Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / CROWN VICTORIA / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006069127 | Incident Date: May, 22 2006 |
| Consumer's City: HUNTINGTOWN | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: CROWN VICTORIA | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2FAFP74W51X | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 22 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 19 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving my 2001 ford crown victoria lx 4.6l v8 on may 23rd, i heard a loud boom from under the hood and a sudden loss of power. i took it to a mechanic and he said that the number 3 spark plug had blown out of the cylinder head. he charged me over 250.00 to fix it. he said that he sees this same thing on this particular motor about 8 times per year. when researching on the internet i found numerous other people across the united states that have run into the exact same thing, only to be told by ford and repair technicians of ford that there is not a problem. see website below where you will find hundreds of stories from consumers from all across the country: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/ford_spark.html the shop that i took it to put in a heli-coil and drilled out the aluminum head. it did it 2 more times. the 3rd time he fixed it it took. that was about 1500 miles ago. i am still waiting on it to happen again. i was traveling on router 695 (baltimore beltway) at the time of the first and second occurrence. i was in the fast lane and all of a sudden i lost about 40% of my power. i had to limp across 4 lanes of traffic and pull over to find out what in the heck happened. it did not cause an accident or any injury to myself.....but it certainly could have. *nm |