Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| 052613 | 01/01/2005 | 10018955 | Light steering efforts at highway speeds. *tt | 01/25/2006 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | ||||||
| PE12025 | Ford Motor Company | 09/14/2012 | Loss of Steering Control | |||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has received three complaints alleging a separation of the upper intermediate shaft from the steering column resulting in loss of steering control in ford crown victoria police interceptor (cvpi) vehicles.two of these complaints involved vehicles in a police fleet and one complaint involved a local government fleet vehicle in a different locale. all three complaints allege the separations occurred at low vehicle speeds. one complaint alleges the steering efforts increased just prior to the separation.odi has also received 10 complaints from these fleets alleging the onset of separation of the upper intermediate shaft from the steering column based on fleet inspections.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to gather information to assess whether the subject vehicles contain a safety related defect.the odi complaints cited above can be viewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following odi identification numbers: 10347404, 10474596, 1047458 (the odi identification numbers for the complaints marked as other are: 10475030, 10475017, 10474597, 10347407, 10347391, 10475145, 10475177, 10475133, 10475135, 10475153, | ||||||
| STEERING - COLUMN | ||||||
| PE12025 | Ford Motor Company | 09/14/2012 | Loss of Steering Control | |||
| Nhtsa's office of defects investigation (odi) has received three complaints alleging a separation of the upper intermediate shaft from the steering column resulting in loss of steering control in ford crown victoria police interceptor (cvpi) vehicles.two of these complaints involved vehicles in a police fleet and one complaint involved a local government fleet vehicle in a different locale. all three complaints allege the separations occurred at low vehicle speeds. one complaint alleges the steering efforts increased just prior to the separation.odi has also received 10 complaints from these fleets alleging the onset of separation of the upper intermediate shaft from the steering column based on fleet inspections.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to gather information to assess whether the subject vehicles contain a safety related defect.the odi complaints cited above can be viewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following odi identification numbers: 10347404, 10474596, 1047458 (the odi identification numbers for the complaints marked as other are: 10475030, 10475017, 10474597, 10347407, 10347391, 10475145, 10475177, 10475133, 10475135, 10475153, | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||
| 12/03/2012 | 161323 | 1 | |
| Recieved information regarding the lost of steering in the 2005 - 2008 ford crown victoria police interceptors that police agencies where experiencing. after contacting our local dealer and ford, we were provided with a picture of a light blue/green bearing that is under the dash. we had this vehicle inspected and it was found to have a defect in this bearing which is near the locking column. *tr | |||
| 09/29/2012 | 118000 | 1 | |
| I was pulling into my driveway, the steering wheel would not turn. if i would not have been able to stop, i would have ran down my mailbox and drove into the yard. after opening the hood on my 2008 crown vic, i noticed the heat shield from the exhaust manifold was jammed between the steering knuckle and the exhaust manifold. it had rusted off the bolts and fell in between while i was in motion. the 2005 i know own and purchased in sept, after driving it all the way from hudon, i opened the hood when i got home and noticed half of the heat shield in the same spot. the other half was gone. i would say if this were to have gotten lodged in a vehicle that has the steering knuckle rust and failure, it could easily break the knuckle while you are trying to steer the vehicle seeing the shield is concave in shape and does not collapse. i would consider this a priority item to check on all 2005-2008 police interceptor crown vics because it is the most used police vehicle during this time period. just a suggestion. knowing the issue happened to me, i would not want to see anyone get seriously injured or killed from something i knew was wrong with these vehicles and didn't tell anyone. *tr | |||
| 09/29/2012 | 118000 | ||
| I was pulling into my driveway, the steering whell would not turn. if i would not have been able to stop, i would have ran down my mailbox and drove into the yard. after opening the hood on my 2008 crown vic, i noticed the heat shield from the exhaust manifold was jammed between the steering knuckle and the exhaust manifold. it had rusted off the bolts and fell in between while i was in motion. the 2005 i know own and purchased in sept, after driving it all the way from hudon, i opened the hood when i got home and noticed half of the heat sheild in the same spot. the other half was gone. i would say if this were to have gotten lodged in a vehicle that has the steering knuckle rust and failure, it could easily break the knuckle while you are trying to steer the vehicle seeing the shield is concave in shape and does not collapse. i would consider this a priority item to check on all 2005-2008 police interceptor crown vics because it is the most used police vehicle during this time period. just a suggestion. knowing the issue happened to me, i would not want to see anyone get seriously injured or killed from something i knew was wrong with these vehicles and didn't tell anyone. | |||
| 09/26/2012 | 107414 | 1 | |
| Inspection found dislocated bushing. *tr | |||
| 09/26/2012 | 76898 | ||
