2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH REAR AXLE BEARINGS WERE WORN AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, ONE OF THE SEALS WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V328000 (SUSPENSION: REAR) BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM IF HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000.

2003 CROWN VICTORIA LSX, 41,541 MILES, WELL MAINTAINED. HEADLIGHTS TURNED ON DURING NIGHT DRIVING WILL SHUT OFF ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT NOTICE WHILE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ALONG THE ROADWAY. NO WARNING. JUST DARKNESS WHERE THERE WAS LIGHT. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT FORCES A PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY WITH OR WITHOUT A SHOULDER FOR EMERGENCY STOPPING. THE HEADLIGHTS RETURN TO THEIR ON POSITION WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING MANUALLY TO THE SWITCHES OR IGNITION. TIME FRAME FOR THIS AUTOMATED OFF AND ON OPERATION VARIES. NO SET PATTERN OBSERVED FOR THIS OCCURRENCE. MECHANIC RELATES THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE, (LCM) WILL NEED REPLACEMENT. FOR A COMPONENT INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT THAT IS NOT EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, ON A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 42,000 MILES, THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE OUT OF WARRANTY COST TO BE BORN BY MYSELF AND OTHERS FOR A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY A COMPUTER BOARD RELAY THAT IS DEFECTIVE. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. I COULD SEE THE HEADLAMPS THEMSELVES BURNING OUT, OR A FUSE, BUT NOT A COMPONENT THAT IS NEEDED TO MAKE THEM LIGHT UP IN THE FIRST PLACE. AS OF THIS TIME, I UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECTIVE ITEM THAT IS CENTRAL FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF THIS VEHICLE DURING THE HOURS AFTER DUSK AND BEFORE DAWN. SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUILT INTO THE VEHICLE BY RUNNING THE HEADLAMP CONTROLLER THROUGH A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT IS PART OF A OVERLY EXPENSIVE TOTAL PART CALLED THE LCM. NIGHT DRIVING REQUIRES ILLUMINATION PROPERLY CONTROLLED BY THE DRIVER AND VEHICLE SYSTEMS. NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, JUST LIGHTS ON AND LIGHTS OFF WHEN SWITCHED. CONTROL BY THE NIGHT ILLUMINATION SYSTEM TO TOGGLE THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN AN ON POSITION IS A DEFECT THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. UNTIL IT IS, THE REPLACEMENT PART NEEDED IS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PART IS STILL INSTALLED AND MAY BE INSPECTED. AIR AND OIL FILTERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND RESET THEMSELVES WITHIN SECONDS. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE RELAY CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000. UPDATED 11/12/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE APART AND FOUND THE RELAYS THAT CONTROLLED THE HEADLIGHTS MELTED THE SOLDER ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD CREATING AN INTERMITTENT CONNECTION. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COMPARED THE RELAY WITH ANOTHER RELAY AND FOUND HIS RELAY TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY SMALLER. UPDATED 11/24/10

TIRE FAILURE. ON FREEWAY TRAVELING AT APX 75 TREAD CAME OFF TIRE ON BACK DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING IT TO SERVE TIP OVER AND LAND IN THE DITCH. A SMALL AMOUNT OF TREAD LEFT ON A SMALL PORTION OF TIRE WITH THE REST OF THE DREAD COMING OFF COMPLETELY. *TR

FOR OVER A YEAR I HEARD A RUMBLING FROM THE REAR RIGHT OF MY CAR WHICH A MECHANIC ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WAS A TIRE NOISE. ON 3/2/10 THE DEALER REPORTED HEARING A BEARING NOISE AND ON 3/11/10 "REPLACED RIGHT REAR WHEEL BRG AND SEAL ALSO REPLACED AXEL WAS DAMAGED FILL REAR DIFF ..." I HAVE THE AXLE AND BEARINGS THAT WERE REPLACED IN CASE YOU WANT TO INSPECT THEM. AT REPAIR THE CAR HAD 44884 MILES ON IT. IT COST ME $694.57 TO REPAIR. THE CAR WAS ASSEMBLED AT ST. THOMAS AND IS NOT A POLICE OR FLEET CAR. UNFIXED, THE LOSS OF DRIVE FUNCTION COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. HOW MANY OTHER UNITS OF THIS MODEL HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH OR ARE A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN? *TR

2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE WAS PARKED. DRIVER PUT FOOT ON BRAKE, PUT CAR IN REVERSE. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

TL*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. WHEN DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE OR BUMPY ROAD SURFACE, THE LIGHTS WOULD OCCASIONALLY ILLUMINATE BUT WOULD FAIL AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED AT A LATER DATE AND THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE AFTER THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 185,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 179,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED AND SUDDENLY, THEY BECAME INOPERATIVE. THERE WAS EXTREME DIFFICULTY WITH VISIBILITY. THE HIGH/LOW BEAM SELECTOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AND HEADLAMPS LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE THE REPEATED FAILURE OCCURRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH. THE HEADLIGHTS SPONTANEOUSLY TURNED ON AND OFF WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE RELAY CONTROL MODULE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA PI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO HE NOTICED A SLOW LEAK IN THE TIRE. WHILE HE WAS ADDING AIR IN THE TIRE HE DISCOVERED THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN RECALL STATUS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OWNED BY A POLICE OFFICER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK AND DOESN'T THINK IT SHOULD MATTER IF A POLICE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE OR NOT. THE RIMS HAVE CONTINUED TO CRACK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.