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1985 Ford Crown Victoria Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 20, 2007
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 30, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 21 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Ford Crown Victoria. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–21 of 21

Seat belts
Filed Jun 20, 2007

WEBBING ON FRONT SEAT BELTS IS SHREDDING. COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
10193877
Incident
Jun 20, 2007
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 19, 2000

ON THE FAILURE DATE SPECIFIED, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. FOR SOME REASON I DO NOT PRESENTLY RECALL, I NEEDED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TWO OR THREE TIMES AND THE CAR CONTINUED AT HIGH SPEED. THEN I PUT THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND JIGGLED THE GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES, THEN THE ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. A SIMILAR MALFUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE OCCURED DURING THE PRECEDING WEEK A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT NO MAJOR PROBLEM; SINCE AT THOSE TIMES I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. BUT THEY TOO COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED EVERY 3,000 MILES SINCE I PURCHASED IT.*AK

NHTSA ID
736556
Incident
Nov 16, 2000
Electrical
Filed Nov 15, 2000

CAR STALLS AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR SPEED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY TWO PIECES OF METAL THAT CONNECT IGNITION SWITCH, AND DO NOT STAY CONNECTED, THAT'S WHY VEHICLE STALLS.*AK IGNITION SWITCH HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *YH

NHTSA ID
874998
Incident
Jan 1, 1994
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Nov 3, 2000

IGNITION MODULE FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STALL. *SLC

NHTSA ID
557078
Electrical
Filed Oct 18, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY COMING INTO TOWN. AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. NO BRAKES/NO POWER STEERING, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DELL'S SERVICE CENTER. SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE AND DISTRIBUTOR PICK UP, AND THEY ARE FORD PARTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
873347
Incident
Sep 17, 2000
Filed Oct 14, 2000

CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS THEY TOLD ME IT IS BEING APPEALED AND NHTSA HAS TO BE CONTACTED IF THERE IS A RECALL I ALSO SAW IT ON THE NEWS IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*734301

NHTSA ID
10007019
Incident
Sep 15, 2000
Mileage
77,825 mi
Engine
Filed Oct 14, 2000

CONTACTED FORD HEADQUARTERS THEY TOLD ME IT IS BEING APPEALED AND NHSTA HAS TO BE CONTACTED IF THERE IS A RECALL I ALSO SAW IT ON THE NEWS IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. NO AFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID
734301
Incident
Sep 15, 2000
Electrical
Filed Sep 15, 2000

ENGINE QUIT AND WILL NOT START, HAVE REPLACED MANY PARTS AND HASN'T HELPED. *AK

NHTSA ID
731514
Electrical
Filed Jun 30, 1999
Fire reported

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CARPORT, AND CONSUMER NOTICED THAT VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS FAILURE. ALSO, CONSUMER'S HOUSE CAUGHT ON FIRE, AS WELL AS THE OTHER VEHICLES CAUGHT ON FIRE. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
841472
Incident
Mar 29, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 11, 1999
2 injuries reported

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.

NHTSA ID
543313
Incident
Oct 1, 1998
Transmission
Filed Jul 7, 1998

TRANSMISSION OVER DRIVE FAILED.

NHTSA ID
537392
Engine
Filed Aug 11, 1997
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ID
520751
Seat belts
Filed Dec 4, 1996

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS HARD TO OPEN. *AK

NHTSA ID
803314
Electrical
Filed Jul 25, 1996
Fire reported

CAR WAS SITTING IN A PARKING LOT AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY THE INGNITION SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ID
986725
Incident
Jun 28, 1996
Steering
Filed Jul 12, 1996
Fire reported

SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN TURNING INTO FLAMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
986785
Incident
Jul 12, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 6, 1996
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
504020
Incident
Oct 16, 1995
Electrical
Filed Apr 22, 1996
Fire reported

PARKED IN GARGE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DESTROYING A SEGMENT OF THE HOUSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983182
Incident
Mar 5, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 18, 1996
Fire reported

NOTICED THE HORN BLOWING, THEN NOTICE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON FIRE IN THE STEERING AND DASH AREA, FIRE DEPT SAID ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983025
Incident
Nov 5, 1985
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 11, 1996
Fire reported

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE IT STARTED BUT IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED FROM THE INTERIOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
977518
Incident
Jan 1, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jul 18, 1995
Crash reported1 death reported

CONSUMER SON WAS IN THIS CAR AND PULL THE GEAR SHIFT CAR WAS OFF NO KEYS IN THE CAR ROLL DOWN HILL THREE YEAR OLD CHILD TRY TO GET OUT HE WAS KILL. TT

NHTSA ID
968939
Incident
Sep 22, 1992
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 30, 1995

THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE AND RELEASE THE BRAKE IT WILL RENGAGE ON ITS OWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.

NHTSA ID
968080
Incident
Jun 28, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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