2013 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan problems
The 2013 Ford Police Interceptor Sedan has 38 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns seat belts. Next are drivetrain & axles (16%) and electrical system (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Seat belts 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 30,000 miles 36 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 | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 15 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 36 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 30,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 2 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.
Was driving the vehicle, check brake system light came on dashboard, then the brakes went out and would not help slow vehicle. Then smoke began to flow from under the hood of vehicle. Was able to slow vehicle with emergency brake and came to a stop. Opened the hood and saw entire top half of engine near firewall on fire.
Driver's seat-belt buckle receiver cover broke off under normal police use, exposing the internal components of the buckle receiver and preventing latching of the male end of the buckle into the receiver. Broken component also activated airbag malfunction indicator light.
The right front axle splines wore out causing the vehicle not to lock in park after a new transmission was installed by ford.
Other model years of the Police Interceptor Sedan
- 2017
- 2013