Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-06 | 03V472000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 4,218 | — | Details |
| 1996-04-22 | 96V070000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 73,500 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF A DRIVEWAY ONTO A… |
| 2015-06-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | #1 - I CONSTANTLY HAVE MY ENGINE LIGHT ON AND DURING 2 INSPECTIONS I RECEIVED A SAFETY/EMISSIONS RECALL PRINTOUT, DEFEC… |
| 2011-10-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 24TH, 2011 FROM A PRIVATE PARTY WHO SAID, "THE COOLANT LEAK", BUT THE VEHICLE OVER HEA… |
| 2011-06-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE … |
| 2009-09-17 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT THE … |
| 2009-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE VEHICLE WAS MAN… |
| 2008-12-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2004. SHE NOTICED AN ORANGE FLAME UNDER THE VEHIC… |
| 2008-03-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE… |
| 2007-09-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V3… |
| 2007-09-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | RECALL AND THEN NO AVAILABLE REPLACEMENT PART FOR 6+ MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE OVER 700 PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME WA… |
| 2007-08-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V3… |
| 2007-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CON… |
| 2007-08-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V3… |
| 2007-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | FORD RECAL NUMBER 05S28 REPLACE FAULTY SPEED CONTROL HARNESS. I RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL DATED AUG OF 2007 AND WENT … |
| 2007-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE IN AUGUST AND SHE RECEIVED A RECALL IN S… |
| 2007-04-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICE… |
| 2007-01-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTOR WITH 108000 MILES AND THE PROTECTIVE SHIELD THAT … |
| 2006-11-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DEAR SIR OR MADAM: I AM AWARE OF THE FORD CAMPAIGN 05N04 REGARDING THE COMPOSITE INTAKE MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. … |
| 2006-09-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MY WIFE WHILE TRAVELING TO VISIT HER SON IN A DISTANT CITY, SHE PULLED INTO A SHOPPING CENTER TO CALL HIM, HE LIVED NEA… |
| 2006-09-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING F… |
| 2006-08-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT FRACTURED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY. THERE WAS A … |
| 2006-07-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 96 FORD CROWN VIC I DROVE IT HOME FROM WORK FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS THEN I DROVE IT TO TAKE MY SON TO WORK IT … |
| 2006-03-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY INTAKE MANIFOLD BEGAN LEAKING APPROXIMATELY 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT,6 MONTHS LATER IT'S LEAKING IN A SECOND LOCATIO… |
| 2006-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE ONE OF THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON A 1996 FORD CROWN VIC THAT CRACKED. I CONTACTED A DEALER IN TULSA AND THEY… |
| 2006-02-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | MY 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WAS BEING DRIVEN A 7 MILE DRIVE TO CHURCH ON A SUNDAY MORNING. THE DRIVER OF MY CAR NOTICE… |
| 2006-02-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ON A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED DUE TO A SEVERE CRACK ON THE UNDERSIDE,LOOSING COOLANT AND CAU… |
| 2006-01-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I FILED A STATEMENT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON JANUARY 26, 2006 WITH THE ORIGINAL REPAIR RECEIPT AND THE DEFECTIVE MAN… |
| 2005-08-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | PREMATURE? HEADLIGHT PLASTIC CLOUDINESS, AND DECREASED LIGHT TRANSFER. THIS HAPPENED WITH A PREVIOUS MERCURY VEHICLE … |
| 2005-08-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED A SET OF B.F. GOODRICH RADIAL T/A (P21570S15) TIRES FROM SEARS, WHICH WERE COMPLETELY WORN AND CONSIDERED … |
| 2005-08-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | WE PURCHASED A SET OF B.F. GOODRICH P21570S15 TIRES FROM SEARS, WHICH WERE COMPLETELY WORN AND CONSIDERED UNDER THE LEG… |
| 2005-08-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I RECENTLY GOT THE VEHICLE AND ITS ALREADY GIVING ME PROBLEMS. THE CAR DRIFTS TO THE SIDE AND THE MOTOR IS GIVING ME PR… |
| 2005-08-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER HAS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. HE COMPLAINED ABOUT A LOWER BALL JOINT PROBLEM. HE FOUND, ON THE INTER… |
| 2005-05-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | METAL BRAKE LINES ALONG DRIVERS SIDE FRAME RAIL RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. |
| 2005-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1006 FORD CROWN VICTORIA VAILED. CALIFORNIA CLASS ACTION SUIT ALREADY IDENTIFIED PROBLEM. … |
| 2005-05-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | CRACKED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD LOST ENGINE COOLANT REPALCED INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH ALUMINUM MANIFOLD I STILL HAVE OLD… |
| 2005-04-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: 96 FORD CROWN VICTORIA BURNED WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE FOR A PERIOD OF 6 HOURS. ALSO, BURNED HOUSE. FIRE DEPARTMENT D… |
| 2005-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | 1996 FORD CP INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AT THE SEAAM.*MR...MANUFACTURER'S RECALL, NO NOTIFICATION. *AK |
| 2005-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH A 4.6L ENGINE. I BOUGHT IT MARCH 16TH 2005. ON MARCH 17TH 2005 I DROVE IT FOR … |
| 2005-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I HAD TO REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ON MY 1996 CROWN VICTORIA EARLIER THIS YEAR. I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT A LAWSUIT … |
| 2004-11-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS PUMP TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE RUSTED THROUGH WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF ALL FLUID IN THE… |
| 2004-11-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING COOLANT FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD. REPLACED PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY (VERY EXPENSIVE PARTS AND LABOR) BY PRI… |
| 2004-08-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH, THE THERMOSTAT STUCK AND BECAME HOT. THE VEH… |
| 2004-08-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX, ON AUG. 13TH, 2004 THE CAR OVERHEATED. THERE WAS A SMALL CRACK IN THE PLASTIC INTA… |
| 2004-08-04 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A GROANING SOUND. VEHICLE WAS PARKED PARKED WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT END COL… |
| 2004-07-12 | PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | REPLACED RUSTED STEEL BRAKE TUBING ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE. *NM |
| 2004-05-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | REAR STEEL BRAKE LINES RUSTED. *AK *NM |
| 2004-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING COOLANT LEAKED FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK |
| 2004-01-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. ADVISED NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. ADVISED TO RETAIN RECEIPT IF … |
| 2004-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA P71 INTERCEPTOR. I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH MY INTAKE MANIFOLD ON THE ENGINE. THE R… |
| 2003-11-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE VENTS. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND LIFTED THE HOOD U… |