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50 complaints filed with NHTSA on this vehicle , including 5 reporting a crash, fire, injury, or fatality. Showing the 300 most recent — grouped by category for scanning.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Ford crown victoria. The contact stated that the upper and lower bearings separated from the vehcle, causing the power steering to fail. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 13v385000 (steering). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.
Takata recall for some odd reason any little bump or in level ground I go over , the steering wheel response is horrible. Also my check gas cap light comes on and I changed the fuel pump twice & horrible fumes floats around inside my car cabin.
Unmarked police crown victoria sedan traveling in left lane of 4-lane, grass median-separated highway with posted speed limit 55 MPH. Police officer driver deceased in crash. Witnesses report: after entering highway, vehicle accelerated to high rate of speed; in vicinity police median turnaround, police strobe lights went on; vehicle started wobbling and moving gradually to left in straight path. Event data recorder indicated brakes applied and vehicle slowed before colliding with concrete bridge underpass abutment. Small grass fire extinguished around front-end of vehicle. Cursory vehicle examination on 09/15/11 reports: airbag deployed, seat belt locked up due to impact, unable to check brake pedal, unable to check front brakes, and bad steering (no further details on condition steering
I have a 2008 Ford crown victoria (p71) police interceptor. I am having a knocking noise when I turn the steering wheel left to right. The noise is accompanied by a wandering steering wheel when the vehicle goes over bumps. Also the steering wheel sometimes becomes hard to turn then rapidly becomes loose like something is binding up, then finally breaking free throughout the turn. This happens when taking low speed wide turns. After inspecting the steering components I noticed my excessive play where tje intermittent steering shaft attatches to the rack n pinion. I think my upper shaft may have been replaced before since it is not nearly as corroded as the lower intermittent shaft. I can rotate the whole shaft about a quarter turn in either direction while the car parked and at th
Tl* the contact owns 2008 Ford crown victoria. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, there was a loss of steering control. The contact then unexpectedly crashed into another vehicle. The driver and front seat passenger sustained injuries to the neck, back and body. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent auto center for investigation. Three weeks after the crash, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign id number: 13v385000 (steering). The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Ford crown victoria. The contact stated that the repair for NHTSA campaign number: 14v704000 (steering) was performed, but the failure recurred. The contact heard a loud popping noise while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who discovered that the steering wheel lower shaft separated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 41,567. Updated 02/10/16*lj updated 05/21/18*jb
On wednesday, october 10 at approximately 3:45 pm trooper was traveling on reservoir avenue in the city of cranston. As the trooper approached the on-ramp for route 10 south he attempted to turn onto the ramp. As he did so he heard a loud snap and the steering wheel kept turning without turning the front wheels. He applied the brakes and went up onto the curbing next to the ramp. When he came to a stop the horn was sounding and the lights and siren were also going on and off. The cruiser in question is a 2008 and had not experienced any serious problems until this. It was towed to tasca Ford and they advised that the steering column had snapped and affected the wiring in the vehicle. The vehicle is currently at tasca awaiting repairs. Thank you for your assistance. *tr
Inspection found dislocated bushing. *tr
Inspection found dislocated bushing. *tr
Inspection found dislocated bushing. *tr
Inspection found dislocated bushing. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Ford crown victoria. The contact stated that while driving 5 MPH, the power steering assist failed. The contact stated that he attempted to turn the vehicle but instead, heard a loud noise as the wheel began to move independently. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop for inspection where they stated that the steering column had become disassembled. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 96,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Driver felt resistance in steering and heard noise under dash. Drove car for some until it would not shift into park then brought in for service. Technician examining vehicle noticed small plastic parts on floor under steering column and found the lower bushing out of tube. Steering shaft was still connected. *tr
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of power steering assist. The contact inspected the steering column underneath the hood and noticed that the steering shaft was corroded. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V385000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 141,000.
Police car 2008 crown victoria was southbound through intersection and struck by an eastbound vehicle. The crown vic accelerated post impact by a stuck throttle linkage and LED to two additional collisions. Event data recorder download confirmed the officer complaint of the stuck throttle. Initial impact speed was 22 MPH, post impact accelerated to 25 for head on with stopped van in oncoming lane pushing van back and sideways. Cv continued past at a speed of 16 MPH to strike impala headon and accelerated to 20 MPH before officer could stop. Throttle at 100% while in neutral and high rpms (4600) until officer shut engine off. Ccso report number s08-14160. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Ford crown victoria. While driving 30 MPH and approached a stop sign, the accelerator pedal was depressed and became stuck to the floorboard. As a result, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably and crashed into an electric pole. The front air bags deployed. The contact sustained unknown injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 164,446.
2008 Ford crown victoria has a problem with unintended acceleration. *nj the consumer stated the vehicle accelerated 3 times with no warning. The consumer stated the problem happened when the vehicle was started and placed into drive and driven approximately 150 feet. The RPM's increased without the accelerator being applied. The consumer applied the brake and the RPM's returned to normal after about 30 seconds. The cruise control was not engaged. In june 2009, the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the throttle body and air intake. However, on august 13, 2009 the vehicle accelerated suddenly as it did previously. The consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer and they found 2 pin holes in the basic wiring harness. The consumer was informed the pin holes were
The contact owns a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH in a dark area with the high beam headlights activated, the headlights became inoperable. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the low beam headlights were activated to continue driving. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The contact stated she replaced the headlights and the fuse but the failure continued. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 121,924.
I was a passenger in the above vehicle. On 02/07/2013 the car hydro planed from the road and the driver lost control of the car. It began spinning around and left the road, the car hit a fence and twirled around and slammed rear end first into a pole. The impact was so hard it caused the front seats to break and we both fell back into the back of car. The rear window shattered and glass flew inside the entire car. The trunk was crammed into the back seat. The air bags did not deploy at the time of impact. The whole dash and console fell down into out laps and the stereo ejected from the dash and flew into the back of the car. A foreign object cut me on the right side of my face around my ear which cause me to require stitches and left me with slight nerve damage and slight jaw paralysis of
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 Ford crown victoria. While attempting to depress the brake pedal at speeds less than 50 MPH, the vehicle would accelerate instead of attempting to stop. The dealer could not find any failures and the issue recurred several times afterwards. While driving 72 MPH with the cruise control activated, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 90 MPH until the cruise control was disengaged. The manufacturer advised him to take the vehicle to the dealer for installation of a monitoring system; however, the dealer still could not determine the cause of the failure. The dealer also stated that he was depressing both the brake and accelerator pedals simultaneously, which may have caused the failure. The contact stated that was impossible because the pedals were inches away