HOUR LATER THEY CAME BACK ON. FAILURE CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH NOW LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HAD MECHANIC REVIEW AND TOLD LCM NEEDED REPLACED, THIS PART FAILURE ALSO CAUSES THE DIGITAL...

Mileage: 110,000

LOST BOTH HEADLIGHTS WITH FOR TURNING THEM ON, NO OTHER WAY TO TURN THEM TRY ALL MEANS. WOULD STAY OFF FOR 3 TO 5 TO NEVER RETURN. *TR

Mileage: 73,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE ...

Mileage: 153,000

TRAVELING ON PA TURNPIKE, VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING. CALLED FOR TOW TO NEAREST FORD GARAGE (HAGGERSTOWN, MD FORD) FOR REPAIR. WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON LIFT REAR TIRE FELL OFF. THE AXEL HAD BROKE AT THE TIRE. VEHICLE HAD 100,048 MILES. VEHICLE HAS NO RUST OR BODY ISSUES. VEHICLE IS IN VERY GOOD S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HYDROPLANE AND JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND AS A RESULT, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL....

Mileage: 76,729

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THEN BACK ON THEN OFF. HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO GO OFF WHEN EVER THEY WANT. THIS HAPPENED EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN IT WAS STILL DARK OUTSIDE. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL IT WAS LIGHT OUTSIDE SO I COULD SEE THE ROAD AND OTHERS CO...

Mileage: 47,839

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THE LIGHT FAILED. THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ...

Mileage: 156,000

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING DOWN A MOUNTAIN ROAD WHEN THE LIGHT FAILED. THE HEADLIGHTS AND THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE BOTH INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ...

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FOR THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE C...

Mileage: 70,700

I RECENTLY BEGAN HAVING HEADLIGHT AND PARKLIGHT/ TAILLIGHT TROUBLE WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I OWN A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA I STILL HAD MY DASH LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WORKING. APPARENTLY IT IS SOME SORT OF DESIGN FLAW IN THE LCM AND IT ONLY APPLIES TO THE LOW BEAM...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FA...

Mileage: 140,000

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH *TGW THE CONSUMER SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY AND HIS WIFE WAS SEVERELY INJURED. *JB UPDATED 09/18/12 UPDATED 02/09/12. *JB UPDATED CUSTOMER ADDRESS. UPDATED 10/04/12

THE REAR AXLE WENT OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS OR SO BEFORE THE DRIVER SIDE REAR AXLE STARTED GOING. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THIS SAME THING ON THE SAME MAKE, YEAR AND MODEL AS MY CAR. WE REPLACED THE PASSENGER REAR AXLE AND ARE NOW FACING HAVING TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S S...

Mileage: 160,000

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY, THE LIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATE BUT WOULD FAIL AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE...

Mileage: 210,655

CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING ROUGH FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS I ASSUMED WAS POOR GAS QUALITY WHEN THE CAR GOT LOUD AND RAN ROUGH I PULLED OVER OPENED HOOD AND FOUND THAT A SPARK PLUG BLEW RIGHT OUT OF ENGINE BREAKING THE COIL ON PLUG AND STRIPPING THE THREADS IN THE HEAD. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 80,000

2003 CROWN VICTORIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HIS VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL DUE TO HIS VIN NUMBER NOT BEING INCLUDED. *TGW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WHEELS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE FROM THE REAR. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT HIS REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A...

Mileage: 114,000

THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND BACK ON WITHOUT WARNING. THEY CAN STAY OFF FOR HOURS AT A TIME. SOMETIMES THEY ARE OFF, SOMETIMES THEY ARE ON AND USING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOES NOTHING TO CORRECT ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS T...

Mileage: 70,000

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FAILS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. COST TO REPAIR SEEMS TO BE $500. FOR THE MODULE AND $200-300 FOR INSTALLATION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A REASON, IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODULE TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FAILS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. COST TO REPAIR SEEMS TO BE $500. FOR THE MODULE AND $200-300 FOR INSTALLATION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A REASON, IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODULE TO FAIL. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS AND AXLE SHAFT. THE FA...

I OWN A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD/WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE PART? *TR

Mileage: 210,303

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) FAILURE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LCM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE SECOND ONE FAILED AS WELL AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PART AND CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL IT COMPLET...

Mileage: 46,000

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) FAILURE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LCM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE SECOND ONE FAILED AS WELL AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PART AND CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL IT COMPLET...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR AXLE BEARINGS WERE WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE SEALS WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPE...

Mileage: 125,000

2003 CROWN VICTORIA LSX, 41,541 MILES, WELL MAINTAINED. HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON DURING NIGHT DRIVING WILL SHUT OFF ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ALONG THE ROADWAY. NO WARNING. JUST DARKNESS WHERE THERE WAS LIGHT. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT FORCES A PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF ...

Mileage: 41,541

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND RESET THEMSELVES WITHIN SECONDS. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE RELAY CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO...

Mileage: 105,000

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

TIRE FAILURE. ON FREEWAY TRAVELING AT APX 75 TREAD CAME OFF TIRE ON BACK DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING IT TO SERVE TIP OVER AND LAND IN THE DITCH. A SMALL AMOUNT OF TREAD LEFT ON A SMALL PORTION OF TIRE WITH THE REST OF THE DREAD COMING OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

FOR OVER A YEAR I HEARD A RUMBLING FROM THE REAR RIGHT OF MY CAR WHICH A MECHANIC ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WAS A TIRE NOISE. ON 3/2/10 THE DEALER REPORTED HEARING A BEARING NOISE AND ON 3/11/10 "REPLACED RIGHT REAR WHEEL BRG AND SEAL ALSO REPLACED AXEL WAS DAMAGED FILL REAR DIFF ..." I HAVE THE AXLE A...

