On 3/5/14, owner brought the vehicle, a 2007 ford crown victoria police, to an authorized ford dealer who completed factory recall 13s08 that called for replacing steering shaft assembly. On 11/30/14, when turning at approximately 10 MPH, the steering became very stiff requiring excessive physical force to turn the wheel. A collision with a pole was barely avoided. Steering has remained stiff and sluggish despite checking power steering levels and tire pressure for proper inflation. Owner considers the vehicle to be unsafe to drive at this point.. The consumer stated ford issued another recall to address the improper repairs done under the first recall. However, he was informed his vehicle was not included. Updated 06/29/15.*jb updated 12/22/2015
2007 Ford Crown Victoria steering complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford crown victoria. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the power steering malfunctioned and the steering wheel became hard to maneuver. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was repaired under recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 13v385000 (steering). However, the failure recurred. The authorized dealer had not confirmed if the upper portion of the steering shaft needed to be inspected and repaired when the recall repair was performed. The vehicle was to be taken back to the authorized dealer for further inspection, diagnosis and repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000. Updated 10/02/14*lj updated 3/3/2015
Steering effort is increasing. The steering column moves and clicks upon acceleration. Steering is increasing getting harder to control. Also have had the roof repainted by ford while under manufacture warranty due to paint peeling in large sheets of roof, now the front hood has large peeling paint leaving the green coating showing. Ford will not cover now as out of warranty.
When making turns steering wheel would make clicking sounds. Had mechanic check and he found that the inner shaft of the steering column had slipped down. *tr updated 04/24/13
The steering shaft bushing became dislodged and fell out of position.
Steering wheel became very hard to turn and would not bring itself back to straight position on its own. Also a clicking noise could be heard from the steering column when turning the steering wheel. Ford dealership found that the upper steering shaft had malfunctioned.
Inspection found dislocated bushing.
Inspection found dislocated bushing.
Inspection found dislocated bushing.
Inspection found dislocated bushing.
Inspection found dislocated bushing.
This fleet, even though there were no complete separations of the steering shaft assembly, has experienced steering column issues in which the green sleeve in the upper end of the column closest to the steering wheel has protruded indicating the upper portion of the steering column began to separate. Updated 10/25/12*lj updated 10/26/2012
Tuesday sept. 11 stating that while coming to a stop she lost steering on her vehicle. She said that the steering wheel turned freely and the horn was stuck on.
During deceleration of the ford cvpi, the vehicle's power steering fails. It makes the police unit very hard to control during routine police vehicle operations such as u-turns, sharp turns, or during any type of situation where the vehicle's speed is quickly slowed, and a turn is initiated.
Loss of power steering during abrupt and normal turning.
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