2014 Ford POLICE INTERCEPTOR SEDAN problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
4 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
79,058 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2014 model year. Data updated: . 4 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
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Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Steering is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 4 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Steering behavior
2
50.0%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
2
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
1
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
2
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 1; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 2; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
2016
1
2018
2
2019
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2016
1
2018
2
2019
1
2016: 1; 2018: 2; 2019: 1
Pattern summary
Steering leads the component reports. Steering behavior appears in 2 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
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 112039, STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. BACK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AGAIN MORE PARTS REPLACED, NO IMPROVEMENT. VEHICLE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR THIS ONGOING PROBL…
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.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
4 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
100.0%Usable mileage4 / 4 records
100.0%Valid incident date4 / 4 records
100.0%Valid filing date4 / 4 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates4 / 4 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2013
2014
2017
Seat Belts
828.6%ODI 10531931 · 4,531 mi
DRIVER'S SEAT-BELT BUCKLE RECEIVER COVER BROKE OFF UNDER NORMAL POLICE USE, EXPOSING THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE BUCKLE RECEIVER AND PREVENTING LATCHING OF THE MALE END OF THE BUCKLE INTO THE RECEIVER. *TR
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
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 HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT IT IS DOING AND CAN SEND IT IF NEEDED, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS THINKING YOUR GO…
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 HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THESE BULBS. THE WHELEN BULB IS OVER $400 ALONG WITH THE LABOR COST THIS COULD EASILY COST OVER $500. FORD SAYS THERE IS…
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 HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT IT IS DOING AND CAN SEND IT IF NEEDED, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS THINKING YOUR GO…
OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TWO NEW FORD INTERCEPTOR. THREE TIMES MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A QUICK TURN AROUND TO STOP A VEHICLE FOR A M/V VIOLATION. THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF, I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES THEN I STARTED TO ROLL TOWARDS A FENCE . I HAD TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK TO START THE CAR. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE IF THIS IS GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING. *TR
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.
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 SOLID. CAR WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT SAID THE STEERING WHEEL BOLT CAME LOOSE AND THE REPAIR WAS TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT. DEALER CHARGED 1.5 HOUR…
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 112039, STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. BACK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AGAIN MORE PARTS REPLACED, NO IMPROVEMENT. VEHICLE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR THIS ONGOING PROBL…
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
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.
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Steering
Too few reports for a range
85,629 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 11104513 · 86,257 mi
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 112039, STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. BACK TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AGAIN MORE PARTS REPLACED, NO IMPROVEMENT. VEHICLE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR THIS ONGOING PROBL…
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.
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 HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT IT IS DOING AND CAN SEND IT IF NEEDED, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS THINKING YOUR GO…
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.
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 HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT IT IS DOING AND CAN SEND IT IF NEEDED, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS THINKING YOUR GO…
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
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2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
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2025-03
0
None
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2025-04
0
None
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2025-05
0
None
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2025-06
0
None
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2025-07
0
None
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2025-08
0
None
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2025-09
0
None
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2025-10
0
None
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2025-11
0
None
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2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
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2026-02
0
None
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2026-03
0
None
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2026-04
0
None
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2026-05
0
None
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2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2014: 1 complaints · 2017: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2014
0
0
1
2017
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2014
4
0
0
2017
0
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Steering
Electrical System
Engine
Exterior Lighting
Steering
—
0
0
0
Electrical System
0
—
0
1ODI 10837271 · 31,000 mi
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 HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT IT IS DOING AND CAN SEND IT IF NEEDED, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS THINKING YOUR GO…
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 HAVE A VIDEO OF WHAT IT IS DOING AND CAN SEND IT IF NEEDED, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS FEEL THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS THINKING YOUR GO…
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Steering assistance concerns
1 mentions · 25.0% of complaints
Median mileage: 85,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 11233908 · 85,000 mi
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.
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.