Mileage: 44,870

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE WAS PARKED. DRIVER PUT FOOT ON BRAKE, PUT CAR IN REVERSE. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 152,401

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACE, THE LIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATE BUT WOULD FAIL A...

Mileage: 179,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY, THEY BECAME INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS EXTREME DIFFICULTY WITH VISIBILITY. THE HIGH/LOW BEAM SELECTOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AND ...

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA PI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO HE NOTICED A SLOW LEAK IN THE TIRE. WHILE HE WAS ADDING AIR IN THE TIRE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN RECAL...

Mileage: 1,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. THE HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED ON AND OFF WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RELAY CONTROL MODULE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE CURRENT ...

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE A 2003 CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AUTOMATICALLY. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES THE LIGHTS WILL THEN COME BACK ON. *TR

Mileage: 123,000

HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. MAIN LIGHT SWITCH DOES NOT HAVE AFFECT. ALL OTHER LIGHTS WORK CORRECTLY. UNABLE TO TURN HEADLIGHTS ON. THEY CAME ON AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN. TAPPING LCM SEEMS TO MAKE THE LIGHTS TO TURN ON. IT APPEARS TO BE SAFET...

Mileage: 161,000

FORD CROWN VICTORIA 2003 LIGHT CONTROL MODULE THERMAL-SENSITIVE FAILURE AT NIGHT. HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO SWITCH BACK ON AFTER CAR WAS STOPPED BRIEFLY IN COLD CONDITIONS. UNABLE TO RESTORE HEADLIGHTS IN AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL MODES. HAD TO DRIVE 6 BLOCKS ON PARKING LIGHTS ONLY. SECOND FAILURE REQUIRED TH...

Mileage: 64,460

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN IT WAS FOGGY OR RAINING. SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WOULD TURN BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SINCE HE...

Mileage: 120,000

HEADLAMPS TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THEY STAYED OFF FOR ABOUT 60 SECONDS THEN CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES IN 20 MILE TRIP. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

MY 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S HEAD LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. EVERY PERSON I HAVE SPOKEN TO WITH SIMILAR CARS HAVE HAD HEADLIGHT FAILURE. THE PROBLEM IS A LCM COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE LIGHTS AND IS $500. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

HAVE 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA GOT RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH 2009. I CALLED NAPA FORD AND WAS TOLD CAR HAD TO BE A POLICE CAR REGISTERED TO A POLICE STATION REALLY FELT LIKE A BRUSH OFF NOW 5 MONTHS LATER I HAVE CRACKS IN MY RIM AND A FLAT TIRE I CALLED BACK AND WAS BRUSHED OFF AGAIN THERE IS A PROVEN D...

Mileage: 109,000

MY NAME IS MATTHEW AND I OWN A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX SPORT. IN EARLY JANUARY I HAD A MINOR FRONT END COLLISION WITH A DEER. MY INSURANCE PROVIDER REPLACED A HEADLAMP, PARK LAMP AND A HEADER (FRONT PANEL THAT CONNECTS TO THE GRILLE. IN EARLY FEBRUARY I WAS DRIVING AFTER DARK AND THE HEADLAM...

Mileage: 114,000

ON JULY 10 MY WIFE AND GRAND SON WERE RETURNING TO OUR FLORIDA HOME FROM AN AMUSEMENT PARK ABOUT AN HOURS RIDE WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT ON MY 03 FORD CROWN VIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND AFTER 30 MINUTES TRYING DIFFERENT IDEAS THE LIGHT DID COME ON AND SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME FORTUNATE...

Mileage: 74,000

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FAILED....HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT IN DARK ON HWY. UNABLE TO GET LIGHTS ON SAFETY HAZARD. HAD TO USE FLASHER TO APPROACH PULL OFF AREA. STILL UNABLE TO GET LIGHTS ON. FAMILY MEMBER CAME, FOLLOWED TO GET CAR & PASSENGERS TO SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA HEADLAMPS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WAS TOLD BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY NO RECALL EXISTS FOR (LCM) UNIT {LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE} THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND HEADLAMPS CAN GO OFF AT ANYTIME & WILL NOT WORK IN MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC OPERATION POSITIONS, THIS COULD LEA...

Mileage: 129,365

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA HEADLAMPS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH WAS TOLD BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY NO RECALL EXISTS FOR (LCM) UNIT {LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE} THAT IS DEFECTIVE AND HEADLAMPS CAN GO OFF AT ANYTIME & WILL NOT WORK IN MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC OPERATION POSITIONS, THIS COULD LEA...

Mileage: 129,365

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WITH MY 10 MONTH OLD SON IN BACK, MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF RANDOMLY AS I WAS GOING AROUND A SHARP CORNER, I SLAMMED MY BRAKES ON IN ORDER TO NOT GO OFF ROAD, BUT STILL ENDED UP WITH TWO TIRES OFF ROAD. I CANNOT DRIVE AT NIGHT, AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH FOUND THAT THERE IS...

