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Ford says safety kits for Crown Vic cruisers unproven

By Joel Stashenko, Associated Press, 3/11/2003 15:43

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Two fuel system safety devices being considered by the New York State Police for the 1,100 Crown Victoria Interceptors in its fleet have not been proven to work, a Ford Motor Co. executive said at a state Senate hearing Tuesday.

Neither a fuel tank bladder nor a fire suppression device have conclusively been shown as effective or feasible in testing Ford is conducting, said Susan Cischke, Ford vice president for environmental and safety engineering.

Ford Misleading on Safety of Police Cars, City Says

Automaker says fuel shields weren’t meant to prevent leakage
03/01/2003
By TANYA EISERER / The Dallas Morning News

Dallas City Attorney Madeleine Johnson accused Ford Motor Co. on Friday of misleading the public into believing that installing protective shields around the Crown Victoria police car’s fuel tank would make it safer.

The Dallas Police Department has retrofitted more than 700 cars with the shields.

Other safety measures in the works for Crown Victorias

Posted on Sat, Mar. 01, 2003JOEL STASHENKO
Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. –
State Police officials are retrofitting safety devices on an allegedly fire-prone model of the Ford Crown Victoria, while Sen.

Crown Vic Safety Fears Expand to Car Buyers

Deadly police cruiser fires prompt Ford to quietly offer fuel tank repair kits to public

Ford Accused of Violating Laws

 

Ford Accused of Violating Laws

Consumer group says the company did not tell the owners of Crown Victoria-type
cars about a recommended fix.

By MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

A consumer group Monday accused Ford Motor Co. of violating "secret
warranty" laws in California and three other states by failing to
tell owners of Crown Victorias and similar cars about a program to reduce
the risk of fires from gas tank ruptures.

Ford Sued over Gas-Tank Design

Ford Sued Over Gas-Tank Design

Autos: Texas officials accuse the car maker of hiding a safety defect
in its Crown Victoria police cruisers. The company says the vehicles are
safe.

By MYRON LEVIN, TIMES STAFF WRITER

Pressure mounts for recall of Ford police cruisers

 

Pressure mounts for recall of Ford police cruisers
By Myron Leven
Los Angeles Times

Printed in Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sunday, June 30, 2002
Edition: Final, Section: Driving, Page F1

Ford Motor Co. is under mounting pressure to recall hundreds of thousands
of
Crown Victoria police cruisers amid reports of rear-collision gas tank
fires
in which at least 10 police officers have burned to death since 1992.

Recall Pressure Rises Against Ford

 

LA Times June 22, 2002

RECALL PRESSURE RISES AGAINST FORD
Autos: 10 police officers in Arizona have died in fiery crashes in Crown
Victorias. Firm says fuel system is safe.
By Myron Levin, Times Staff Writer

Fatal accident sparks investigation into car

By First Coast News Staff

LAKE CITY, FL – A fatal accident involving a Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputy has sparked a statewide investigation into the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor.