15V861000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
A loss of headlights can reduce driver visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
3 safety recall campaigns, 7 defect investigations, 240 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations7
Owner complaints240
Complaints citing a crash17
Complaints citing a fire2
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
14V704000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT
Improper servicing of the upper intermediate shaft could cause the shaft to separate, which can then result in a loss of steering control, and increasing the risk of a crash.
13V385000
STEERING
If the lower bearing separates, the vehicle may experience a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 84EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 33STEERING
- 17ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 12EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- 11VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 8ENGINE
- 5SEAT BELTS
- 5AIR BAGS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.