1995 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AT 35 MPH AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKING ACTION. MECHANIC (FRIESMILL AUTO REPAIR) DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED. REAR BRAKE LINES WERE REPAIRED. *AK *SCC REFERENCED IN RQ03-004

THE FRONT SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED AT MY COST. THEY HAD STARTED SQUEAKING AND WERE WORN BADLY. MY MECHANIC SUGGESTS THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT SUSPENSION BE REBUILT FOR SAFETY BECAUSE FORD DOES NOT HAVE GREASE JOINTS ON ANY THESE PARTS. WHEN THE HORN BUTTON WAS PUSHED FOR LONGER THAN A FEW SECONDS, IT USED TO BLOW THE FUSE. THE LAST TIME IT DID THIS, IT ALSO DISABLED THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THE ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN WHERE THESE WIRES WERE SHORTING TOGETHER INTERNALLY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, I NOTICED A NOISE AND STRANGE FEELING IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR'S ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I PULLED OVER, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. HOWEVER, THE ALTERNATOR LIGHT WAS ON AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE POWER STEERING. UPON EXAMINATION, THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD COME OFF DUE TO AN APPARENT SEIZURE OF THE TENSIONER PULLEY. IT HAD MELTED AND FALLEN OFF. THE HEAT WAS GREAT ENOUGH TO LEAVE DROPS OF MOLTEN ALUMINUM ON THE SHROUD UNDERNEATH AND THE PULLEY ITSELF WAS MELTED INTO IT AS WELL. MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME AND WE BELEIVE THAT UNDER OTHER DRIVING CONDITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A DEADLY CRASH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, LEMUEL JUSTICE. *AK

HEADLIGHT LENSES CONSTANTLY TURN YELLOW AND CLOUDY, POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CABLES CONSTANTLY SNAP, EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING WHEEL, HORN BUTTONS TOO SMALL AND INCONVIENIENT AND POP OUT AT TIMES, EGR CHAMBER ALWAYS CLOGS EVERY 40K MILES AND CAUSES STALLING CONDITION. *AK

HORN IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH AND THE HORN BUTON IS TO SMALL AND HARD TO FIND WHEN NEEDED. IN 1996 I NOTICED THE BUTTON WAS CHANGED BY FORD,SO THEY KNEW IT WAS A PROBLEM TOO. I THINK IT SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH A 1996 STERING WHEEL OR HORN BUTTOM ASSEMBLY AND THE HORN NEEDS TO BE MUCH LOUDER. *AK

TIRE SUDDENLY LOST ALL AIR PRESSURE AND SIDEWALLS DETACHED FROM FACE OF TIRE. PRESSURE WAS CHECKED APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS PRIOR. I WAS ENROUTE TO EMERGENCY CALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 255/70/R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/70/R15 )

SEVERE FRONT END NOISE IS CAUSED BY THE LOWER ARMS AND THE STEERING IS OFF. RUBBER BOOTY IS TORN AND THE FRONT END MAKES LOUD "POP" WHEN STEERING TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH THE CAR SINCE PURCHASED AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS WERE THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I HAD A GARAGE LOOK AT IT AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND OR THR ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. MY WARRANTY ENDS SOON AND AM WONDERING IF THERE ARE OTHER COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY MULTI SERVICE SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS REPLACED MULTI SERVICE SWITCH, PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS ABS PROBLEM FOR OVER 3 YEARS. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY MAKE A HORRIFYING GRINDING & RUBBING SOUND. DEALER SAYS THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LINE. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES COME ON WHEN EVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT. BEEN SERVICED MANY TIMES, STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. *AK