Numerous things have gone wrong with this beast.
This car is such a bucket. I have had multiple Toyota's & never had as many problems as I've had with this. For starters it is the biggest gas hogs ever. Sometimes it doesn't like to start, & most of the time when you turn toward the right it dies. This has proven very scary when trying to get on the freeway. I've almost been run off the road twice because of this.
Oh, & good luck getting it to pass a smog check.
In short, I ABSOLUTELY would tell anyone NOT to buy one of these. Nothing but a 2 TON headache!!
*cough 22 years old cough*
You bought a 22 year old, rusted out POS beater and what did you expect?
Hello, the car is 23 years old... probably needs some maintenance. It is a large car, so you will use some gas. If you are going to call a car junk, be more specific.
If you think your Ford is such a piece of crap at 23 years old, try owning a 23 year old Toyota!!! Now that would be a miracle because you won't find a 23 year old Toyota still on the road, because it's got so many problems that people give up on them, and the cost of fixing a Toyota as opposed to a Ford is double.
The Crown Vic will run forever if it has not been abused, so if the one you have is giving you trouble it's because it has been abused by somebody.
You can run that car over 300k miles with very little cost if taken care of.
The Toyota will not go 300k miles without a substantial amount of costly expense.
So I'm not so sure that I believe that you have had all of those problems with that car as that car is bullet proof. Don't give up on Fords as they are the best American made car on the road.
I agree with all these comments. You bought a 4000lb rear wheel drive V8? What did you expect, 30mpg??? And I can assume if your Toyotas were cars, the motor probably wasn't any bigger than 3.0L compared to 5.0L. Also it's an old car, and yeah good luck trying to find a 23 year old Toyota anywhere other than a junk yard.
As for the stalling when you turn to your right, either your power steering pump is almost seized and the serpentine belt is stalling the motor, this can actually lock up the motor if it totally seizes, easy fix??? Or could be a fuel pump fuel filter or fuel tank, which are also very easy to fix and cheap. The most expensive repair I named is probably $300.00, most could be done yourself with minimal knowledge of vehicles. So maybe try maintenance.
Oh, and the no starting could be caused by the seized power steering pump putting too much force on the starter, or your starter solenoid is gone; $9.99 at most parts stores, located just on the hood on the passenger side fender.
To end, if these cars are so unreliable, why have people been buying them since 1979, and why are they used by cops and taxis??? (because they're bulletproof!) Every car can be a lemon, it depends who's taking care of it!
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