Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CROWN VICTORIA / 1996

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002205581 Incident Date: Dec, 03 2002
Consumer's City: ANCHORAGE Consumer's State: AK
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: CROWN VICTORIA Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:rearview mirrors/devices
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 20 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased a used 1996 ford crown victoria from cal worthington ford in alaska a little less than three years ago. when i purchased the car, i also purchased a premium warranty policy and the vehicle is still under warranty. the vehicle has heated rear-view mirrors. a little over two years ago after a snow storm, the passenger-side rear-view mirror cracked straight down the middle. snow had covered the mirror and i assume when the mirror heated, it cracked. four months ago after another snow storm, the driver??s side mirror cracked straight down the middle. once again, it was cold and when the mirror started heating up it cracked. please note - i always brush the snow off my car before i warm it up. request ?? ford motor co. replaces the mirrors at no cost to me i contacted cal worthington ford and asked them to replace the mirrors under warranty and they refused. i have two reasons for this request: 1) the mirrors are defective and pose a safety hazard. the mirrors cracked because of a poor engineering design. the mirrors didn't crack because of negligence caused on my part. 2) the car is still under warranty. *nlm