1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA

247 complaints filed with NHTSA.

247
Complaints
18
Crashes
18
Fires
22
Injuries
7
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL30
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION19
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER17
SEATS13
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP9
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER7
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION5
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY5
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER4
POWER TRAIN4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS4

Recent Complaints

20100106FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

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 C

Mileage: 132,905

20080311FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AT THE CONTACT'S WORKPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. HE RECENTLY RECEIVED FORD RECALL LETTER NUMBER 05S28 IN MARCH OF 2008 FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HIS RESIDENCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 167,000.

Mileage: 167,000

20071019LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE RIVETS FROM THE HOOD LATCH LOOSENED AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRASHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND SPLINTERS OF GLASS STRUCK THE CONTACT'S FACE. THE HOOD ALSO PLACED A DENT IN THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD COST $200 TO REPAIR. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TIED THE HOOD DOWN. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP. THE BODY SHOP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD WAS R

Mileage: 138,000

20071019STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE RIVETS FROM THE HOOD LATCH LOOSENED AND THE HOOD FLEW UP AND CRASHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND SPLINTERS OF GLASS STRUCK THE CONTACT'S FACE. THE HOOD ALSO PLACED A DENT IN THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH WOULD COST $200 TO REPAIR. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND TIED THE HOOD DOWN. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A BODY SHOP. THE BODY SHOP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD AND THE HOOD WAS R

Mileage: 138,000

20070809FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. HE STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE BURNED DOWN 3 YEARS AGO. HE DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CONTACT FELT THE FUSE BOX CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID #07V336000).

Mileage: 80,000

20061218FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

TL*- THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A FIRE TO HER VEHICLE, WHICH STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF HER VEHICLE, AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY PUT OUT THE FIRE. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT CONTACT WASN'T AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 99V124000. THE CONTACT IS NOT SURE WHERE THE FIRE STARTED BUT, WAS INFORMED BY THE FIRE DEPT. THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. CONTACT VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND WANTED TO KNOW IF TH

Mileage: 121,911

20060530FireVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

1993 CROWN VICTORIA DEFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH CAUSED AN UNDER HOOD FIRE. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL(99S15). *NM

20050417CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

MY HUSBAND WAS BLINDED BY THE DRIVER AIRBAG ON A 1993 FORD CROWN VICTORIA IN SEPTEMBER 2002. IT WAS A LOW IMPACT SINGLE CAR ACCIDENT AT 8 MPH. THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF IN A TIMELY MANNER AND BLINDED MY HUSBAND INSTANTLY. MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A TEAR IN THE LEFT MUSCLE AND PERMANENTLY LOST THE VISION IN THAT EYE, TORN IRIS ON BOTH EYES, BLOOD CLOTS IN BOTH EYES; CORNEA DAMAGE TO BOTH EYES... THE LIST IS LONG. HE HAS HAD 8 EYE SURGERIES AND WE ARE STILL UNSURE OF HE WILL LOSE THE REST OF WHAT

Mileage: 48,500

20040225CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

THROTTLE STUCK IN REVERSE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A HOUSE. VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL. *AK

Mileage: 94,000

20030303CrashFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING

FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY BRACKETS. *JB

Mileage: 15

20020506CrashFatalPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, WITH NO KEYS IN THE IGNITION, A SMALL CHILD GRABBED THE GEAR SHIFTER. WITH ONLY SLIGHT PRESSURE, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A HILL, WEDGING A 16 YEAR OLD FEMALE IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THEN PINNING THE FEMALE BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. THE FEMALE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL SEVERAL HOURS LATER, AS A RESULT OF THE INJURIES RECEIVED FROM THE VEHICLE.*JB

20010419CrashTIRES

THESE TIRES ARE PURPORTEDLY GOOD FOR 3 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. THEY ARE ALSO SUPPOSE TO BE GOOD UP TO 112 MPH. HOWEVER, WHEN THE PREVIOUS OWNER LEARNED OF OUR WRECK , HE PROVIDED ME WITH RECEIPTS WHICH SHOWED THAT TWO OTHER TIRES FROM THE ORIGINAL FOUR FAILED AT 153,240 MILES AND 143,911 MILES. HE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THEM AT 106562 MILES. THESE TIRES ARE TOUTED AS GOOD FOR 70,000 MILES AND THEY ARE GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. MARVIN MORRIS AT 281-579-2174 WITNESSED THE TIRE SHREDDING AS DID K

20010416FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

VEHICLE PARKED, CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE, USED AIR CONDITIONER FOR 12 TO 15 MINUTES, AND SHUT ENGINE OFF AGAIN. ONE HALF HOUR LATER,VEHICLE WAS BURNING, FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE RUNNING GEAR. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK *SLC REFERENCED IN RQ01-002

20001219VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT TWO OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE PARKED, PASSENGER SUFFERED FRACTURED RIBS AND MULTIPLE BRUISES, DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISED CHEST FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. NLM

20000615CrashSEATS

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MPH VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE, CAUSING LEFT FRONT ANCHOR BOLT TO PULL OUT OF THE SEAT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK

20000322FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT FIRE. NLM

20000322FireSEATS

DRIVERS SEAT BOLT CAME OUT OF THE FRAME AND IT CANNOT BE WELDED BECAUSE THE METAL IS TO SOFT. NLM

20000308CrashVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

20000306CrashPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

WHILE IN PARK POSITION WITH KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, AND EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY MOVED FORWARD AND CAUSED A CRASH. AFTER THE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT COULD NOT START VEHICLE AND MOVE IT OUT OF PARK POSITION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

20000222CrashFireSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS AND FRONT DISC ROTORS 3 TIMES. ALSO, WIRING HARNESS IN THE STEERING COLUMN BURNED OUT(IGNITION), CAUSING A FIRE. IN ADDITION, BOLT THAT HOLDS DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE FLOOR CAME OUT WHICH COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK