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1987 Ford Crown Victoria — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

4
Open Recalls
42
Owner Complaints
3
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
49
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Jul & Jun
Peak Complaint Months
31% of complaints in these months

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1987 Ford Crown Victoria Safety Recalls (4)

87V01200009/02/1987
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING

STEERING CENTERLINKS MAY BREAK AT A BEND LOCATION.

Remedy: REPLACE STEERING CENTERLINK.

88V02800008/03/1988
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR

AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR FOR SEAT BELTS FOR DUAL FACING REAR SEATS MAY BE INSTALLED IN AN IMPROPER LOCATION.

Remedy: REMOVE AND PROPERLY INSTALL THE RIGHT AUXILIARY SEAT BELTS.

87V13900004/09/1987
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.

Remedy: INSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.

87V13100017/08/1987
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

FUEL RAILS MAY BE BENT SO THAT NO. 5 INJECTOR CUPS ARE OUT OF DESIGN POSITION.

Remedy: REPLACE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES AS NECESSARY.

Most Common Problems Reported for 1987 Ford Crown Victoria

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
6
SEAT BELTS
5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
4
POWER TRAIN
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
STRUCTURE
2
STEERING
2

Based on 42 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

2
Crash-Involved Complaints
3
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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