Visibility
Filed Apr 19, 2017
WIPER LIVE 4 IN SPOT EYE LEVEL CANT SEE IN RAIN REPLACE ARM AND WIPER BLADE STILL HAVE SPOT.
- NHTSA ID
- 10979328
- Incident
- Apr 19, 2017
- Mileage
- 200,000 mi
1997 Ford Crown Victoria Visibility Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Visibility 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.
11
Latest Apr 19, 2017
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.
4%
of 288 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 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 visibility
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesFuel systemVisibility
Filed Mar 28, 2002
CONSUMER STATE WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH NOTICE ANTI FREEZE BURNING SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER STOPPED A SERVICE STATION AND NOTICE ANTI FREEZE ALL OVER ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE BY TECHNICIAN AND REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD. NLM HEATER HOSE LEAKING COOLANT, ALSO THE BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. *YH REFERENCED IN RQ03-004
- NHTSA ID
- 8006620
- Incident
- Mar 22, 2002
Visibility
Filed Sep 8, 2000
THIS IS SECOND TIME THAT HAS ACCURED TO MY VEHICLE, FORD DENIED ANY DEFECT PART AT MY FIRST CONTACT WITH THEM ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO. I THINK THERE IS A MAJOR COMPONENT AND ASSEMBLY PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC POWER WINDOW SYSTEM IN THIS MODEL CARS AND SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF ASAP.
- NHTSA ID
- 730746
- Incident
- Sep 5, 2000
Visibility
Filed Dec 9, 1999
VOLTAGE DROP TO 0 AND CAR WILL STOP WORKING WHILE WAITING ON RED LIGHT. WHEN ELECTR. WINDOWS ACTIVATED, VOLTAGE DROP AND WILL STOP WORKING.
- NHTSA ID
- 715858
- Incident
- Oct 28, 1999
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Sep 23, 1999
Fire reported
HAD A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH ALWAYS BLOWING A FUSE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE HEATING SYSTEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025
- NHTSA ID
- 848502
- Incident
- Aug 22, 1999
Visibility
Filed Aug 5, 1999
ALL THE WINDOWS ARE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO REPAIR SHOP FORSEVEN TIMES, AND THE DEALER COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 844438
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1999
Visibility
Filed Apr 20, 1999
WE HAVE HAD WINDSHIELD CRACK ON FOUR OF OUR PATROL CARS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. TWO FAILURES WERE ON 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA AND TWO WERE ON 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIAS. ALL WINDSHIELDS HAVE CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION (HALF WAY UP THE SUPPORT PILLAR). THREE HAVE CRACKED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, AND WENT STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, THE FOURTH CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE, HALFWAY UP THE SUPPORT PILLAR AND WENT STRAIGHT ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 705800
- Incident
- Apr 18, 1999
Visibility
Filed Feb 1, 1999
WINDSHIELD WIPER FUSE FAILED. NM
- NHTSA ID
- 608112
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1998
Visibility
Filed Feb 1, 1999
WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 606989
- Incident
- Dec 4, 1997
Visibility
Filed Feb 1, 1999
HEATER CONTROL DOOR UNDER THE DASH FAILED. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 606700
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1998
Visibility
Filed Feb 1, 1999
WINDSHIELD CRACKED. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 606346
- Incident
- Jun 9, 1997
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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