2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

INVESTIGATED REAR END NOISE. BOTH AXLES HAVE EXTREME WARE . BEARING FAILURE. AND MUST BE REPLACED. FORD RECALLED ONLY POLICE AND COMMERCIAL P70 P71 AND P72 BY ORDER OF NHTSA. FORD NEW ALL MODELS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE AS IDENTIFIED IN TSB 030505A ISSUED 3-5-03. MY FORD CV A P74 MODEL WAS MADE 11-05-02. ONLY A SILENT RECALL. AND NOT NOW HONORED AFTER NORMAL WRTY EXPIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT RE-ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE SITTING OVERNIGHT AND THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE LIGHTS STILL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 95,343. UPDATED 11/29/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED TWO LATER, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WORKED FINE UNTIL NOVEMBER 7, 2012. HE STATED HE HAD TO PULL AND HOLD THE PASSENGER HIGH BEAM FLASH ARM IN ORDER TO DRIVE HOME. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON THE NEXT THE DAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. UPDATED 11/29/12

WHILE DRIVING AFTER DARK THE HEADLIGHTS TURNED THEMSELVES OFF. THE DASH SWITCH WAS SET ON AUTO SO I CHANGED IT MANUAL BUT NO EFFECT. I DROVE WITH THE HEADLIGHT FLASH SWITCH PULLED IN ORDER TO GET HOME. THE LIGHTS WILL CYCLE BACK ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM ME. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OFF IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT POSITION THE DASH SWITCH IS SET ON. THIS IS A DEFINITE SAFETY ITEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. FOR ME TO HAVE A SHOP FIX THIS ITEM WILL COST AROUND $500.00. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR AXLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION:REAR) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SPLIT WHERE THE RIM CONNECTED TO THE CENTER OF THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V279000 (WHEELS), BUT THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HIM THAT THE RECALL ONLY APPLIED TO THE MODELS THAT WERE BEING USED AS POLICE VEHICLES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INFORMATION WAS NOT INDICATED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR BACK AND FORTH TO WORK UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. THEN REALIZED THE CAR HAD A FLAT, THEN TOOK TO THE LOCAL TIRE SHOP. WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE TIRE WAS FINE, BUT THE WHEEL HAD SPLIT AT THE CONNECTION WELD(MAKING IT NO GOOD). FOUND OUT FORD HAD A RECALL, I WENT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS A DEFECT AND WOULD BE REPLACED IF IT WAS A CURRENT POLICE VEHICLE. WHERE IT IS NOT CAUSE I OWN IT, THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT PERFORM THE RECALL. NOW TELL ME HOW AM I NOT ANYMORE IMPORTANT THAN OUR POLICE OFFICIALS? MY FAMILY IS AT SAFETY RISK, ALONG WITH MYSELF, AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, BECAUSE THE WHEEL COULD SPLIT AND CAUSE AND ACCIDENT! SO TELL ME WHY WONT FORD STAND BEHIND THERE RECALLED PRODUCT? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR THAT HAS FAULTY LCM THAT CAUSES THE HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF (SHORT OUT) WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 40 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS AUTOMOBILE IN FEBRUARY 2012 AND HAS CAUSED ME TO PULLOVER IN DARK DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND THE SOLUTION POINTED TO A FAULTY LCM. I HAD TO BANG ON THE LCM EACH TIME TO GET THE LIGHTS TO TURN BACK ON. THESE LCMS HAVE NEVER BEEN RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM AND SOLUTION IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO GET HURT OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE NHTSA WILL FORCE A RECALL. I AM ASKING THAT THIS PART BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU *TR

2003 CROWN VICTORIA, WAS USING VEHICLE FOR COMMERCIAL USE DURING THE NIGHT HOURS, WHEN EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT LOW BEAMS, CLOSER EXAMINATION FOUND THAT THE LCM LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE, LOCATED ABOVE BRAKE PEDAL HAD HEATED UP TO A TEMPERATURE FROM HIGH RESISTANCE OF SOLDERED CONTACT JOINTS NOT SUPPORTING REQUIRED VOLTAGE FOR LOW BEAMS WHEN TURNED ON. IT IS ONLY WHEN THE JOINTS COOL THAT THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON ONLY TO END IN GOING OFF WHEN HEATING BACK UP. FOR THE COST OF THE LCM AT 400 BUX USED, I WAS FORCED TO BYPASS THE LCM BY INSTALLING A TOGGLE AND LATER THE HIGH BEAM FUNCTION CEASED TO OPERATE, WHICH THEN I ADDED A SECOND TOGGLE FOR THE HIGH BEAM FEATURE. THE A/C HAS TO BE INTEGRATED ON THE SAME BOARD AS THE A/C COMP ONLY KICKS ON APPROX. 15 MIN AFTER ENGINE IS WARM, RATHER THAN ON DEMAND. THIS IS A DEFINITE FACTORY DEFECT AS THE 03 IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE 02, AND MOST LIKELY WASN'T ADEQUATELY TESTED FOR THE MARKET. THIS DEFECT NEEDS ATTENTION AS THE DANGER HERE IS WITHOUT THE LIGHTS A COLLISION MAY OCCUR, AND OR USING A HIGH BEAM AS A SUBSTITUTE MAY AND BLIND OPPOSING TRAFFIC CAUSING A COLLISION. *TR

HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, NO WAY TO ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. HOUR LATER THEY CAME BACK ON. FAILURE CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY FOR A MONTH NOW LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HAD MECHANIC REVIEW AND TOLD LCM NEEDED REPLACED, THIS PART FAILURE ALSO CAUSES THE DIGITAL CLIMATE CONTROL TO NOT OPERATE (MEANING NO DEFROSTER, NO HEAT, NO A/C), THE DOME LIGHTS, AND VANITY LIGHTS NOT TO WORK. ONLY WAY TO DRIVE AT NIGHT IS TO HOLD THE FLASH TO PASS ON CONSTANTLY WHICH AGAIN IS A HAZARD WITH BOTH HANDS UNABLE TO BE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

LOST BOTH HEADLIGHTS WITH FOR TURNING THEM ON, NO OTHER WAY TO TURN THEM TRY ALL MEANS. WOULD STAY OFF FOR 3 TO 5 TO NEVER RETURN. *TR