https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Ford Police Interceptor Sedan. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:13:02 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1586976 Mon, 22 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED WITH NO WARNING . PULLED VEHICLE OVER TO CHECK THE ISSUE. TURNED IT BACK ON, AND WARNING LIGHT CAME UP AGAIN SHOWING THAT THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1479037 Thu, 28 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT 2-14-17 WITH MILEAGE AT 86,257 , STARTED NOTICING STEERING PROBLEMS. UPON MODERATE TO HARD ACCELERATION, CAR STEERS RIGHT BUT STEERING WHEEL MOVES LEFT. IT IS JUST THE OPPOSITE ON DECELERATION. SINCE THEN NUMEROUS STEERING AND SUSPENSION PARTS REPLACES, SOME MORE THAN ONCE BY OUR OWN MECHANICS AND LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. NO IMPROVEMENT, IN FACT PROBLEM BECAME WORSE OVER TIME. 3-21-18, MILEAGE 11203 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1468250 Mon, 14 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND LITTLE TO NO BRAKE OPERATION. VEHICLE WAS SLOWING FROM 25 MPH TO A STOP SLOWLY. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THERE WAS A POP AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1458871 Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT DURING SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE TECH NOTED COOLANT TANK CRACKED. COOLANT TANK IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT CRACKING AT SEAMS. POSSIBLE FIRE RISK. MULTIPLE MODEL YEARS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OUR POLICE INTERCEPTOR FLEET. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1328641 Tue, 25 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 15V172 DISPLAYS OWNER AND DEALER NOTICES FOR A DIFFERENT RECALL ON THIS WEBSITE. PLEASE FIX THIS NOW. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1277488 Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME FOR THIS ISSUE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE 'READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE.' THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. SOMETIMES, NEITHER THE PARKING LAMP NOR THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD FUNCTION. WHEN THE TURN SIGN https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1277489 Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME FOR THIS ISSUE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE 'READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE.' THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. SOMETIMES, NEITHER THE PARKING LAMP NOR THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD FUNCTION. WHEN THE TURN SIGN https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1262420 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT WE HAVE 9 OF THESE INTERCEPTOR SEDANS WITH THE FORD READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE AND 5 OF THEM NOW HAVE ISSUES WITH THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE MARKER/TURN SIGNAL, THEY WILL FLASH RANDOMLY, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME THINKING I WAS TURNING RIGHT DUE TO THE LIGHT FLASHING, WHEN IT IS DOING THIS WE HAVE NO INDICATION IT IS GOING ON WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. I H https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1262421 Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT WE HAVE 9 OF THESE INTERCEPTOR SEDANS WITH THE FORD READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE AND 5 OF THEM NOW HAVE ISSUES WITH THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE MARKER/TURN SIGNAL, THEY WILL FLASH RANDOMLY, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE A VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME THINKING I WAS TURNING RIGHT DUE TO THE LIGHT FLASHING, WHEN IT IS DOING THIS WE HAVE NO INDICATION IT IS GOING ON WHILE WE ARE DRIVING. I H https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1262062 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT WHERE THE FRONT BUMPER REINFORCEMENT BOLTS TO THE FRAME HAS CRACKED AT THE FOR OUTWARD POINTS. ONLY TWO SMALL WELDS ARE HOLDING THE BUMPER IN PLACE. CAR WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1260955 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE WHELEN ION LIGHTS IN THE REAR WINDOW KEPT BLOWING THE FUSE. FORD INVESTIGATED AND FOUND A WIRE ON THE PASSENGER LIGHT TO BE WORN THROUGH AND TOUCHING THE BARE METAL. INSULATION AROUND THE WIRE WAS MELTED FROM THE HEAT. FORD REPLACED THOUGH FACTORY WARRANTY. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1260956 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE WHELEN ION LIGHTS IN THE REAR WINDOW KEPT BLOWING THE FUSE. FORD INVESTIGATED AND FOUND A WIRE ON THE PASSENGER LIGHT TO BE WORN THROUGH AND TOUCHING THE BARE METAL. INSULATION AROUND THE WIRE WAS MELTED FROM THE HEAT. FORD REPLACED THOUGH FACTORY WARRANTY. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1260957 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED' WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WRENCH WARNING LAMP AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER ESP WARRANTY. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1260958 Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED' WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WRENCH WARNING LAMP AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER ESP WARRANTY. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1260583 Fri, 12 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT WHERE THE FRONT BUMPER REINFORCEMENT BOLTS TO BOTH FRAME RAILS, CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED AROUND THE BOLT HOLES. ONE SPOT IS TOTALLY DETACHED. ONLY TWO SMALL WELDS HOLDING FRONT BUMPER REINFORCEMENT IN PLACE. VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#recall-15V812000-ford-ford-police-interceptor-sedan-2013 Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:00:00 GMT Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2013 Explorer, Explorer Police Utility, Taurus, Taurus Police Interceptor, Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the fuel delivery module may crack, allowing fuel to leak. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1196188 Mon, 06 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BROKE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FLOOR BOARD https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1116477 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE TO MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT THE FRONT LAMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1116478 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE TO MAKE THE DRIVER AWARE THAT THE FRONT LAMP WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1116481 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1116482 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME FOR THIS SAME ISSUE ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE READY FOR THE ROAD PACKAGE. THE FRONT COMBINATION WIG-WAG LED/PARKING LAMP LED/TURN SIGNAL LED (MADE BY WHELEN) BEGAN TO FLASH ERRATICALLY. MOST OF THE TIME, THE TURN SIGNAL WOULD NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL WAS NOT WORKING, THE FLASH RATE OF THE TURN SIGNAL DID NOT CHANGE https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1116499 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WRENCH WARNING LAMP AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1116500 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN WRENCH WARNING LAMP AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER, WENT INTO LIMP MODE, AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER WARRANTY. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1113446 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE. WHEN HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE 12 O'CLOCK AND 6 O'CLOCK POSITION THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BE ROCKED FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS MORE THAN 1/2". THE SAME WAS TRUE IN THE 9 O'CLOCK AND 3 O'CLOCK POSITION. THE PIVOT POINT OF THIS ROCKING ACTION WAS THE BASE OF THE STEERING WHEEL, NOT IN THE COLUMN. ACTUAL STEERING CONTROL, TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT, REMAINED SO https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1099690 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT WE HAVE PURCHASED SIX INTERCEPTOR SEDANS, THREE IN 2012 AND THREE IN 2013. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN PURCHASED WITH THE ROAD READY PACKAGE. THE WHELEN LIGHTS IN THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE ONE CAR THAT IS HAVING TO GET THE LIGHTS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. OUR DEALER, JEFF SMITH FORD, IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE WAY THE CARS ARE DESIGNED THE FRONT BUMPER COVER https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1099691 Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT WE HAVE PURCHASED SIX INTERCEPTOR SEDANS, THREE IN 2012 AND THREE IN 2013. ALL OF THEM HAVE BEEN PURCHASED WITH THE ROAD READY PACKAGE. THE WHELEN LIGHTS IN THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE ONE CAR THAT IS HAVING TO GET THE LIGHTS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. OUR DEALER, JEFF SMITH FORD, IS SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE WAY THE CARS ARE DESIGNED THE FRONT BUMPER COVER https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1059870 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT HELP SLOW VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL ON FIRE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1059871 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT HELP SLOW VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL ON FIRE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1059872 Fri, 25 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD, THEN THE BRAKES WENT OUT AND WOULD NOT HELP SLOW VEHICLE. THEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF VEHICLE. WAS ABLE TO SLOW VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP. OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW ENTIRE TOP HALF OF ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL ON FIRE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan https://plaincars.com/make/ford-police-interceptor-sedan#complaint-1022589 Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE A CLICKING NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD AND A NEW RIGHT AXLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS LOCKING THE AXLE DID NOT COME OUT. *TR