1992 Ford Crown Victoria problems
NHTSA has received 482 complaints about the 1992 Ford Crown Victoria, and 19% of them involve brakes. After that come electrical system (12%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 482 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 29
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 104,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 25 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 104,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 22 complaints mention a crash; 29 complaints mention a fire; 14 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Ford Crown Victoria with enough data (242 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Consumer went to put car into the garage, shifted gear into drive car accelerated outof control and hit a brick wall. Tt
Consumer had stroke behind wheel when he fell unconsciously behind the wheel and wound up hitting two parked vhicles frontal impact. The driver's side nor passenger's side air bags deployed. Consumer was taken to hospital; treated for stroke, and then found that he had a subdural hematoma (blood clot) due head injury from hitting windshield after aie bag did not depoly. Blood clot began to bleed which caused consumer to need immediate surgry.
While pulling up to a light consumer hit another vehicle in the back, air bag did not deploy. Seat belts were worn at the time, but shoulder belt did not lock holding occupant. This defect caused occupant sust injuries. Head went through win shield twice, bounced against seat, minor bruises. Ford claims shoulder belts was not working properly, lap belt was working. This defect can cause bodily injuries in case of an accident.
While driving at 55 MPH, the hood flew up and cracked the windshield. The mechanic examined the vehicle and found there was a recall on the latch, but it was only for crown victoria police cars. Recall#97v024000. The fan belt had gone out along with the power steering.
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 ford crown victoria. When the contact places her vehicle in drive and depresses the accelerator pedal, the vehicle suddenly accelerates to 40 MPH and the engine rpms increase. She must apply the brakes with both feet in order for the vehicle to come to a complete stop. Afterwards, she smells the scent of burning plastic. The mechanic stated that the failure could be caused by the brake pressure switch.