2005 FORD CVPI Complaints

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON I HAVE TO KICK THE LCM (LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE). IT IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE DAILY, SOMETIMES MORE. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS TO SEVERAL OTHER POLICE CRUISERS IN THE COUNTY. *TR

HEADLIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY TURN OFF. FAILURE IS INSIDE THE MULTIFUNCTION TURN SIGNAL SWITCH. PROBLEM BEGAN WITH THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL FLASHING VERY FAST REPEATEDLY AND THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF. THE LIGHTS WILL SOMETIMES NOT TURN BACK ON. SECOND INCIDENT. SWITCH PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. *TR

ON 2 SEPARATE POLICE INTERCEPTOR VEHICLES, THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER FAIL RESULTING IN HESITATION, STALLING AND LACK OF POWER. PUMP AND FILTER ASSEMBLY REPLACED AND ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED. *TR

2005 FORD CVPI - OUR MUNICIPAL POLICE AGENCY OWNS A FLEET OF APPROXIMATELY 150 CVPI'S THAT HAVE RUSTING RIMS. THE PROBLEM BEGINS WITH THE FINISH SEEMINGLY DISAPPEARING WITH CLEAN METAL VISIBLE THAT EVENTUALLY RUSTS OVER. THE LOCAL DEALER REPORTS NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. WAS CURIOUS TO KNOW IF THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND WHAT SAFETY ISSUE THIS MAY POSE IF THE RIMS CONTINUE TO RUST? *JB

FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR STALLING AND LACKING POWER. FAILURE DURING CRIMINAL PURSUIT. PLUGGED FUEL PUMP PICKUP SOCK/FILTER. THIRD PUMP ON THIS VEHICLE IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS. MANUFACTURE WARRANTY, BUT OUT OF SERVICE FOR REPAIR. HAVE REPLACED, OR HAD REPLACED BY DEALER OVER 100 PUMPS ON 2003,2004, AND 2005 MODEL YEAR CROWN VIC'S. *JB

ON A 2005 FORD CVPI, OPERATOR ACCELERATED. WHEN SHE HIT THE BRAKE TO SLOW, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. SHE RELEASED THE BRAKE, ENSURING THAT SHE HAD HER ENTIRE FOOT OFF AND AWAY FROM BOTH PEDALS, AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. ONLY AFTER STANDING ON THE BRAKE WITH TWO FEET, DID THE ACCELERATOR RELEASE. HAD THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ANOTHER 100 YARDS, SHE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL ON A SHARP CURVE AND CRASHED. *NM

WELD FAILURE ON POLICE CAR STEEL WHEEL SIMILAR TO THAT EXPERIENCED WITH MY 2004 WHEELS. WELD FAILURE CAUSED AIR LEAK AND FLAT TIRE. *JB

I HAD RENTED A BRAND NEW 2005, FORD CROWN VICTORIA. AS I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 74 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE HOOD WAS VIBRATING EXCESSIVELY. I PULLED OVER, PULLED THE HOOD LATCH RELEASE CABLE AND OPENED THE HOOD. THE HOOD LATCH RELEASE WAS READY TO FALL OFF. ONE BOLT WAS MISSING AND THE OTHER BOLD WAS READY TO FALL OUT. HAD THE BOLT FALLEN OUT, THE HOOD WOULD HAVE FLOWN OPEN. I HAND TIGHTENED THE REMAINING BOLT AND SHUT THE HOOD. BECAUSE THE LATCH WOULD MOVE WHEN I SHUT THE HOOD, I WAS ONLY ABLE TO LATCH IT ON THE SECONDARY LATCH. I SLOWLY DROVE BACK TO THE RENTAL AGENCY AND RETURNED THE CAR. *AK

WHILE MERGING FROM A SECONDARY ROAD ONTO A STATE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION AT SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THAT OPERATOR LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. ACCELERATION CONTINUED AND VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND DESPITE BRAKE BEING APPLIED. VEHICLE RAN OFF ROADWAY AND SUSTAINED FRONT END AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. *NM