Ford Crown Victoria Recalls

The Ford Crown Victoria has 39 recalls spanning the 1987–2008 production run, with the most serious recent issue being a 2007 model year brake line reversal at the anti-lock brake control unit, where front and rear right-side lines are swapped, sending brake pressure to the wrong wheels and raising the risk of a crash.

The 2007 model also has a windshield that may not be properly bonded to the body. On 2005 models, a steering shaft collapsible joint over-extended during a prior repair may need re-inspection. The 2003–2005 model years share a lighting control module that can fail and cut headlights entirely, leaving only reduced-output daytime running lights. The 2003–2004 Police Interceptor and taxi models have a dash sound insulator that can sag onto the catalytic converter at high temperatures, producing smoke and potentially starting a fire, and 2003 police and taxi steel wheels can crack near the rim weld line, causing rapid tire deflation.

The 2002 natural gas variant has a fuel fitting between tanks that can leak with the ignition on, creating a fire risk near any ignition source. On 2000 models, a loose airbag crash sensor can delay deployment in a collision, a left rear seatbelt retractor with undertightened bolts may not hold an occupant in a crash, and a wiper control module can fail under ice or snow load without warning.

The 1997 model year has a rear brake line that can chafe against a floor pan rib on traction-control-equipped vehicles, leaking fluid and producing a spongy pedal. The 1997 natural gas variant has a fuel tank whose fiberglass wrap can be damaged by a directed interior fire flame, weakening the tank to the point of rupture. The 1995 model year has rear outboard seatbelt anchor rivets that can fracture under load and release the belt, and a headlamp circuit breaker that may be swapped with the power window breaker, causing both headlights to go dark without warning.

The 1994 model year has front upper control arm bracket bolts that can loosen and fracture, causing severe wheel camber change; if both driver-side bolts fail, the control arm can contact the steering column shaft and cause a complete loss of steering. The 1992 model year has an unused power seat wiring connector on the floor mat that can absorb road salt brine, overheat, and start a fire in the passenger compartment. The 1992 Police Interceptor hood latch striker on police and taxi vehicles can wear or detach, allowing the hood to fly open while driving, and the fuel tank is vulnerable to puncture and fire in high-speed rear impacts, addressed through a protective shield.

The 1990 model year has a rear brake line that can abrade against the underbody on police-package 5.8-liter vehicles, leaking fluid and reducing braking, and a front lower control arm ball joint issue affecting police, fleet, and natural gas vehicles. The 1990 model also has a driver airbag module with potentially damaged centre post threads that can prevent proper inflation in a crash. The 1987 model year has a steering centre link susceptible to fracture, which reduces control of the left front wheel, and a station wagon rear seat belt retractor that can bind and fail to take up slack.