2001 Ford Crown Victoria problems
NHTSA has received 70 complaints about the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria, and 13% of them involve air bags. After that come engine (13%) and steering (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 70 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 80,000 miles 17 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 17 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 80,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Ford Crown Victoria with enough data (35 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
This vehicle rear ended another vehicle. Front left tire left a very noticeable skid mark. Appears ABS was not functioning correctly.
Consumers vehicle was involved in a frontal crash while traveling approximately 45 to 50 MPH, upon impact frontal air bags failed to deploy, shoulder belt failed to restrain driver, driver experienced muscle pains in neck/shoulder, and back areas, insurance company concluded the air bag should have deployed.*akconsumer stated manufacturer and dealer are not willing to assist in finding out why the restraint system failed, consumer stated the passenger side airbag did deploy, however the driver side did not.
While driving my 2001 ford crown victoria LX 4.6l v8 on may 23rd, I heard a loud boom from under the hood and a sudden loss of power. I took it to a mechanic and he said that the number 3 spark plug had blown out of the cylinder head. He charged me over 250.00 to fix it. He said that he sees this same thing on this particular motor about 8 times per year.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 ford crown victoria. The vehicle has cordovan centron tires. The contact stated that one of his tires was low on air pressure. He noticed that the sidewall was cracked and the steel cord was visible. He returned to where the tires were purchased, strauss auto. The manager refused to inspect the tire and stated that it was a manufacturer defect. The contact was advised to call the manufacturer; however, the manager did not want to give him the manufacturer's number.