1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

HOOD LATCH STRIKER BECAME UNATACHED WHILE DRIVING. HOOD RATTLED AND ROSE UP SLIGHTLY RELYING SOLY ON SAFETY LATCH. THE CAR WAS MANUFATURED IN CANADA AND THE VIN NO. DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO FORD. NO RECALLS SENT TOUS AS ORIGINAL OWNERS; ALTHOUGH ONE IS ON THE INTERNET 97V024000!!!

*BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH REPLACED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES, RESULTING GEAR SHIFT TO BE STUCK IN PARK. *CRUISE CONTROL DISABLED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT OF THE CAR FELL TO THE GROUND WITH A SEVERE GRINDING NOISE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 1993 FORD CROWN VIC APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS AGO, WHILE I EXPECTED I WOULD HAVE TO PUT MONEY INTO REPAIRS THE ONE THING I DIDN'T EXPECT WOULD BE HAVING TO REPAIR A SEAT MOUNTING BRACKET DUE TO POOR WORKMANSHIP & OR MATERIALS. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AT VARIOUS SITES I FOUND THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT FRAME SHEARING AWAY FROM THE BOLTS IN CROWN VICS.I TRIED CONTACTING BOTH THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP & THE CORPORATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPT WITH NO SATISFACTORY RESOLUTION TO THIS MATTER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SERIOUS DEFECT FLAW IN CROWN VICS THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AS IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS ALSO NEED TO BE LOOKED AT ON THIS ISSUE AS I'VE SEEN SOME POSTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THAT MAKE & MODEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE HOOD LATCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE HOOD TO ABRUPTLY FLY OPEN, OBSCURING THE CONTACT'S VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND CLOSE HIS HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 142,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM TO COLLAPS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS ALSO DAMAGED AS WELL, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING ,WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARM. HE REFERENCED THE RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM (95V194000) HOWEVER, HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS ON WITH THE GEAR IN PARK THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WERE BLUE AND BLACK SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. MOMENTS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A FIRE HAD BEGUN ON THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR THAT FORD RECALL #08V051000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL HAD ALREADY BEEN SERVICED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 132905.

DRIVERS SEAT LEANS BACK, POSSIBLE BROKEN FLOOR BOLT LIKE MENTIONED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE98041 ON A 1993 FORD CROWN VIC, ALSO KNEW OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1992 CROWN VIC WHICH I NO LONGER OWN. DID THEY CHANGE THE SEAT BETWEEN 1993 AND 1198 MODELS? IF THEY DID NOT THEN THE RECALL SHOULD CERTAINLY INCLUDE OLDER MODEL CROWN VICS. *TR

1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH SPEED CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE IN FEBRUARY 2008. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE RECALL REPAIR FOR THE CRUISE CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 07V336000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL) OR 08V051000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL) FOR A LONG TIME. ON APRIL 4, 2008, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE RECALL PART INSTALLED. AFTER THE REPAIR, SHE REALIZED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AT ALL. THE DEALER DID NOT PROVIDE MUCH ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 154,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000. UPDATED 04/28/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HER MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET THE PART AND NOW THE CRUISE CONTROL WORKS. UPDATED