2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

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

TIE ROD FAILED. CAR IS FORD CROWN VICTORIA 2005. HAS APPROX. 6,000 MILES ON IT AND IS JUST ONE YEAR OLD. SIDE SWIPED TRUCK PARKED ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. POLICE REPORT FILED. NO PRIOR NOTICE. *JB

2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. *KB THE CONSUMER HAD OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SUCH AS A RIGHT FRONT DOOR RATTLE, THE AC CONTROL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND A TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. *JB

ON JULY 24, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM I PICKED UP MY CAR, A 2005 CROWN VICTORIA FROM DON BOHN AUTOPLEX LOCATED AT 3737 LAPALCO BLVD, HARVEY, LA. 70058. I HAD DROPPED OFF MY CAR ON SATURDAY, JULY 15, 2006 TO HAVE THE AC CONTROL SWITCH REPLACED, LEFT FRONT TIRE REPAIRED AND RIGHT FRONT DOOR RATTLE DIAGNOSED. AFTER LEAVING THE FORD DEALERSHIP, I PROCEEDED DOWN THE ROAD TO MEET A FRIEND FOR LUNCH. THE RESTAURANT WAS JUST A FEW MILES FROM THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I PULLED INTO THE ENTRANCE TO THE CASINO/RESTAURANT AND STOPPED AT A 4 WAY STOP. AFTER REMOVING MY RIGHT FOOD FROM THE BRAKE AND BEGINNING TO PROCEED, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT A VERY HIGH RATE. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE BRAKES BUT THIS HAD NO EFFECT IN STOPPING THE CAR. OUT OF COMPLETE DESPERATION, I THREW THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER CALMING DOWN FOR A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE ENGINE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, THE CAR ONCE AGAIN BEGAN FULL ACCELERATION. I AGAIN THREW THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I NOTICED DURING THIS SECOND INCIDENT THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS LIGHTED SYMBOLS THAT CAME ON THE DASH. IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND INTO A AREA FREE OF PEDESTRIANS, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED A THIRD TIME. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND MANAGED TO GET THE CAR PARKED. I WENT INTO THE CASINO AND WAS ASSISTED BY AN EMPLOYEE IN CALLING THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE INCIDENTS. THEY ADVISED ME TO CALL FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, WHICH I DID. FOUR HOURS LATER A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AND TOWED MY CAR TO DON BOHN FORD. DURING MY 4 HOUR WAIT IN THE PARKING LOT I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER. I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY HAD HEARD ABOUT SUCH INCIDENTS BUT HAD NO FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION."*JB

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT STAY BUCKLED. DEALER REPLACED THE BUCKLE AND IT WAS FIXED. *NM

STEERING WHEEL ON NEW FORD CROWN VICTORIA WAS LOOSE AND HORN DID NOT WORK. FORD REPLACED STEERING COLUMN BUT HORN STILL DID NOT WORK. FORD REPLACED HORN ELECTRICAL CONTACTS. *NM

WHILE MAKING A TURN THE 2005 CROWN VICTORIA SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, EVEN THOUGH THE DRIVER HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, ALLOWING THE DRIVER TO APPLY BOTH PEDALS AT ONCE. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE HORN, AND REPROGRAMMED THE CCM TO THE LATEST CALIBRATION. SINCE THE REPAIR SHE HAD TO PRESS FIRMLY, IN THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE HORN SYMBOLS. SOMETIMES SHE HAS TO PRESS ON BOTH HORN SYMBOLS TO GET THE HORN TO WORK. THE DEALER SAID AFTER TIME AND USE THE HORN SHOULD BECOME EASIER TO USE. ANOTHER CONCERN SHE HAD WAS WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AT THIS POINT. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS FUEL PUMP FAILURE INVOLVING 2003-2005 CROWN VIC POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLE.

REPORTING TWO CASES OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN RENTED FORD CROWN VEHICLE, RENTED FROM HERTZ IN SAN DIEGO DURING FIRST PART OF JULY 2005. *JB