2002 Ford Crown Victoria Electrical system Problems

“I had driven up a steep mountain dirt road to serve some legal papers, after reaching the top, I continued down the other side to the address I was looking for. I thought I started smelling something burning, it smelled electrical. When I arrived at the address, I stopped the car and shut it off while I was speaking with the resident. My wife yelled at me that the car was on fire, it started filling up with smoke fast, my wife and dogs were still in the car. …”

“Replaced spark plugs at 75000 miles with bosch premium plugs. Approximately 3 months later spark plug number 7 (3rd from front on passenger side) blew out, causing damage to the cylinder threads. Helicoil was installed and new spark plug installed. Approximately 3 months later spark plug number 6(second from front passenger side) blew out causing the same damage.”

“1. While driving ,LED circuitboard ,( under dashboard)burned up emitting smoke into the passenger compartment. It burned a one inch hole in the circuitboard plastic cover . 2. Failure,the part burned up, it may have burned before also,because we have had a burning smell before. 3. Car was parked,turned off for about one-half hour , then driven 6 miles home.,no additional smoke was seen at this time. Part has been removed by owner .old part is available,part # f8vb-14a597-ab. Fuse did not blow and car is drivable with part removed. …”

“The contact owns a 2002 Ford Crown Victoria. While driving approximately 45 MPH and attempting to make a turn, the turn signals and headlights failed to work, except when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact also noticed that the tail lights did not work and the dashboard was blacked out. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer who was unable to schedule the vehicle for a diagnostic evaluation. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and stated that there was no recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 38,000. Updated 10/06/16 ** updated 10/19/16”

“The contact owns a 2002 Ford Crown Victoria. While driving approximately 45 to 50 MPH on normal road conditions pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal. The ABS warning light indicator illuminated on the instrument panel and the driver was able to coast into the emergency lane. The warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who confirmed that the failure was related to the rear drive shaft axle. …”