Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Ford Crown Victoria.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, SMOKE E… |
| 2019-07-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | HAD MY CAR SINCE 2014 I WORKED HARD TO BUY IT. IT DROVE PRETTY DECIDE UNTILL ELECTRIC PROBLEMS STARTED TO OCCUR. THEN M… |
| 2018-02-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER TH… |
| 2018-01-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | BOUGHT A SET OF TIRES FROM EBAY / SIMPLETIRE. THEY WERE LISTED AS NEW WITHOUT ANY DISCLAIMER. ORDERED THEM JAN. 11TH 20… |
| 2017-02-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS N… |
| 2016-11-02 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL MY 98 FORD CROWN VIC HEAD LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WHEN I DRIVE. IT MAINLY TURN ON AND OFF IS WHEN I HAVE M… |
| 2016-10-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WITHOUT WAR… |
| 2016-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR MY THERMOSTAT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN WHEN I LOOKED UP ONLINE TO SEE HOW MUCH THE PART WOULD COST M… |
| 2015-01-07 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I WAS A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC AND WENT TO SCHOOL FOR IT ALSO WITH OVER TEN YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD ! THIS IS THE … |
| 2014-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR… |
| 2012-01-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED FROM… |
| 2011-12-09 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATER EATC BLEND DOOR MOTOR FAILED. *TR |
| 2011-10-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CHECK AIR SUSPEN… |
| 2011-02-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | AS DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V322000, THE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE APART WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE… |
| 2010-04-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION AND WAS ADVISED BY THE INDE… |
| 2010-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE SPARK ON THE ENGINE BLEW OUT OF THE ENGINE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE |
| 2009-08-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA WITH A V-8 (4.6 ) THAT HAS A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH IS CRACKED AND LEAKING COOL… |
| 2009-04-22 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | AS MY BOYFRIEND BACK MY CAR OUT OF THE DRIVE ON APRIL 22, 2009 BETWEEN 8:30-9:00PM, THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE… |
| 2008-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | LOSS OF REAR BRAKES WAS INDICATED BY THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASH. UPON INSPECTION OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, A RUPTUR… |
| 2007-10-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED O… |
| 2007-08-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA CAUGHT ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER SITTING FOR 12 HOURS. THE FIRE DEPT SAID IT STARTED I… |
| 2007-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD THERMOSTAT HOUSING ( OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL) ON A 1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA LX ENGINE, CRACKED CAUSING C… |
| 2006-09-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE REA… |
| 2006-06-27 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND DROPPED CAUSING THE VEH… |
| 2006-03-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF 1998 CROWN VICTORIA GAS TANK. *TS *NM THE MANUFACTURER ONLY COVERED THE COST O… |
| 2005-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ONTO THE ENGINE. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, … |
| 2004-11-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY, BOTH RIGHT & LEFT. ALWAYS DRIVE WITH BRIGHT ON. NO ONE CAN TELL. WILL HA… |
| 2004-08-22 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | FRONT HEADLIGHTS - SINCE PURCHASING THE FORD HAD HEADLIGHTS REPLACED TWICE, POOR VISIBILITY, ALWAYS HAVE THE "BRIGHTS … |
| 2004-08-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL CATCH ON FIRE. *AK THE SPARK PLUGS A… |
| 2004-08-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | DT: HEADLIGHTS LENS FOGS UP AND OWNER CAN'T SEE IN THE DARK. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE LENS IS ALSO DISCOLORED. HAS BEE… |
| 2004-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. *NM THE VEHICLE RAN ROUGH. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED A TUNE UP AND IT STILL RAN RO… |
| 2004-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. AS A RESULT, STRESS CRACKS DEVELOPED WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEV… |
| 2004-04-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM RECALL 98V322000. BUT, THIS VEHICLE WAS NO… |
| 2004-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD. MANUFACTERING DEFECT IM TOLD, BUT NO RECALL. WHY NO RECALL? |
| 2004-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED CRACKS BECAUSE OF A FACTORY DESIGN FLAW. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE LOST COOLANT. *AK |
| 2003-11-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | MY CROWN VIC HAS 43759 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS TURNED OFF (APPROXIMATELY 1.5 SE… |
| 2003-09-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED EXCESSIVE MOISTURE IN THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING … |
| 2003-04-21 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:CONCEALMENT DEVICES | No | 0 | MOISTURE WAS INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT LENSES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR THE SAME … |
| 2003-03-25 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE OUT TIE ROD EXPERIENCED PRE MATURE FAILURE. *JB |
| 2003-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 1 | SMALL CRACK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD AND DETACHED HOSE FITTING ON THE TOP OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. CAR OVERHEATED. CONTACTED FORD … |
| 2003-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 1 | THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. *JB THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP, AND HOT ANTIFREEZE DISPENSED FROM THE INTAKE AND BURNED TH… |
| 2003-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A CRACK IN THE "INTAKE MANIFOLD" THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A PLUG INSERTED THAT HAS COME OUT. WE HAVE BEEN T… |
| 2003-01-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CROWN VICTORIA WITH 40,000 MILES. MY FRONT END WAS MAKING A NOISE, SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. I WAS … |
| 2003-01-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBLE FUEL TANK PROBLEM REGARDING HIS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER ONLY RECALL… |
| 2002-08-20 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | DEALER REFUSES TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE IN THE RECALL, NTHSA#98V322000. *AK |
| 2002-08-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON 4 TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE HAD A GAS CAP REPLACED AND IT WAS NOT THE PROB… |
| 2002-08-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ONLY AT LOW SPEED INTAKE MANIFOLD WILL OVERHEAT WITH NO WARNING, AND CONSUMER IS FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEAL… |
| 2002-05-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS CRACKED. FORD HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCL… |
| 2002-04-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS START FLASHING ON AND OFF JUST LIKE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. I WAS USING THE AUTOMATIC F… |
| 2002-01-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHTHEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WAS INFORMED COPPER… |