1998 Ford Crown Victoria Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 4%of 119 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 92,768miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the visibility of the 1998 Ford Crown Victoria, 4% of the 119 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 92,768 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“First failure was windshield wipers come on by themselves (7/99), second was headlights failed while driving at night, two times (10/99), third was windshield wipers again and rapid turnsignal flashing (06/01), fourth was rapid turnsignal flashing (8/01). On each and every one of these occasions they replaced the multi function switch part no. Fmc yw3z 13k359 ab. There have been numerous other occasions where we have taken this car to the dealer for these problems and the dealer returned the car with no problem found . It is now may 2002 and guess what?! …”
NHTSA complaint #762468, filed 2002-05Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 4% |
| 2009 | 2 | 5% |
| 2007 | 2 | 4% |
| 2006 | 1 | 2% |
| 2005 | 5 | 3% |
| 2004 | 3 | 2% |
| 2003 | 9 | 4% |
| 2002 | 2 | 3% |
| 2001 | 1 | 2% |
| 2000 | 5 | 6% |
| 1999 | 3 | 2% |
| 1998 | 5 | 4% |
| 1997 | 11 | 4% |
| 1996 | 12 | 4% |
| 1995 | 8 | 3% |
| 1994 | 16 | 8% |
| 1993 | 9 | 5% |
| 1992 | 18 | 6% |
| 1990 | 2 | 5% |
| 1989 | 4 | 6% |
| 1988 | 2 | 5% |
Other parts of the 1998 Ford Crown Victoria
29 complaintsSuspension
18 complaintsFuel system
17 complaintsExterior lighting
12 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsBody and structure
7 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsTires
4 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 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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