1999 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

WE HAVE OVER 70 1998 TO 2001 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE CARS AND ON EVERY ONE OF THEM THE FORWARD MOST PARKING BRAKE CABLE IS BEING SEVERED WHERE IT GOES THROUGH A HOLE ON ITS WAY UP TO THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY. *AK

THE ARIZONA DEPT PUBLIC SAFETY & PHOENIX POLICE DEPT ARE REPORTING HIGH OCCURENCES OF FIRES ASSOCIATED WITH REAR-END COLLISION OF THE CROWN VICTORIA VEHICLES, AN OFFICER WAS KILLED WHEN HIS VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND AND BURST INTO FLAMES, THE OFFICER WAS STOPPED AT A COLLISION SCENE AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING INEXCESS OF 66 MILES MPH AT IMPACT, AUTHORITIES SUSPECT FUEL SYSTEM RELATED(NO VIN GIVEN)*JB

VEHICLE WILL SHIFT TO LEFT OR RIGHT EVEN WHEN HOLDING STEERING WHEEL STRAIGHT. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NO DEFECT ,CAUSE IS UNKNOWN.*AK *SLC

ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN TURNING ON INTERIOR LIGHT, WHILE IN MOTION, TURNED OFF HEADLIGHTS INSTEAD. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, BUT ENGINE NEVER STALLED. WHEN STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED BEFORE ON A INCLINE HILL, AND COULD NOT HOLD VEHICLE FROM ROLLING BACK. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. CONSUMER BELIEVED PROBLEM WAS TRACTION CONTROL. *AK

THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING IS LEAKING CAUSING A BAD ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN THE DRIVER BECOMING NAUSEOUS DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE LEAK. NLM

I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY CAR HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT DRIVES ALL OVER THE ROAD. AND ALSO MY TIRE RIPPED TO SHREDS.*AK

FRONT ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. UNABLE TO HAVE THEM TURNED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHUT OFF. THIS MEANT I HAD NO POWER, NO POWER STEERING, AND NO CONTROL.THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN WHEN I USED THE STARTER. CAR ACTED NORMALLY UNTIL THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING OCCURRED.THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. IF IT HAPPENED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR THE INTERSTATE A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SO REFUSES TO TAKE ANY ACTION. FORD WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION EITHER. I FEEL THE CARE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL SOME COREECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN. *AK

HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT, DO NOT PROJECT BEAM OF 365 FEET IN FRONT OF CAR, LIGHT DOES NOT LIGHT UP. DRIVER'S LICENSE PLATE IN FRONT, EVEN WITH HIGH BEAMS, A PADESTRIAN WAS CROSSING AND LIGHTS COULDN'T EVEN SEE HIM, AND CONSUMER ALMOST HIT PADESTRIAN. HIGH BEAMS GIVE OFF THE LIGHT THAT REGULAR BEAMS SHOULD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY SAID THEY ADJUSTED THEM ALL 3 THREE TIMES TO FORD'S JUSTIFACATION. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT BEAM WASNOT HIGH ENOUGH. CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT, AND A HIGH RISK AT NIGHT. *AK