2003 Ford Crown Victoria wheels problems

Owners reported wheels problems in 42 complaints for the 2003 Ford Crown Victoria, 14% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 42 14% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 51,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 0 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wheels problems show up

Based on 27 complaints that include mileage. 52% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	3
20k to 40k miles	8
40k to 60k miles	3
60k to 80k miles	3
80k to 100k miles	0
100k to 120k miles	4
120k to 140k miles	1
140k to 160k miles	0
160k to 180k miles	2
180k to 200k miles	2
200k+ miles	1

What the data shows

Of the 27 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.

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

What owners wrote

Found four cracked wheels and three wheels with suspected cracks on 2003 crown victoria police cruisers. The drivers have complained of front end vibration and shimmy which LED to the discovery of cracked wheels.

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 ford crown victoria. The contact discovered a cracked rim in the back of his trunk. The dealer initially stated that his VIN was included in NHTSA campaign id number 07v079000 (wheels). Four rims were ordered and, when they arrived, the dealer stated that the vehicle was not included because it was not an active police vehicle. The current mileage was 129,600 and failure mileage was 129,580. Updated 11-25-08 updated 11/25/08.

Reported at 129,580 miles, October 2008

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