September 2005 Mechanical Engineering Departments: News and Notes
Ford's position is that the Crown Victoria is no more susceptible to fire than any other vehicle, but its use in service exposes it to greater-than-average crash hazards. As a police car used in routine traffic stops, the cruiser spends a lot of time stopped on the shoulders of highways, where it is exposed to oncoming traffic.
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Well, in the 1992 to 2001 model years, Ford situated the vehicle's gas tank between the rear axle and the rear bumper. This apparently made the gas tank vulnerable to rupture during high speed rear impact. Additionally, there is a bolt mounted on the rear axle which can puncture the gas tank when the vehicle is struck from behind.
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The City of Dallas and others suing Ford over the Crown Victoria police car are gathering sworn testimony from Ford officials as part of a consolidated discovery process before a federal judge in Cleveland. Ms.
Ford Crown Victoria Fuel Tank Explosions and Lawsuits
The Ford Crown Victoria has come under scrutiny because of gas-tank fires and explosions with Crown Victoria police cruisers. There are about 350,000 Crown Victoria Police Interceptors on the road. An estimated 14 police officers nationwide have died in accidents allegedly where the car's gas tank exploded following high speed, rear-end crashes.
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But safety groups said Wednesday the limousine campaign was a landmark in their efforts to get Ford to address the safety of the fuel-tank design. The Crown Victoria police cruiser shares a fuel-tank design with other versions of the Crown Victoria, the Lincoln Town Car and the Mercury Grand Marquis.
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Investigations into deadly gas tank explosions in Ford Crown Victoria police cruisers led the government to update its standards for fire protection in rear crashes involving all vehicle models. The Crown Victoria is used as police cruisers by 80 percent of the national police departments.
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There have been reports of 14 law enforcement officers killed and 9 seriously injured as the result of fuel tank explosions on their Crown Victoria Police Interceptors. The vehicles burst into flames after the vehicles were hit from behind at highway speeds. Reports indicate that the officers would not have died or suffered as serious an injury if the vehicle did not explode.
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The condition may have been exacerbated by police equipment installers drilling over the package tray in the luggage compartment. Due to the gas tank's orientation, drilling through the package tray will result in drilling into the gas tank. The equipment installers would then install bolts that go into the gas tank and can cause sparking in an accident. It is interesting to mention the contents of the recall kit because they can be found on early 1980s Fords. Ford used polymer shields on the gas tank facing the rear differential covers. Ford also used polymer shock bolt covers for the lower mounts on the rear shocks.
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Nine months later, April 7, 1998, a speeding, drunken driver slammed into trooper Marissa Sanders' car near Northwest 119th Street and threw her to the side of the highway. Her cruiser's gas tank exploded and showered her with gasoline.
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