Mileage: 112,000

I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING ON 3 OCCASIONS. IF I PULLED BACK ON THE FLASH TO PASS BRIGHT LIGHT LEVER, THE LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON AS LONG AS I HELD THE LEVER BACK. TURNING THE LIGHT SWITCH TO AUTO TO THE LEFT OR ALWAYS ON TO THE RIGHT DID NOT TURN THE LIGHTS BACK ON. STOP THE CAR SHU...

Mileage: 118,070

WHILE DRIVE THE CROWN VICTORIA I HEAR A CLICKING SOUND, THE HEADLIGHTS GOES OFF. IT DOES NOT COMES BACK ON I HAVE TO HOLD THE SWITCH ON BRIGHT LIGHTS TO SEE IN THE NIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I HAVE SEARCH ON LINE AND I NOTICE IT IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH OTHER CROWN VICTORIA DRIV...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DIM WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE HEADLAMP CONTROL MODULE IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLA...

Mileage: 160,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKES LOCKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE TO AVOID AN ONCOMING VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. HE CRASHED INT...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A CRACKED RIM IN THE BACK OF HIS TRUNK. THE DEALER INITIALLY STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V079000 (WHEELS). FOUR RIMS WERE ORDERED AND, WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 129,580

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE STEEL WHEEL WELD IS COMING APART AND THE TIRES ARE LEAKING. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT THE WELD COULD SPLIT. WHEN HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL, HE WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER AN OPERATING POLIC...

Mileage: 105,000

AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT - HIGHWAY - HIT CENTER CONCRETE WALL MULTIPLE TIMES - BOTH FRONT AND BACK OF AUTOMOBILE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL OF HIS VEHICLE. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V279000 (WHEELS), WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE HE WAS EXPERIENCING. THE DEALER STATED ...

Mileage: 118,000

THE HEADLIGHT RELAY ON THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) PART NUMBER NEC-EQ1-11111S OVERHEATS AND FAILS SUDDENLY, SHUTTING OFF HEADLIGHTS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH. THIS IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM ON 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA PASSENGER AND POLICE INTERCEPTOR MODELS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME. RESEARCHING...

Mileage: 124,455

2003 FORD P71 INTERCEPTOR: RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING AND AXEL SHAFT PROBLEM. RUMBLE REPORTED TO FORD. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED ON RECALL WHEN OWNED BY SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPT. BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. MY MECHANIC FOUND A BROKEN BEARING AND WORN AXEL SHAFT. BOTH ON RECALL. CAR ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES. FORD SAY...

Mileage: 65,000

2003 FORD P71 INTERCEPTOR: RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING AND AXEL SHAFT PROBLEM. RUMBLE REPORTED TO FORD. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED ON RECALL WHEN OWNED BY SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPT. BEFORE I BOUGHT IT. MY MECHANIC FOUND A BROKEN BEARING AND WORN AXEL SHAFT. BOTH ON RECALL. CAR ONLY HAS 68,000 MILES. FORD SAY...

Mileage: 65,000

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA P71 UPON STARTING THE CAR, A SPARK PLUG WAS EJECTED FROM THE ENGINE. NECESSITATED REPAIR OF ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND CYLINDER TO HAVE THIS OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 135,630

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A RUMBLING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE BEARING WAS REPLACED. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE THE RUMBLING SOUND AGAIN A...

Mileage: 38,071

1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE RECEIVED A LETTER IN FEBRUARY SAYING PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALER THEY HAD NOT HEARD THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *KB

THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HORN AS WELL AS FOR INSIDE DASHBOARD AND DOME LIGHTS WAS DEFECTIVE UPON PURCHASE WHEN NEW. THE DASHBOARD AND DOME LIGHTING WAS CORRECTED BY THE DEALER ON THE FIRST TRY WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THE HORN WIRING, ETC. WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES ...

Mileage: 1,500

THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE HORN AS WELL AS FOR INSIDE DASHBOARD AND DOME LIGHTS WAS DEFECTIVE UPON PURCHASE WHEN NEW. THE DASHBOARD AND DOME LIGHTING WAS CORRECTED BY THE DEALER ON THE FIRST TRY WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THE HORN WIRING, ETC. WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES ...

Mileage: 1,500

WHILE DRIVING CAR HOME AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS QUIT. LIGHTS CAME BACK ON AFTER CAR WAS STOPPED FOR 10 MINUTES. CAR WAS DRIVEN AGAIN A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. LIGHTS COME BACK ON AFTER 5-10 MINUTES. NO LONGER DRIVE CAR AT NIGHT DUE TO CONCERN FOR SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 36,427

FAILURE OF WELD POINT ON WHEEL RIMS CAUSING RAPID AIR LOSS IN TIRES, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. PROBLEM BEGIN WHEN I FOUND TIRE GONE FLAT AFTER DRIVING FROM MILFORD OH, TO MIDDLETOWN OH. TIRE WAS FINE BEFORE I LEFT MILFORD. TIRE HELD AIR FOR ONLY A FEW HOURS AND MY SPARE HAD A CUT IN THE SIDE WA...

Mileage: 75,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH OR GREATER, THE CONTACT HEARD A RUMBLING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF NOVEMBER 20, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 21,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SEAL AND BEARING FAILED AND BOTH AXLES WERE FRACTURED. THE REP...

