2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY, THE LIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATE BUT WOULD FAIL AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED ONCE AND AT A LATER DATE IT FAILED AGAIN.THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. SEARCH OF THE INTERNET INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE MODEL YEAR THAT THE CONTACT DRIVES IN ADDITION TO OTHER MODEL YEARS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROX. 210,655. *TR

CAR HAD BEEN RUNNING ROUGH FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS I ASSUMED WAS POOR GAS QUALITY WHEN THE CAR GOT LOUD AND RAN ROUGH I PULLED OVER OPENED HOOD AND FOUND THAT A SPARK PLUG BLEW RIGHT OUT OF ENGINE BREAKING THE COIL ON PLUG AND STRIPPING THE THREADS IN THE HEAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2003 CROWN VICTORIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HIS VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL DUE TO HIS VIN NUMBER NOT BEING INCLUDED. *TGW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WHEELS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE BEGAN TO HEAR A NOISE FROM THE REAR. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HIM THAT HIS REAR AXLE HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY VERIFIED WHAT THE MECHANIC STATED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V328000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 114,000.

THE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA RANDOMLY TURN OFF AND BACK ON WITHOUT WARNING. THEY CAN STAY OFF FOR HOURS AT A TIME. SOMETIMES THEY ARE OFF, SOMETIMES THEY ARE ON AND USING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH DOES NOTHING TO CORRECT ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULAR WHICH IS GOING TO BE $700 JUST FOR THE PART. ALSO, I PURCHASED AN ADDITIONAL WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS VALID FOR ANOTHER 7 MONTHS AND THE WARRANTY COMPANY IS TRYING TO DENY THE CLAIM. I CANNOT FIND A RECALL FROM FORD FOR THIS DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS POSTINGS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE PART SINCE CLEARLY IT IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FAILS WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSES HEADLIGHTS TO GO OUT. COST TO REPAIR SEEMS TO BE $500. FOR THE MODULE AND $200-300 FOR INSTALLATION. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A REASON, IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODULE TO FAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR AXLE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS AND AXLE SHAFT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SIX MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000 (SUSPENSION: REAR). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF RANDOMLY. FROM RESEARCHING ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY WIDESPREAD/WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE PART? *TR

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) FAILURE EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED BY OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LCM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THE SECOND ONE FAILED AS WELL AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE PART AND CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL IT COMPLETELY FAILS. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE A/C FAN OPERATION IS ALSO TIED TO THE SAME RELAY THAT FAILS IN THE LCM. FORD CLAIMS THERE'S BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS FAILURE. MY CV IS THE SPORT LX AND HAD UNDER 46000 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND LESS THAN 48000 THE SECOND TIME. OUR OTHER CV OF THE SAME YEAR IS THE DIGITAL MODEL CV. *TR