Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 29 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.
The 25 most recent of 29, in the owner's own words
MY FATHER BOUGHT A USED 1992 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LS. WHEN YOU TURN ON THE PARK OR DRIVING LIGHTS, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS SO DIM YOU CAN HARDLY READ THE SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR MY FATHER AND IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IN THE EVENING, THE PROBLEM RESOLVES ITSELF, IT IS DURING THE DAY.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THE MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LATCH, BUT IT WAS ONLY FOR CROWN VICTORIA POLICE CARS. *AK RECALL#97V024000. THE FAN BELT HAD GONE OUT ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING. *SC *JB
(1.) MY CAR IS A 1992 FORD, CROWN VICTORIA LX. - I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND LEANED BACK ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OUT OF MY PANTS POCKET. AS I PRESSED ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT THERE WAS A METALIC "SNAP" SOUND AND THE BACK OF THE SEAT FLOPPED BACK 3 TO 4 INCHES ON THE DRIVER DOOR SIDE. LATER ON VIEWING THE SEAT FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE BRAKE PEDDLE I WAS ABLE TO DETERMING THAT A WELDED IN CIRCULAR, THREADED, METAL, TAPPED FASTENER, (A CUSTOM MADE NUT) HAD TORN THROUGH THE PRESSED METAL FRAM THAT ATTACHED IT TO THE MOTORIZED PORTION OF THE SEAT. THE RESULTING HOLE IN THE PRESSED METAL FRAME COMPONENT WAS ABOUT ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. (2) THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT MAKES THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. (3.) I HAVE CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND FOUND NONE RELATING TO THE SEAT EXCEPT FOR AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I HAVEN'T REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AS YET BUT I WILL LIKELY GO TO A AUTOMOBILE RECYCLING YARD AND LOOK FOR ANOTHER SEAT. OF COURSE INSPECTING FIRST FOR THE SAME FAILURE. ALSO, AS NEAR AS I CAN TELL THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT . AND IT ONLY HAS 84,000. MILES ON IT.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LEFT AND REAR SEAT BELTS JAMMED IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. *SLC
DASHBOARD LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMENTETLY. HEADLIGHTS/WINDSHIELD, AND SUN ROOF ARE NOT OPERABLE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK SUN ROOF HAD ELECTRICAL SURGE AND BLEW OUT A CONTROL MODULE. THE SAME THING OCCURED WITH LEFT REAR DOOR MOTOR. *YH
FRONT LEFT SEAT TO TRACK ATTACHMENT BOLT TORE AWAY WHEN SOMEONE LEANED ON THE SEATS' BACKREST TO REACH FOR SOMETHING BEHIND THE SEAT. THE SEAT IS NO LONGER ANCHORED AT THAT FRONT LEFT CORNER LEAVING AN UNSAFE CONDITION. IN A REAREND COLLISION THE SEAT CAN EASILY TILT BACK CAUSING INJURY TO PASSENGERS. *AK
FRAME IS BROKEN AND SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE.*AK
DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE SEAT MOVE DOWN AND TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE, WHICH MAY CAUSE THE OCCUPANT TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN VEHICLE TOOK OFF. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MADE A CRACKING NOISE AND WENT BACKWARD. *AK
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
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING HOOD LATCH STRIKER BECAME DETACHED FROM HOOD, FLYING BACK, AND HITTING WINDSHIELD. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
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
THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT SUFFICIENTLY VISIBLE UNDER CERTAIN LIGHTING CONDITIONS. NLM