Mileage: 96,840

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER DRIVING 14 MILES, THE KEY WOULD BECOME VERY HOT WHICH WAS NOTICED WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN PROPERLY AS THEY SHOULD AND ACTIVA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER DRIVING 14 MILES, THE KEY WOULD BECOME VERY HOT WHICH WAS NOTICED WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN PROPERLY AS THEY SHOULD AND ACTIVA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER DRIVING 14 MILES, THE KEY WOULD BECOME VERY HOT WHICH WAS NOTICED WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN PROPERLY AS THEY SHOULD AND ACTIVA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT WORK. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AFTER DRIVING 14 MILES, THE KEY WOULD BECOME VERY HOT WHICH WAS NOTICED WHEN IT WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE ELECTRICAL WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN PROPERLY AS THEY SHOULD AND ACTIVA...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE DIFFERENTIAL ON THE VEHICLE IS WORN OUT. THE REAR BEARINGS WERE WORN AND CAUSED THE AXLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HOUSING. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BEARINGS BEGAN SMOKING AND SMELLED LIKE HOT ASPHALT. SMOKE ALSO ROSE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 80,344

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE DIFFERENTIAL ON THE VEHICLE IS WORN OUT. THE REAR BEARINGS WERE WORN AND CAUSED THE AXLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE HOUSING. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BEARINGS BEGAN SMOKING AND SMELLED LIKE HOT ASPHALT. SMOKE ALSO ROSE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 80,344

NOISE IN REAR OF CAR. WHEN I LOOKED AT RIGHT REAR WHEEL I SAW OIL. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE CLOSES AUTO REPAIR SHOP IN MIDLAND TEXAS WHICH WAS ALLEN S AUTO REPAIR. THEY TORE THE REAR END DOWN AND FOUND THAT BOTH REAR AXLES WERE WORN CONSIDERABLY THEY ALSO TOLD ME THERE WAS PLENTY OF OIL STILL IN TH...

Mileage: 69,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V079000 (WHEELS) PERFORMED. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE MADE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER AN ACTIVE POLIC...

WENT TO MIDLAND TEXAS FROM BANDERA TX. WHICH WAS AROUND 300 MI. WAS HAVING NOISE IN LEFT REAR WHEEL UPON INSPECTION SAW OIL ON WHEEL. IT WAS ON WEEK END I HAD A REPUTABLE AUTO SHOP CHECK IT OUT AND FOUND BOTH REAR AXLES WERE WORN REAL BAD. THEIR WAS PLENTY OF OIL IN DIFFERENTIAL. THEY HAD ABULLETIN ...

Mileage: 69,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING AND KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. HE STATED THAT THE BEARINGS PUNCTURED THE AXLE SHAFT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BEARINGS AND AXLE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRE...

Mileage: 82,000

I HAVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH A 4.6L V8 AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IN THE LAST 44,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TWO REAR AXLE FAILURES THAT NECESSITATED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AXLE SHAFTS, SEALS ETC. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 57,902 MI AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND AT 102,753MI - 44,...

Mileage: 102,753

THE SUFFOLK COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM CONCERNING WHEEL RIMS ON THE 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WHICH WERE OUTSIDE FORD SAFETY RECALL #03S05. WHILE INSPECTING RIMS DETAILED IN THIS RECALL, THIS DEPARTMENT FOUND CRACKS IN RIMS WHICH HAD NOT BEEN LISTED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AS BEING...

TL*-THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2003 CROWN VICTORIA AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE SOUNDED OF METAL GRINDING AGAINST METAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING...

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR HAD A RECALL 04V328000 THAT WAS REPAIRED 08/24/04 FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON THE PARKWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REGAIN SPEED AND HE ...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 2003 CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR HAD A RECALL 04V328000 THAT WAS REPAIRED 08/24/04 FOR THE REAR SUSPENSION. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH ON THE PARKWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REGAIN SPEED AND HE ...

Mileage: 50,000

I HAVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA THAT HAS STARTED TURNING ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE LIGHTS. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR HAS REACHED OPERATING TEMPS. I HAVE ALSO NOTED DASH LIGHTS AND OTHER AUTOMATIC FEATURES SELF ACTIVATING. AGAIN THIS ONLY WHEN THE CAR IS HOT (NOT WHEN FIRST STARTED).THE...

Mileage: 48,000

I OWN A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. IT CAME WITH 4 EAGLE LS TIRES. THE ORIGINAL TIRES ARE OVER 27 K MILES, BUT THE NEW ONES I BOUGHT AND PLACED ON THE FRONT SIDE, HAVE WORN FROM THE INSIDE. THESE NEW TIRES SIMPLY WORN AND PULVERIZED INSIDE AND BLOW. SO FAR I HAVE BOUGHT 3 TIRES AND THE 3 HAVE BLOW...

Mileage: 27,414

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL AREA. THE SOUND BEGAN AT 30 MPH AND CONTINUED UP TO 65 MPH. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V328000, REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *AK UPDATED 9/1/...

Mileage: 41,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE WASH WAS OPERATING ON ITS OWN. THE RADIO MADE A CRACKLING NOISE AND THE RECEPTION CAME IN AND OUT. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT SMELLED PLASTIC OR RUBBING BURNING HOWEVER, NO SMOKE WAS PRESE...

