Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 Ford Crown Victoria submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD REMAIN IN A STRAIGHT UP POSITION WHEN TURNING OFF WIPER SWITCH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNWILLING TO HELP. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE MOTOR FAILURE. THERE WAS NO RECALL YET EVENTHOUGH FAILURES WERE NUMEROUS. *YH
3 WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED DOWN ON DRIVER/PASSENENGER, AND REAR DRIVER SIDES IN A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS DUE TO BROKEN CABLE. *AK
WHILE TRYING TO ROLL WINDOW UP WINDOW WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PUSH WINDOW UP BY HAND, IN MOST CASES WINDOW WOULD DROP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW KEEPS MALFUCTIONING DUE TO PLASTIC CRADLE AT BOTTOM OF GLASS GUIDE THAT KEEPS BREAKING OFF. REPAIRS WERE MADE ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND IN NEED OF ANOTHER. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
THE SWITCH FOR THE HEATER CONTROL WORKS ONLY IF THE VENT IS TURNED ON HIGH. OWNER SMELLS SOMETHING ELECTRICAL BURNING. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK
LEAK FROM BLACK BOX/GRILL COVER CAUSES THE INTERIOR WINDOWS TO STEAM UP CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
ELECTRIC POWER WINDOWS WENT OUT. WOULD NOT GO UP/DOWN WHEN BUTTON IS PRESSED. A STRANDED ELECTRIC CABLE IS PREVENTING WINDOWS FROM WORKING LIKE THEY SHOULD. DEALER SAYS THAT THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR. *AK *ML
A MALFUNCTION OCCURS WITHIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WHICH CAUSES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK.ET.
WINDOW REGULATOR BROKE, ALLOWING GLASS TO COME DOWN WITHOUT WARNING.
POWER WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK. UNABLE TO GET WINDOW UP UNLESS THE CONSUMER PULLS WINDOWS UP WITH HAND. DEALER NOTIFIED, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS THE COST GOES TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS ARE FAULTY.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERATIVE. *AK
ROMOTE CONTROL DOOR LOCK OPENER MALFUNCTIONED, WHEN ACTIVATED IN A MALL PARKING LOT, ANOTHER CROWN VICTORIA NEARBY ALSO ACTIVATED. *AK
WIPER MOTOR FAILURE, NEEDED TO REPLACED THE MOTOR. TT
CATALYTIC CONVERTER RUSTED. *SD
SIDE WINDOW VENTS FAIL TO DEFROST (3RD VEHICLE FROM 481075). *AK
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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