1997 Ford Crown Victoria: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Feb 23, 2010 · Acceleration · NY

1997 ford crown victoria cruise control problem *cw the consumer received a recall notice in the mail regarding the speed control deactivation switch. He went to the dealer to have the replacement part installed which only took a few minutes. While driving, the consumer decided to test the cruise control and soon discovered the cruise control did not work. The cruise on light never came on. After the part was installed, the mechanic did not take the vehicle for a test drive. The consumer immediately turned around and drove back to the dealer. The consumer was informed he would have to pay $87.00 for the diagnostic because the trouble shooting/diagnostic was not authorized/covered by the recall. The consumer stated the cruise control was working perfectly before the replacement part was installed.

Filed Dec 1, 2008 · Acceleration · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford crown victoria. The dealer stated that the vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 08v051000 (vehicle speed control:cruise control). The speed control switch was deactivated at the cost of $100. She called the manufacturer because the dealer charged her for the repair and was advised to file a complaint with the federal safety agency. One year later, the contact received another recall notice advising her to return to the dealer to finish the repair. She has not had the repair completed. The contact has a copy of the invoice. The failure and current mileages were unknown.

Filed Sep 24, 2008 · Acceleration · NY

Unacceptable outcome of 1997 crown victoria ford speed control deactivation program. Consumer states that his speed control was working before being deactivated. *nj the consumer decided to test the cruise control and discovered the cruise on light did not come on. *jb updated 10/17/08.

Filed Feb 29, 2008 · Acceleration · WI

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford crown victoria. The contact received a ford recall notice in august of 2007 for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. She immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. The dealer disconnected the cruise control and advised her that the parts would not be available until december of 2007. She called the dealer back in december and they stated that the parts would be available in may of 2008. The contact has not notified the manufacturer. There had been no failure to date. The powertrain and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 99,000.

Filed Feb 28, 2008 · Acceleration · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford crown victoria. The contact received a ford recall for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in august of 2007. The recall repair has not been performed, but the cruise control was disconnected. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 49,500. Updated 03-25-08 *bf updated 03/25/08

Filed Feb 4, 2008 · Acceleration · AL

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 ford crown victoria. The contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in september of 2007. He immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired and a ford representative informed him that the parts would be unavailable until october. The cruise control was disconnected on september 24, 2007. The contact called back in december and was informed that the parts would be available in january of 2008. The dealer never called him back to inform him that the parts would be available. There had been no failure to date. The powertrain and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 120,000. Updated 02-21-08

Filed Dec 29, 2006 · Acceleration, Lights · 136,000 miles · IL · fire

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".

Filed Feb 19, 2005 · Acceleration, Electrical · MI

The horn / cruise control / and hazard lights have quit working I have been able to get it repaired yet.

Filed Oct 15, 2004 · Electrical · 98,000 miles · SC · fire

While parked a fire erupted under the hood. Dealer stated the fire started around the cruise control wiring. No injuries reported. *ak the items under the hood were replaced and there have been no further problems.

Filed Mar 20, 2002 · Brakes · CT

Abs applied brakes with car in cruise control at 65 MPH, than brakes were applied to right front which caused the car to pull to the right, left front brakes were applied which caused the car to pull to the left, also lost brake power where you had to really get on the brakes to get the car to stop like the car had no power brakes at all, car right now sets in the driveway as my wife drives the cars and I feel it is a matter of time before this car is involved in a serious crash and I feel it is to dangerous to allow my family to be in the car.

Filed Feb 1, 1999 · Acceleration · CA

Cruise control failed.