Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Ford Crown Victoria - part 1

My 2007 Crown Victoria has had a worsening unintended acceleration issue over the past year. When hitting hard bumps the car will suddenly begin revving my itself (normal rpm is 600 idling in drive and 800 idling in neutral) when this issue occurs it will sit around 1k rpm in drive (pushing against the brakes so I must hold them down very hard) and will shoot up to 2k rpm in neutral. When the issue is occurring it drives the car forward with no user input. This issue has been becoming more and more frequent with it happening up to 5 times in a 15 minute drive. It is very unsafe and has caused me to hit a parking pole before as I could not slow the car down fully.

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Horn,cruse control,and other functions on the steering wheel have failed when we were driving. Unknown reason.

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The contact owns a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria. While driving 20 mph, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle still accelerated on its own. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000. The VIN was not available.

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Twice now while slowing for an intersection soon after vehicle start, the vehicle gas tried to surge forward while brakes have e been applied. The car tried to rev up to 5000rpm. Upon managing to stop car, I put it in neutral , it revved to 5000rpm then suddenly dropped back to idle. Both times have nearly ended up in vehicle going through intersections. Car drove normally after that.

While accelerating from a stopped position through a red light, when I reached 40 mph the motor started roaring as if I was pushing the gas peddle in a parked position. The vehicle accelerated over 90 mph. I tried to slow the vehicle by pushing and stomping on the brake peddle. After about 10 stomps the vehicle's motor stopped the roaring and proceeded to slow down. I have had the brakes checked and repaired (there was a hole in my brake line, where the line goes up on the body frame under driver side seat) I still have issues with the engine accelerating on it's own. I have had it checked out, but can not find the problem.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while driving at about 5 mph, the vehicle accelerated, without any warning indicator. The contact applied the break and put the gear in park. The contact called a local dealer who stated that the vehicle was not in recall. The failure did not recur. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000. Fe.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that the vehicle revved up to 5,000 rpms when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The failure occurred randomly. In addition, the rear wheels spun while the vehicle was idling at a traffic light. The vehicle was held by the dealer for three months and the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer instructed the dealer to replace the sensor in the throttle body control, but the repair did not remedy the failure. The contact stated that the only thing that stopped the failure was by placing the vehicle in neutral and continuously attempting to turn the ignition off. The failure mileage was 82,000.

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I came to normal stop at 4 way stop sign. Started across road and vehicle to my left failed to yield right of way and I had to panic stop. As I hit brakes for panic stop, engine rpm went to max, pulling car forward while I was hard on brakes. I missed violator by only inches. As soon as I let off brakes, engine rpm returned to normal. Ford dealer has previously concluded I hit gas instead of brakes. This is totally absurd in every instance of this event. Had I hit the brakes in this latest incident, I would have totaled the car I was trying to avoid. I am reporting this incident (one of at least a half dozen previous incidents) because this was so close to an accident. In past incidents I have stopped "brake/increase rpm" by simply cutting off ignition. This reported incident happened so fast, I had no time to cut ignition, nor would this have been a good time to cut ignition.

Car kept accelerating after I let off. I had to stand on the brakes to make it stop. The front wheels locked up but the car kept moving. Using 250-280 pounds of pressure on the brake pedal I finally stopped without incident. The incident can be viewed at youtube. It is titled ram cam episode 5. It is the last part of the video.

I drive a Ford "program car" - a used 2007 Crown Victoria (a former rental vehicle). On the day of my accident - after pulling onto a busy street from a parking lot - I almost immediately applied my brakes because I was coming up to a red light where several cars had already come to a stop ahead of me. At first my car slowed normally but, as I applied the brakes to come to a complete stop, the engine began to rev' up. I tried tapping the brake to see if this would help to disengage the throttle's revving. It didn't help. I kept trying this. I had little time to come to a stop before hitting the car in front of me so I really "stood" on the brakes. Unfortunately, I hit the back bumper of the car in front of me. Luckily, there was no visible damage to either car and no one was hurt. This same situation happened to me about 2-3 weeks before this accident occurred but that occurence didn't result in an accident. I was able to tap the brake pedal and the revving seemed to instantly go away. I had a passenger with me at the time. I had the same thing happen with another similar car in the past - a Mercury grand marquis. It happened more than once and no matter how often I went to the dealership to get help they kept telling me they could not "replicate" the complaint. I took my current Crown Victoria to the dealership one day after having this minor accident. The car was due for a service visit and I told them about the minor accident and asked them to see what they could find out. Again, I was told they could not replicate the complaint. I know I'm not the only person who has had this happen as a class action suit has been filed against Ford in March in west virginia on behalf of owners in 14 states! apparently, this is not a one time thing with these vehicles.

