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2006 Ford Crown Victoria Brakes Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
8%of 53 total for the year
Median mileage
104,940miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the brakes of the 2006 Ford Crown Victoria, 8% of the 53 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 104,940 miles. 2 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.

“The car dealership didn't tell us that this car have no air bag and also nothing was checking or change on the car. We paid for the car at 2700 and the electric and the radiator are bad and also the AC unit is bad they don't have no anti-theft system and much more we just don't have the money to fix it no more you already put 5,000 plus $2,700”

NHTSA complaint #11377044, filed 2020-11, 130,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle hesitated to stop. After the vehicle came to a stop, and while contact slightly removed their foot from the brake pedal. The vehicle then accelerated and crashed into the preceding vehicle. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The contact mentioned that the failure was experienced several times. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 104,940. The current mileage was 106,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10514870, filed 2013-06, 104,940 miles

“The contact stated there were on intermittent problems with the brakes. The vehicle has taken the vehicle to the dealer on four occasions for the same problems. While the engine was running and the vehicle was immobile with the brake pads applied, the vehicle surged forward. This almost caused serious accidents or crashes into pedestrians in some incidents. The vehicle was taken to the dealers and they could not duplicate the problem or determined the cause for the problem. …”

NHTSA complaint #10164338, filed 2006-08, 12,022 miles

Related service bulletins

Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201114%
201018%
200912%
200836%
200736%
200648%
200553%
200383%
2002712%
2001611%
200067%
19991511%
199843%
19975720%
19963111%
19953313%
19942413%
19932514%
19927424%
199124%
1990512%
198946%

Other parts of the 2006 Ford Crown Victoria

Steering
27 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Electrical system
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Body and structure
3 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 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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