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1992 Ford Crown Victoria Heating & air conditioning Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the heating or air-conditioning system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Heating & air conditioning reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest May 11, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 310 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Ford Crown Victoria submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming heating or air-conditioning

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+4 more
Filed May 11, 2000

CLEARCOAT OF PAINT COMING OFF IN BLOCKS/STRIPS,FLY ONTO WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING, PAINT RUSTING. BRAKE PEDAL DOESN'T RETURN UP, POPS UP WHEN TURNING & ROUGH ON ROUGH RD.,WEAR OUT QUICKLY. ELEC. DR. LOCKS DON'T WORK. DRIVER ELEC. SEAT WONT GO BACK,ENGINE:SPARK KNOCK,CAR PULLS LEFT, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT GOES ON,SOLENOID REPLACED 3X,FUSE BLOWS FOR INTERIOR LTS CLUSTER,DIFFICULTY REMOVING KEY FROM IGNIITION,SEAT TRACK COVERS OFF, CLIMATE CONTROL INOPERABLE PRECEEDED BY INITIAL HOT AIR FROM A/C, STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES,HOOD LATCH DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
722554
BrakesHeating & air conditioningInterior & seats
Filed Feb 4, 2000

AIR CONDITIONING ONLY WORKS IF IT'S NOT TOO HOT. BRAKE ROTORS KEEP GOING OUT AND NEED TO BE WORKED. SEAT TRACKS CAN COME LOOSE ANY TIME. REPLACED TRACKS ONCE,WORKED ON TWICE ,GOING OUT AGAIN.THIS HAS BEEN ON-GOING SINCE PURCHAS OF CAR IN AUG OF 1992. DEALER NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. ONE IN VENTURA IS BARBER FORD ON MAIN STREET. *AK

NHTSA ID
718316
Incident
Jun 6, 1993
Heating & air conditioningElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Jul 23, 1998

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED.

NHTSA ID
538208
Heating & air conditioningFuel system
Filed Jul 7, 1997

FUEL TANK RUSTED, CAUSING GAS LEAK.

NHTSA ID
519050
Incident
Dec 28, 1996
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 1, 1996

AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR BLEW OUT TWICE. *SD

NHTSA ID
506989
Incident
Jul 2, 1996
Heating & air conditioningElectricalVisibility
Filed May 6, 1996

AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER INOPERATIVE. *SD

NHTSA ID
504472
Incident
Oct 7, 1994
Heating & air conditioningElectricalExterior lighting+1 more
Filed May 5, 1996

TURN SIGNALS INOPERATIVE. *SD

NHTSA ID
504155
Incident
Mar 20, 1996
Heating & air conditioningElectricalTires & wheels+1 more
Filed Oct 12, 1995

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING RIGHT . TT TIRE FAILURE, NO SPECIFIC TIRE INFORMATION GIVEN. STARTER, REMOTE GAS TANK DOOR, TRUNK RELEASE, AND RADIO HAVE ALL FAILED. AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
973314

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes75Engine48Electrical48Driver assistance39Fuel system31Transmission30Interior & seats29Body & structure23Exterior lighting21Visibility18Steering16Airbags16Suspension13Seat belts8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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