2001 FORD CROWN VICTORIA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND MINIVANS. EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS SUPPLIED BY TRW. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE DRIVER'S AND/OR FRONT PASSENGER'S OUTBOARD SEAT BELT BUCKLE MAY NOT FULLY LATCH. FORD CROWN VICTORIA BUILT AT ST. THOMAS ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM 4

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

IN ORDER TO ENHANCE POLICE OFFICE SAFETY, MODEL YEAR 1992-2003 CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR (CVPI) VEHICLES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH SHIELDS DESIGNED TO HELP PROTECT THE FUEL TANK IN HIGH-SPEED REAR-IMPACT CRASHES. FORD ALSO WILL BE OFFERING AN OPTIONAL TRUNK PACKAGE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE SAFE

AIR BAGS

CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIMOUSINES, AND MINI VANS WERE BUILT WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE (RCM). IN SOME CASES, THE RCM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE CERTAIN SYSTEM FAULTS THAT COULD RESULT IN AN AIR BAG OR SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER UNEXPECTEDLY ACTIVATING DURING THE SELF-TEST SEQUENCE AT

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS AND PASSENGER VEHICLES. A RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE (RCM) OR A SIDE OR FRONT CRASH SENSOR MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE SCREWS THAT MOUNT THE CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE HOUSING MISSING. IF SOME OR ALL OF THE SCREWS ARE MISSING, THE PERFORMANCE OF THE OCC

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

ON CERTAIN NATURAL GAS VEHICLES, IF A FLAME FROM A VEHICLE INTERIOR FIRE BECOMES LOCALLY DIRECTED AT THE NATURAL GAS FUEL TANK LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE REAR SEAT, THE FLAME COULD DAMAGE THE FIBERGLASS WRAP ON THE TANK WEAKENING THE TANK.

STEERING

Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain model Dorman Steering Shafts, part number 425-359, Solutions Steering Shafts, part number 7-0359, and OE Solutions Steering Shafts, part number 425-359, manufactured April 17, 2014, to September 28, 2015. These aftermarket replacement steering sha

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETENTION DEVICE WOULD NOT RELEASE RESULTING IN SQUEEZING OF CHILD WRAPPED UP IN SEAT BELT. THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT WITH A KNIFE TO GET CHILD OUT OF SEAT BELT. EVEN WITH THE BUCKLE UNLATCHED. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY BUT, CHILD WAS SEVERELY TRAUMATIZED AS THE SEAT BELT WAS SQUEEZING HER SO TIGHT THAT THE ADULTS TRYING TO FREE HER COULD BARELY GET A FINGER BETWEEN HER AND THE SEAT BELT. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

THE STEERING WHEEL WANDERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP,BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME. DRIVER HAD AN ACCIDENT LAST MONTH DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. BUT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY, THERE WERE NO PHYSICAL INJURIES NOR FATALITIES TO REPORT. *AK

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT A HIGH SPEED NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON IMPACT.*AK CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*JB

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING STALL, VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY. WOULD NOT RESTART, DOOR LOCKS COULD NOT BE ENGAGED. DRIVER WAS THROWN INTO STEERING COLUMN CAUSING BRUISING. CAR WAS TEST DRIVEN TWO DAYS LATER AND WAS WORKING PROPERLY. BATTERY TERMINALS CHECKED - NOTHING APPEARS LOOSE.*AK

WE ARE CONCERNED TO DRIVE OUR CROWN VIC BECAUSE OF THE ALLEGED FUEL TANK PROBLEMS. WE LIVE IN PHOENIX, AZ, AND IN THE PAST THREE YEARS FOUR POLICE OFFICERS HAVE BEEN EITHER KILLED OR SEVERLY INJURED DUE TO COLLISIONS THAT RESULTED IN THE FUEL TANK CATCHING FIRE. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FORD MOTOR CO. PLANS TO DO ABOUT THIS. IS OUR CROWN VIC SAFE TO DRIVE? IF NOT, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? IF WE RETROFIT THE GAS TANK RIGHT NOW, WE WILL VOID OUR WARRENTY. WE ARE IN A QUANDRY AS TO WHAT TO D

ON ONE OCCASION IT ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND HAD TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM WAS CURED NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT THAT TIME. THE SECOND TIME IT OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING INTO A PARKIING LOT, AND IT ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO A GUARD POST. TIME. THE SECOND TIME TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AND IT. *AK

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH, UPON IMPACT FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, DRIVER EXPERIENCED MUSCLE PAINS IN NECK/SHOULDER, AND BACK AREAS, INSURANCE COMPANY CONCLUDED THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.*AKCONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST IN FINDING OUT WHY THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED, CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE DRIVER S

CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH, UPON IMPACT FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, SHOULDER BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER, DRIVER EXPERIENCED MUSCLE PAINS IN NECK/SHOULDER, AND BACK AREAS, INSURANCE COMPANY CONCLUDED THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED.*AKCONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST IN FINDING OUT WHY THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILED, CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, HOWEVER THE DRIVER S

WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD, AND FRONT OF VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO FRONT END AND FRAME. PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT DRIVERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE REASON FOR THIS FAILURE. *AK *SLC

CONSUMER STATES TAXI WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF RESIDENCE, AT ABOUT 3:00AM VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS TOTALED, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. *JB

THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. FRONT LEFT TIRE LEFT A VERY NOTICEABLE SKID MARK. APPEARS ABS WAS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.*AK

PER LOCAL FORD DEALER, NOT UNDER RECALL STATUS. SPEED AT POINT OF BRAKING WAS 46 AT TIME OF IMPACT ABOUT 16.5 MPH.*AK

PER LOCAL FORD DEALER, NOT UNDER RECALL STATUS. SPEED AT POINT OF BRAKING WAS 46 AT TIME OF IMPACT ABOUT 16.5 MPH.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVLING AT 46 MPH WHEN THEY WERE INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID DEPLOY. HAS NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. *AK