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1997 Ford Crown Victoria exhaust system problems

38 complaints about exhaust system have been filed for the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
38 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
84,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When exhaust system problems show up

Exhaust system complaints by mileage, 1997 Ford Crown Victoria Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 84,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 84,000 miles
Based on 25 complaints that include mileage. 24% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 25 exhaust system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the exhaust system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Engine check light on and run rough due to maf sensor failure. The hood would pop up while driving due to hood latch malfunctioning.

January 2001

Intake manifold on my 1997 ford crown victoria cracked allowing coolant to leak into manifold. There was a class action suit in 2005 which I never was told about.

Reported at 8,590 miles, August 2007

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