Steering Wheel Problems of Ford Crown Victoria

When consumer drives at speeds above 45 mph, the steering wheel will start to shake. Also, steering feels loose. The arbitration board ruled that Ford should buy back the vehicle.

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The ignition switch will release the ignition key before it is in the proper off position. At times there is a warning sound and other times there is none. With the ignition key removed before the off position it will allow the car to be started without a key. This presents two risks: one - the car can be stolen, second  a child could accidentally start the car and put the car in gear.

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While slowing down from 45 mph to make a turn steering shaft fell apart and caused vehicle to lose control. No collision was reported. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide further details.

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The ignition key can be removed from the steering column ignition switch when the switch is not in the off position: this is the same type defect that was found in the Ford taurus (NHTSA campaign id number: 85v172000).

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Steering locks up and will not return.

Steering loks up and will not return.

Steering locks up and will not return.

Police cruiser: when turning corners, the steering wheel is very tight and hard to turn. Would have to force it manually, to original position. This makes it hard to drive or control vehicle.

Steering sticks intermittently, releases with excessive force.

Consumer wa sdriving and sometimes the steering jerks, also front end misalignment, while going around curves to the left, steering wheel will suddenly pull left, almost causing loss of control.

Steering wheel/column is not parallel to the driver. It is slanted so that your left hand is forward of your righ hand,thereby giving the preception that you are aimed/driving toward the right side of the road. Checked all Crown Victoria's on dealer lot and they had similiar setup and in some vehicles the slant was more than in others. Also, in some vehicels the drivers seat was off-set facing toward the right side of the car. I consider this a safety issue because it could lead one to over steer or over correct due to the mis-preception of where the vehicle is actually being guided. So far the manufacturer has not advised me of why the vehicle is designed this way, but agrees that it was built like this for some reason. Have not been able to get Ford engineers to tell why they designed the steering column this way. Local dealer service center had adjusted my vehicle's steering column to be more parallel to me, but it is still slanted and at times makes steering a little confusing.

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The steering column has deteriorated while making a turn. The wheel does not return, and it started locking up, making it difficult for the consumer to straighten the wheel. This is a police vehicle. Dealer has been contacted.

Consumer was accelerating from a stop and was turning wheel to left, but vehicle kept going straight. A plastic nylon bushing broke from steering wheel, causing loss of steering control.