| Inspection found dislocated bushing | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 128848 | 1 | |
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding if the lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related? steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 101000 | 1 | |
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding of lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related. steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 128848 | 1 | |
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding if the lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related? steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 101000 | 1 | |
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding of lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related. steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 101753 | 1 | |
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding of lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related. steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. *tr | |||
| 09/10/2012 | 118655 | 1 | |
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding of lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related. steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 128848 | 1 | |
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding if the lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related? steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 101000 | 1 | |
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding of lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related. steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 101753 | 1 | |
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding of lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related. steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. *tr | |||
| 09/10/2012 | 118655 | ||
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding of lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related. steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 128848 | ||
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding if the lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related? steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. | |||
| 09/11/2012 | 101000 | ||
| Catastrophic failure of the steering column; the steering column retaining ring failed. binding of lower and middle universal joints and believe it is heat related. steering shaft not traveling on a true axis and a result is the retaining ring is being worn and eventually wears out. | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 93000 | 1 | |
| On or about 7/23/12 was turning vehicle into a parking lot when steering locked. forced steering to return. went to move vehicle again and steering locked again. upon inspection, saw heat shield had detached from manifold along side steering column and jammed between exhaust manifold and steering knuckle. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2012 | 93000 | ||
| On or about 7/23/12 was turning vehicle into a parking lot when steering locked. forced steering to return. went to move vehicle again and steeering locked again. upon inspection, saw heat shield had detached from manifold along side steering colum and jammed between exhaust manifold and steering knuckle. | |||
| 07/06/2009 | 53019 | 1 | |
| Steering wheel disengaged while driving. wheel rotated more than 360 degrees and had no effect on the car direction. almost injured pedestrian (police officer) but was making a turn from a complete stop so was able to stop car since was only going slow. i was coming back from a two hour trip from cape cod and if this would have happened on the highway who knows what could have happened. ford service manager said that the shaft fell out of the steering column and this should not happen unless car was in a collision. which it wasn't. my personal mechanic who has more than 50 years of experience repairing fords also had never seen this happen before. ford did not grant me any dispensation and i paid for the repair ($1381.75). when i called ford they said there was nothing they could do and could not give me the name of anyone in the company that i could speak with further about this. my call was answered by a service company in florida and they apparently have no information about who at the ford company headquaters i couold address this issue to. it seems they have made it virtually impossible for a citizen to obtain appropriate contact information. this wasn't officially reported to the police but since it happened directly outside the local police station, and the horn alarm also went off, about a dozen police offices (including the chief) witnessed the event. *tr | |||
| STEERING - COLUMN | |||
| 05/01/2005 | 1000 | 1 | |
| Steering wheel on new ford crown victoria was loose and horn did not work. ford replaced steering column but horn still did not work. ford replaced horn electrical contacts. *nm | |||
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT PITMAN | |||
| 11/15/2003 | 70000 | 4 | 11/15/2003 |
| 1995 ford crown victoria 2falp74w6sx108052 upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. tie rod and pitman arm replaced. gas tank leaks. moisture on piston which threw a rod and broke block. headlight lenses turned dark orange. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/22/2006 | 6000 | 1 | 08/19/2005 |
| Tie rod failed. car is ford crown victoria 2005. has approx. 6,000 miles on it and is just one year old. side swiped truck parked on residential street. police report filed. no prior notice. *jb | |||
| 11/15/2003 | 70000 | 4 | 11/15/2003 |
| 1995 ford crown victoria 2falp74w6sx108052 upper and lower ball joints needed to be replaced. tie rod and pitman arm replaced. gas tank leaks. moisture on piston which threw a rod and broke block. headlight lenses turned dark orange. | |||