1994 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP IN REGARD TO RECALL 98V322000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECAL 98S37/ LOWER CONTROL ARM. DEALER REFUSED SERVICE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS IN REGARD TO THIS CASE. *AK

CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF HOME. HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 1.5 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO REST OF CAR. ENGINE, HOOD, GRILL TOTALLY MELTED. VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

3 WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED DOWN ON DRIVER/PASSENENGER, AND REAR DRIVER SIDES IN A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS DUE TO BROKEN CABLE. *AK

LOWER BALL JOINTS PREMATURELY FAILED AND WERE REPLACED AT 55,000 MILES. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS SAME DEFECT AS 98V322000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT TO MY CAR. THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER CROWN VICTORIA'S. THE DEALERS WILL NOT HANDLE THIS AS A DEFECT AND FIX IT. HOW SHOULD I PROCEED ON GETTING THIS REPAIRED. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE YEARS. *AK

BOLTS THAT ANCHOR DRIVER'S SEAT TO FLOOR TRACK CAME OUT, 2 TIMES THIS HAPPENED. *AK

WHEN DEPERESSING BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL TO RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, CAN'T FINE CAUSE. *AK WHEN TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED AND GENTLY BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT STRONGLY. AFTER SEVERAL MILES DRIVING THE BRAKES RETURN NORMAL. *YH

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND OFTEN GETS STUCK AND PINCHED WHEN THE DOOR IS SHUT, DEALER UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY REPAIRS/REPLACEMEMT UNDER THE CARS WARRENTY. NLM

TRANS. SHUTTERS BETWEEN AROUND 35 MPH & AGAIN @ 50 MPH. SERVICED TWICE. ELECT. - VOLTAGE DROPS AT IDLE WHILE IN GEAR - ALL LIGHTS & ELECTRICAL DIM BUT COME BACK UPON ACCELERATION. NEW BATTERY; NEW ALTERNATOR. SAME PROBLEM.