2007 Ford Crown Victoria Problems

The lower steering column bearing is coming apart I’ve called numerous dealers for them to tell me it’s not under recall but it’s a known issue and my car has only 130,000 miles

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel became difficult to turn in either direction. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the steering column and rack and pinion were replaced. The contact noticed rust around the steering column. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent and occurred at various speeds. The contact was notified of a recall but was unaware of the Campaign number. The local dealer was contacted and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA to file a complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000. Vin was not available

My 2007 Crown Victoria has had a worsening unintended acceleration issue over the past year. When hitting hard bumps the car will suddenly begin revving my itself (normal RPM is 600 idling in drive and 800 idling in neutral) when this issue occurs it will sit around 1k rpm in drive (pushing against the brakes so I must hold them down very hard) and will shoot up to 2k rpm in neutral. when the issue is occurring it drives the car forward with no user input. this issue has been becoming more and more frequent with it happening up to 5 times in a 15 minute drive. It is very unsafe and has caused me to hit a parking pole before as I could not slow the car down fully.

I CAME TO NORMAL STOP AT 4 WAY STOP SIGN. STARTED ACROSS ROAD AND VEHICLE TO MY LEFT FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY AND I HAD TO PANIC STOP. AS I HIT BRAKES FOR PANIC STOP, ENGINE RPM WENT TO MAX, PULLING CAR FORWARD WHILE I WAS HARD ON BRAKES. I MISSED VIOLATOR BY ONLY INCHES. AS SOON AS I LET OFF BRAKES, ENGINE RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL. FORD DEALER HAS PREVIOUSLY CONCLUDED I HIT GAS INSTEAD OF BRAKES. THIS IS TOTALLY ABSURD IN EVERY INSTANCE OF THIS EVENT. HAD I HIT THE BRAKES IN THIS LATEST INCIDENT, I WOULD HAVE TOTALED THE CAR I WAS TRYING TO AVOID. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT (ONE OF AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN PREVIOUS INCIDENTS) BECAUSE THIS WAS SO CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT. IN PAST INCIDENTS I HAVE STOPPED "BRAKE/INCREASE RPM" BY SIMPLY CUTTING OFF IGNITION. THIS REPORTED INCIDENT HAPPENED SO FAST, I HAD NO TIME TO CUT IGNITION, NOR WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN A GOOD TIME TO CUT IGNITION. *TR

My 2007 Crown Victoria has had a worsening unintended acceleration issue over the past year. When hitting hard bumps the car will suddenly begin revving my itself (normal RPM is 600 idling in drive and 800 idling in neutral) when this issue occurs it will sit around 1k rpm in drive (pushing against the brakes so I must hold them down very hard) and will shoot up to 2k rpm in neutral. when the issue is occurring it drives the car forward with no user input. this issue has been becoming more and more frequent with it happening up to 5 times in a 15 minute drive. It is very unsafe and has caused me to hit a parking pole before as I could not slow the car down fully.

THE HEAT SHIELD COVERING THE LEFT SIDE ENGINE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD CORRODED AROUND THE ATTACHING BOLTS ALLOWING THE SHIELD TO FALL AGAINST THE STEERING SHAFT. I REMOVED THE SHIELD BEFORE IT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE STEERING FUNCTION. *TR

My Ford was involved in a frontal accident where my airbag didn't deploy and it caused serious head and bodily injury.

AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. THERE BE SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING SOMETIME. AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT SOMETIMES FLASH ON AND OFF BUT NOW IT'S JUST ON AND NOT GOING OFF

INSPECTION FOUND DISLOCATED BUSHING. *TR

INSPECTION FOUND DISLOCATED BUSHING. *TR

Odometer Fraud. The contact owns a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 90,246 on June 22nd and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 275,000. The contact performed a VIN search on VINverify.com and checked the service records. The Department of Motor Vehicles in Texas was contacted. The contact attempted to file a case with the local Police Department; however, the case was not accepted.

