2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND A CAR HIT ME IN THE REAR. THE OTHER DRIVER SAID HE DIDN'T SEE ME SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY LIGHTS ON. I SHOWED HIM THAT THEY WERE ON BUT YET THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT. WHEN I HAD A SHOP CHECK FOR THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THE FUSES, BULBS AND RELAYS WERE FINE. THEY SAID THE PROBLEM IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND IT IS A LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WHICH COSTS OVER $500.THEY SAID FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT STILL HAS NOT RECALLED THE ITEM. WHEN I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET, I FIND A TON OF PEOPLE REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH TO ALL INVOLVED. I AM SHOCKED AT FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY AND SPORADICALLY DEACTIVATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 5 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ..UPDATED 02-28-14 *BF UPDATED 03/19/2014 *JS

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THIS CAR QUIT WORKING AS THEY SHOULD. THE LIGHTS COME ON AND THEN GO OFF WITHIN 30 SECONDS. USAGE OF EMERGENCY BRIGHT LIGHT ON SIGNAL LEVER IS A MUST FOR HEADLIGHTS. CANNOT USE DIM LIGHTS AT ALL. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A RECALL SITUATION AS I HAVE HEARD THERE ARE OTHER CARS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL AFFECTED. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND I MADE A COMPLETE STOP AS I PULLED FORWARD AND ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN MY STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. I HAD NO CONTROL WHAT SO EVER TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. WITH FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS THE LOWER HEAVY DUTY BLUISH GREEN BEARING THAT WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE UPPER SHAFT INSIDE MY STEERING COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN BUT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND AFTER COMPLETING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HEAT SHIELD AND THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. ..UPDATED 05/20/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT SEIZE. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS. UPDATED 05/28/2014 *JS

WHEN EXITING A LOCAL RESTAURANT JUST AS IT WAS GETTING DARK WE FOUND THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO ON EITHER IN MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC MODE. THE ONLY WAY WE WERE ABLE TO SEE TO GET HOME, ABOUT TEN MILES ON THE HIGHWAY, WAS TO LIFT UP THE LIGHT LEVER AND HOLD IT UP FOR HIGH BEAMS. IF WE RELEASED THE LEVER IT WENT TOTALLY DARK. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER FOUND A FAILED LIGHT CONTROL PROCESSOR TO BE THE CAUSE, AND REPLACED SAME. THIS WAS AN EXPENSIVE PART AND WITH LABOR COST OVER $500. WE FELT THAT WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR WHILE WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY AS HAVING A FAULTY LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.