Vehicle Data Hub

1998 Ford Crown Victoria fuel system problems

17 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 1998 Ford Crown Victoria, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
17 12% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

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

What owners wrote

Vehicle with the police interceptor package are defective. When vehicle runs over rough surface, the automatic fuel shutoff is activated and the engine shuts down.

Consumer concerned with the safety of 1998 crown victoria gas tank. The manufacturer only covered the cost of replacing retrofit fuel tanks on police cars and limousines. The consumer would like to be reimbursed for the cost of the parts. He got a ford dealer to install the parts free.

Reported at 36,437 miles, March 2006

Other problems reported for the 1998 Ford Crown Victoria

Fuel system problems in other years

  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • 2007
  • 2006
  • 2005
  • 2004
  • 2003
  • 2002
  • 2001
  • 2000
  • 1999
  • 1998
  • 1997
  • 1996
  • 1995
  • 1994
  • 1993
  • 1992
  • 1991
  • 1990

Fuel system problems across all Ford models