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1985 Ford Crown VictoriaProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 21 owner complaints about the 1985 Ford Crown Victoria, most often about the electrical system. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

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CarFlaw IndexNot enough dataHigher is better (0–100)
Safety recalls0None on recordOwner complaints2110 with a crash, fire or injuryTop problem10Electrical system

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through June 20, 2007. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1985 Ford Crown Victoria has problems

21 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system106
Vehicle speed control41
Power train21
Seat belts20
Engine and engine cooling21
Steering11

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1985 Ford Crown Victoria recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1985 vs. every other Crown Victoria year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Crown Victoria median. How we score

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2 investigations

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 1985 Ford Crown Victoria, and the recalls they led to.

  1. ENGINE COMP FIRESPE88101 · closed Jan 3, 1989
    No recall
  2. BRAKE LINE PUNCTURESPE91125 · closed Jan 15, 1992
    No recall
In owners' words

What Crown Victoria owners report

Recent electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

NOTICED THE HORN BLOWING, THEN NOTICE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ON FIRE IN THE STEERING AND DASH AREA, FIRE DEPT SAID ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK
Complaint 983025 · Apr 18, 1996
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE IT STARTED BUT IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE STARTED FROM THE INTERIOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
Complaint 977518 · Jan 11, 1996
CAR STALLS AT ANY GIVEN TIME OR SPEED. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY TWO PIECES OF METAL THAT CONNECT IGNITION SWITCH, AND DO NOT STAY CONNECTED, THAT'S WHY VEHICLE STALLS.*AK IGNITION SWITCH HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. IT APPEARS THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *YH
Complaint 874998 · Nov 15, 2000

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