1986 Ford Crown Victoria

Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars

Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1986 Ford Crown Victoria.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2001-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHEN TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. IT TAKES THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE STARTING BACK UP. …
2001-01-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 ENGINE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. MY HUSBAND BARELY GOT THE CAR PULLED OVER WITH OUT AN AC…
2000-10-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 GOING AT ANY SPEED, WHEN I MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLS AND YOU CAN HEAR A WHINING NOISE WHEN THE WHEELS TURN. …
2000-08-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 40MPH WHEN I STARTED TO SMELL A FUNNY ODOR COMING FROM MY CAR. I WAS AT A TRA…
2000-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 THERE HAS BEEN AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES, LET MY WINDOWS UP OR DOWN …
1997-10-15 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN INVESTIGATOR OUT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. …
1997-04-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED; HAD TO RESTART VEHICLE; DRIVING & IT STOPPED AGAIN; HAPPENED 2 MORE…
1996-09-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ABOUT FIVE MILES/ PARKED, ABOUT FIFTEEN MINUTES UPON RETURNING VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.*AK …
1996-08-27 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED SMELLING SMOKE AND GOT OUT AND THE STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY IGNIT…
1996-05-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE. *DH
1996-05-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED, GRANDSON GOT INTO VEHICLE TO SIT ON PASSENGER SIDE, TOUCHED GEAR SHIFT, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATE…
1996-05-10 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES No 0 ACCELERATOR CABLE CAUSED ACCELERATOR TO STICK WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH. *AK
1996-01-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 DROVE VEHICLE TO RESTAURANT PARKING LOT, WENT INSIDE RESTAURANT, LOOKED OUT, VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE AND IN FLAMES, S…
1996-01-08 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK CAUSED THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1995-05-03 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 FALSE LATCHING OF DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE DUE TO FAULTY MECHANISM. TT
1995-01-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE STEERING COLUMN, CAUSING THE WIRING HARNESS TO BURN. *AK
1994-07-05 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED. *SKD
1994-05-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 THE DRIVERS SEATBELT WILL NOT LATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1993-09-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
1993-06-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN CAUSED FIRE.
1993-04-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT, FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSED FIRE IN AREA OF STEERING COLUMN; PARKED FOR 5 MINUTES; NO WA…
1991-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH SHORTS, CAUSING GUAGES, CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL. *DH
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 VALVE COVER GASKETS FAILED.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. AFTER VEHICLE SAT FOR 1/2 HOUR IT WOULD RESTART. DEALER…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE IGNITION STARTED TO SMOKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 DRIVER'S SHOULDER/LAP BELT BUCKLES INOPERATIVE, MALE WON'T LATCH INTO FEMALE PORTION. *AK *JB