general problems of the 2003 Ford Crown Victoria

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated vehicle axle shaft fractured. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician verified the failure and stated that the axle shaft needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000 and current mileage was 101,000. Ml.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact spoke with the manufacturer regarding NHTSA campaign id number: 04v328000 (suspension) and was told that the vehicle was included in the recall. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer stated that only those vehicles being utilized as police cruisers were eligible for repairs under the recall. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously used as a police cruiser. The contact then spoke with the manufacturer, who stated that they would have to side with the dealer although the specifics were not listed in the recall. The vehicle was not serviced. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Investigated rear end noise. Both axles have extreme ware . Bearing failure. And must be replaced. Ford recalled only police and commercial p70 p71 and p72 by order of NHTSA. Ford new all models experienced this failure as identified in TSB 030505a issued 3-5-03. My Ford cv a p74 model was made 11-05-02. Only a silent recall. And not now honored after normal wrty expires.

The contact owns a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph in rainy weather conditions, the vehicle started to hydroplane and jerk violently. The contact mentioned that she engaged the brakes and as a result, she lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a wall. In addition, she stated that while inspecting the vehicle she noticed that the axle was fractured. A police report was filed. The contact sustained contusions to the head, neck and back. The vehicle was declared destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 76,729.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that the light control module failed. The contact was traveling down a mountain road when the light failed. The headlights and the high beam headlights were both inoperable. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was confirmed that the light control module failed and needed to be replaced. In addition, the contact stated that the rear axle bearing would exhibit a very loud noise when driving. The contact stated that there was a manufacturer’s recall for both the rear axle and the headlights for the same year, make and model but only for those vehicles that were being utilized as police vehicles only. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 156,000. Kmj.

The rear axle went out on the passenger side approximately 8 months or so before the driver side rear axle started going. There have been recalls for this same thing on the same make, year and model as my car. We replaced the passenger rear axle and are now facing having to replace the driver's side.

Problem: the rear sway-bar and sway-bar housing are damaged. Apparently, the initial problem occurred in the sway-bar housing, causing excess stress on the sway-bar, causing the failure. The local dealer told me Ford is apparently re-manufacturing the parts because of "problems" with this model. The dealer was unsure if Ford was going to initiate a recall on this model. The vehicle is owned by the knox county sheriff's department, but it is assigned to me for permanent use. The vehicle is still under warranty and is (still) awaiting service at lance cunninham Ford in knoxville, TN. My concern is that this demonstrates yet another serious and potentially life-endangering defect with the Crown Victoria. If I had been operating the vehicle at interstate speeds (or above, as is sometimes required in law enforcement work), I feel that (at least) serious bodily injury would have resulted from a crash. I am hopeful that Ford will recognize the defect and take appropriate measures to save lives.