1996 Ford Crown Victoria fuel system problems
49 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 1996 Ford Crown Victoria, which is 14% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 49 14% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash, 5 fires, 3 injuries, 4 deaths.
What owners wrote
There has been 3 deaths and 1 critical injury within the arizona law enforcement, regarding the ford crown victoria police cruiser's, the design and placement of the fuel tank has been known to catch on fire if the vehicle is involved in a rear side impact collision.
Tl* - the contact has a 1996 ford crown victoria police interceptor with 108000 miles and the protective shield that covers the fuel tank has not been installed. The contact found that there was a recall (02I003000): and (96v135000) for steering:linkages that had not been fixed on his vehicle. When he took the vehicle to the dealer they told him that his vehicle did not fall under the recall. The contact has not experienced any problems with his vehicle in regards to the recall to date.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Ford Crown Victoria
- Engine 77 complaints
- Suspension 55 complaints
- Steering 39 complaints
- Brakes 36 complaints
- Exhaust system 33 complaints
- Cruise control 19 complaints