Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Ford Crown Victoria submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 13 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
LOSS OF ACCELERATION AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE, TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO "SLIP" WHEN TRYING TO PASS OR ACCELERATE HARD AT HIGHWAY SPEED HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ..UPDATED 02-28-14 *BF UPDATED 03/19/2014 *JS
VEHICLE WENT INTO "FAIL SAFE MODE" WITH NO WARNING CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL TO ACCELERATION AND ANY USE OF ENGINE. IN HEAVY MOVING TRAFFIC VEHICLE SLOWED TO A HALT ALMOST BEING REAR-ENDED BY TRAFFIC. *TR
VEHICLE GOES OUT OF GEAR AFTER SOMEONE TURNS OFF FROM IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER, THE TRANSMISSION NEUTRALIZES AND THEN BANGS INTO GEAR, THIS IS AT LOW SPEEDS 10-30 MPH, THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55-70 WHEN ACCELERATING/PASSING ANOTHER CAR. TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN TOLD ME ALL THE FORD CROWN VICTORIA TRANSMISSIONS DO THIS HE CALLED IT THE KICKDOWN RUN AWAY PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK AND NEED REPLACING. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE DRIVER TO QUICKLY REMOVE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN ENGINE REVS UP AND COULD CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION FROM QUICK DECELERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS WHAT IS CAUSING POLICE CARS TO NEED TRANSMISSIONS BEING REPLACED AFTER 20000-40000 MILES. THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS THAT FOR IS USING TO FIX THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. SO AT 40000-100000 MILES THE VEHICLE NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO BREAKAGE. *TR
2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR WITH 45,280 MILES AND BEGAN TO HAVE REAR AXLE NOISE. IT WAS CARRIED TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS FAILED AND WORN INTO THE AXLE. *TR
2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR WITH 49,915 MILES IT BEGAN HAVING A REAR AXLE NOISE. IT WAS CARRIED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS HAD FAILED AND WORN INTO THE AXLE SHAFT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHAFT AND BEARINGS. *TR
2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR WITH 47,410 MILES BEGAN HAVING REAR AXLE NOISE. UPON SERVICE IN OUR SHOP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS HAD FAILED AND WORN INTO THE AXLE SHAFT. CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND THERE WAS NO WARRANTY LEFT. WE THEN STARTED CHECKING THE OTHER 10, 2005 CROWN VICTORIAS FOR THIS ISSUE. SO FAR OUT OF THE ENTIRE 11 CARS WE HAVE CHECKED 6 AND THEY ALL ARE SHOWING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS THAT WHEN THESE CARS GET BETWEEN 45,000 TO 50,000 MILES IT SHOWS THE WEAR AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED AND THEY DIDN'T OFFER BUT $100 ASSISTANCE, JUST THE PARTS IS OVER $450 EXCLUDING LABOR. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE AROUND $750 TO REPAIR IN THEIR SHOP. TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH IT BEING A POLICE CAR THAT'S AFFECTED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, THE HOUSING WAS PRESSURIZED AND AIR WAS BLOWING OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A FORD DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE CONTACT, WHO IS ALSO A MECHANIC, CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO NOTICED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES ON VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE AT HUB WITH WHEE,L CAUSING VEHICLE TO COAST TO A STOP. *AK
2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR W/ 36881 MILES BEGAN HAVING REAR AXLE NOISE. UPON SERVICE AT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS HAD FAILED AND WORN INTO THE SHAFT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AXLE SHAFTS AND BEARINGS.
PREMATURE REAR AXLE BEARING/AXLE FAILURE ON 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH POLICE PACKAGES. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GROWLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR AXLE WAS WORN AND WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 10/5/2006 - THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE AXLE BEARINGS WERE GULLYING THE AXLE'S CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GROWLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR AXLE WAS WORN AND WAS REPLACED. *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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