1988 Ford Crown Victoria Wheels Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 42 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 1,900miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the wheels of the 1988 Ford Crown Victoria, 2% of the 42 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,900 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I ran over a piece of structural steel on the freeway and wrecked the right rear tire and wheel. I found that I could not remove the wheel lug nuts using the lug wrench furnished with the car. I succeeded in changing the tire by using the breaker bar included with my half inch drive socket set that I happened to have in the trunk. Twenty years later Ford was still furnishing with their cars short arm (effective length about 9 inches) lug wrenches that could not possibly be used to change a tire.”
NHTSA complaint #10335542, filed 2010-06, 1,900 milesWheels: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 4% |
| 2010 | 1 | 8% |
| 2009 | 1 | 2% |
| 2005 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 9 | 7% |
| 2003 | 42 | 17% |
| 2002 | 4 | 7% |
| 1999 | 12 | 9% |
| 1998 | 2 | 2% |
| 1997 | 2 | 1% |
| 1996 | 3 | 1% |
| 1995 | 1 | 0% |
| 1992 | 1 | 0% |
| 1991 | 2 | 4% |
| 1990 | 1 | 2% |
| 1988 | 1 | 2% |
Other parts of the 1988 Ford Crown Victoria
18 complaintsSeat belts
6 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1988 Ford Crown Victoria
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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