1993 Ford Crown Victoria Problems

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION, A SMALL CHILD GRABBED THE GEAR SHIFTER. WITH ONLY SLIGHT PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL, WEDGING A 16 YEAR OLD FEMALE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THEN PINNING THE FEMALE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. THE FEMALE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL SEVERAL HOURS LATER, AS A RESULT OF THE INJURIES RECEIVED FROM THE VEHICLE.*JB

IN OCTOBER 1995 TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORD PAID 50 %, THERE WAS A TSB 931211 ON IT. CURRENTLY, SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. FORD REFUSED TO ASSIST IN REPAIR EXPENSES. *AK

*BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, RESULTING GEAR SHIFT TO BE STUCK IN PARK. *CRUISE CONTROL DISABLED. *TR

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.

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 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

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

FORD 1963 CROWN VICTORIA XL DRIVERS SIDE DOOR POPS OPEN WHILE MOVING. *TR

*BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, RESULTING GEAR SHIFT TO BE STUCK IN PARK. *CRUISE CONTROL DISABLED. *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

WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED. CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE FROM A STAND STILL, LEFT TIE ROD BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STEERED AND HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

VEHICLE PARKED, CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE, USED AIR CONDITIONER FOR 12 TO 15 MINUTES, AND SHUT ENGINE OFF AGAIN. ONE HALF HOUR LATER,VEHICLE WAS BURNING, FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE RUNNING GEAR. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK *SLC REFERENCED IN RQ01-002

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO DRIVE OFF ROAD AND RESTART ENGINE AGAIN, THEN IT WILL WORK.*AK ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN THE DRIVER USES THE BRAKE OR WHEN CHANGES LANES. *YH

I WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR FELL TO THE GROUND WITH A SEVERE GRINDING NOISE. *TR

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.

FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY BRACKETS. *JB

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED AN OLD POLICE VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED TO PROVIDE A SAFETY SHIELD AROUND THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ONLY ACTIVE POLICE OFFICERS WERE GOING TO RECEIVE THE SHIELD. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE SHIELD SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON ALL RECALL VEHICLES NOT JUST THE ACTIVE POLICE VEHICLE. *NLM

WE HAD TO HAVE THREE OF THE CARS WINDOWS WORKED ON - THEY WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS QUIT WORKING A SECOND TIME. WE DO NOT EXCESSIVELY USE THE WINDOWS. I AM THE SOLE DRIVER OF THE CAR AND USUSALLY JUST TAKE IT TO WORK 2 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND BACK. I USE THE AC. EACH TIME WE HAVE THE WINDOWS REPAIRED IT IS $200 OR GREATER. SO FAR WE HAVE $600 INTO THE WINDOWS. WE WILL PROBABLY NOT FIX THEM ANYMORE WHEN THEY BREAK. WE UNDERSTAND FROM CRUISING THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW QUIT WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME, THAT WAS REALLY ANNOYING. WHENEVER I NEED TO USE THAT WINDOW (MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE OTHERS)- I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR GET OUT OF THE CAR.*AK

THE PULSE WINDSHIELD WIPER DOES NOT ENGAGE AT CERTAIN SETTINGS. AT OTHER TIMES, THE PULSE WIPER BECOMES INOPERABLE WHEN ENGAGING THE TURN INDICATOR, CAUSING VISUAL PROBLEMS DURING RAIN/SNOW. INSTALLING A NEW BATTERY HELPED FOR A WHILE, BUT THE SAME PROBLEMS EVENTUALLY RETURNED. IT APPEARS TO BE A SHORT-CIRCUIT/GROUNDING PROBLEM OF SOME TYPE. THE INDEPENDENT FRONT-END SUSPENSION PROBLEM CONCERNS A CRACKING SOUND OF METAL ON THE FRONT-PASSENGER SIDE WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS INFREQUENTLY, BUT HAS BEEN NOTICED SINCE EARLY PURCHASE DATE. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHT LENSES WERE DISCOLORED. *AK *JB

HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE DISCOLORED SO BADLY THAT CONSUMER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, VISIBILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED.*AK

THE DEFECTIVE ODOMETER IS INOPERATIVE. DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE ODOMETER SYSTEM. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DEPUTY PLACED VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED VEHICLE. TEN MINUTES LATER THE DEPUTY HEARD A CRASH AND OBSERVED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR.

MY HUSBAND WAS BLINDED BY THE DRIVER AIRBAG ON A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA IN SEPTEMBER 2002. IT WAS A LOW IMPACT SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT AT 8 MPH. THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF IN A TIMELY MANNER AND BLINDED MY HUSBAND INSTANTLY. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A TEAR IN THE LEFT MUSCLE AND PERMANENTLY LOST THE VISION IN THAT EYE, TORN IRIS ON BOTH EYES, BLOOD CLOTS IN BOTH EYES; CORNEA DAMAGE TO BOTH EYES... THE LIST IS LONG. HE HAS HAD 8 EYE SURGERIES AND WE ARE STILL UNSURE OF HE WILL LOSE THE REST OF WHAT VISION HE HAS IN THE RIGHT EYE. FORD HAS HAD MANY CASES SINCE THEN, BUT WILL STILL NOT RECALL THESE CARS FOR 1992-1996, WHICH INCLUDE THE GRAND MARQUIS. FORD LOST A CASE IN 2000 (HOFFMAN V. FORD) AND ACCORDING TO AUTOMOTIVE NEWS: FORD WAS AWARE OF AIRBAG COMPLAINTS THAT HAD BEEN MADE BY CONSUMERS, BUT FORD SAYS THEY DID NOTHING BECAUSE NO ONE EVER FILED A LAWSUIT. SINCE THEY LOST THE HOFFMAN CASE, FORD STILL HAS NOT RECALLED THE CARS FOR THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. DURING A $1 BILLION COST SAVING BY FORD, THEY CHANGED THE AIRBAG SENSORS FROM 5 TO 3 SENSORS. THIS SAVED FORD $18-25 PER CAR. THIS COST SAVING IS COSTING PEOPLE THEIR LIVES OR THEY ARE BEING BLINDED WHEN THE AIRBAG DOESN'T GO OFF WHEN IT SHOULD. THE 1993 FORD CROWN VIC'S AIRBAG IS RELEASED INTO YOUR FACE AT . WHEN ARE THE CONSUMERS AND JURIES GOING TO BE TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT THESE AIRBAGS AND THEIR DANGERS. AIRBAGS MAY SAVE LIVES BUT THEY ALSO BURDEN A FAMILY WITH FINANCIAL RUIN, A LIFETIME OF MEDICAL BILLS AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS AND FORD TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RESULTS TO US CONSUMERS. WE LOST OUT CASE AGAINST FORD.*AK

WHILE SITTING AT STOPLIGHT VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND PUSHED INTO A BIG 4X4, CAUSING HOOD TO FOLD IN, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO DURING THE ACCIDENT BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATS COLLAPSED, CAUSING SOME INJURIES TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. *AK

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 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

DRIVERS SIDE HEAD REST WILL NOT STAY UP, DOES NOT GIVE SUPPORT. *AK

FRONT SEAT LAP/SHOULDER WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

CONSUMER JACKED THE VEHICLE UP TO CHANGE THE OIL. WHILE CHANGING THE OIL THE JACK BROKE, AND THE VEHICLE CAME DOWN. THE JACK SHREDDED IN THE GROVES. *AK THE CONSUMER BEGAN LOWERING THE JACK. ONE TURN OF THE SCREW AND THE JACK FAILED. *TC

BOLT HOLDING DOWN SPARE TIRE IN TRUNK SHEARED OFF DURING CRASH, CAUSING SPARE TIRE TO BE THROWN AGAINST REAR SEAT BACK. LACK OF REINFORCEMENT CAUSED REAR SEAT BACK TO BOW FORWARD SEVERAL INCHES, KILLING THREE CHILDREN. ALL THREE CHILDREN WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS AND DIED OF INTERNAL INJURIES CAUSED BY FORCE OF THE SEAT BACK SQUEEZING AGAINST FIXED SEAT BELTS. *SLC

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM CDT, A FIRESTONE PASSENGER CAR TIRE FT70C FLATTENED AND DISINTEGRATED AT 70+ MPH ON INTERSTATE 40 EASTBOUND MILE MARKER 262. THE VEHICLE WAS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.*AIK (DOT NUMBER: EL34 TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

THESE TIRES ARE PURPORTEDLY GOOD FOR 3 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. THEY ARE ALSO SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD UP TO 112 MPH. HOWEVER, WHEN THE PREVIOUS OWNER LEARNED OF OUR WRECK , HE PROVIDED ME WITH RECEIPTS WHICH SHOWED THAT TWO OTHER TIRES FROM THE ORIGINAL FOUR FAILED AT 153,240 MILES AND 143,911 MILES. HE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THEM AT 106562 MILES. THESE TIRES ARE TOUTED AS GOOD FOR 70,000 MILES AND THEY ARE GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. MARVIN MORRIS AT 281-579-2174 WITNESSED THE TIRE SHREDDING AS DID KAWAL PATEL AT 281-575-4360 (ALSO 281-693-2353).*AK (DOT NUMBER: 0B34PT0070 TIRESIZE: 215/70R15)