1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

JULY OF 2008 I PURCHASED REPLACEMENT HEADLIGHTS (NOT LAMPS) FROM AUTOPARTS WAREHOUSE.COM. I BELIEVE THE BRAND NAME WAS "DEPO". I BELIEVE THE PART NUMBERS ARE 331-1117R & 331-1117L. THE METAL REFLECTORS INSIDE BOTH UNITS MELTED THEIR PLASTIC STANTIONS AND BECAME LOOSE WHICH ENABLED THEM TO REPEATEDLY HIT THE HEADLAMPS BURNING THEM OUT. I CALLED THE SUPPLIER TO GET NEW UNITS WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE PURCHASE AND TO INFORM THEM OF THE DEFECTS. THEY ALLOWED FOR A COMPLICATED RETURN/EXCHANGE WHICH I WAS UNABLE TO UTILIZE. NOW I NEED IT EXCHANGED TO SELL THE CAR. IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE FURTHER IN THIS CONDITION. THE PARTS CARRIED A ONE YEAR WARRANTY AS DO THEIR NEW BRAND OF THE SAME ITEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE VERY NOISY WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH. HE SUGGESTED THAT THEY MAY BE RUSTY DUE TO THE HIGH PITCH NOISE HE HEARS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE BALL JOINTS AND STATED THAT THEY APPEARED TO BE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, HE FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V322000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED SINCE THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 07/28/09. *LJ UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM CONTINUED TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT THE BRAKING HARDWARE SEPARATED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILURE AFFECTED THE AXLE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V152000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 76,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN AUGUST OF 2007. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2007, SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL DISCONNECTED. IN MARCH OF 2008, SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WORKED NORMALLY AFTER THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, WHEN SHE RETURNED HOME IN MAY 27, 2008, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL HAD NEVER WORKED. PRIOR TO HAVING THE CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED, IT WORKED FINE. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DISCONNECT AND REPAIR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V051000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,288 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,271. UPDATED 07/15/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ODOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 07/15/08

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. TWO VEHICLES PARKED NEAR THE BURNING VEHICLE RECEIVED PAINT DAMAGE, AND WERE REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. SHE HAS REPORTS FROM HER INSURANCE COMPANY REGARDING THE FIRE. SHE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD AND THEY SENT A LETTER IN RESPONSE STATING THAT THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON HER VEHICLE. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT IF A RECALL SHOULD BECOME AVAILABLE, SHE WOULD BE NOTIFIED. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V336000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/09/2008. *LJ

ON THE DATE NOTED, I PARKED MY 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA IN MY DRIVEWAY SHUT IT OFF AND WENT INSIDE TO PERFORM SOME ERRANDS. WHILE INSIDE I HEARD A LARGE BOOM, FOLLOWED BY A CAR HORN SOUNDING INTERMITTENTLY. I RAN TO THE WINDOW EXPECTING TO SEE A VEHICLE CRASH BY MY HOUSE AND SAW FLAMES SHOOTING THROUGH THE HOOD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE NEAR THE POWER BOOSTER AREA ,WITH A LARGE HOLE WHERE THE HOOD USED TO BE. THE FLAMES WERE SHOOTING ABOUT 10-12 FEET INTO THE AIR AND IGNITED THE PITCH PINE AND LEAVES ADJACENT TO THE VEHICLE. I CALLED 911 TO REPORT THE FIRE, RAN OUTSIDE AND USED MY GARDEN HOSE TO CONTAIN THE FIRE UNTIL FIRE APPARATUS ARRIVED. THE DRIVERS SIDE UNDER HOOD AREA WAS ESPECIALLY GUTTED AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, DESTROYING VARIOUS PERSONAL ITEMS ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND SOME SMALL TREES BELONGING TO MY NEIGHBORS. THE LOCAL FIRE MARSHALL DID AN INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH TAKING NUMEROUS PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE AND STATED IT WAS ACCIDENTAL IN NATURE AND STARTED, AS MY DESCRIPTION PREVIOUSLY STATES,IN THE DRIVERS SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND GIVEN MY LACK OF INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT, I HAD NO REASON TO WANT TO DESTROY MY ONLY MEANS OF EARNING A MY LIVELIHOOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ON 03/2008. AFTER MAKING AN APPOINTMENT, HE WAS TOLD THAT A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK COULD NOT BE PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS A GIFT. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,624.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE IN OCTOBER OF 2007 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL WAS DISCONNECTED AT THAT TIME. FORD STATED EVERY MONTH THEREAFTER THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING MONTH. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE, AND THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE IT STRUCK A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE, BUT WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE TREE AT A LARGE DEGREE. THE HOOD WAS ALSO BENT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND SPEED WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN AUGUST OF 2007 FOR A DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. SHE RECEIVED A SECOND RECALL NOTICE FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL IN FEBRUARY OF 2008. ON FEBRUARY 22, 2008, THE CONTACT HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TURN SIGNALS ACTIVATED, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BASE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER ON THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY AND THEY INSTALLED A LOCK-SET AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY DIRECTION. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT SHE SHOULD RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES TO AND FROM THE DEALER AS WELL AS FOR WORRY OF A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE PURCHASE DATE AND RECALL NUMBERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,390. UPDATED 03-31-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STARTED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. UPDATED 03/31/08 *TR