12 of the 247 complaints about the 1993 Ford Crown Victoria are about the engine — 5% of everything reported for this model year.
12
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE PARKED, CONSUMER STARTED ENGINE, USED AIR CONDITIONER FOR 12 TO 15 MINUTES, AND SHUT ENGINE OFF AGAIN. ONE HALF HOUR LATER,VEHICLE WAS BURNING, FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE RUNNING GEAR. VEHICLE TOTALLED. *AK *SLC REFERENCED IN RQ01-002
NHTSA complaint #886033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. NLM
NHTSA complaint #556003 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE SHUT OFF WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TO DRIVE OFF ROAD AND RESTART ENGINE AGAIN, THEN IT WILL WORK.*AK ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHEN THE DRIVER USES THE BRAKE OR WHEN CHANGES LANES.
NHTSA complaint #874128 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HAD TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES WITH TRANSMISSION TROUBLE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR EACH TIME THE DEALER ADVISED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE WORK DONE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 600098 MI (98 OVER THE 60,000 MI WARRANTY) AND DEALER WOULD NOT COVER CAR HAD TO HAVE AND PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION THEN 1 MONTH LATER THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN THE DEALER WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE THE SHOP THAT PUT THE NEW ENGINE IN SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THAT ALOT OF CR VICS FROM THE 1993 YEAR (1ST YEAR FOR THAT MODEL) HAD TROUBLE (EX THE POLICE CARS IN MEMPHIS) AFTER HAVING A NEW TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE THE CAR DID FINE UNTIL 0301200 HAD TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN AND THE SHOP IS UNABLE TO MAKE IT RIGHT DUE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, THIS SHOP PUT A 2ND TRANSMISSION IN 06/2000 AND SAID I HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS REASON FOR TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. THIS CAR IS A LEMON AND HAS MULTIPLE DEFECTS EVIDENTLY WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM.
NHTSA complaint #724036 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
E-MAIL REPLY IS ACCEPTABLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #724263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #718345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CONVERTERS FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #548846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CONVERTERS FAILED. YH
NHTSA complaint #548846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OIL LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE MADE UNUSUALL NOISES, AND DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. OIL PUMP FAILED TO DISTRIBUTE OIL IN THE ENGINE. ALSO, DEALER CLEANED AND REPAIRED OIL FILTER, AND REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS.
NHTSA complaint #850549 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS OCCASIONALLY WHEN IDLING OR GOING AROUND CORNERS.
NHTSA complaint #524909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST POWER/STALLED. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #521352 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE MAKES NOISE LIKE METAL RUBBING METAL.
NHTSA complaint #506216 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.