Mileage: 41,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE WASH WAS OPERATING ON ITS OWN. THE RADIO MADE A CRACKLING NOISE AND THE RECEPTION CAME IN AND OUT. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT SMELLED PLASTIC OR RUBBING BURNING HOWEVER, NO SMOKE WAS PRESE...

Mileage: 41,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE WASH WAS OPERATING ON ITS OWN. THE RADIO MADE A CRACKLING NOISE AND THE RECEPTION CAME IN AND OUT. THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT SMELLED PLASTIC OR RUBBING BURNING HOWEVER, NO SMOKE WAS PRESE...

Mileage: 41,000

2003 CROWN VICTORIA CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *TS THIS WAS A POLICE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE TURNED OFF SO THE OFFICER COULD GO BACK INSIDE THE STATION TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING. A FEW MINUTES LATER A FIREFIGHTER NOTICED HEAVY BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE E...

2003 CROWN VICTORIA CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *TS THIS WAS A POLICE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED THE TURNED OFF SO THE OFFICER COULD GO BACK INSIDE THE STATION TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING. A FEW MINUTES LATER A FIREFIGHTER NOTICED HEAVY BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE E...

CONFIRMATION NUMBER (ODI NUMBER) 10149237 APPROXIMATELY 3-4 MONTHS AGO I SEND A COMPLAINT ABOUT FORD PRODUCTS WHICH STILL HAD A TANK ISSUE. I WAS PROMISED A REPLY AS SOON AS THE RIGHT PERSON RECEIVED THE INFORMATION WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. SO FAR I HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING!!!! *NM

REAR AXLE BEARINGS FAILED AT 39,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY, THERE IS A RECALL FOR FLEET BUYERS. WHY NOT MY CAR? I REPAIRED IT AT MY EXPENSE. *NM

Mileage: 39,000

HOW CAN YOU FOLKS JUSTIFY THE POLICY WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED CONCERNING THE FIRE HAZARD ON THE FORD CROWN VIC, MERCURY MARQUIS, AND LINCOLN TOWN CAR BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF AND LACK OF PROTECTION OF THE GAS TANK. WHY IS THAT NOT A RECALLABLE DEFECT? WE BOUGHT A 2003 CROWN VIC NOT KNOWING ABOU...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED NO FAILURE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED WITH THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK. HOWEVER, THERE IS CONCERN FOR SAFETY DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER RECENTLY OFFERING A PROTECTIVE SHIELD. THE SHIELD WAS OFFERED TO VEHICLE'S THAT WERE AT A HIGHER RISK OF FIRE BASED ON THEIR USE. THE CONTACT IS CONCE...

Mileage: 46,000

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V328000, REGARDING THE REAR SUSPENSION. THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 67,000

DT: 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONSUMER STATES ON AUGUST 29, 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 25 MPH WHEN IT TOOK OFF. THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT T...

DT: 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONSUMER STATES ON AUGUST 29, 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 25 MPH WHEN IT TOOK OFF. THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT T...

DT: REAR AXLE BEARING FAILURE, IT CHEWED UP THE REAR AXLE. FORD HAS A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. THIS CAUSED THE AXLE SHAFT TO FRACTURE, IT LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 14,2005. THE VEHICLE BEFORE HAND HAD STARTED MA...

Mileage: 74,000

DT: ,2003 FORD, CROWN VICTORIA. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN SHE STARTS THE VEHICLE IT IS FINE, BUT AS SOON AS SHE TAKES FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWICE ,AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH ...

Mileage: 14,000

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V328000 CONCERNING REAR AXLE SHAFT FRACTURE. A ROARING NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING, SEALS AND THE AXLE SHAFTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE FOUND THIS ...

Mileage: 69,000

I AM REPRESENTING THE CITY OF TROY, NY POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SENT YOU INFORMATION REGARDING THREE CRACKED WHEELS FROM THREE SEPARATE CROWN VIC INTERCEPTOR WHEELS. WE NOW HAVE A FOURTH ONE AND WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH REPLACEMENT FROM FORD, VIA THE LOCAL DEALER. THE WHEEL IS FROM...

Mileage: 51,472

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.*AK *TC

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.*AK *TC

THE TRUNK LID OF THE 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA HAS A CHROMED METAL STRIP OF TRIM RUNNING ACROSS THE OUTER BOTTOM WIDTH OF THE TRUNK LID. THIS METAL STRIP HAS AN EXPOSED SHARP EDGE IN A PLACE WHERE A USER WOULD INSTINCTIVELY REACH TO LIFT OR HOLD UP THE TRUNK LID (ON A WINDY DAY). AS A RESULT, THIS S...

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS UNTIL CONSUMER REACHED HIS DESTINATION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 99,299

STEEL WHEEL CRACKED ON VEHICLE.*MR THERE WAS A SEPARATION OF THE WELD BETWEEN THE DISK AND HUB. A GAP OF 1/16TH OF AN INCH EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 18" AROUND THE HUB WELD. THE WHEEL WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED AT THE DEALER FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN SAFETY CAMPAIGN 03S05 AND PER THE DEALER THE WHEE...

Mileage: 20,600

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE FRAYING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS.

Mileage: 4,000

MY 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, DEVELOPED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR END ON 8/05/04. TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED ON 8/12/04 AND FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS WERE BAD AND THAT THEY HAD CUT INTO THE AXLE SHAFT. I HAD TO HAVE THE AXLE SHAFTS, BEARINGS AND SEALS REPLACED AT A COST OF $513.45. I...

