1993 Ford Crown Victoria Transmission 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

NHTSA ID

761428

Incident

Mar 31, 2002

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

NHTSA ID

877881

Incident

Oct 1, 1995

ON 12/4/96 MY VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING.IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME.IT WAS TAKEN INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP,WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS TORQUE CONVERTERS ON THESE VEHICLES.A TORK FLUSH WAS PERFORMED AND THEY TOLD US EVERYTHING WOULD BE OK.THE VEHICLE HAS 30,000 AT THAT TIME.ON 6/2/99 WE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.IT AGAIN WAS TAKEN INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP,WHERE AGAIN THEY STATED THE TORK CONVERTER WAS BAD AND THEY TOLD US AGAIN THAT A TORK FLUSH WOULD BE NEEDED.THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME HAD 70,000.I ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME AND ASKED WHY THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED VS. JUST A TORK FLUSH.I WAS TOLD " FORD MOTOR WILL ONLY FLUSH". ON 12/18/00 MY VEHICLE AGAIN STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS. IT WOULD NOW NOT GO INTO "DRIVE". THE CAR HAS 90,000 ON IT NOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION IS OUT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERN REGARDING FLUSHING VS ACTUALLY CHECKING INTO THE TRANSMISSIONS AND STILL WAS TOLD THAT FORD WILL NOT DO THAT, THEY WILL ONLY DO THE FLUSH. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR WITH ONLY 90,000 ON IT AND A TRANSMISSION THAT HAS TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO "FORD STANDS BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT" OR "YOUR SATISFACTION IS OUR #1 GOAL." I HAVE CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND TO DATE I HAVE NOT ONCE GOTTEN A CALL BACK. I HAVE DECIDED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM IS TO VOICE MY CONCERN MY GOING PUBLIC ON TV. WE HAVE A TV STATION HERE CALLED "CALL FOR ACTION" MAYBE THAT IS MY NEXT STEP. CALLING AND EXPRESSING MYSELF TO FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO HELP. IF FORD REALLY STOOD BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES, I WOULD NOT BE SITTING WITH A CAR WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES ON IT WITH A BLOWN TRANSMISSION. IF THE PROBLEM WOULD HAVE BE CORRECTED IN 1996 WHEN I ORIGINALLY REPORTED THE PROBLEM, THEN MAYBE I WOULD STILL BE DRIVING THE CAR.I LOVE MY CAR, ITS FORD MOTOR COMPANY I AM NOT HAPPY WITH.

NHTSA ID

738489

Incident

Dec 4, 1996

HAD TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES WITH TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR EACH TIME THE DEALER ADVISED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE WORK DONE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 600098 MI (98 OVER THE 60,000 MI WARRANTY) AND DEALER WOULD NOT COVER CAR HAD TO HAVE AND PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION THEN 1 MONTH LATER THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN THE DEALER WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE THE SHOP THAT PUT THE NEW ENGINE IN SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THAT ALOT OF CR VICS FROM THE 1993 YEAR (1ST YEAR FOR THAT MODEL) HAD TROUBLE (EX THE POLICE CARS IN MEMPHIS) AFTER HAVING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE THE CAR DID FINE UNTIL 0301200 HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN AND THE SHOP IS UNABLE TO MAKE IT RIGHT DUE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, THIS SHOP PUT A 2ND TRANSMISSION IN 06/2000 AND SAID I HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS REASON FOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND HAS MULTIPLE DEFECTS EVIDENTLY WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

724036

Incident

Aug 1, 1994

WHILE IN PARK POSITION WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY MOVED FORWARD AND CAUSED A CRASH. AFTER THE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT COULD NOT START VEHICLE AND MOVE IT OUT OF PARK POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

857993

Incident

Mar 3, 2000

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

713645

Incident

Aug 1, 1999

CRUISE CONTROL IS DEFECTIVE. YH

NHTSA ID

548846

TRANSMISSION AND BRAKE FAILURE/LOCK-UP ON A VEHICLE THAT HAS BEEN "BABYED" AND METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED IS OUTRAGEOUS. I CANNOT GET FORD MOTOR CO. TO RETURN MY CALLS. I CAN ONLY IMAGINR WHAT KIND OF HORRIFIC ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED IF WE HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER'S SHOP ALSO HAD A 95, 97, & 98 CROWN VICS. W/ TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I SUSPECT FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP A DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

712385

Incident

Sep 14, 1999

WHENEVER DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEED THE TORQUE CONVERTOR WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES. TOOK TO MECHANIC & INFORMED TORQUE CONVERTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

832563

Incident

Feb 1, 1995

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40MPH VEHICLE JERKS. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC STATES THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

828713

Incident

Aug 1, 1998

THIRD TORQUE CONVERTER INSTALLLED, SHOULD LAST A LIFETIME.

NHTSA ID

538838

Incident

Nov 3, 1996

WHEN SHIFTING FROM THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AT ABOUT 40 TO 45MPH. DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

823982

TORQUE CONVERTER WENT BAD, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID

823253

Incident

Oct 23, 1997

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING VIBRATION ON TWO OCCASIONS.

NHTSA ID

527038

Incident

Nov 9, 1995

TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER ALSO HAS REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN JAN OF 96. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID

819553

Incident

Nov 26, 1997

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER/STALLED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID

521352

Incident

Apr 1, 1997

THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME.

NHTSA ID

522649

Incident

Aug 14, 1997

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

NHTSA ID

520736

Incident

May 13, 1997

TORQUE CONVERTOR FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

NHTSA ID

519504

THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

NHTSA ID

517457

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.

NHTSA ID

544836

Incident

Jan 7, 1997

TORQUE CONVERTER NOISE WHEN UPSHIFTING 2 TIMES.

NHTSA ID

513964

Incident

Sep 29, 1995

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHILE SHIFTING.

NHTSA ID

513960

Incident

Jan 7, 1997

TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING AND LOOSING PRESSURE, INHIBITING ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

513748

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

510730

Incident

Sep 1, 1996