Steering
Filed Nov 19, 2003
WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED. CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10048230
- Incident
- Nov 17, 2003
- Mileage
- 123,000 mi
1993 Ford Crown Victoria Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering 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.
14
Latest Nov 19, 2003
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.
8%
of 182 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.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Ford Crown Victoria submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 14 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 steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Steering
Filed Apr 10, 2001
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
- NHTSA ID
- 743808
- Incident
- Apr 9, 2001
Steering
Filed May 8, 2000
WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE AND WITHOUT WARNING INNER TIE ROD BROKE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 861551
- Incident
- Apr 24, 2000
ElectricalInterior & seatsSteering
Filed Oct 29, 1999
BOLTS PULL OUT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 549407
ElectricalSteering
Filed Oct 28, 1999
PIN WHITIN THE STEERING COLUMN BROKE. WHEN PUTTING THE KEY INTO IGNITION, THE IGNITION KEPT GOING AROUND, AND THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. BUT, ENGINE KEPT RUNNING.
- NHTSA ID
- 852081
- Incident
- Oct 26, 1999
Steering
Filed Oct 19, 1999
LEFT TIE ROD END FELL APART, SOCKET FROM BALL. EXTREME WEAR FROM LACK OF LUBRICATION. NO LUBE FITTING ENGINEERED INTO PART. TOTAL LOSS OF CAR CONTROL. HOW MANY CARS ARE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM UNDISCOVERED? DEALER FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR COST OR REPLACEMENT FOR THIS MIS-ENGINEERED OR MIS-MANUFACTURED PART.
- NHTSA ID
- 713546
- Incident
- Oct 14, 1999
SteeringSuspension
Filed May 10, 1999
BALL JOINTS & TIE ROD ENDS WOULD MAKE GROANING NOISES IN THE FRONT END. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & NOTHING FOUND. TOOK TO ANOTHER GARAGE & MECHANIC NOTICED TIE ROD END WAS SHOT, AND THAT BALL JOINTS WERE RUSTY & PITTED. THEREFORE, VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES WHEN BEING DRIVEN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 835503
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
Steering
Filed Oct 21, 1998
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION DUE TO THE ACTUATOR WITHIN THE STEERING WHICH WENT BAD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE PARTS ON TWO OCCASIONS PARTS NUMBER F2DZ3E723A AND FODZ3E715A. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 829257
- Incident
- Apr 1, 1996
Steering
Filed Oct 16, 1998
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE IN PARK POSTION AND THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IS ACTIVATED, HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES AND LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 829088
- Incident
- Oct 14, 1998
Steering
Filed Apr 9, 1997
WHILE PARKING VEHICLE OUTER ROD FAILED, RENDERING VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 810078
- Incident
- Mar 3, 1997
Steering
Filed Jun 20, 1996
POLICE VEHICLE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IT STICKS AND HAS TO BE FORCED OUT OF THAT POSITION.PLEASE DESCRIBE.
- NHTSA ID
- 985946
- Incident
- Jun 20, 1996
Steering
Filed Mar 7, 1996
UPON DECELERATION THE POWER STEERING BECOMES INACTIVE DURING TURNING MANEUVERS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 980403
- Incident
- Mar 6, 1996
Steering
Filed Nov 17, 1995
STEERING LOCKS UP TEMPORARILY WHEN TURNING, HAD FIXED SEVEN TIMES. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 975108
Steering
Filed Jun 5, 1995
Crash reportedFire reported1 injury reported
STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE KNOWN AS 'STEERING BIND,' CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 485101
- Incident
- Jun 5, 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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .