1999 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6 SOHC

Faults:

I've owned my Police Interceptor one month, and needed a new starter, and the battery is getting low, and so is the alternator.

I'm also hearing a hissing noise from under the hood, and she also needs a tune up.

When she runs, she flies, but very poor gas mileage; I'm getting 210 miles to a fill up from a 14 gallon tank.

I'm very frustrated, and now when I start it before the engine warms up, it dies, and the interior needs an upgrade.

General Comments:

It's very fast when she wants to run.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 27th November, 2011

28th Nov 2011, 16:48

That's 15 mpg; don't count on getting significantly better mpg, even with a tuneup.

A CVPI is not the best choice if mpg is a concern anyways...

30th Nov 2011, 00:00

"I'm also hearing a hissing noise from under the hood, and she also needs a tune up."

The hissing noise is likely a cracked vacuum line. Also check the air-intake for cracks.

1999 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6 V8

Summary:

Don't think I will buy another police model. Driven hard and put up wet!

Faults:

Replaced factory defective plastic intake; cracked in 2 spots on a trip, leaking all the engine coolant on the interstate.

Replaced 3 ignition coil packs within a year.

Transmission shifted weird when cold. Shifted fine after the engine reached running temperature.

Replaced upper and lower ball joints at 140,000 miles; they were squeaking and making the car steer really bad at higher speeds.

Car started to spark rattle around 170,000 miles at wide open throttle. Serviced the vehicle, cleaned MAF sensor and replaced spark plugs, and Sea Foam engine; that fixed the spark rattle.

General Comments:

This car is quick for its size, but has nickel and dimed me to death. Luckily I performed my own maintenance, so repair costs weren't factored in, just parts.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 6th November, 2011

1999 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6

Summary:

10 out of 10 for the money

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

Good looking body and paint. Color is metallic Gold. Turbine hub caps.

Was a building inspector's car in some place where they didn't do much building (St. Louis).

The car is all there; no parts missing, no hail dents, no scratches.

Engine runs smooth with lots of power.

Belt was slipping, and that caused the alternator to not supply enough power to run the Power Train Module properly. This caused low fuel pressure / bogging at high throttle in top gear, and also shuddering of the drive train due to converter lock up problems at medium speed.

New belt and some de-greaser on the pulleys fixed it.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 15th February, 2011

19th Feb 2011, 20:55

Why would a "building inspector" need to drive a police interceptor vehicle?

1999 Ford Crown Victoria 4.6L V8

Summary:

This car is underestimated

Faults:

My car sat for years, so when I first got it at 31,000 miles, I had a puncture hole in my master cylinder.

Had a kink in the wire, which jammed my motor in my window.

General Comments:

She is 10 years old and I've only had two problems with her. She runs great, rides amazingly, is reliable, and you can't argue with the way she picks up off the line and accelerates, and handles like a dream.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 9th June, 2010

1999 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor 4.6

Summary:

Great car at a great value for the money

Faults:

Well it had to have a coil pack replaced.

Still needs to have rear end rebuilt (makes noise).

Used grease needle injector to grease dry ball joints.

General Comments:

Car has good power for its size.

Gas mileage I find to be more than fair for the power.

Rides like floating on air.

Takes corners well with no body roll.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 31st August, 2009

1999 Ford Crown Victoria STD 3.6

Summary:

I'd buy another if they still made it; I'll have to "settle" for its sister, the Grand Marquis!

Faults:

Chronic problem with very slow windows; Ford attempted (?) multiple fixes to no avail.

Idle air control valve replaced in 2005 at 52,014 miles (car cold-started, but wouldn't stay on when accelerator was released) : repair cost $200.

General Comments:

Excellent engine and overall durability.

I love it when people slow down thinking I'm a cop! (hate it when they realize I'm not, and give me the finger as they zoom by enraged at having slowed down "unnecessarily"!). ;)

Total car care costs duly recorded on a spreadsheet comes to all of $2,681 as of May 2009, including: regular oil changes; 3 each of batteries, all tires, and air filter changes; 1 transmission fluid change (fluid was very low and transparent after only 20,000 miles, but Ford said it was "normal" and, unfortunately, it was beyond the 3 year warranty; I got it done at a gas station) ; 2 radiator flushes; a couple of lights; oddly, lots of wiper replacements and blades; added 1-1/4 ton standard U-Haul car hitch (regardless of trailer size, car drove like a dream with hardly noticeable decrease in mileage, even with mountainous terrain).

Petty personal issues: car horn needs to be pushed in just the right spot; radio buttons difficult to reach (I'm 5'10") ; water dripping in when trunk is lifted after a rain has long since gone; edge of inner trunk lid constantly cuts me when I reach in to open it (I'll never learn!).

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 9th May, 2009

12th May 2009, 13:49

A good car indeed, you I notice you are at 90,000 miles and you noted that you have changed the transmission fluid once. Your 1999 should have the transmission fluid changed every 30,000 miles. Check your owners manual.

12th May 2009, 13:51

I wrote the comment about the Transmission Fluid change. You should have a technician check the fluid first before changing.