Mileage: 67,707

MY 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, DEVELOPED A GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR END ON 8/05/04. TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED ON 8/12/04 AND FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS WERE BAD AND THAT THEY HAD CUT INTO THE AXLE SHAFT. I HAD TO HAVE THE AXLE SHAFTS, BEARINGS AND SEALS REPLACED AT A COST OF $513.45. I...

Mileage: 67,707

COMPLAINT REGARDING DEFECT OF SOME STEEL ROAD WHEELS.*MR THE OFFICERS DEPT WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY RECALL 03S05 CONCERNING THE DEFECT OF SOME STEEL WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT RECALL 03S05 HAD BEEN PERFORMED. ABOU...

Mileage: 20,600

LEFT FRONT WHEEL HAS SLOW LEAK. THE TIRE WAS DISMOUNTED AND HAD NO PUNCTURES EVIDENT. THE WHELL WAS INSPECTED AND A SMALL CRACK WAS DETECTED. THE WHEEL WAS REPLACED. THE CRACKED WHEEL WAS RETURNED TO FORD MOTOR CO., ATTN: DEB USRUM.*AK

Mileage: 69,460

WHILE ENGAGING IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 90 MPH. THE TIRES WERE SCREECHING AND SMOKING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COLLIDED INTO THREE OTHER VEHICLE AND A PEDESTRIAN. *AK A CHILD WAS INJURED. (PINNED BETWEEN THE VEHICLE AND HIS FATHER'S VEHICLE) THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE ACCELERA...

Mileage: 13,000

DEALERSHIP HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THE STEEL WHEEL RECALL 03V279000 REPAIRS FOR ALMOST 10 MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *AK

DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO PERFORM THE STEEL WHEEL RECALL 03V279000 REPAIRS FOR ALMOST 10 MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER.*AK

DEALERSHIP HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM THE STEEL WHEEL RECALL 03V279000 REPAIRS FOR ALMOST 10 MONTHS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT SEAT MOVED BACK AND FORTH. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER FAILED. DEALERSHIP URGED CONSUMER TO CALL AND FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT SEAT MOVED BACK AND FORTH. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER FAILED. DEALERSHIP URGED CONSUMER TO CALL AND FILE A COMPLAINT. *AK

1) REAR AXLE WHEEL SEAL LEAK, REAR AXLE "PLAY" 2) AXLE GROOVES AND VEHICLE STABILITY AND HANDELING (DRIVEABILTY) PROBLEMS, BRAKES COATED WITH GREASE CAUSING BRAKE PREFORMANCE ISSUES. *AK 3) AXLE AND BEARINGS REPLACED

1) LACK OF POWER/ENGINE STOPS 2) FUEL PUMP FAILURE 2003 MODELS 20% FAILURE RATE AS OF TODAY (10 OF 49 UNITS) 3) REPLACE FUEL PUMP, ONE UNIT ON IT'S SECOND REPLACEMENT. *AK

PREMATURE BEARING AND AXLE WEAR. IF NOT REPAIRED AXLE MAY BREAK. THIS WAS FOUND ON 7 OF 8 CARS CHECKED. CARS BUILT 02-04-03. MILEAGE 29278 TO 40559.*AK

Mileage: 40,559

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE PERTAINING TO HIS RIMS, BUT HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THE RECALL WORK PERFORMED. *PH ONE OF THE VEHICLE'S RIMS WERE LEAKING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER THE CONSUMER CALLED AB...

FOUR 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE CRUISERS WERE INSPECTED AND MECHANIC FOUND THREE OUT OF FOUR HAD DAMAGED AXLES. *PH THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE REAR AXLES. ONE OUT THE AXLES WAS SAID TO HAVE DAMAGE TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE WASN'T DRIVABLE. THE UNIT HAD 25,300 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER MADE REP...

Mileage: 25,300

FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE SECOND TIME THE BRAKES FAILED TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *PH *MR

Mileage: 3,000

I WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT APROX. 25 MPH. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I AGAIN APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES..WHICH I HAD NOT DONE. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL F...

Mileage: 7,450

2003 CROWN VIC POLICE INTERC. POLICE CAR HAD ITS TIRE RIM REPLACED BY FORD 9/2003, NEW RIM DATED 8/1/2003 WAS FOUND TO HAVE A 12 INCH CRACK ON THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE RIM WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. NUMBERS ON THE RIM WERE 16X7 J T DOT K4 34 080103.*AK

Mileage: 68,000

MY CONCERN IS FOR THE 2003 FORD POLICE CROWN VICTORIA (POLICE INTERCEPTOR) PROGRAM 03M03 WHICH IS CONCURRENT WITH SAFETY RECALL 03S05. THEY BOTH INVOLVE INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF CRACKED RIMS. HOWEVER, THE 03M03 DOES NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. IT ONLY EXTENDS THE WARRANTY. BOTH CONCURRENT CAMPAIGN...

