Ford Crown Victoria grinding brakes problems

Filed Apr 14, 2018 · Electrical, Lights · WV

While driving at various times electrical problems occur, headlights will go out along with instrument panel. Sometimes the fan on will come on and will cut off even when it is off. When temp is cold heater blows cold air. Hot outside heats works. Ac works fine in both climates. Drivers side window will not come down in certain temperatures. Heads have low visibility and lens cover gets moisture inside. You have to drive at night with high beams to try and see at all. Suspension is definitely a problem on steering car has a swaying motion at times especially in warm weather popping, squeaky notices can also be heard. Vehicle has 92,000 actual miles but is becoming a hazard to drive. Vehicle has been inspected by a reputable repair service who states suspension looks good, parts have grease in joints, etc and heater problem everything was in specs. Large ford dealership 35 miles away would not schedule an appointment due to car being an older model. If problems are not found, an accident is waiting to happen! Note : electrical problems have been ongoing and have increasingly become worse.

Filed Jul 22, 2016 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · NJ

While in motion, car began making a grinding noise from rear. What I though might be a bad tire or failed brake turned out to be a leaking rear axle seal , damaged axle shafts and bearings. This is the exact recall under 04s16 which applies toward 2003 fleet cv's. Ford continually disappoints as I was told that my car VIN is not included. I had a similar incident with my lcm (lighting control module)-- had to pay repair and save receipts for 2 years until ford fessed up and expanded recall and finally got a refund. As of this incident, the car is a passenger family vehicle in great shape/care with approximately 110,000 miles on it. 4.6 v8 engine. I expect a full refund for this repair which is effecting others and could have killed me and my family. I called 1(800)392-3673 ford customer relations and was told to tuck my receipt in wallet and wait to see if a recall is ever issued. They do in fact acknowledge exact issue with p70, p71, p72--- just not my p74. Ford, do right by your people! No wonder why many go to foreign cars. Let's hope the federal safety agency and ford can restore american hope. ---not to mention our lives on the road.

Filed Feb 27, 2014 · Suspension · 133,000 miles · OR

I was driving and the front of the car fell to the ground with a severe grinding noise.

Filed Jul 29, 2013 · Steering · 88,140 miles · AZ · crash

Note: this is a police car. Officer was driving approximately 40mph when suddenly, without warning, the steering wheel had a lot of play in it, which became more apparent when the steering wheel did a complete 360 degree turn while the vehicle kept going straight. He was able to turn the wheel hard enough at the last second and landed onto a homeowners driveway. Unit was towed to the fleet department where the unit is based. Officer did not have any warning that this was about to happen, no popping, grinding or hard steering prior to the event. I am the lead fleet technician, ase master and advanced certified & 30 years experience. Findings upon inspection: I found the splined steering shafts in the column had separated and the light green plastic bushing at the lower section of the column was broken, the splined black hard plastic on the splined shaft was chewed up on the end (unknown if these occurred after shaft separation). After inspection, the column was reassembled and bench tested. No problem was noted. No visible cracks, abnormal wear or looseness noted. New ford steering column and clock-spring installed, alignment and unit was put back in service. The faulty column is on hand.

Filed Apr 15, 2011 · Suspension · 83,000 miles · AL

I have a 1995 ford crown victoria with 83,000 miles on it. The control arm dropped and hit the road, causing loss of steering. Lucky for us we were going slow turning into a place of business, if we were going fast it could have been bad news. This car started a squeak on the front a little while ago, I guess it had something to do with it. I have noticed alot of 90's and some 2000's model fords have this same squeak. I contacted ford, and they said there was no recall on my model, I told them there should be.

Filed Nov 5, 2010 · Suspension · PA

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford crown victoria. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the contact heard a loud clunking and grinding noise coming from the rear axle area. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they replaced the rear passenger side wheel bearings and axle shaft. The failure occurred six months after the repair. There was a recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v328000 (suspension: rear). The VIN was not included in the recall defect. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 9, 2007 · Electrical, Suspension · MS

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford crown victoria lx. The contact stated that the vehicle squeaked and squealed. The contact refused to provide detailed failure information. She stated that she experienced the same failure listed in the recall. There is a recall for the suspension: front control upper arm upper ball joints and lower ball joints (the federal safety agency campaign id #95v194000, 98v322000). The mileage information was unavailable because the odometer failed at 162,000 miles.

Filed Aug 24, 2007 · Transmission · 82,000 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford crown victoria. While driving 25 MPH, the contact heard a grinding and knocking noise coming from the driver side rear tire. He stated that the bearings punctured the axle shaft. The mechanic stated that the bearings and axle shaft needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 82,000.

Filed Mar 19, 2007 · Suspension · SC

Tl*-the contact stated that while driving his 2003 crown victoria at a speed of 55 MPH, the vehicle started making a knocking noise and the vehicle sounded of metal grinding against metal. The contact stated that the vehicle came to a complete stop and a few seconds later the vehicle started moving again. When the vehicle stopped, he took his foot off of the accelerator and the vehicle would start going at a low speed and would accelerate to 55 MPH. He took the vehicle to a mechanic shop and was informed that there were problems with the rear suspension. The current mileage was 96,000 miles.

Filed Sep 20, 2004 · Suspension · OH

A squeaking noise was heard while applying the brakes. Vehicle vibrated uncontrollably while driving. Consumer drove vehicle to dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that passenger 's side upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced due to corrosion.