Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / CROWN VICTORIA / 1999

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999287718 Incident Date: Feb, 28 1999
Consumer's City: ROCKVILLE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: CROWN VICTORIA Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2FAFP74W7XX Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 07 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Pinging is experienced when the throttle is open all the way during acceleration. the recommended fuel for this vehicle is regular unleaded, which i use. when i use premium there is no pinging. this has been evident the entire time i have had this vehicle. i brought the vehicle in for this problem during the warranty period and was told that it was normal, this is not normal. after the 100,000-mi tune-up the problem was not evident until about 5000 mi afterward. there is a design flaw and possible misrepresentation if the vehicle was advertised as using regular unleaded and really should be using premium.*ak