One problem related to power steering pump has been reported for the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driving east on allen street in springfield massachusetts steering control locked up resulting in a crash with a gas station pump police crash report id 15-3725-ac car was totalled out when it caught fire no noise was heard seconds before crash. I have noticed that there was a recall on the replacement parts but wonder if the oem parts could fail resulting in crash.