I CAME TO NORMAL STOP AT 4 WAY STOP SIGN. STARTED ACROSS ROAD AND VEHICLE TO MY LEFT FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY AND I HAD TO PANIC STOP. AS I HIT BRAKES FOR PANIC STOP, ENGINE RPM WENT TO MAX, PULLING CAR FORWARD WHILE I WAS HARD ON BRAKES. I MISSED VIOLATOR BY ONLY INCHES. AS SOON AS I LET OFF BRAKES, ENGINE RPM RETURNED TO NORMAL. FORD DEALER HAS PREVIOUSLY CONCLUDED I HIT GAS INSTEAD OF BRAKES. THIS IS TOTALLY ABSURD IN EVERY INSTANCE OF THIS EVENT. HAD I HIT THE BRAKES IN THIS LATEST INCIDENT, I WOULD HAVE TOTALED THE CAR I WAS TRYING TO AVOID. I AM REPORTING THIS INCIDENT (ONE OF AT LEAST A HALF DOZEN PREVIOUS INCIDENTS) BECAUSE THIS WAS SO CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT. IN PAST INCIDENTS I HAVE STOPPED "BRAKE/INCREASE RPM" BY SIMPLY CUTTING OFF IGNITION. THIS REPORTED INCIDENT HAPPENED SO FAST, I HAD NO TIME TO CUT IGNITION, NOR WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN A GOOD TIME TO CUT IGNITION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (60-70MPH) GOING UPHILL, WHILE MAKING A SHARP TURN LEFT OR WHILE ROCKING THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE REAR OF THE CAR SWAY SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, THERE IS A SURGE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER FOR 1/2 SECOND. THIS CAUSES A SURGE/JOLT FEELING IN THE VEHICLE LIKE THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE HAS LOST ALL POWER. IF YOU TRY TO SWAY THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY A 2ND TIME NOTHING HAPPENS. IF YOU WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES AND SWAY THE REAR END AGAIN THERE IS AGAIN A HEAVY SURGE AND LOSS OF POWER. I ALSO OBSERVED THE TAC-OMETER SHOW A LOSS OF POWER FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. IF YOU ARE GOING UP HILL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE VEHICLE SWAYS TO THE RIGHT OR YOU SWERVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SWERVE TO THE RIGHT (BODY ROCK TO THE RIGHT) NOTHING WILL EVER HAPPEN. IT IS ONLY ON LEFT BODY ROCK WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN INCLINE. THERE ARE NO TROUBLE CODES. THERE IS NO INDICATOR LIGHT OR DASH FLASH OR BUZZER. NOTHING HAPPENS AND NOTHING TRIGGERS A DIAGNOSTIC CODE. ALL CODES ARE CLEAR. THERE ARE TWO BULLETINS POSTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. 1. ID# 10024695 & 2. ID# 10039053. WHEN CALLING FORD @ 800-392-3673 THEY ARE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OR HELP REGARDING THIS MATTER OR THE BULLETINS MENTIONED. THEY ADVISE THERE ARE NO BULLETINS AT ALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW. THE DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT. NOW AT 54,000 MILES THE PROBLEM HAPPENS 8 OR 10 TIMES IN A 30 MILE TRIP. IT IS VERY TROUBLING THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SURGES. IT CAUSES A PANIC IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN HAPPENING! *TR

THIS IS THE FOURTH EVENT OF INCREASING ENGINE RPM WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN. AS IN TWO OTHER EVENTS, NO TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING SO I HAD IMMEDIATELY WENT FROM A STOP (NOTING INCREASING ENGINE RPM) TO REMOVING FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO GAS PEDAL TO PROCEED ON PAST STOP RESULTING IN THE INCREASING ENGINE RPM BEING A NON-EVENT IN TERMS OF ENGINE RACING OUT OF CONTROL. NOT SO WITH A THIRD EVENT IN WHICH I STOPPED AT AN AUTOMATIC GATE AND HAD TO STAY STOPPED WITH ENGINE RPM AGAIN INCREASING AND CONTINUOUSLY TO INCREASE TO THE POINT THAT I HAD TO LOCK DOWN ON BRAKE TO KEEP FROM BEING PULLED INTO THE GATE AND WAS ABLE TO COMPLETELY STOP BY CUTTING OFF THE IGNITION. THIS THIRD RACING OUT OF CONTROL WAS REPORTED BY CONFIRMATION NUMBER (ODI) 10355856. THIS THIRD EVENT RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER ASKING ME TO TAKE CAR TO LOCAL DEALER WHERE CAR WAS LEFT FOR A DAY WITH RESULT OF 'NO TROUBLE FOUND' AND SERVICE ADVISOR'S OPINION "YOU HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND GAS AT THE SAME TIME". NOT SO. I HAD SPECIFICALLY CHECKED FOR THIS CONDITION AT TIME OF ATTEMPTED STOP. THIS THIRD EVENT OCCURRED 9/15/2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PAINT STARTED CHIPPING ON THE VEHICLE AND THE RESIDUE FROM THE PAINT WAS AFFECTING THE VISIBILITY TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

STEERING EFFORT IS INCREASING. THE STEERING COLUMN MOVES AND CLICKS UPON ACCELERATION. STEERING IS INCREASING GETTING HARDER TO CONTROL. ALSO HAVE HAD THE ROOF REPAINTED BY FORD WHILE UNDER MANUFACTURE WARRANTY DUE TO PAINT PEELING IN LARGE SHEETS OF ROOF, NOW THE FRONT HOOD HAS LARGE PEELING PAINT LEAVING THE GREEN COATING SHOWING. FORD WILL NOT COVER NOW AS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