FOIA REQUEST ALL DOCUMENTS, COMPLAINTS, DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS, RECALLS, SERVICE BULLETINS, ETC RELATING TO NHTSA'S INVESTIGATION INTO THE POWER TRAIN ASSEMBLY, AXLE SHAFT OF THE 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, NHTSA NO: PE 04010, ES HAVE NO RECORDS. (NAR) *LA *CB *JB

MY 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR HAS FIVE WHEELS THAT HAVE THE AFFECTED DATE CODE STAMPED ON THEM THAT INDICATE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THE LOCAL DEALER SERVICE WRITER TELLS ME THAT THEY DO NOT NEED REPLACING IF THEY ARE NOT LEAKING AIR. AM I SUPPOSED TO WAIT UNTIL I AM STRANDED OR INVLOVE...

PROBLEM: THE REAR SWAY-BAR AND SWAY-BAR HOUSING ARE DAMAGED. APPARENTLY, THE INITIAL PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE SWAY-BAR HOUSING, CAUSING EXCESS STRESS ON THE SWAY-BAR, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME FORD IS APPARENTLY RE-MANUFACTURING THE PARTS BECAUSE OF "PROBLEMS" WITH THIS M...

Mileage: 20,000

ALL FORD VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS.AS A SAFETY GROUP YOU, KNOW THAT VEHICLES WITH DAY TIME DRIVING LIGHTS GET IN TO LESS ACCIDENTS. AND HOW MANY PEDESTRIAN ARE INJURED OR KILLED EACH YEAR BECAUSE THEY DID'T SEE THE VECHICLE. IT IS THE LAW IN CANADA. WHAT ABOUT US HERE IN THE USA...

AT 40000 MILES A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA DEVELOPED A LOUD NOISE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THE AXLE'S WERE SOFT AND WERE WORN DOWN IN SPITE OF ONE OF THE BEARINGS BEING WELL LUBRICATED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS IS A POLICE PACKAGE CRUISER. THIS DEFECT COULD EFFECT THOUSANDS OF POLICE DEPARTM...

AT 40000 MILES A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA DEVELOPED A LOUD NOISE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC DETERMINED THE AXLE'S WERE SOFT AND WERE WORN DOWN IN SPITE OF ONE OF THE BEARINGS BEING WELL LUBRICATED AND IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS IS A POLICE PACKAGE CRUISER. THIS DEFECT COULD EFFECT THOUSANDS OF POLICE DEPARTM...

I PURCHASED A 2003 CROWN VICTORIA NEW. THE ENGINE DEVOLOPED A PINGING NOISE WHICH WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE DEALER. THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING IT WAS AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND THEY WERE ON THE PHONE WITH THE FORD HOTLINE TECH TRYING TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THEY...

VEHICLE'S RIMS ARE CRACKED, A RECALL WAS ISSUED; HOWEVER VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE REMEDY SCOPE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT WHEELS FOR THE STEEL WHEELS RECALL 03 V 279 000. RECALL DEFECTS HAD ALREADY OCCURRED ON ONE OF THE WHEELS.*AK

Mileage: 21,348

I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN MY HANDS FOR 5 DAYS AND THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THE LAST WEEK. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR END IT WAS THERE WHEN I GOT THE CAR AND GOT WROSE IN THE 850 MILES THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PUT ON THE CAR. FORD NOW HAS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ALL A PART AND CAN'T FIND THE PR...

Mileage: 1,000

THE RIMS SPLIT IN HALF. FORD ACKNOWLEDGED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *AK *JB

Mileage: 16,000

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL.*MR WHILE DRIVING UPHILL THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND SWITCH OFF THE ENGINE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE FAILURE WAS THE RESULT OF A CABLE ASSEMBLY BETWEEN T...

Mileage: 8,999

CRUISE CONTROL FAILED AT ALMOST FULL THROTTLE WHILE GOING UPHILL FROM LEE VINNING CA TO MAMMOTH LAKES CA, ON US 395, FROM ABOUT 4,000 FT TO 8,000 FT ELEVATION. VEHICLE WAS A BUDGET RENTAL CAR, CONTRACT 133247, FROM LONG BEACH, CA, (LGB) AIRPORT LOCATION, 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, DIN [XXX], CA LICEN...

A POLICE OFFICER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE HEAVILY DUE TO A CRACKED RIM. THE OFFICERS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK *CB *NLM

Mileage: 34,714

POLICE OFFICER NOTICED ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS FLAT DUE TO A FAULTY/CRACKED RIM. *AK

POLICE OFFICER NOTICED ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES WAS FLAT DUE TO A FAULTY/CRACKED RIM. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED COMPUTER PROBLEMS, VIBRATION, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MIRRORS, CRUISE CONTROL, SURGING ENGINE,ENGINE DIES, ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPEAT COMPLAINTS.THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OVER THE LAST 16 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 400

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED COMPUTER PROBLEMS, VIBRATION, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MIRRORS, CRUISE CONTROL, SURGING ENGINE,ENGINE DIES, ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPEAT COMPLAINTS.THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OVER THE LAST 16 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 400

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED COMPUTER PROBLEMS, VIBRATION, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MIRRORS, CRUISE CONTROL, SURGING ENGINE,ENGINE DIES, ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPEAT COMPLAINTS.THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OVER THE LAST 16 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 400

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED COMPUTER PROBLEMS, VIBRATION, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MIRRORS, CRUISE CONTROL, SURGING ENGINE,ENGINE DIES, ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPEAT COMPLAINTS.THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OVER THE LAST 16 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 400

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED COMPUTER PROBLEMS, VIBRATION, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MIRRORS, CRUISE CONTROL, SURGING ENGINE,ENGINE DIES, ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPEAT COMPLAINTS.THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OVER THE LAST 16 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 400

