Ford CROWN VICTORIA transmission problems
81 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
81 of 2,439 complaints match this topic (3.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 736556 · 2000-11-19 (November 19, 2000)
ON THE FAILURE DATE SPECIFIED, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. FOR SOME REASON I DO NOT PRESENTLY RECALL, I NEEDED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TWO OR THREE TIMES AND THE CAR CONTINUED AT HIGH SPEED. THEN I PUT THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND JIGGLED THE GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES, THEN THE ENGINE SPEED RETURNED TO NORMAL. A SIMILAR MALFUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE OCCURED DURING THE PRECEDING WEEK A COUPLE OF TIMES, BUT NO MAJOR PROBLEM; SINCE AT…
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Owner report 967344 · 1995-06-20 (June 20, 1995)
THE CAR ENGINE RACES REAL HIGH AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR. URATHANE GROMMET CRACKED AND FELL OFF. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT
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Owner report 973875 · 1995-10-25 (October 25, 1995)
HAD PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION WAS RECALLED. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS MODEL THROUGH 1989 HAS A DEFECTIVE ACCELERATOR GROMMET, WHEN THE GROMMET FAILS THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE LOSES ACCELERATOR CONTROL, CONSUMER STATES THAT FORD HAS NOTIFIED ALL CURRENT OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLE IF THEY ARE THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER, HOWEVER SECOND OR THIRD OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *SLC
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Owner report 766768 · 2002-09-05 (September 5, 2002)
CAR ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. THE THROTTLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULDN'T LET UP. TO KEEP FROM CRASHING INTO OTHERS WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RUIN THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE THE CAR WOULD STOP.*AK
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Owner report 10038976 · 2003-09-16 (September 16, 2003)
PLASTIC GROMMET ATTACHING LINKAGE FROM FUEL INJECTION UNIT TO TRANSMISSION BROKE. I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 5 MILES TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE OWNER OF THE SHOP SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND REPLACED IT WITH A BRASS GROMMET, BUT TOLD ME THAT AS SOON AS THIS BREAKS, TRANSMISSION DAMAGE OCCURS. I NOW EITHER HAVE TO SPEND 1200 DOLLARS FOR A REBUILD, OR SCRAP A CAR WHICH IS OTHERWISE IN PERFECT SHAPE. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? A 50 CENT PART IS COSTING 1200! *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 91,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10038976 at NHTSA ↗