20 Most Recent 1996 Ford Crown Victoria Questions & Answers

well makes no sense turnsignals are on ignition switch fed fuse and brake lights are on 24 hour fuse.. to me sounds like bad turn switch... it handles turn signals also hazzards. and brake lights have to go through the turn switch also... it is common problem.. combination switch is what they call it.. not hard to replace either....let me know

so left front blinkers fail or not.????? other shoe drops. fuses blown wires a mangled LR lamp socket there a mess. trailer hitch wires hacked in hear still a mess as all hacks are. grounds to LR is bad or rusty or mangled wires ground.

It will be visible by looking at the front of the cluster. use a flashlight, and you should be able to see a "shadow affect" , or the outline of the "Check Engine Light" "Oil" "Low Fuel" etc. for all of the dash lights.

Under any part of the steel frame block of wood always helps bolt heads and ends sink into the wood to avoid damage to threads

I would first go on you tube, enter your vehicle info and how to replace the circuit board for your lights. It will take you to numerous videos of what you need to know.

Check engine light on ? What code's are stored in the PCM

Probably bad switch down on the column shaft.OR the link rod that leads to it. The switch is spring loaded and is probably bad. Not talking about the key tumbler here. don-ohio

Buy a used factory repair manual so you know the info is accurate. You can find used factory manuals on eBay motors.

Ok, here goes from memory: pry up the master switch panel on the door handle. When you have that up, disconnect the wiring and set the unit aside and let the connectors hang down. There should be 5 screws: 1 behind the part you just removed, one behind the door handle, one on the rear side of the door (near the lock mechanism), one on the bottom below the courtesy light, and one down on the bottom near the front corner. Remove those, lift the panel straight up, and then out. Be careful to not rip the power window connector off!

Look for a release pull cord on your back dash area.

There should be a safety trunk release located on the upper rear window deck platform- a black handpull . If it is still intact- it should pop the trunk lid. At least it works that way on a 1997 Crown Vic.

it's not really a first timers job . there are a lot of trim covers that are held on my clips and some screws . it's really all about trial and error . people like me who have been doing them for years and have broken more than a few trim parts and still brake a few here and there, have no choice but to carry on and do them because that's what i am paid for. but a first timer could end up with a dashboard that will no longer fit back together and is now ruined. there are no manuals for such repairs because to write all the steps down you would end up with a novel 300 pages long. if you take it on try to find a neighbor or a friend who has done one or two before to help you with it , look on you tube for people taking apart dashboards in ford cars to get an idea how ford thinks. good luck

Never done a crown vic but it is all the same. You will have to search out the screws holding on the individual dash panels. Some are underneath, some are in the ash tray and there are usually concealment tabs that cover up the screws that hold the top on. It is a matter of experimenting the first time unless you can get a diagram from somewhere.

possible instrument cluster bad or has bad connections or corrosion inside the cluster

Raise car put on stands. Jack engine slightly toward one side and inspect mount. Do same for other side.

You need to open the hood. You can have someone stand by the fender and look at the engine while you do this test. Now start the engine and put it into drive gear, apply the brake and step on the accelerator pedal to bring the RPM up a little. The helper must watch how much the engine as it lifts or twists. More than an inch or two you have a broken mount. Now do the same thing in reverse gear to check the other side. This vehicle is a rear wheel drive and will have 3 motor mounts. Left , right (both under the exhaust manifolds) and a rear mount at the rear of the transmission. This mount should be visually checked as well. I hope this helps.

basically pull the motor off the mount if it is broken then the mount will part inspection will reveal a shiny part of metal where the rubber is rubbing on the steel