Ford Crown Victoria 2004

• Recall 118311 [USA]: A loss of headlights can reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
  Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2003-2005 ford crown victoria and mercury grand marquis vehicles manufactured october 3, 2001, to august 2, 2005. The affected vehicles have a lighting control module (lcm) that may fail, resulting in a loss of headlights.
  ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lcm, free of charge. The recall began april 14, 2017. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15s39.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 47896 [USA]: Failure of this connection could lead to fuel spillage and, in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
  Certain aftermarket fuel filters sold under the purolator brand name, p/n f65277, shipped from january 16 through june 2, 2006, for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. Due to incorrect design, the quick connectors may not fully seat with the tube interface, even though the person making the connection may believe that the quick connector is fully attached.
  ufi will notify owners and replace the filters free of charge. The recall began on august 4, 2006. Owners may contact ufi filters usa at 800-230-5876.
  this recall only pertains to ufi filters usa (purolator) aftermarket fuel filters and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed passenger vehicles.Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 55007 [USA]: If this occurs, the insulator might experience charring of the outer layer, burning odor, or smoke which may ultimately result in a fire.
  On certain police interceptors (cvpi) and commercial heavy duty (taxi) vehicles, at extremely high operating temperatures, the sound insulating panel, located under the vehicle positioned between the exhaust system and the underbody, could sag and possibly contact the surface of the catalytic converter.
  dealers will remove the existing dash insulator and install a revised design insulator pad free of charge. The recall began on june 3, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
  ford recall no. 05s032. Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 2015610 [Canada]: Electrical
  On certain vehicles, a defect in the lighting control module could cause the headlight high and low beams to become inoperative without warning, causing the headlights to revert to reduced-voltage daytime running light function. This would cause a reduction in lighting output, potentially increasing the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: dealers will replace the lighting control module.

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• Recall 2007055 [Canada]: Wheels
  The wheels of certain police interceptor vehicles may crack, particularly when exposed to severe loading in high speed pursuit situations. Often cracked wheels can be identified as a result of slow air leaks, steering wheel nibble, or difficulty or inability to properly balance a wheel and tire assembly. In time, the cracks could propagate circumferentially and lead to sudden air loss, which could result in a loss of vehicle control and a crash. Correction: dealers will replace the wheels.

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• Recall 2005146 [Canada]: Other
  On certain police interceptors and commercial heavy duty (taxi) vehicles, the dash outer sound insulator could sag and possibly contact the surface of the light-off catalyst. If this occurs, the insulator might experience charring of the outer layer, burning odour, or smoke which may result in a fire. Correction: dealers will remove a section of the dash outer sound insulator above the light-off catalysts and replace that portion with a redesigned insulating material that has an aluminium outer layer and a full adhesive backing.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Loss of headlights investigation # PE15028

  The office of defects investigation (odi) opened an investigation concerning the loss of headlights in model year (my) 2003-2005 ford crown victoria and mercury grand marquis vehicles. The subject vehicles share the same architecture and major components.Odi has received 636 unique reports (for all submission dates) related to the alleged defect, with owners describing a loss of both low and/or high beam headlights occurring while driving.Odi identified 4 vehicle owner questionnaire ( voq) reports alleging minor crash or loss of control incidents due to headlight failures.Drivers alleged running off of the road due to a lack of headlights and one driver reportedly struck a deer.No injuries were indicated in the voq crashes.In response to odis information request (ir) letter, ford motor company (ford) responded with 4173 unique reports related to the alleged problem.There were a total of 11 crashes reported within that group as well as one injury that occurred when the vehicle struck an unseen object on the side of the road when the headlights failed. Ford also submitted 49,843 warranty claims related to headlight failures.Most reports indicate that the headlights failed without warning leaving the driver with no forward lighting, however some noted the headlights flickered or dimmed prior to turning off.Consumers also noted they were able to hold the flash to pass lever on the steering column mounted stalk to activate the high beams however this is only effective as long as the lever is physically actuated.On december 21st, 2015 ford notified odi that it would conduct a safety recall (15v-861) to remedy headlight failures on (my) 2003-2005 ford crown victoria and mercury grand marquis vehicles.According to ford, the headlights of the vehicle are controlled by the lighting control module (lcm) located in the engine compartment of the vehicle.The lcm uses an internal relay, mounted to a circuit board, to control power to the headlights. The headlight relay is soldered to the circuit board at six different terminals. The original equipment lcms were manufactured in a manner that resulted in the solder joints fatiguing and/or cracking as a result of repeated thermal cycling and/or vibration, a defect condition. The condition could be exacerbated by manufacturing quality issues such as an insufficient amount of solder, effecting the continuity between the circuit board and the relay terminal, and resulting in loss of headlights while driving.Other lighting functions are unaffected by this condition.The lcm manufacturing processes were revised to address the defect condition and ford has been conducting a warranty extension program to cover defective lcms since late 2013.Under the recall ford will replace any remaining defective lcms in recalled vehicles with remedy lcms once they become available.See nhtsa recall 15v-861 for further details on the safety recall.The recall action initiated by ford addresses the safety risks of concern to odi.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The odi reports cited above can be reviewed at safercar.Gov under the identification (odi) numbers found in the attached list.
  

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• Loss of headlamp/exterior lighting investigation # DP15002

  In a letter dated october 2, 2014 the office of defects investigation (odi) was initially petitioned by the north carolina consumers council, inc. Requesting a defect investigation of an alleged defect condition resulting in headlight and/or exterior lighting failure on 2003-2005 ford crown victoria and mercury grand marquis vehicles.Odi analyzed vehicle owner questionnaire (voq) complaints received from consumers and identified a total of 605 reports (for all submission dates) alleging headlight failure.The complaints indicate failures of both low beam headlights typically while driving, a defect condition that was evaluated under a prior odi investigation (pe08066).Most consumer voqs indicate that the headlights failed suddenly and without warning leaving the driver with no forward lighting, however some report the headlights flickered or dimmed prior to turning off.In some cases drivers were able to turn the headlights back on after a period of time while others reported the headlights would not come back on at all.Consumers noted they were able to hold the flash to pass lever on the steering column mounted stalk to activate the high beams however this is only effective as long as the lever is actuated.Odi identified 4 voq reports alleging minor crash or loss of control incidents due to headlight failures.Drivers indicated running off of the road due to a lack of headlights and one driver reportedly struck a deer.No injuries were indicated in the voq crashes.In response to odis april 7, 2015 information request letter, ford provided data indicating it has received 3,092 complaints of failed headlights related to the lighting control module (lcm), a device that controls the headlights and other lighting functions.This number includes the complaints ford reviewed and classified as headlight failure due specifically to the lcm.Within fords complaints, there are 11 reports alleging a crash occurred.These drivers reported hitting objects, including other vehicles after the headlights failed causing damage to the affected vehicles.One driver was injured when their car struck an unseen object in the road, jerking the steering wheel from their hands and injuring their shoulder.In total 15 crash allegations were identified, all of which have occurred since odis prior evaluation of this issue.This petition has been granted.Preliminary evaluation pe15-028 has been opened to assess the scope, frequency, and safety-related consequences of the alleged defect.The odi reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.Nhtsa.Dot.Gov/owners/sarchnhtsaid under the identification (odi) numbers found in the attached list.
  

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• Steering column shaft obstruction investigation # PE14021

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• Loss of headlight function investigation # PE08066

  The agency has closed this investigation based on its review of complaint reports, field and technical data provided by ford and complainant interviews. Ford found that some lighting control modules (lcm) in the subject vehicles contained defective solder joints on the printed circuit board.This condition can lead to poor headlight performance ranging from intermittent outage and dimming to eventual headlights failure.The failure does not affect other lighting functions (park, emergency flasher, brake and flash to pass lights).The agency is aware of a total of 306 consumers complaints and no report of crash, injury or fatality.Ford reports 2,074 warranty claims related to headlight failure linked to the lcm during the first three years of operation.About 12% (247) of these claims are specific to headlight failure while driving.The average warranty rate for headlight failing while driving is low (0.05%).Ford reports a slightly higher warranty rate experienced for the crown victoria police interceptor vehicles and this is attributed to the higher duty cycle of these vehicles (headlights on for longer periods).A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
  

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• Spark plug ejection from cylinder head investigation # DP05005

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• Fracture of the steel wheel rim investigation # RQ04007

  During a september 23, 2004 meeting and in subsequent discussions in november, ford advised the office of defects investigation (odi) of their plans to introduce an improved steel wheel for manufacturing and service component use on the subject vehicles, indicating this would occur in december 2004.The new wheel design incorporates an additional manufacturing process (shot peening) which lowers tensile stress in the surface layer of the rim material adjacent to the circumferential weld. Theoretically this should improve rim durability by reducing fatigue crack initiation sites.Indications from ford?S accelerated testing methods show an improvement in the performance of the new wheel.In addition to prior safety recall 03v279 and service action (sa) 03m03, ford will announce a new extended warranty sa for vehicles built prior to december 2004 that suffer rim fractures in service.The new wheel design will be used as a remedy.Ford advises that a sa is sufficient for addressing future wheel failures (including recall 03v279 remedy wheel failures) because: 1) failure rates are low based on ford?S analysis, and 2) driver warnings (repetitive slow air loss, and or steering wheel vibration) allow early and safe detection of cracked wheels.Odi has received 25 vehicle owner questionnaire (voq) reports (involving 22 vehicles) which allege a rim fracture of one or more steel wheels.About half the reports involve vehicles built with the remedy wheel used for recall 03v279, and most of the remaining vehicles were subject to the recall.The process of identifying pertinent ford complaints is made difficult by ford?S prior recall and warranty program activities.The manufacturer complaint and warranty counts, which primarily involve failures of recall 03v279 remedy wheels, are based on analysis conducted to date and are considered to be conservative.Further investigation is required, thus odi is upgrading this investigation to an engineering analysis (ea).During the ea, pertinent failure reports and consequences will be identified and reviewed.Odi and ford will discuss details for conducting an audit analysis of failed wheels replaced under the new sa.Additionally, odi is awaiting ford?S lab analysis of two wheels which were the subject of voq reports, one of which was involved in the noted crash event.A determination will be made as to whether ford?S service action is sufficient for addressing ongoing rim fractures.
  

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The good year eagle sport tires tore apart on a short trip to the grocery store and caused the car to be unsafe to drive. The tires were manufactured on june 2019 and purchased october 2019 and by january 3rd of 2021 they were flat and chewed up with only around 13,000 miles on them even though they were 50,000 mile tires. This complaint is involving the goodyear tires that were on the car and the one that failed and was chewed up despite low miles and recently manufactured/made within the last 19 months prior to this happening. It should be noted that after the tire was discovered chewed up the brake system was in need of repair as the tire caused damage. The brakes were not responsive to stopping after the tire was chewed up even though there was some braking power when brake pedal was pushed down to the floor, the braking power was reduced and the brake light on the car came one. That is to say that the tire failure damaged some of the braking componenets in the vehicle. Dot c0x3 2e1r 0619

The good year eagle sport tires tore apart on a short trip to the grocery store and caused the car to be unsafe to drive. The tires were manufactured on june 2019 and purchased october 2019 and by january 3rd of 2021 they were flat and chewed up with only around 13,000 miles on them even though they were 50,000 mile tires. This complaint is involving the goodyear tires that were on the car and the one that failed and was chewed up despite low miles and recently manufactured/made within the last 19 months prior to this happening. It should be noted that after the tire was discovered chewed up the brake system was in need of repair as the tire caused damage. The brakes were not responsive to stopping after the tire was chewed up even though there was some braking power when brake pedal was pushed down to the floor, the braking power was reduced and the brake light on the car came one. That is to say that the tire failure damaged some of the braking componenets in the vehicle. Dot c0x3 2e1r 0619

The nead lights shut off while driving at night at 65 miles a hour stoped on the side of the hiway shut off the car played with the headlight switch the lights came back on but now they will not shut off so the battery must be diconected when not in use working on finding a repair shop t fix it

The nead lights shut off while driving at night at 65 miles a hour stoped on the side of the hiway shut off the car played with the headlight switch the lights came back on but now they will not shut off so the battery must be diconected when not in use working on finding a repair shop t fix it

2004 ford crown vic headlights stopped working. I ordered and replaced the headlight switch and my headlights still don't work. I can't drive at night anymore. I have contacted ford dealership about a recall and have not received a call back.

2004 ford crown vic headlights stopped working. I ordered and replaced the headlight switch and my headlights still don't work. I can't drive at night anymore. I have contacted ford dealership about a recall and have not received a call back.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford crown victoria. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the headlights failed to illuminate properly without warning. The contact manually adjusted the light switch and the headlights operated as intended. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 ford crown victoria. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer were made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the headlights failed to illuminate properly without warning. The contact manually adjusted the light switch and the headlights operated as intended. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

What happened is that i got the vin report online and asked about recalls, found 5 recalls, and went to the nhtsa and now you do not tell me if the recalls were made or the problems fixed. *tr

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• C1145 [1] Speed Wheel Sensor RF Input Circuit Failure
• C1155 [1] Speed Wheel Sensor LF Input Circuit Failure
• C1165 [1] Speed Wheel Sensor RR Input Circuit Failure
• C1175 [1] Speed Wheel Sensor LR Input Circuit Failure
• C1222 [1] Speed Wheel Mismatch
• C1296 [1] C1296
• C1297 [1] C1297
• C1298 [1] C1298
• C1299 [1] C1299
• P0460 [2] Fuel Level Sensor Circuit Malfunction
• P0442 [2] Evaporative Emission Control System Leak Detected (small leak)
• B1342 [1] ECU Is Defective
• P0456 [1] Evaporative Emissions System Small Leak Detected
• P1233 [1] Wastegate Failed Open (Under Pressure)