1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD SNAPPED. CONSUMER LOST STEERING CONTROL. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *AK

I HAVE HAD TWO FORD CROWN VICS, A 1992 AND NOW A 1993. IN BOTH VEHICLES THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FRAME, ON THE FRONT LEFT CORNER, SHEARED. THIS LEFT THE BOLT STILL ANCHORED TO THE SLIDER FOR THE SEAT ADJUSTER. THE SEATS ROCK BACK AND FORTH. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT MAKE THE SEAT EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE. I DON'T HAVE EXACT DATES AS TO WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE DATE ON THE FORM IS WRONG AND ONLY SHOWS BECAUSE IT WAS A REQUIRED FIELD. *JB

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED AN OLD POLICE VEHICLE WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED TO PROVIDE A SAFETY SHIELD AROUND THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ONLY ACTIVE POLICE OFFICERS WERE GOING TO RECEIVE THE SHIELD. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE SHIELD SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON ALL RECALL VEHICLES NOT JUST THE ACTIVE POLICE VEHICLE. *NLM

VEHICLE WOULD START INTERMITTENTLY,AND SPARKS WOULD BE SEEN WHEN SWITCHING ON. DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION, A SMALL CHILD GRABBED THE GEAR SHIFTER. WITH ONLY SLIGHT PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL, WEDGING A 16 YEAR OLD FEMALE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THEN PINNING THE FEMALE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. THE FEMALE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL SEVERAL HOURS LATER, AS A RESULT OF THE INJURIES RECEIVED FROM THE VEHICLE.*JB

SPEED CONTROL WILL NOT DESENGAGE UPON TAPPING ON BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE DISCOLORED SO BADLY THAT CONSUMER IS NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT, VISIBILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED.*AK

WE HAD TO HAVE THREE OF THE CARS WINDOWS WORKED ON - THEY WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. NOW THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HAS QUIT WORKING A SECOND TIME. WE DO NOT EXCESSIVELY USE THE WINDOWS. I AM THE SOLE DRIVER OF THE CAR AND USUSALLY JUST TAKE IT TO WORK 2 MILES AWAY FROM HOME AND BACK. I USE THE AC. EACH TIME WE HAVE THE WINDOWS REPAIRED IT IS $200 OR GREATER. SO FAR WE HAVE $600 INTO THE WINDOWS. WE WILL PROBABLY NOT FIX THEM ANYMORE WHEN THEY BREAK. WE UNDERSTAND FROM CRUISING THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR OF CAR. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE? WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW QUIT WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME, THAT WAS REALLY ANNOYING. WHENEVER I NEED TO USE THAT WINDOW (MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE OTHERS)- I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR GET OUT OF THE CAR.*AK

ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 2001 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:15 PM CDT, A FIRESTONE PASSENGER CAR TIRE FT70C FLATTENED AND DISINTEGRATED AT 70+ MPH ON INTERSTATE 40 EASTBOUND MILE MARKER 262. THE VEHICLE WAS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT FRONT. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.*AIK (DOT NUMBER: EL34 TIRESIZE: P215/70R15)

VEHICLE PARKED, CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE, USED AIR CONDITIONER FOR 12 TO 15 MINUTES, AND SHUT ENGINE OFF AGAIN. ONE HALF HOUR LATER,VEHICLE WAS BURNING, FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE RUNNING GEAR. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK *SLC REFERENCED IN RQ01-002