1989 Ford Crown Victoria vehicle speed control problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1989 Ford Crown Victoria — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While my mechanic worked on my car, I borrowed his 1989 crown victoria. On the third day I had it, while driving in a 45 mph zone, the gas pedal suddenly pulled away from my foot and went all the way to the floor. I was not using cruise control so I tried pulling the pedal up by placing my foot…”
filed Sep 18, 2006
“While driving 65 mph with cruise control set consumer applied the brakes but vehicle would not come out of the cruise control. A few years later while driving with cruise control on throttle linkages stuck. As a result, transmission began to slip. *ak”
filed Aug 24, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Crown Victoria years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Crown Victoria | 11 | 22% |
| 2007 Crown Victoria | 8 | 16% |
| 2006 Crown Victoria | 9 | 17% |
| 2005 Crown Victoria | 11 | 6% |
| 2004 Crown Victoria | 4 | 3% |
| 2003 Crown Victoria | 11 | 4% |
| 2002 Crown Victoria | 6 | 10% |
| 2001 Crown Victoria | 5 | 9% |
| 2000 Crown Victoria | 6 | 7% |
| 1999 Crown Victoria | 5 | 4% |
| 1998 Crown Victoria | 2 | 2% |
| 1997 Crown Victoria | 23 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1989 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.