1989 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

POSSIBLE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE MAY HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. CAMPAIGN #96V071000 NLM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH CRUISE CONTROL INTERMITTENTLY ENGAGING AND CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR UNKNOWN REASON. ANOTHER PROBLEM WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF WHEN NEEDED. ALSO, AIR CONDITIONER WOULD GIVE OFF AN ODOR WHEN TURNED ON. DEALER /MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THESE MATTERS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION, BRAKING SYSTEM WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. HAD TO LIFT UP THE PEDAL, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. COMMON PROBLEM, DEALER NOTIFIED AND OWNER HAD CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED IN HOPES OF PREVENTING FURTHER INCIDENTS. *AK *ML

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER WASN'T ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE IN TIME. *AK

TRANSMISSION PLASTIC GROMMET LINKAGE TO THE THROTTLE BODY BROKE AND FELL OFF DAMAGING TRANSMISSION.

VEHICLE HAS VERY DIM LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER CONTACTED, AND STATED IT WAS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS HEAVY SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD TO CALL THE FIRER DEPARTMENT TO COME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. *AK

THE SEAT LATCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BECAME LOOSE. WAS ADJUSTED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT STAY UP. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE LATCH LOOSENED UP AND NEEDED ADJUSTING AGAIN. IN NOVEMBER OF 1997, OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THE LATCH COULD NO LONGER BE ADJUSTED, AND NEEDED REPLACING, BUT PART WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

ENGINE/TRANSMISSION FAILED. ALSO, CLIMATE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED, AND DOOR LOCKS FREEZE IN WINTER, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR.

FRONT SEAT NUT AND WASHER BROKE LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING SEAT TO FALL BACKWARDS.