1998 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 117 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (28 complaints · 23.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 3
  • Fires 6
  • Injuries 7
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ENGINE appears in 28 of 117 owner complaints (23.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 28 complaints, 23.9% of reports ENGINE 28 · 23.9% · 1 crash reports 3 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 16 complaints, 13.7% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 16 · 13.7% SUSPENSION: 15 complaints, 12.8% of reports SUSPENSION 15 · 12.8% · 1 fire reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 12 complaints, 10.3% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 12 · 10.3% POWER TRAIN: 7 complaints, 6.0% of reports POWER TRAIN 7 · 6.0% STRUCTURE: 7 complaints, 6.0% of reports STRUCTURE 7 · 6.0% STEERING: 6 complaints, 5.1% of reports STEERING 6 · 5.1% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 5 complaints, 4.3% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 · 4.3% · 2 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 3.4% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 3.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 90 complaints, 76.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 90 · 76.9% · 3 crash reports 2 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ENGINE 28 23.9% 1 crashes · 3 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 16 13.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 15 12.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 12 10.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 7 6.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 7 6.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 6 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5 4.3% 0 crashes · 2 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 3.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 90 76.9% 3 crashes · 2 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1997. 1997-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 1998-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 1999-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 1999-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2000-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2001-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1997 Jan 2020 Investigation PE98041 ● Investigation PE98041 Investigation PE98057 ● Investigation PE98057 Investigation PE99047 ● Investigation PE99047 Investigation PE00043 ● Investigation PE00043 Investigation SQ01014 ● Investigation SQ01014 Investigation DP02007 ● Investigation DP02007 Investigation PE02071 ● Investigation PE02071 Investigation EA03001 ● Investigation EA03001 Investigation DP05005 ● Investigation DP05005
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1997-Q1 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 1
1998-Q2 Owner reports 3
1998-Q3 Owner reports 6
1998-Q4 Owner reports 6
1999-Q1 Owner reports 18
1999-Q2 Owner reports 2
1999-Q3 Owner reports 4
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 3
2000-Q2 Owner reports 1
2000-Q3 Owner reports 10
2000-Q4 Owner reports 4
2001-Q1 Owner reports 2
2001-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 2
2002-Q4 Owner reports 2
2003-Q1 Owner reports 5
2003-Q2 Owner reports 2
2003-Q4 Owner reports 1
2004-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q2 Owner reports 3
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 1
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 2
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q1 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 PE98041
Defect investigation 1 PE98057
Defect investigation 1 PE99047
Defect investigation 1 PE00043
Defect investigation 1 SQ01014
Defect investigation 1 DP02007
Defect investigation 1 PE02071
Defect investigation 1 EA03001
Defect investigation 1 DP05005
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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