Ford Crown Victoria transmission failure problems

Filed Feb 6, 2016 · Electrical, Lights · 74,000 miles · MN

I bought my ford crown vic 3 years ago paid 6000 dollars, within two weeks the windshield wipers stopped working, then the transmission went out cost me 2500, then horn would go off and would not turn off till I pulled the positive battery cable off. Two weeks later the blinkers stopped working, then the lighting control module started making a loud beeping sound, then my headlights and tail lights stopped working. I revived a recall letter from ford and it says take my car to ford dealership and they would fix it free of charge. I went to dealership and they said I had to pay 85 dollars to check and see if the lighting module was bad or not if it was they said they would replace it for free, but there could be additional cost to pay and I would not get my 85 dollars back no matter what. I have a small business of my own, and if I sold something that did not work I would feel bad and would have to fix or replaced it or be sued.what can I do my name is [xxx] my email address is [xxx] and my phone number is [xxx] thank you information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Mar 5, 2012 · Transmission · 51,600 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford crown victoria. The contact stated that when the vehicle would not respond when shifted into reverse. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where they advised him that he would need to replace the transmission. The vehicle had not been repaired nor was the manufacturer contacted. The failure and the current mileages were approximately 51,600. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Jul 8, 2010 · Engine · 90,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford crown victoria. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH he smelled anti freeze. He took the vehicle to the dealer and was advised that there were no recalls on the vehicl. He had previously received a recall letter for the intake manifold but the dealer did not perform the recall repair. The vehicle had three transmission replacements for this failure, two by the dealer and one the contact . He stated that there was anti freeze all over his engine. He stated he has taken the vehicle to the dealer three times and they advised him that he has to pay for the repairs. The dealer stated the failure was due to the intake manifold. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 142,000.

Filed Sep 27, 2008 · Engine · 67,660 miles · AR

Intake plastic manifold cracked causing loss of coolant. Vehicle had 67660 miles on it. This is the second crown vic we have owned and it will be the last. The first one's transmission went out just after the warranty ran out. We had to buy a second crown vic due to the steering modifications necessary for my wife to drive and the crown vic is the only car at the time that could be modified to the necessary standards.

Filed Oct 6, 2001 · Fuel system, Transmission · NY

Had to post on this blue oval news web site simply because of the amount of educated consumers who utilize blue oval news researching prior to their vehicle purchases. Besides the known issue of the dreaded plastic resin intake manifolds cracking on the 4.6l sohc engine on the ford crown victoria there is a more catastrophic quality issue with the crown victoria and that is the torque converter shudder on the crown victoria 4r70w transmission. Starting with the '92 model year and it's aode and now the 4r70w which replaced the aode starting in '98 ford has known of quality issues of their transmissions which manifests itself as a horrible shudder or vibration as the transmission shifts from 3rd gear going into 4th gear (usually transitioning from 40 to 50 MPH!). I purchased my '99 crown vic and it has provided me reliable transportation until just recently. I picked up this horrible shudder just 6 weeks prior to my 3yr/36k ford warranty running out. When this problem first occurred with having just 22k on the odometer and 6 weeks left on the warranty I quickly brought the car in for waranty work. Universal ford in long island city, ny validated that indeed there was a shudder and replaced the transmission with a rebuilt transmission. I drove the "repaired" vehicle from nyc to leesburg, virginia but on the return trip the shudder came back worse than ever. I managed to limp the car back home and the vehicle has been at universal ford since. For those of you considering a crown victoria perform your "due diligence" and visit some of the other impartial crown vic web sites (www.corral.net but more importantly www.crownvic.net) searching on "tranny shudder". Ford has known of this problem over 5 years but hasn't publically made it widely known along with their plastic resin intake manifold debacle. I've owned over a dozen crown victorias in my life and starting with the '92 model year when they transitioned over from the old pushrod-8 5.0l engine to their new 4.6l sohc t

Filed Jun 14, 2000 · Engine, Transmission · TN

Had to take car to dealer 3 times with transmission trouble car would not shift to the next gear each time the dealer advised the problem was with the computer system and I had to pay for the work done and then the transmission went out at 600098 mi (98 over the 60,000 mi warranty) and dealer would not cover car had to have and pay for a new transmission then 1 month later the engine had to be replaced again the dealer would not be responsible the shop that put the new engine in said it was caused by the computer system and that alot of cr vics from the 1993 year (1st year for that model) had trouble (ex the police cars in memphis) after having a new transmission and engine the car did fine until 0301200 had to have a new transmission again and the shop is unable to make it right due to the computer system, this shop put a 2nd transmission in 06/2000 and said I had engine problems reason for transmission trouble. This car is a lemon and has multiple defects evidently with the computer system.

Filed Feb 17, 2000 · Transmission · NC

At 19 thousand miles transmission was replaced due to a torque converter which need replacing. Also, at 42 thousand and 47 thousand miles transmission was rebuilt. There is a tsb dealing with same type of problem. Dealer has made repairs, and noted the problem was common. Please provide any further details.

Filed Sep 28, 1999 · Brakes, Transmission · NJ

Transmission and brake failure/lock-up on a vehicle that has been "babyed" and meticulously maintained is outrageous. I cannot get ford motor co. To return my calls. I can only imaginr what kind of horrific accident would have occurred if we had been driving at highway speeds. Dealer's shop also had a 95, 97, & 98 crown vics. W/ transmission failure. I suspect ford is trying to cover up a defect.

Filed Nov 13, 1998 · Electrical, Transmission · MD

The consumer has been experiencing problems with automatic transmission. Transmission went out without any fair warning. The electrical door locks were not working, dealer fixed. *jg

Filed Oct 19, 1998 · Transmission · FL

Transmission continues to hesitate, jerk and lurch forward after repair of the faulty torque converter, unable to rectify transmission failure.