2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

OCCASIONALLY THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. THEY WILL COME BACK ON AFTER A WHILE BUT THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON AS TO WHEN THEY WILL GO OFF OR COME BACK ON. SO FAR IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. IT IS HARD TO CHECK WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM BUT INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT NUMEROUS CARS HAVE BEEN FIXED BY REPLACING THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. HOWEVER IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE AND FORD REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM. THE RUNNING LIGHTS STAY ON BUT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. I ALMOST HIT A PARKED CAR AT FORTY M.P.H. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY GO OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. HE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE#07V079000, WHEELS, HOWEVER, DURING INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT AN ACTIVE POLICE FORD/CVPI THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE. THE WHEELS HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

OWNER DRIVES A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX WITH 95K MILES. RECENTLY, THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING. SUSPECT LCM IS FAILING. YOU CAN HEAR AN AUDIBLE CLICK - LIKE A RELAY - WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION IT ACTIVATED THE THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED TO CLEAR ANY EXCESS WASHER FLUID; HOWEVER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME FUNCTIONAL. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL SELECTOR FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE CONTROL SWITCH TWICE AND THE MOTOR ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000. UPDATED 10/21/09.*LJ UPDATED 10/20/09

PAINT IS BUBBLING AND FLAKING OFF. FORD SAYS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY, AREAS ARE FROM THE SIZE OF A 1/8INCH TO A AREA 6 INCHES IN SOMEWHAT OF A CIRCLE... SINCE PAINT BLEW OFF AND LOOKS SO BAD I HAVE TRIED A FIX BUT PAINT DOES NOT WANT TO ADHERE.... I SEE A TSB ON THIS BUT FORD SAYS IT IS NOT FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE> WONDER WHY TSB IS ABOUT PAINT BUBBLING, BUT DOES NOT SAY A CERTAIN SERIAL NUMBER... *TR

STEERING WHEEL DISENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. WHEEL ROTATED MORE THAN 360 DEGREES AND HAD NO EFFECT ON THE CAR DIRECTION. ALMOST INJURED PEDESTRIAN (POLICE OFFICER) BUT WAS MAKING A TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP SO WAS ABLE TO STOP CAR SINCE WAS ONLY GOING SLOW. I WAS COMING BACK FROM A TWO HOUR TRIP FROM CAPE COD AND IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHO KNOWS WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. FORD SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT THE SHAFT FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN UNLESS CAR WAS IN A COLLISION. WHICH IT WASN'T. MY PERSONAL MECHANIC WHO HAS MORE THAN 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE REPAIRING FORDS ALSO HAD NEVER SEEN THIS HAPPEN BEFORE. FORD DID NOT GRANT ME ANY DISPENSATION AND I PAID FOR THE REPAIR ($1381.75). WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND COULD NOT GIVE ME THE NAME OF ANYONE IN THE COMPANY THAT I COULD SPEAK WITH FURTHER ABOUT THIS. MY CALL WAS ANSWERED BY A SERVICE COMPANY IN FLORIDA AND THEY APPARENTLY HAVE NO INFORMATION ABOUT WHO AT THE FORD COMPANY HEADQUATERS I COUOLD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO. IT SEEMS THEY HAVE MADE IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR A CITIZEN TO OBTAIN APPROPRIATE CONTACT INFORMATION. THIS WASN'T OFFICIALLY REPORTED TO THE POLICE BUT SINCE IT HAPPENED DIRECTLY OUTSIDE THE LOCAL POLICE STATION, AND THE HORN ALARM ALSO WENT OFF, ABOUT A DOZEN POLICE OFFICES (INCLUDING THE CHIEF) WITNESSED THE EVENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS USED AS A POLICE VEHICLE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE CONTACT SAT IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE AIR BAGS SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE NOT YET DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 100,000. U[PDATED 07/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 07/31/09.*JB

2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA P71. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. HI BEAM LIGHTS WILL WORK WHEN THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE OUT. LIGHT CONTROL MODULE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE AT NIGHT AND HE CANNOT SEE WHERE HE IS DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST UNLESS NHTSA ISSUES A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,500.