Ford Crown Victoria sudden acceleration problems

Filed Sep 9, 2025 · Acceleration, Engine · CA · crash

My 2007 Crown Victoria has had a worsening unintended acceleration issue over the past year. When hitting hard bumps the car will suddenly begin revving my itself (normal RPM is 600 idling in drive and 800 idling in neutral) when this issue occurs it will sit around 1k rpm in drive (pushing against the brakes so I must hold them down very hard) and will shoot up to 2k rpm in neutral. when the issue is occurring it drives the car forward with no user input. this issue has been becoming more and more frequent with it happening up to 5 times in a 15 minute drive. It is very unsafe and has caused me to hit a parking pole before as I could not slow the car down fully.

Filed Jan 18, 2017 · Acceleration · 200,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford crown victoria. While driving 20 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle still accelerated on its own. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Aug 5, 2016 · Acceleration · 119,000 miles · MA · crash

I was driving straight on a highway- route 2 in massachusetts. After tapping on the brakes to begin the process of slowing down, the crown victoria- on it's own- began to accelerate at the same time. It was sudden and unintended acceleration. At that point, I slammed as hard as I could onto the brake pedal- to the point where the brakes were smoking. The engine overwhelmed brakes and I could not stop the vehicle- I could only slow it down. I ended up rear ending the vehicle in front of me (which had come to a stop). Even after the impact, the crown victoria continued to push against the vehicle in front of me. Then, just as suddenly as it started, the full bore acceleration stopped. I had a perfect driving history prior to this malfunction. No accidents ever. I had ample space and time to safely stop my vehicle. There was no problem with mats. I am not suing ford. I am not trying to avoid the surcharge. I can't offer you tangible proof that there was a sudden unintended acceleration in my 2008 ford crown victoria- other than my truthful testimony. I recently bought the vehicle and, until that one incident, it was running normally. It was running normally in the days after the accident. I had a "wrench" light come on once, a couple of weeks earlier but it was gone the next time I started up the car. So I dismissed it. The damage was relatively minor and I have full collision. I considered the car so unsafe to drive, however, that I took it off the road and gave it away. I warned the person I gave it to that the vehicle was unsafe and should be used only for parts. What I am saying is the truth and it is consistent with what I told the motorist I struck at the time of the accident.

Filed Apr 14, 2016 · Acceleration · 100,500 miles · OH

Twice now while slowing for an intersection soon after vehicle start, the vehicle gas tried to surge forward while brakes have e been applied. The car tried to rev up to 5000rpm. Upon managing to stop car, I put it in neutral , it revved to 5000rpm then suddenly dropped back to idle. Both times have nearly ended up in vehicle going through intersections. Car drove normally after that.

Filed Feb 23, 2016 · Engine · 116,000 miles · TX

Unintended acceleration: I was in heavy city traffic. Without warning, my engine started to race full speed. (in a crown victoria, that's very fast). The only way to slow it was to push the brake as hard as I could. Finally got it pulled over and stopped. Even in neutral, the engine raced full speed. Very frightening!!! A man came from tipton ford in nacogdoches, tx and took it to shop. They installed (1-2w7z*9f715*ba valve asy - throttle air by-pass). Charged me $278.00!! I have never had any mechanical repairs to this car. I have always trusted this car to be safe. Now that security has been taken away. I understand there is a lawsuit involving this problem. If so, I want my money back !!

Filed Sep 5, 2013 · Acceleration · 181,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 1995 ford crown victoria. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 85 MPH. The contact applied the brakes but the vehicle did not respond. The contact had to shut the vehicle off while in drive in order to stop the vehicle. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign I.d. Number 08v051000 (vehicle speed control) and called the dealer, who stated that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact did not have a diagnostic test performed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 181,000.

Filed Jan 15, 2013 · Acceleration · 127,350 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford crown victoria. The contact stated that while waiting at a traffic stop sign with the brakes applied, the vehicle lunged forward as the engine RPM's raced. The contact then shifted into neutral as the vehicle continued to lunge forward. The contact was able to move off the road, shut off and restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they advised him that the throttle body and position sensor failed due to a build up of carbon. The vehicle was repaired by the replacement of the throttle bottle unit, sensor and a cleaning of the fuel system. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 127,350. Updated 6/11/13 *cn the consumer also stated upon shifting into neutral and applying the brake, the vehicle stopped half-way through the traffic intersection. Also, while in neutral, the vehicle's RPM gauge reached over 3,000 RPM. The consumer shut the vehicle off and re-started it three times. On the 4th re-start, normal idle returned. Updated 06/12/13

Filed Oct 10, 2012 · Acceleration, Engine · 150,000 miles · MD · crash · 2 injuries

My parents picked my daughter up from the school bus and proceeded down my driveway slowly. The vehicle suddenly accelerated even as my father had both feet on the brake. There were visible signs of the front wheels dragging up debris as the front wheels were locking up. He attempted to shift into neutral and turn the key but was unable to do so as the vehicle must have reached a speed in excess of 50 MPH before he slammed it into park and then ran head on into a tree. Both parent were injured severely even with the air bags deploying. The car was destroyed.

Filed May 9, 2011 · Acceleration · 75,156 miles · SC · crash

Experienced unintended acceleration. Vehicle was stopped at a traffic light, with my foot on the brake. Suddenly the engine raced, propelling my vehicle into the rear of the stopped vehicle in front of me, causing body damage to both. This was the fourth occurrence of the same problem, three while I was driving, once when my wife was driving, dating back to november, 2010. We were informed, by the one repairing the body, that he experienced the same problem when driving our vehicle into his shop. He can verify this occurrence. Obviously, this is a serious problem, and it has already caused considerable stress and angst for both of us. The consequences could be most severe. To my knowledge there has been no recall relative to this problem, but I feel very strongly that it should be required.

Filed Dec 21, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · 102,820 miles · MD · crash

I bought ford victoria crown model 2005 from an individual on dec. 2009. It was police car. After I bought the car within a months time I hit another vehicle. I lost control and the brake didn't work. It didn't stop by hitting once, it was amazing hitting back again and again. My car or even the other car didn't have any body damage and after 1 hour I started driving and on my way home the same thing happened. I got out of the road but no accident. I took the car to the garage and I paid $800.00 for the maintenance. I used the car for a taxi cab. Again I have another problem with this car. I had to take a customer to the airport and before I got there, smoke was coming out and I stopped the car in the airport garage. This time it became completely out of service and I had the vehicle towed to the garage. The result as the mechanic tested said the transmission is totally out of use and need another one. Again two months back while driving I lost control of the brake and stop out of the road. Recently on sunday dec. 19, 2010 major accident happened. While driving I couldn't control the brake and the vehicle accelerated on its own. So, I hit the fence on the road and the vehicle was damaged. The vehicle was towed to the garage and when the mechanic tested he couldn't find anything, even he did a road test. I was advised this vehicle is dangerous if I start driving . I can submit all my expenses which I paid for the maintenance if possible. Thanks to a friend who gave me information to check online if this vehicle model is recall . Updated 01/03/11