OIL PAN BECAME POROUS. DEFECTIVE OIL PAN (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT). *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AFTER AND MAKING A STOP DRIVER'S SEAT ROCKS BACKWARDS, CAUSING THE SEAT BOLT TO POP OUT AND SEAT TO LEAN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK
HAD PROBLEMS WITH LOOSE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SEAT WOULD ROCK ON FRAME. SEAT FRAME FINALLY BROKE AWAY FROM TRACK ASSEMBLY ON 4 JUNE. DISASSEMBLY OF SEAT SHOWED 3 OF 4 BOLT-HOLES HOLDING SEAT TO TRACK HAD TOTALLY DISINTEGRATED, THE LF SEAT TRACK LINK HAD SNAPPED, AND THERE WERE SEVERAL STRESS CRACKS (ONE COMPLETELY THROUGH!) IN THE SEAT FRAME ITSELF. HAVE RESEARCHED 120 SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF THIS SEAT FAILURE CONDITION ON ODI CONSUMER REPORTS ON-LINE DATABASE ON FULL-SIZED FORDS, LINCOLNS, AND MERCURYS IN YEARS 1990-1996. DEALER SAID MY CAR WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY" AND WOULD OFFER NO SATISFACTION/REMUNERATION FOR THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT. WOULD LIKE TO SHARE MY ANALYSIS OF THESE RELEVANT ODI LISTINGS SO NHTSA/ODI CAN PURSUE THIS WITH FORD. HAVE COMPILED THEM INTO A 48-PAGE DOCUMENT AND ALSO A SPREADSHEET TO TOTAL THE FIGURES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION POSSIBLY AFFECTING MANY THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES, INCLUDING MANY CROWN VICTORIAS USED AS POLICE CRUISERS. SEVERAL DATABASE LISTINGS SHOW "SEATS COLLAPSED" "SEATS FLY OFF TRACK" AND SEATS SEPARATE FROM CAR FLOOR DURING ACCIDENTS. I AM A 3RD GENERATION AUTO MECHANIC AND MANAGED A GOODYEAR AUTO REPAIR FACILITY FOR 6+ YEARS. I KNOW CARS VERY WELL AND HAVE NEVER SEEN SEAT ASSEMBLIES BUILT AS POORLY AS THIS ONE! JUDGING FROM THE ODI DATABASE, I AM FAR FROM ALONE IN HAVING THIS DEFECT ON A FORD MOTOR COMPANY PRODUCT. THEY MUST HAVE REENGINEERED THE SEAT SINCE THE PROBLEMS DROP OFF NOTICEABLY AFTER 1994. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD NOR COULD DISCOVER ANY RECALLS IN THE NHTSA/ODI DB FOR THIS REASON. THERE WERE A FEW SERVICE BULLETINS. BUT, NOTHING RESEMBLING A RECOGNITION OF THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PROBLEM. A DRIVER CANNOT CONTROL A CAR IF HIS SEAT IS BROKEN. THIS ALSO DEFEATS THE PROPER WORKINGS OF THE SEAT BELTS AND OTHER PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A CALL OR E-MAIL REPLY TO DISCUSS THIS WITH NHTSA/ODI AND PURSUE THIS WITH YOU. REGARDS, JIM MATHIAS
KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION CYLINDER, REPLACEMENTS WERE DONE TO IGNITION CYLINDER LOCK SWITCH DUE TO FAILURE. *YC
ROTORS WARP CONTINUALLY. MJS
RECALL 97V024000; DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF RECALL BECAUSE OWNER HAD NO PERSONAL INJURY. *AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT TRACK BROKE .*AK CONSUMER STATES BOTTOM AND BACK OF FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT IS LOOSE, SEAT CONSTANTLY SHIFTS WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATES, SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS, CONSUMER STATES THERE HAS BEEN NUMBEROUS TECHNICAL BULLETINS ,DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE BROKEN PART UNDER SERVICE WARRANTY, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE MUST BE A LARGE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS WITH THAT PART.*JB
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
ELECTRICAL SHORT, DRIVER'S POWER SEAT, CAUISNG THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER THE SEAT *AK
LEFT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN.
HOOD FLEW UP IN THE AIR DAMAGING THE WINDSHIELD AND IMPAIRED VISIBILITY. TT CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND HOOD LATCH RLEASED, SAFETY LATCH DID NOT ACTIVATE.*JB
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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