Ford CROWN VICTORIA steering problems
352 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
2,439 owner complaints analyzed
47 distinct recall campaigns
92,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1980 to 2011 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,079 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
352 of 2,439 complaints match this topic (14.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 984253 · 1996-05-08 (May 8, 1996)
DRIVING THE VEHICLE, STEERING COLUMN FIRE, UNDER THE DASH, SAW SMOKE. *AK
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Owner report 873347 · 2000-10-18 (October 18, 2000)
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY COMING INTO TOWN. AND VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. NO BRAKES/NO POWER STEERING, VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DELL'S SERVICE CENTER. SERVICE CENTER REPLACED THE IGNITION MODULE AND DISTRIBUTOR PICK UP, AND THEY ARE FORD PARTS.*AK
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Owner report 983025 · 1996-04-18 (April 18, 1996)
NOTICED THE HORN BLOWING, THEN NOTICE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON FIRE IN THE STEERING AND DASH AREA, FIRE DEPT SAID ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK
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Owner report 986785 · 1996-07-12 (July 12, 1996)
SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN TURNING INTO FLAMES. *AK
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Owner report 738968 · 2001-01-07 (January 7, 2001)
ENGINE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. MY HUSBAND BARELY GOT THE CAR PULLED OVER WITH OUT AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. THE CAR IS PARKED. MY HUSBAND WAS AN ASE CERTIFIED TECHNICIAN FOR 20 YEARS. HE SAID THE TFI MODULE IS THE FAILED PART.*AK
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