1993 Ford Crown Victoria engine and engine cooling problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1993 Ford Crown Victoria — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Vehicle parked, consumer started engine, used air conditioner for 12 to 15 minutes, and shut engine off again. One half hour later,vehicle was burning, fire department stated fire started in engine running gear. Vehicle totalled. *ak *slc referenced in rq01-002”
filed Apr 16, 2001
“While driving about 60 mph engine shut off without a prior warning. Consumer has to drive off road and restart engine again, then it will work.*ak engine shuts off when the driver uses the brake or when changes lanes. *yh”
filed Oct 30, 2000
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant and/or oil from the cylinder head gasket area. *tt
0214 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 21, 2002
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other Crown Victoria years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Crown Victoria | 1 | 2% |
| 2008 Crown Victoria | 1 | 2% |
| 2007 Crown Victoria | 2 | 4% |
| 2006 Crown Victoria | 1 | 2% |
| 2005 Crown Victoria | 3 | 2% |
| 2004 Crown Victoria | 8 | 6% |
| 2003 Crown Victoria | 7 | 3% |
| 2002 Crown Victoria | 7 | 12% |
| 2001 Crown Victoria | 8 | 15% |
| 2000 Crown Victoria | 19 | 22% |
| 1999 Crown Victoria | 23 | 17% |
| 1998 Crown Victoria | 29 | 24% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1993 Ford Crown Victoria
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.