1989 Ford Crown Victoria Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 1989 Ford Crown Victoria, and owners have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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2 safety recalls for the 1989 Ford Crown Victoria

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Ignition (electrical system)

   NHTSA 96V071000 Reported April 25, 1996 7,900,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the ignition switch.

2. Storage (fuel system)

   NHTSA 90V151000 Reported August 21, 1990 225 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Glass element that separates electronic circuitry from pressurized fuel may loosen and create an opening that could allow pressurized fuel to enter body of sensor.

   Remedy: Install new optical sensors.

72 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1989 Ford Crown Victoria have filed 72 complaints with NHTSA; 3 describe a crash and 20 describe a fire. Reports cite 3 injuries and 1 death. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 90,000 miles. Complaints peaked in 1996 with 21 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Electrical system: switch17
• Vehicle speed control6
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline5
• Engine and engine cooling: engine4
• Power train: automatic transmission4
• Seat belts: retractor4
• Electrical system: wiring3
• Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal3

What owners are reporting

“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”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, September 18, 2006 · Vehicle speed control

“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”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 24, 2004 · Vehicle speed control

Compare Ford Crown Victoria model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Ford Crown Victoria model year in NHTSA's database.

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.