Four problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that when the headlights were activated, the instrument panel, clock, and radio lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 151,000.
1997 Ford Crown Victoria. Vehicle has had repairs done in the past and still receives same problems due to recall. The consumer stated the vehicle intermittently shut down. A diagnose revealed a problem with the lighting control module. Once it was replaced, the consumer did not experience any more problems until the summer 2014 when the same problem recurred. Again, the lighting control module was replaced.
Tl-the contact owns a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria LS. The contact stated that while trying to accelerate the vehicle the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the tires, tie rods, ball joints, brakes, and battery were replaced, however, the failure kept recurring. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic on another occasion and the vehicle was diagnosed with an unknown electric failure that was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000. Kr.
1997 Ford Crown Victoria caught fire. Customer states that car was checked by the dealer for the defective part for the recall regarding the speed control deactivation switch and the mechanic told him everything was fine. Fire department stated the fire started in the engine compartment. According to the report, the fire was determined to be electrical.