Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1990 Ford Crown Victoria

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
43
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
37
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

43 filed
7
Crashes
7
Fires
4
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed Control
    7
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL Module
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING
    3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    3
  • TIRES:TREAD/BELT
    2
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    2
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    2

Recalls

3 campaigns
98V322000·SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT1998-12-16

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 1996-1999 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE, FLEET, NATURAL GAS, AND 1996-1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR LIMOUSINE VEHICLES THAT WERE PRODUCED WITH A LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CONTAINING A ONE PIECE BEARING; AND 1990-1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA POLICE, FLEET, AND NGV VEHICLES AND 1990-1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR LIMOUSINE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN SERVICED WITH EITHER A BALL JOINT CONTAINING THE ONE-PIECE BEARING OR A FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM CONTAINING A BALL JOINT WITH A ONE-PIECE BEARING. THE ONE-PIECE BEARING WITHIN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT CAN WEAKEN SLOWLY DURING USE AND EVENTUALLY CRACK. THIS COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE BALL AND CAP OF THE JOINT, ALLOWING THE CONTROL ARM TO DROP TO THE GROUND.

RiskIF THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING, REDUCED STEERING CONTROL COULD OCCUR, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINTS (2).

92V075000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1992-05-19

THE REAR BRAKE LINES HAVE INADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE TUBE AND THE VEHICLE UNDERBODY IN THE AREA OF THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OPENING.

RiskINADEQUATE CLEARANCE CAN CAUSE ABRASION OF THE BRAKE LINEAND A LEAK CAN DEVELOP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID TO THE REAR BRAKESYSTEM AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES.

FixREPAIR ANY BRAKE LINES THAT HAVE AN INDICATION OF CONTACT OR HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR CONTACT WITH THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. RELOCATE LINES, IF NECESSARY.

90E043001·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1990-10-30

THREADED INFLATOR COMPONENTS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY WHICH MAY ALLOW COMPONENTS TO SEPARATE WHEN INFLATOR RECEIVES A SIGNAL TO DEPLOY THE AIR BAG.

RiskINFLATOR COMPONENT SEPARATION ALLOWS HOT COMBUSTION GASES TO ESCAPE INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURIES TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

FixREPLACE AIR BAG MODULES CONTAINING POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE INFLATORS.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
PE92069·STEERING1992-08-03 → 1992-11-30

STEERING COLUMN FIRES

EA92002·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1992-01-15 → 1992-05-21

BRAKE LINE PUNCTURES

Led to recall92V075000

PE91125·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1991-09-11 → 1992-01-15

BRAKE LINE PUNCTURES

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