Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 182 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 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.
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HOOD LATCH STRIKER BECAME UNATACHED WHILE DRIVING. HOOD RATTLED AND ROSE UP SLIGHTLY RELYING SOLY ON SAFETY LATCH. THE CAR WAS MANUFATURED IN CANADA AND THE VIN NO. DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO FORD. NO RECALLS SENT TOUS AS ORIGINAL OWNERS; ALTHOUGH ONE IS ON THE INTERNET 97V024000!!!
*BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, RESULTING GEAR SHIFT TO BE STUCK IN PARK. *CRUISE CONTROL DISABLED. *TR
I WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR FELL TO THE GROUND WITH A SEVERE GRINDING NOISE. *TR
I BOUGHT A USED 1993 FORD CROWN VIC APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO, WHILE I EXPECTED I WOULD HAVE TO PUT MONEY INTO REPAIRS THE ONE THING I DIDN'T EXPECT WOULD BE HAVING TO REPAIR A SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP & OR MATERIALS. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AT VARIOUS SITES I FOUND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT FRAME SHEARING AWAY FROM THE BOLTS IN CROWN VICS.I TRIED CONTACTING BOTH THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP & THE CORPORATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION TO THIS MATTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT FLAW IN CROWN VICS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS ALSO NEED TO BE LOOKED AT ON THIS ISSUE AS I'VE SEEN SOME POSTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT MAKE & MODEL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO ABRUPTLY FLY OPEN, OBSCURING THE CONTACT'S VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CLOSE HIS HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 142,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO COLLAPS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS ALSO DAMAGED AS WELL, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING ,WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM. HE REFERENCED THE RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM (95V194000) HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ON WITH THE GEAR IN PARK THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE BLUE AND BLACK SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A FIRE HAD BEGUN ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR THAT FORD RECALL #08V051000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 132905.
FORD 1963 CROWN VICTORIA XL DRIVERS SIDE DOOR POPS OPEN WHILE MOVING. *TR
DRIVERS SEAT LEANS BACK, POSSIBLE BROKEN FLOOR BOLT LIKE MENTIONED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE98041 ON A 1993 FORD CROWN VIC, ALSO KNEW OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1992 CROWN VIC WHICH I NO LONGER OWN. DID THEY CHANGE THE SEAT BETWEEN 1993 AND 1198 MODELS? IF THEY DID NOT THEN THE RECALL SHOULD CERTAINLY INCLUDE OLDER MODEL CROWN VICS. *TR
1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE IN FEBRUARY 2008. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT. *KB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 07V336000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) OR 08V051000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL) FOR A LONG TIME. ON APRIL 4, 2008, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PART INSTALLED. AFTER THE REPAIR, SHE REALIZED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AT ALL. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE MUCH ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. UPDATED 04/28/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET THE PART AND NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS. UPDATED
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AT THE CONTACT'S WORKPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. HE RECENTLY RECEIVED FORD RECALL LETTER NUMBER 05S28 IN MARCH OF 2008 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 167,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SPORADICALLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS NOTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 95V194000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM), THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR HIS VEHICLE FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 173,000.
1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH A SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PARTS WOULD BE IN, IN DECEMBER, THEN JANUARY. YET NO PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *KB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) AND FORD RECALL NUMBER 05S28 IN AUGUST OF 2007. THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. HE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2007, WHICH WAS THEN CHANGED TO JANUARY OF 2008. CURRENTLY, FORD DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL ARRIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL). HIS LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR NOR DID THEY HAVE THE PARTS TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
I HAVE AN 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA THAT HAS MANY RECALLS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HERITAGE FORD (209) 529-5110 TO HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED AS PER AN RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE NEW CRUISE CONTROL WOULD BE CONNECTED IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER. I CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER ON 11/13/2007 TO FIND OUT WHEN I CAN BRING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE NEW CRUISE CONTROL CONNECTED. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WON'T BE UNTIL JANUARY OR FEBRUARY UNTIL THIS WILL HAPPEN. MY SITUATION IS THAT AS AN INDEPENDENT INSURANCE ADJUSTER. I AM ON THE ROAD COVERING A LARGE AREA AT TIMES & WITH THE PRICE OF FUEL, I WANT THE CRUISE CONTROL HOOKED UP FOR FUEL SAVINGS! THERE ARE FOUR OTHER RECALLS WITH THE VEHICLE. I WILL CONFRONT THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THEM AFTER I GET THIS PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU CLIFF MILLER *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. A WEEK PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE NOTICE, HE NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND THE GEARS WOULD STICK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED DUE TO THE SWITCH. APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING. IN ORDER TO PARK THE VEHICLE SAFELY, THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. HOWEVER, THE BURNING SMELL REMAINED. HE HAS NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER OR NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE SPEED AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS THE WIRING ON THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. WHICH ALSO INTERLOCKS THE TRANSMISSION FROM BEING MOVED OUT OF PARK UNLESS THE BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. UPDATED
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE RIVETS FROM THE HOOD LATCH LOOSENED AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRASHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND SPLINTERS OF GLASS STRUCK THE CONTACT'S FACE. THE HOOD ALSO PLACED A DENT IN THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD COST $200 TO REPAIR. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TIED THE HOOD DOWN. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP. THE BODY SHOP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD WAS REPLACED WITH A USED HOOD THAT WAS A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN THE VEHICLE. THE REPAIR COST WAS $519. THE HOOD STILL HAS TO BE PAINTED AND THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW THE PRICE OF THE PAINT JOB. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 97V024000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/ LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH) WAS REFERENCED; HOWEVER, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT IT ONLY APPLIED TO POLICE VEHICLES AND TAXI CABS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 138,000. UPDATED 06/10/08. *LJ
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. HE STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BURNED DOWN 3 YEARS AGO. HE DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT FELT THE FUSE BOX CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000).
TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A FIRE TO HER VEHICLE, WHICH STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF HER VEHICLE, AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT CONTACT WASN'T AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 99V124000. THE CONTACT IS NOT SURE WHERE THE FIRE STARTED BUT, WAS INFORMED BY THE FIRE DEPT. THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONTACT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYWAY SHE COULD GET REIMBURSED. THE CONTACT CAN ALSO PROVIDE A FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT AND PICTURES IF NEEDED.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED BRAKE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE REAR BRAKE LINE CAUSING THE BRAKES TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 96I002000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: FOUNDATION COMPONENTS: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 7/14/2006 - THE HORN PAD BECAME STUCK. THE DEALERTHE LEFT SIDE HORN BUTTON. *NM UPDATED 03/26/07.*JB
1993 CROWN VICTORIA DEFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL(99S15). *NM
1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA, I'VE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 8 YEARS,THE ABS PUMP AND HCU FAILED, PARTS WHICH ARE SUPPOSE TO BE DURABLE AND ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, I HAVE 114811 MILES ON THIS CAR AND IT IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS THIS CAR SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE,THIS CONDITION WAS DIAGNOSED AND FOUND BY A FORD DEALER. *NM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER FALLING TO "0" AND BACK UP TO 70 MPH AND THE ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOOUT A DEFECT AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE FIXED. I CHECKED OTHER MECHANICS WHO TOLD ME IT WAS VERY COMMON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. IF IT IS SO COMMON THEN WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THEIR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
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