Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford crown victoria. The contact received a safety recall notice for the federal safety agency 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.
1997 Ford Crown Victoria acceleration complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford crown victoria. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency 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.
Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford crown victoria. The contact received a safety recall notice for the federal safety agency 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. *lj updated 12/31/07.
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. *kb according to the report, the fire was determined to be electrical.
At 1:15 a.m. On december 27, 2006, I drove my 1997 crown victoria for aproximatly 20 miles and parked in my driveway. About an hour and thirty minutes later, I was awaken by a popping sound and the dog barking. I looked out the window to find the car's engine compartment fully engulfed in flames. I then called 911 and ran out to try to extinguish the fire with a garden hose. The heat from the fire burned through the hood on the drivers side in the area of the braking systems master cilinder, then ignited the drivers side tire and all plastic components rendering the hose inefective. By the time the fire truck arrived, the flames had spread to the passenger side of the car and a massive plastic / rubber fire ensued.the firemen doused it with water for about fifteen minutes then used a foaming agent to extinguish what was left of the vehicle. After inspecting the remains, it was obvious that the fire started in the engine compartment because the interior of the car was mostly intact. I had owned this vehicle for a number of years and had it maintained on a regular basis. The only major repair performed on the car was replacing a defective intake manifold (that too should have been recalled, due to the high number of incidents involving that perticular manifold design). After further research into the cause of this fire, I discovered that this was not an isolated incident. It would seem that this is a common problem in several models made by the ford motor company. To research this problem go to www.vehicle-injuries.com and look under "ford expedition cruise control switch fires".
Dt*: the contact stated while pulling into the driveway at 5 MPH, the vehicle lurched forward and crashed into a tree without warning. Although both occupants were wearing their seat belts, minor injuries were sustained. There vehicle was totaled due to the extensive damage. The police were on the scene and a report was taken. Updated 5/10/2006 -
The horn / cruise control / and hazard lights have quit working I have been able to get it repaired yet.
Fast deceleration from 70-80 km hr over small washboard,caused the fuel reset button to come out, causing a stall.loss of power brakes/steering...if you have heard of this before please let me know.
Sudden acceloration- engine went to full uncontrolled acceloration
Vehicle suddenly accelerated after leaving gas station. Unable to stop vehicle in approximately 200 feet. Lost control, resultin gin a crash. 3 passengers were injured. Also, brake failure.
Cruise control failed.
Intermittently, while driving the vehicle between 30-40 MPH, the vehicle begins to accelerate to a high speed. The accelerator pedal actually leaves the driver's foot on it's own. The condition stops when the driver applies the brake. The dealer is not aware of this condition.
Due to design flaw of the throttle linkage and bracket the linkage was stuck resulting in sudden acceleration and vehicle collision.
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