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2000 Ford Crown Victoria Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Fuel system 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.
12
Latest Feb 8, 2016
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.
14%
of 85 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
3

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Ford Crown Victoria submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Fuel systemSeat beltsSteering
Filed Feb 8, 2016

SEAT BELTS DON'T HAVE ELASTICITY. STEERING COLUMN STEERING FEELS LOOSE, GEAR SHIFTER FEELS SLOPPY. HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION.

NHTSA ID
10824824
Incident
Jan 6, 2016
Fuel system
Filed Jul 8, 2003

MODIFICATION OF GAS TANKS ON POLICE CROWN VICTORIA'S BUT NOT ON CIVILIAN CROWN VICTORIA'S. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FORD DID NOT MODIFY THE PART AND PLACED THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART IN THE NEW MODELS. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10029375
Fuel system
Filed Jun 17, 2003

2000 FORD CROWN VICTORIA FORD REFUSED TO INSTALL THE PROTECTIVE PACKAGE TO MY CARS FUEL TANK AREA BECAUSE IT IS NOT A POLICE CAR. I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN REGARDING SAFETY DUE TO FIRES AND DEATHS OF POLICE OFFICERS, BUT THEY SAID NO CIVILIANS KILLED YET. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR ANY MORE AND SOLD IT AS LOSS. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DOES NOT CARE ONE IOTA ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. JAN SILVERMAN. *JB

NHTSA ID
10023271
Incident
Feb 1, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Jun 16, 2003

CONSUMER WANTS GAS TANK SHIELD ADDED TO VEHICLE. *MR PH

NHTSA ID
10024056
Fuel system
Filed May 14, 2003

THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE SAME RECALL ON HIS VEHICLE AS THE POLICE VEHICLES HAD FOR THE FUEL TANK. *SCC *NLM

NHTSA ID
10019457
Fuel system
Filed Apr 15, 2003

THE CONSUMER FELT OWNERS WITH SAME VEHICLE AS THE POLICE, SHOULD RECEIVE NEW FUEL TANK KITS FREE OF CHARGE. MR SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10015241
Fuel system
Filed Mar 31, 2003

FUEL TANKS SAFETY KITS BEING OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC. MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THERE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR HAVING THE KIT INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE KIT AND THE INSTALLATION SHOULD BE FREE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC NOT JUST POLICE OFFICERS VEHICLES. *JB

NHTSA ID
10015188
Incident
Mar 3, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Jan 22, 2003

THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FUEL TANKS IN THE CROWN VICTORIA'S AND GRAND MARQUISE AND HOW THEY CAN BE MADE BE MADE MORE SAFE. *MR *SCC *CB

NHTSA ID
10011811
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Body & structureFuel system
Filed Nov 26, 2002
Crash reportedFire reported

NHTSA#15402-02-I-003-000 FUEL TANK POLICE VEHICLES: SOME HIGH-SPEED REAR IMPACT CRASHES HAVE RESULTED IN FUEL TANK PUNCTURES AND FIRE IN CPVI-VEHICLES. SHIELD DESIGNED WILL BE INSTALLED AT NOST: CONSUMER CALLED MANUFACTURER TO OBTAIN THE SHIELD PROTECTOR, BUT IT WILL COST MONEY. TS *TT. *AK

NHTSA ID
8023369
Incident
Nov 26, 2002
Mileage
15,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 24, 2002

IS THIS VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE PROBLEM OF THE FUEL TANK RECALL, RESULTING AS A REAR END COLLISION OF 55 MPH OR ABOVE?*AK

NHTSA ID
764676
Fuel system
Filed Jan 3, 2002

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RATED AT 28 MPG BUT IT NEVER GOT BETTER THAN 21 MPG WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON DURING A TRIP. *YD

NHTSA ID
563894
Fuel system
Filed Jan 31, 2000
Crash reportedFire reported3 injuries reported

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED TO TURN; STRUCK FROM BEHIND; EXPLODED IN FLAMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
718093
Incident
Jan 30, 2000

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

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Engine21Exterior lighting11Suspension9Steering8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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