The operator of the vehicle applied the brake to stop at traffic light engine started to rev and accelerate on its own and move forward.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle hesitated to stop. After the vehicle came to a stop, and while contact slightly removed their foot from the brake pedal. The vehicle then accelerated and crashed into the preceding vehicle. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The contact mentioned that the failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 104,940. The current mileage was 106,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while driving around a traffic circle, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact applied the brakes and continued to depress the pedal until the engine rpms and speed of the vehicle decreased. The failure recurred twice. The initial failure was minor however, the second failure was much worse. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or a mechanic for inspection or repairs. The contact stated that the vehicle was once used as a police vehicle. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while waiting at a traffic stop sign with the brakes applied, the vehicle lunged forward as the engine rpm's raced. The contact then shifted into neutral as the vehicle continued to lunge forward. The contact was able to move off the road, shut off and restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they advised him that the throttle body and position sensor failed due to a build up of carbon. The vehicle was repaired by the replacement of the throttle bottle unit, sensor and a cleaning of the fuel system. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 127,350. The VIN was unavailable.

The driver of the above listed vehicle stated that while pressing the brake of the vehicle, the vehicle unintentionally accelerated and struck a wall. The throttle body unit was replaced at a Ford dealership. On approximately July 13, 2012, the driver stated that there was another unintentional acceleration while braking but no accident occurred in this case. We have had other reports of a similar nature with three 2006 Ford cvpi's and approximately two 2004 cvpi's.

I purchase my vehicle on October 24th, 2011 from a private party who said, "the coolant leak", but the vehicle over heated when I drove it home less than 3 miles away the hood of my car was smoking. After taking it to a local mechanic with my friend who drove his car to ensure my safety, my car began to over heat after driving it for 10 minutes! I was so frantic that I thought I was going to burned up in the car. The mechanic told me the next day it was the intake manifold and inform me that this may be a recall and to check with the Ford corporation and I did called Ford corporation and found out this vehicle had control cruise harness and a intake manifold recall id is 01m02, the dealership for camelback Ford in phoenix, mr. Chad mcdowell offer this recall number but his employee kevin offer to help me fix the both problems, then later on negated. I feel a recall of any vehicle should never be expired base on these issues of safety and regardless of a settlement that may have been reached, there are millions of people who need to have their vehicle repair to make it at least a whole again as much as possible and avoid a possible injury or death. I found the recall of this intake manifold offering consumer up to $ 750 to repair the car without any receipts? what about the people who purchase the vehicle afterwards, is that fair. Now my concern is that I am smelling gasoline when I am driving and I believed it may have something to do with the gas line or the sensor, and I hate putting more money into the vehicle. I fear that the mechanic will tell me its going to be a costly matter and it's never going to stop with this car and I just want to get rid of it or have it repair as it should of been by the dealership but the Ford company would not approve it.

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While pulling into a parking lot the car accelerated and I missed a parked car and was able to stop. I was going about 5mph and it accelerated very fast not sure mph but it was scarey. I happened sept. 14 2011.

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This is another of an on going acceleration issue when depressing the foot brake. In this instance I had just backed out of a parking space in a shopping center and drove maybe 200' and had just about rolled to a stop sign for GA highway 212 and very slightly depressed the brake pedal to come to a complete stop. As soon as I started pressing the brake pedal, the engine picked up rpm and I immediately moved foot from brake pedal. End of acceleration. By this time vehicle had already rolled to a complete stop. I did not, as Ford seems to think, have my foot on both the gas and brake. The very light pressure I had applied would have my foot three to four inches away from the top of the gas pedal. Yes, I had my foot on the brake. I had to remove my foot from the gas to get to the brake. This is a vehicle malfunction. Not operator error. I am unable to determine a failed component. . . . . Fuel? brake? electrical? I don't have a clue.

On 12/29/2010 mildred c. Jordan was driving her 2004 Crown Victoria (VIN number 2fahp74w94x152975) when the car accelerated out of control. She immediately depressed the the brake pedal and turned off the car. She then returned home. Kelly jordan her son then took the car out to check the problem. He reached a speed of 40 mph and took his foot off the accelerator and the car would not slow down until he depressed the brake pedal. We contacted Ford at 800-392-3673 and was told to take the car to the local dealership courtesy Ford in rome georgia. I spoke to a chris at courtesy Ford (706-235-4453) in their service department and was told there would be a $79. 95 to check for a problem. I told him that with all the recent problems with unattended acceleration problems there should be no charge to check this which chris refused and I told him I would file a report with NHTSA.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. While driving at an unknown speed the vehicle accelerated. The contact engaged the brakes and placed the vehicle in neutral and the vehicle stopped. The failure only happen once. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the dealer replaced the brake deactivation switch. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000 and the current mileage was 143,551.

The contact owns a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that the engine exhibited an abnormally excessive increase in roms. The contact stated that he would have to depress the brakes hard so that the vehicle would not accelerate and for the rpms to decrease. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they were unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 64,000. Updated 8/30/11.

We have a 2005 crown victory I had stopped at a red light completely sitting still the car accelerated I had my foot on the brake already it would not stop somehow I had the presence of mind to put it in neutral I told my husband a few days later he was driving it happened to him at about the same time the something would not allow the fan to be turned down it seemed stuck we took it back to the dealer they fixed the fan but said there was nothing else wrong drove it a few more times it happened again back to dealer this time we were assured that Ford said there was nothing to fix because there was nothing wrong at christmas 2007 a few days before christmas I was driving again I had stopped to make a left turn I was very near where I had intended to go I gave it a little gas all at once it was as if someone has placed a brick on the gas paddle I put both of my feet on the brake it would not stop until I hit a building all at once the gas was released again the Ford dealer said there was nothing wrong with the car I was charged with the accident we still have the car I will not drive it we didn't want anyone else to be maybe killed if we traded it my husband drives it sometime so far nothing has happened I don't know if they fixed it after that or not we tried to find someone else this had happened to I think he found 2 or 3 people that had similar problems but would not comment on it.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The dealer stated that the part for the recall repair was unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 96,739. Updated 02/15/08.

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The contact owns a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact received a safety recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v36000 (vehicle speed control) in August of 2007. He was informed that the part would be available in November. Since that time, he was informed that the part would be unavailable until March of 2008. He would like his vehicle repaired, but has not had the vehicle speed control disconnected. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 68,000. Updated 01/07/08. Updated 12/31/07.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control) in August of 2007. The deactivation switch has not yet been disconnected. He notified Ford motor company and the dealer numerous times and they continue to inform him that the parts are unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 40,000. Updated 02-19-08 updated 02/19/08.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact received a safety recall notice for the vehicle speed control in August of 2007. The speed control switch was disconnected at that time. He has been informed every month thereafter that the recall part has still not been received. There had been no failure to date. The purchase date and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 62,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact received a safety recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The part for the recall repair is unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 126,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact had the dealer remove the speed control on the vehicle. He was informed that it would be replaced by mid December of 2007. As of February 20, 2008, the speed control has yet to be replaced. The contact is currently being informed that the part may be available in approximately may or June of 2008. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 44,000. Updated 03/11/08.

1996 Ford Crown Victoria caught fire. Consumer states that the car caught fire in August and she received a recall in September. She believes that she wasn't treated fairly by Ford. She lost both carseats, tires, brakes, and rotors in the fire.

Ford recal number 05s28 replace faulty speed control harness. I received a letter of recall dated Aug of 2007 and went to a local dealer and the speed control was disconnected and then the dealer informed me that the preplacement part was not in stock the recall letter stated that the part would be available in the 4th quarted of 07. I called the dealer on many ocassions and was informed that the part was not available from Ford motor CO. Here it is Jan 2008 and I still don't have my car repaired.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria. While driving 30 mph, the contact smelled something burning and noticed smoke rising from the vehicle. The contact pulled over and discovered flames rising from under the hood. The police department filed a report and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, where it currently remains. She reported the fire to the dealer and they stated that it was not their concern. The contact recently received NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 170,000.

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Crown Victoria. The vehicle caught fire while parked and was destroyed. A police report was filed. The fire is related to the recall for the vehicle speed control. The contact received the recall notice after the fire occurred. The vehicle had an intercepting motor and was towed. The VIN was not legible due to the fire. The engine size and recall number were unavailable. The failure and current mileages were 120,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerates when attempting to brake. The failure occurs intermittently and without warning. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage is 27,000 and failure mileage was 24,989. Update 07/06/07.

: the contact stated while driving various speeds after depressing the brake pedal and stopping, the vehicle surged forward intermittently without warning. The vehicle was driven to the dealer several times however; the problem could not be duplicated.

On July 24, 2006 at approximately 2:15 pm I picked up my car, a 2005 Crown Victoria from don bohn autoplex located at 3737 lapalco blvd, harvey, la. 70058. I had dropped off my car on Saturday, July 15, 2006 to have the ac control switch replaced, left front tire repaired and right front door rattle diagnosed. After leaving the Ford dealership, I proceeded down the road to meet a friend for lunch. The restaurant was just a few miles from the Ford dealership. I pulled into the entrance to the casino/restaurant and stopped at a 4 way stop. After removing my right food from the brake and beginning to proceed, the engine accelerated on its own at a very high rate. I attempted to stop the vehicle by using the brakes but this had no effect in stopping the car. Out of complete desperation, I threw the car in park and turned the engine off. After calming down for a few minutes, I restarted the engine with my foot on the brakes. When I put the car in drive, the car once again began full acceleration. I again threw the car in park and turned the engine off. I noticed during this second incident that there were numerous lighted symbols that came on the dash. In an attempt to get the car out of traffic and into a area free of pedestrians, I started the vehicle again and the same thing happened a third time. I shifted into neutral and managed to get the car parked. I went into the casino and was assisted by an employee in calling the Ford dealership and explained the incidents. They advised me to call Ford roadside assistance, which I did. Four hours later a tow truck arrived and towed my car to don bohn Ford. During my 4 hour wait in the parking lot I was able to talk to the service manager and the service manager. I was advised that they had heard about such incidents but had no first hand knowledge "unintended acceleration. ".