2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

DT: 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONSUMER STATES ON AUGUST 29, 2005 THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 25 MPH WHEN IT TOOK OFF. THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. HE PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER MADE THE VEHICLE GO FASTER, AND HE THOUGHT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE.*AK

DT: REAR AXLE BEARING FAILURE, IT CHEWED UP THE REAR AXLE. FORD HAS A RECALL BUT IT DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. THIS CAUSED THE AXLE SHAFT TO FRACTURE, IT LEAKED FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 14,2005. THE VEHICLE BEFORE HAND HAD STARTED MAKING A LOUD SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. *AK

DT: ,2003 FORD, CROWN VICTORIA. CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN SHE STARTS THE VEHICLE IT IS FINE, BUT AS SOON AS SHE TAKES FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, AND HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWICE ,AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.*AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V328000 CONCERNING REAR AXLE SHAFT FRACTURE. A ROARING NOISE WOULD COME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR WHEEL BEARING, SEALS AND THE AXLE SHAFTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE FOUND THIS RECALL ON ALL DATA, AND SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER CONTACT THE DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL.*AK

I AM REPRESENTING THE CITY OF TROY, NY POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY SENT YOU INFORMATION REGARDING THREE CRACKED WHEELS FROM THREE SEPARATE CROWN VIC INTERCEPTOR WHEELS. WE NOW HAVE A FOURTH ONE AND WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH REPLACEMENT FROM FORD, VIA THE LOCAL DEALER. THE WHEEL IS FROM A 2003 YEAR MODEL, VIN [XXX], DOT [XXX]. THIS IS THE SECOND WHEEL TO CRACK FROM THIS VEHICLE. THE CRACK IS 5" BY 1 3/4". FOR FURTHER INFO PLEASE CONTACT AUTOMOTIVE SUPERVISOR [XXX]. THANKS. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED.*AK *TC

THE TRUNK LID OF THE 2003 FORD CROWN VICTORIA HAS A CHROMED METAL STRIP OF TRIM RUNNING ACROSS THE OUTER BOTTOM WIDTH OF THE TRUNK LID. THIS METAL STRIP HAS AN EXPOSED SHARP EDGE IN A PLACE WHERE A USER WOULD INSTINCTIVELY REACH TO LIFT OR HOLD UP THE TRUNK LID (ON A WINDY DAY). AS A RESULT, THIS SHARP EDHE HAS RESULTED IN A CUT ON MY LEFT HAND.*AK

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS UNTIL CONSUMER REACHED HIS DESTINATION. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

STEEL WHEEL CRACKED ON VEHICLE.*MR THERE WAS A SEPARATION OF THE WELD BETWEEN THE DISK AND HUB. A GAP OF 1/16TH OF AN INCH EXTENDED APPROXIMATELY 18" AROUND THE HUB WELD. THE WHEEL WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED AT THE DEALER FOR POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT IN SAFETY CAMPAIGN 03S05 AND PER THE DEALER THE WHEEL WAS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE WHEEL FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER AS DESCRIBED IN SAFETY RECALL 03S05. *NM SEE ALSO 10083876, SAME INCIDENT. *DSY

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WERE FRAYING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL, AND ANY REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENT WOULD BE AT A COST TO THE CONSUMER. *AK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS.