2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING MY HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WITH OUT WARNING THEN TURNED BACK ON. CURRENTLY THEY WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL. I GOOGLED 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS AND FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS ( HTTP://WWW.CROWNVIC.NET/UBBTHREADS/UBBTHREADS.PHP?UBB=SHOWFLAT&NUMBER=1632161, WERE I CAME ACROSS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE08066 FOR THE SAME ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.FIXYA.COM/CARS/T6201354-HEADLIGHTS_STARTED_GOING_OFF_INTERMITTENT HAD THIS TO SAY HEADLIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF INTERMITTENT OPERATION. REPLACED THE LCM WITH A USED ONE AND EVERYTHING WORKED FOR AWHILE. HTTP://FORUMS.OFFICER.COM/T75070/ SAID THIS 2005 CROWN VIC HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS??? WE ARE HAVING A PROBLEM WITH OUR 2005 CROWN VIC HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. WE'VE CHANGED THE SWITCH AND A FEW OTHER OBVIOUS THINGS WITHOUT SUCCESS. ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT WHAT DONE TO FIX. PLEASE HELP!! DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN USELESS SO FAR. I HAVE EVEN NOTIFIED FORD AND ASKED WHY NO RECALL. I HAVE A 35 YEAR OLD CAR THAT DID THIS A YEAR AGO HAD TO REPLACE WIRES. THIS IS 2003 TO 2005 MODELS ANY WHERE BETWEEN 10 TO 8 YEAR OLD CARS THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING YET NO RECALL WHY. HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/CROWNVICTORIA/HEADLIGHTS-PROBLEMS.PHP STATES THIS HEADLIGHTS PROBLEMS OF FORD CROWN VICTORIA FORD CROWN VICTORIA OWNERS HAVE REPORTED 100 PROBLEMS LINKED TO HEADLIGHTS (UNDER THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING CATEGORY). *TR

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. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

STEERING STARTED FEELING STIFF WHILE ON A LONG ROAD TRIP WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE LANES. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I PARKED IT FOR A MONTH. HAD A FEW PEOPLE LOOK AT IT AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. DROVE IT ON ANOTHER LONG TRIP AND IT SLOWLY BECAME WORSE. FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS FLOATING OPPOSITE MY STEER OR DELAYING THE DIRECTION I WOULD STEER .FELT LIKE IT WAS CATCHING ON SOMETHING OR BEING BLOCK FROM MOVEMENT. HAD IT LOOKED AT AGAIN FLUIDS CHECK ,RAC CHECKED,PUMP CHECK,GREASED UP. LET IT SIT AGAIN FOR SOMETIME THEN TOOK IT DOWN THE STREET AND STEERING WOULD NOT TURN. HAD NO CONTROL ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IT TOOK BRUET FORCE TO SAVE US. HAD IT LOOKED AT AGAIN AND HE SAID THE STEERING ROD LOOKS STRANGE IN MOVEMENT NOTHING HE HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE AND THAT THE ARM IT SELF LOOKS BENT. I NOW HAVE A CAR I CAN NOT DRIVE AND NO ONE CAN FIX BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO FIX. I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT KNOWING SOMEONE COULD DIE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHTS REPEATEDLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

HEAD LAMPS INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. FAULTY LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. *TR

DRIVING FROM THE AIRPORT IN ROCKFORD, ILL. - ALL HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AS WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ONLY BY DISCOVERING THAT HOLDING THE BRIGHTS/TURN SIGNAL LEVER IN, ENABLED THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON. I WAS TRULY FORTUNATE, THAT NO ONE GOT SERIOUSLY INJURED AS THIS WAS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY BY FORD TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE DIES BECAUSE OF THIS!!!!! ANY THOUGHTS? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE GOES OUT OF GEAR AFTER SOMEONE TURNS OFF FROM IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER, THE TRANSMISSION NEUTRALIZES AND THEN BANGS INTO GEAR, THIS IS AT LOW SPEEDS 10-30 MPH, THIS ALSO HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55-70 WHEN ACCELERATING/PASSING ANOTHER CAR. TRANSMISSION REPAIRMAN TOLD ME ALL THE FORD CROWN VICTORIA TRANSMISSIONS DO THIS HE CALLED IT THE KICKDOWN RUN AWAY PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO BREAK AND NEED REPLACING. THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE DRIVER TO QUICKLY REMOVE FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN ENGINE REVS UP AND COULD CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION FROM QUICK DECELERATION. THIS PROBLEM IS WHAT IS CAUSING POLICE CARS TO NEED TRANSMISSIONS BEING REPLACED AFTER 20000-40000 MILES. THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS THAT FOR IS USING TO FIX THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. SO AT 40000-100000 MILES THE VEHICLE NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO BREAKAGE. *TR

RECIEVED INFORMATION REGARDING THE LOST OF STEERING IN THE 2005 - 2008 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTORS THAT POLICE AGENCIES WHERE EXPERIENCING. AFTER CONTACTING OUR LOCAL DEALER AND FORD, WE WERE PROVIDED WITH A PICTURE OF A LIGHT BLUE/GREEN BEARING THAT IS UNDER THE DASH. WE HAD THIS VEHICLE INSPECTED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A DEFECT IN THIS BEARING WHICH IS NEAR THE LOCKING COLUMN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS IN ACTIVATION, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TWICE. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND THE DASH MAT REMOVED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,535. UPDATED 1/15/13 *CN UPDATED 1/25/13*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE PACKAGE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.