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED COMPUTER PROBLEMS, VIBRATION, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MIRRORS, CRUISE CONTROL, SURGING ENGINE,ENGINE DIES, ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPEAT COMPLAINTS.THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OVER THE LAST 16 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 400

VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED COMPUTER PROBLEMS, VIBRATION, EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LOW GAS MILEAGE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, MIRRORS, CRUISE CONTROL, SURGING ENGINE,ENGINE DIES, ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN REPEAT COMPLAINTS.THESE COMPLAINTS ARE OVER THE LAST 16 MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 400

THE CONSUMER NOTICED A HARD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY A TECHNICIAN, WHO STATED THE RIM WELL WAS CRACKED. *JB PH *JB

Mileage: 16,000

CONSUMER NOTICED A SLOW LEAK IN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER FELT THE RIMS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK

Mileage: 35,780

RIMS CRACKED ON THREE OF THE SIX CROWN VICTORIAS OWNED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF BLUFFS. *MR PH

THE RIMS CRACKED WITHOUT WARNING. *NLM

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA PURCHASED IN 1/03 HAS REPEATED ENGINE VIBRATIONS THAT ARE NOTICED WHILE IDLING IN DRIVE AND APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE INDICATIONS FEEL LIKE THE ENGINE IS MISSING AND GETS WORSE AFTER DIRVING MORE THAN THIRTY MINUTES. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THREE DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS WITH NO...

Mileage: 98

THE TWO FRONT TIRES HAD A BUBBLE AND ONE OF THEM HAD BURST WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE OTHER TIRE WAS ENLARGED. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A USED TIRE AND CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY REFUSED SERVICE DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. MR SCC *JB

TIRE RIMS ARE SEPARATING ON THE WELD-WE HAVE FOUR RIMS THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED TO, ON TWO DIFFERENT VEHICLES. THE TIRES WILL HOLD ABOUT TWENTY POUNDS OF AIR EVEN WITH THE WELD BREAK. FRONT END SHIMMIES AT 30 MPH OR MORE WHICH INDICATES THE PROBLEM. *NLM

Mileage: 31,459

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WHEELS FAIL AT THE WELD, WE HAVE AT LEAST 20 FAILURES WHERE THE WELD CRACKS AND THE TIRE DEFLATES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. WE ARE AFRAID THAT WE WILL HAVE A GRAVE ACCIDENT IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED.*JB

Mileage: 48,000

THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE 2003 CROWN VICTORIA'S GAS TANK. *PH *NLM

GOODYEAR TIRE BLOWOUT. *AK

STEEL WHEEL CRACKED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE WHEEL. *JB

Mileage: 30,943

FUEL TANK PLACEMENT, AND LIKELY DANGER OF AN EXPLOSION IN A REAR END COLLISION.*AK *JB

THE WHEELS CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED A LOUD NOISE.(POLICE VEHICLE)*JB

Mileage: 28,368

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT. *SCC *JB

PREMATURE AND SUDDEN FRONT BRAKE PAD FAILURE ON 2003 FORD CVPI VEHICLES. BRAKES WEAR AND FAIL @4000 MILES AND LESS. FORD ACKNOWLEDGES A BRAKE MATERIAL COMPOUND PROBLEM BUT HAS NO REPAIR. 2002 AND EARLIER CVPI VEHICLES IN FLEET AVERAGE 10,000 MILES PER FRONT BRAKE SERVICE

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA-- THE HEAD RESTS IN THESE AUTOMOBILES ARE SO HIGH THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OVER OR AROUND THEM. THE ONLY WAY TO HAVE VISION TO THE REAR OF THE CAR IS BY RAISING THE HEAD REST UP ON ITS POST, ABOVE THE POSITION THAT WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE OF USE IN AN ACCIDENT.. THE 2003 IS...

FOUND FOUR CRACKED WHEELS AND THREE WHEELS WITH SUSPECTED CRACKS ON 2003 CROWN VICTORIA POLICE CRUISERS. THE DRIVERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF FRONT END VIBRATION AND SHIMMY WHICH LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF CRACKED WHEELS.

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS NO SHIELD BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE REAR AXLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A VIBRATION ON THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TS

BRAKE PADS WERE WORE DOWN TO METAL BY 6000 MILES. FORD SAYS THEY HAVE HAD SOME CHANGES BECUASE OF THIS ON 2002 AND 2003 MODELS. THE DRIVERS SEAT IS TEARING APART WEAR THE DRIVER SITS. MR

BRAKE PADS WERE WORE DOWN TO METAL BY 6000 MILES. FORD SAYS THEY HAVE HAD SOME CHANGES BECUASE OF THIS ON 2002 AND 2003 MODELS. THE DRIVERS SEAT IS TEARING APART WEAR THE DRIVER SITS. MR

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UPPER A-ARM ATTACHES TO FRAME WITH 2 EACH STUDS AND IS SECURED WITH NUTS. A-ARM MOUNTING HAS LONG SLOTS TO ACCOMMODATE ADJUSTMENT OF THE CAMBER. NEW VEHICLE DELIVERED TO CUSTOMER WITH THE UPPER A-ARM MOUNTING NUTS BACKED OFF BY MORE THAN 1/2" ALLOWING THE CAMBER TO CHANGE DRAMATICALLY AS THE VEHIC...