1991 Ford Crown Victoria

Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1998-12-16 98V322000 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT 175,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2017-09-01 TIRES No 0 YOUR SELECTION OPTIONS DO NOT HAVE THE YEAR OF THE CAR, MAKE, MODEL, TIRE SIZE OR TIRE MODEL SO I FILLED SOMETHING IN T…
2006-10-14 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP, THE GEARSHIFT WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTRO…
2003-10-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING THE CONSUMER SMELLED A HEAVY SCENT OF OIL BURNING. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE BEG…
2002-05-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR No 0 ALTERNATOR PLUG SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED A HIGH POTENTIONAL OVERLOAD THAT CAUGHT THE ALTERNATOR ON FIRE. THE SHORT DID NO…
2001-12-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN DAYS, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND, CAUSE OF FIRE NOT DETERMINED YET. *AK…
2001-12-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 WHILE DRIVING AROUND CORNERS OR SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE WOULD STALL, DEALER CONTACTED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT OWNERS PR…
2001-07-01 AIR BAGS No 0 CAR HAS STARTED TO STALL REPEATEDLY AT IDLE OR NEAR IDLE SPEEDS BUT NOT CONSISTANTLY, OTHERWISE RUNS FINE. AIRBAG LIGHT…
2000-10-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND HE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. FIRE DEPAR…
2000-01-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHEN MAKING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS. DEALER HAS REPLACED IDLE SENSOR, HAS NOT REMEDIED…
1999-03-30 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 PLASTIC GROMMET DETERIORATED CAUSING THE OVER DRIVE TO BURN OUT. YH
1999-02-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 NO SUMMARY.
1998-11-18 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 I STARTED MY CAR, PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE …
1998-02-13 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH No 1 TAXI DRIVER PLACED TRANSMISSION IN PARK GEAR AND EXITED VEHICLE. UPON OPENING REAR DOOR FOR PASSENGER, VEHICLE ROLLED,…
1996-11-09 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
1996-08-29 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Yes 1 FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEA…
1996-08-18 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. *AK *SLC
1996-08-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 IGNITION SWITCH STICKS IN HOT WEATHER.
1996-06-07 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 WHEN TURNING ON THE IGNITION, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
1996-05-29 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT AT 55MPH, BURNED DRIVER'S CHEST. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
1996-05-26 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *AK
1996-04-03 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 1 DOOR BOTTOM DESIGN TO STICK OUT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD
1996-04-01 AIR BAGS Yes 0 NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT.(ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *SD
1996-02-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *SD
1996-02-01 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 DRIVING VEHICLE AT SPEED 3 MPH, STEERING BROKE OFF, AND NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE, TO STOP BY HITTING BRAKES. *AK
1996-01-01 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION OVERDRIVE FAILED. *DSH
1995-11-02 WHEELS:HUB No 0 HUB CAPS FELL OFF.
1995-09-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 FUEL FEEDER CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSE LOSS OF POWER. TT
1995-08-10 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY No 0 FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE, FUEL TO ENGINE WILL STOP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP COMPLETELY. TT
1995-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 ABS: BRAKE PEDAL HAS FEELING OF RUBBING STEEL ON STEEL; PEDAL SEEMS TO ACT NORMAL; BOOSTER SPURTING BRAKE FLUID TOO QU…
1995-07-01 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR No 0 RUBBER BOOT ON END OF STEERING SHAFT DETRIORATED, EXPOSING SHAFT COUPLINGS TO ROAD DEBRIS, CAUSING RUST TO FORM/FAILURE…
1995-06-15 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR BAG UNIT LIGHT IS FLASHING ON THE AIR BAG. TT
1995-04-30 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 INERTIA SWITCH ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN THREE TIMES WITHOUT ACCIDENT INVOLVEMENT; LOST ALL VEHICLE POWER; VARIOUS SPEEDS. …
1995-04-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY RACES WHEN IN PARK OR NEUTRAL AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR SHORT DISTANCE, THEN PARKED FOR SHORT PERIOD…
1994-12-19 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND CAUSED ACUTE BRONCHITIS. TT
1993-05-10 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 POWER STEERING FAILED. *SD
1991-01-01 PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL No 0 EMERGENCY BRAKE POPS OFTEN, POPS OFF. TT
SEAT BELTS No 0 THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS FLASHING CONSTANTLY. THE OWNERS MANUAL MAKES REFERENCE TO AN …
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Yes 1 WHILE EXITING VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK, VEHICLE CAME OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED OVER, INJURYING PASSENGER. POSSIBLE CAUS…
UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE LOW FUEL WARNING INDICATOR IS ON AT ALL TIMES WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TH…
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS No 0 THE MANUFACTURER, FORD MOTORS, ADMITS THAT THE PAINT ON ITS 1991 CROWN VICTORIA IS DEFECTIVE, BUT IT OFFERS NO REPAIR O…
AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT ID…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 THE OWNER STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE THE RACE FORWARD WITH OUT THE DRIVER PUTTING HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL.…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 AUTO WOULD NOT START, HAD IT JUMPED, STARTED THEN AFTER HAVING IT JUMPED STARTED IT BEGIN TO SMOKE FROM THE IGNITION. …
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT No 0 WHEN GEAR INDICATOR IS PUT INTO DRIVE THE GEAR SHIFT WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 1ST GEAR. DEALER REPLACED CABLE LINKAG…
WHEELS No 0 WHEELS CORRODE AND WILL NOT HOLD AIR.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. …
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 TH ELECETRICAL HARNESS KEEP BLOWING A FUSE .*AK CONSUMER STATESTHERE IS AN ELECTRICIAL PROBLEM DOME LIGHTS, CLOC, RADI…
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 FLUIDS ALL OK, FUEL PUMP/FILTER REPLACED, DISTRIBUTOR, STARTER, & ALT REPLACED
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM No 0 BALL JOINTS FAILED, RECALL NOTICE NOT RECIEVED.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 OPEN CIRCUIT TO IGNITION SWITCH RESULTED IN VEHICLE HAVING ERRATICAL START UNTIL INOPERATIVE AND BURNT WIRES OF OTHER C…