ABS BRAKES/BRAKE FLUID. WHEN I APPLY MY BRAKES ON A HILL, STEEP SLOPE, AND ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE BRAKES WILL START TO MAKE A MECHANICAL NOISE AND WILL ALMOST START TO LOOSE THE BRAKES, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO SLIP CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. THE STEERING IS ALSO VERY LOOS AND FEELS LIKE THERE S AN EXTREME PLAY IN THE WHEEL OR A MISSING PIN OF SOME SORT

I DRIVE A FORD "PROGRAM CAR" - A USED 2007 CROWN VICTORIA (A FORMER RENTAL VEHICLE). ON THE DAY OF MY ACCIDENT - AFTER PULLING ONTO A BUSY STREET FROM A PARKING LOT - I ALMOST IMMEDIATELY APPLIED MY BRAKES BECAUSE I WAS COMING UP TO A RED LIGHT WHERE SEVERAL CARS HAD ALREADY COME TO A STOP AHEAD OF ME. AT FIRST MY CAR SLOWED NORMALLY BUT, AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV' UP. I TRIED TAPPING THE BRAKE TO SEE IF THIS WOULD HELP TO DISENGAGE THE THROTTLE'S REVVING. IT DIDN'T HELP. I KEPT TRYING THIS. I HAD LITTLE TIME TO COME TO A STOP BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SO I REALLY "STOOD" ON THE BRAKES. UNFORTUNATELY, I HIT THE BACK BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO EITHER CAR AND NO ONE WAS HURT. THIS SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT 2-3 WEEKS BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED BUT THAT OCCURRENCE DIDN'T RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO TAP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE REVVING SEEMED TO INSTANTLY GO AWAY. I HAD A PASSENGER WITH ME AT THE TIME. I HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WITH ANOTHER SIMILAR CAR IN THE PAST - A MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE AND NO MATTER HOW OFTEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET HELP THEY KEPT TELLING ME THEY COULD NOT "REPLICATE" THE COMPLAINT. I TOOK MY CURRENT CROWN VICTORIA TO THE DEALERSHIP ONE DAY AFTER HAVING THIS MINOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS DUE FOR A SERVICE VISIT AND I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE MINOR ACCIDENT AND ASKED THEM TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD FIND OUT. AGAIN, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE COMPLAINT. I KNOW I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN AS A CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST FORD IN MARCH IN WEST VIRGINIA ON BEHALF OF OWNERS IN 14 STATES! APPARENTLY, THIS IS NOT A ONE TIME THING WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

My 2007 Crown Victoria has had a worsening unintended acceleration issue over the past year. When hitting hard bumps the car will suddenly begin revving my itself (normal RPM is 600 idling in drive and 800 idling in neutral) when this issue occurs it will sit around 1k rpm in drive (pushing against the brakes so I must hold them down very hard) and will shoot up to 2k rpm in neutral. when the issue is occurring it drives the car forward with no user input. this issue has been becoming more and more frequent with it happening up to 5 times in a 15 minute drive. It is very unsafe and has caused me to hit a parking pole before as I could not slow the car down fully.

DOES THE FORD CROWN VIC HAVE RECALL OR POWER TRAIN LIGHT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE LS TIRES, SIZE P225/60R16. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A STRANGE NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALMOST CRASHED. HE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SHREDDED OFF. THERE IS APPROXIMATELY AN INCH OF RUBBER REMAINING AROUND THE DIAMETER OF THE TIRE. EMERGENCY ROADSIDE SERVICE PLACED A SPARE TIRE ON THE VEHICLE. HE WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE WITH THE TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL GOODYEAR; HOWEVER, HE EMAILED THEM AND WAS INFORMED TO GIVE THEM A CALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,450. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/19/08. *JB

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A MONTHLY INSPECTION(S) ANALYSIS, TO DETERMINE RECALLS DEFECTS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: NTB, DISCOUNT, GOODYEAR, FIRESTONES-ALL MAKES, BRANDS, MODELS. PLEASE CHECK FOR DEFECTS AND INSPECT TIRE HEIGHT, SIZES, WIDTHS FOR TECHNOLOGICAL AND ENGINEERING DEFECTS. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE THE CLIMATE CONTROL HEAD AND THE TEMPERATURE BLEND DOOR ACTUATOR ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 39,600 MILES. *TR

PAINT PEELING ON HOOD AND TOP ALSO, HEATER BLEND DOOR NOT WORKING. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS WON'T SHUT OFF. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE IN THE PAST AND THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. THE LIGHT SWITCH, WORKS THE WAY IT SHOULD.