2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING WHEN STARTING TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL THE REAR LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN YOU REACH A POINT THAT YOU EASE UP ON THE PEDAL PRESSURE, (EVEN SO SLIGHT THAT YOU DON'T FEEL THE PEDAL MOVE), THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY STILL BRAKING. IF YOU PROCEED TO APPLY PRESSURE AGAIN THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AND ONCE AGAIN AS SOON AS YOU EASE UP ON PEDAL PRESSURE THE LIGHTS GO OFF. I FOUND MYSELF SITTING AT STOP SIGNS, RED LIGHTS, EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WAITING TO TURN LEFT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ON. A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS INSTALLED FOR 150 BUCKS WITH NO CHANGE. *TR

AUSTINTOWN POLICE OFFICER WAS OPERATING A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE VEHICLE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPLODE INTO FLAMES. PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THE POLICE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AND THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. OFFICER INVOLVED RECEIVED SEVERE BURNS OVER 40% OF HIS BODY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED FOR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID, THE HOUSING WAS PRESSURIZED AND AIR WAS BLOWING OUT OF THE FILLER TUBE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A FORD DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE CONTACT, WHO IS ALSO A MECHANIC, CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO NOTICED THE FAILURE SEVERAL TIMES ON VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40000. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE SPUN INTO A DITCH. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED AND FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE ROAD. THE TIRE WAS A GOODYEAR EAGLE WITH 6000 MILES. THE AMOUNT OF TREAD ON THE TIRE WAS UNKNOWN. PICTURES AND A POLICE REPORT ARE AVAILABLE. VIN AND DOT INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE AT HUB WITH WHEE,L CAUSING VEHICLE TO COAST TO A STOP. *AK

RE: REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE BRAKING WHEN STARTING TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL THE REAR LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN YOU REACH A POINT THAT YOU EASE UP ON THE PEDAL PRESSURE, (EVEN SO SLIGHT THAT YOU DON'T FEEL THE PEDAL MOVE), THE BRAKE LIGHTS GO OFF. THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY STILL BRAKING. IF YOU PROCEED TO APPLY PRESSURE AGAIN THE BRAKE LIGHTS COME BACK ON AND ONCE AGAIN AS SOON AS YOU EASE UP ON PEDAL PRESSURE THE LIGHTS GO OFF. I FOUND MYSELF SITTING AT STOP SIGNS, RED LIGHTS, EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WAITING TO TURN LEFT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ON. A NEW BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WAS INSTALLED WITH NO CHANGE. I CHECKED A ONE YEAR NEWER VEHICLE, SAME MAKE AND MODEL, AND IT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. HE CHECKED WITH ONE OF THEIR SIMILAR VEHICLES ON THE LOT AND DISCOVERED THE SAME PROBLEM. HE CALLED A FACTORY REP WHO KNEW NOTHING OF THE PROBLEM. THAT'S ALL THE FURTHER IT WENT.*JB

2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR W/ 36881 MILES BEGAN HAVING REAR AXLE NOISE. UPON SERVICE AT LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE BEARINGS HAD FAILED AND WORN INTO THE SHAFT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED AXLE SHAFTS AND BEARINGS.

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK. THE BATTERY ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A USED BATTERY. SHE FUSED AND THEN THEY REPLACED IT WITH A CHEAP BATTERY THAT DID NOT FIT THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE ON THE PASSENGER BACK SIDE HAD NO TREAD, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID WHEN GOING UP HILL. UPDATED 1/31/2007 - THE REAR DEFROST WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE GRID WAS BAD AND SUSPECTED A BAD CONNECTION AT THE GLASS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN LEAKING GAS CAP. *NM

PREMATURE REAR AXLE BEARING/AXLE FAILURE ON 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH POLICE PACKAGES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A GROWLING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE REAR AXLE WAS WORN AND WAS REPLACED. *AK UPDATED 10/5/2006 - THE CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT THE AXLE BEARINGS WERE GULLYING THE AXLE'S CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR. *NM