Tl* 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.
Ford Crown Victoria hesitation problems
11 of the 2,855 owner complaints about the Ford Crown Victoria describe hesitation when accelerating, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 11
- worst model year
- 1995
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20061
- 20021
- 20001
- 19971
- 19954
- 19931
- 19922
Often reported together
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 ford crown victoria. While driving between 55-60 MPH on normal road conditions, the vehicle began to hesitate and vibrate. In addition, the check engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and remained lit until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing and stated that there was an internal coil shortage. The misfire cylinder 5, coil pack, and spark plugs were replaced in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on a separate occasion for the identical failure and the misfire cylinder 7, coil pack, and spark plugs were replaced at that time. The failure mileage was 67,425 and current mileage was 68,045. Updated 03-27-09 *bf updated 03/31/09.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle hesitated and sputtered badly. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer, who determined that there was a crack in the manifold, and that the number 4 heater coil had failed.
I was referred by mr. Michael j. Sacks at [email protected] his response: it sounds like you are getting the run around and I would recommend you contact the federal safety agency in washington dc if the company is not willing to follow through with recalls. Website is problem details: recently I received an estimate for work for $899.14 to fix a cracked manifold along with gaskets, and seals on my 1997 ford crown victoria, that I purchased from a used car dealership in baltimore, md in 2003. This piece was originally recalled by ford company, but never replaced by it's original owner, nor the dealership that I purchased the vehicle from. When this breakdown occurred I contacted the company where I purchased my extended warranty from in september of 2005. The claim was denied because they do not cover items that were recalled. I was then directed by the warranty company to call ford company directly, I followed up and made the call to find that the manifold that was recalled had a seven year warranty from ford company that had expired. I am now stuck with an $899.14 bill out of pocket expense for something I knew nothing about until it occurred. I feel that before selling me the vehicle this should have been investigated and taken care of by the dealership bruns motors. I am yet to be able to repair this problem, because I do not have the funds. Please advise me in anyway that you can, your help is greatly appreciated. If I am not able to answer the phone please don't hesitate to leave a message. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Car has hesitation, bucking, seems to acceletrate on its own.
Ford crown victoria has hesitated on numerous ocassions.
Transmission continues to hesitate, jerk and lurch forward after repair of the faulty torque converter, unable to rectify transmission failure.
Tramsmission hesitates and engages suddenly.
Overdrive converter hesitates to change gears/makes loud chattering sound.
The vehicle hesitates while driving due to the fuel line failure.
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- The park rod assembly contains a park cam with inadequate surface hardness, which could lead to park disengagement or no park engagement when the lever is placed in park.
- Risk
- If park is not engaged and the parking brake is off, avehicle roll-away could result.
- Remedy
- Replace park rod assembly on automatic transmissions.
Recall number 91V048000 · Recall details
Questions about the Ford Crown Victoria hesitation
Which Ford Crown Victoria years have hesitation when accelerating problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (4 complaints), 1992 (2 complaints) and 1993 (1 complaints).
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