Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
41
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Ford Crown Victoria.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1988 FORD CROWN VICTORIA 5.0 LITER 302 CUBIC INCH ENGINE (FUEL INJECTED). SECOND GENERATION (2G) ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON … |
| 2003-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NHTSA# 96-V-071-000: THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT. CONSUMER STATES HAS THE SAME PROBL… |
| 2002-09-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. THE THROTTLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULDN'T LET UP. TO KEEP FROM CRASHING INTO OTHERS WAS N… |
| 1999-02-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS, SLIPS. YH |
| 1998-10-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | SPEED CONTROL - ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HAVE EITHER STEPPED ON BRAKE OR PRESSED OFF SWITCH TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL BU… |
| 1998-05-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINING OF STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP AT TIMES. ALSO THE WHEEL MUST BE ALIGNED TO REMOVE THE KEY. CONSUME… |
| 1997-11-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PLASTIC LINKAGE GROMMET FAILED DUE TO DETERIORATION, CAUSING DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION. |
| 1997-08-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED TO ITS CAPACITY OCCASIONALLY IT OVERFLOWS INTO THE HOSE INSIDE TRUNK AREA AND EXITS THROUGH TH… |
| 1997-05-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 2 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION AND INJURIES. |
| 1997-02-01 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN BOLTS, MOUNT TILT HOUSING TO STEERING COLUMN OUTER TUBE LOOSENED, CAUSING THE TURN SIGNAL TO CONTINUE S… |
| 1996-08-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL, RECALL NOTICE NOT RECEIVED. |
| 1996-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL AUGUST, 5TH. ON AUGUST 25, VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND CAUGHT ON FIRE… |
| 1996-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. |
| 1996-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCES CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONING WHEN CRUISE FAILS TO DISENGAGE UPON APPYING BRAKES. *AK |
| 1996-04-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRE. *DH |
| 1996-04-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. |
| 1996-03-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND A FIRE STARTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND ENGULED THE CAR IN FLAMES. PLEAS… |
| 1996-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING FOR 15 MINUTES, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIB… |
| 1996-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF TILT STEERING COLUMN AND VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK |
| 1995-12-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED AND SUDDENLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. POSSIBLY WIRING UNDER THE DASH. *AK |
| 1995-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | INTERIOR VEHICLE FIRE WHICH MELTED IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRING HARNESS |
| 1995-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. TT |
| 1995-02-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS IN VEHICLE ARE FAILING. TT |
| 1994-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATED AND BURNT INSULATION DUE TO LOOSE CONTACT RIVET. *AK |
| 1994-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING AND THEN THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. *AK |
| 1994-11-23 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | No | 0 | SHOULDER BELT PART OF SEAT FAILED TO HOLD DRIVER IN PLACE DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURIES. *DSH |
| 1988-10-01 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I RAN OVER A PIECE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL ON THE FREEWAY AND WRECKED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE AND WHEEL. I FOUND THAT I COULD … |
| 1988-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS WHEN IT COMES TO A STOP. HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE YEARS. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | A PLUG CONNECTOR TO THE ALTERNATOR MELTED DOWN CAUSED CAR TO SHUT OFF . TT |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | THE HEATER FAN MOTOR SWITCH FAILED, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK |
| — | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS DON'T RETRACT BACK AND TIGTHEN UP . TT |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED THE EGR VALVE ($77.29), TPS ($29.89), HAD A DIAGNOSTIC ($30.00), CAP/ROTOR/PLUGS/WIRES REPLACED ($72.29… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN OR WHEN MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *A… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE IGNITION MODULE CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL IN AN INTERSECTION. NLM |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | IGNITION MODULE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL, ONCE STALLED THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. NLM |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE WATER: HEATER CORE LEAKED. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | OWNER STATES THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT IS FAULTY AND THAT IT WONT LATCH, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT HE HAS BEEN HAVING T… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | THE SEATBELTS ARE FAILING, THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT STAY LATCHED AND THE CENTER WILL NOT STAY LATCHED.*AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE PAN THAT HOLDS OIL RUSTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK CONSUMER STATES THE LEAK IS SO BAD THAT IT LEAVES A TRAIL WHEREV… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHES WHILE DRIVING. *K |