The car leaks anti-freeze throught the plastic manifold. Who ever heard of a plastic manifold. The original part is a defective part-made of the wrong material.ford needs to recall this part, it causes havic constantly needs to add coolant. The thermostat cannot be changed because the plastic housing is one piece with the manifold.
1999 Ford Crown Victoria engine problems
27 complaints (20% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 90,000. 1 crash reported.
- owner complaints
- 27
- of this car's complaints
- 20%
- typical mileage
- 90,000
- crashes
- 1
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Engine: gasoline7
- Exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe4
- Cooling system4
- Engine3
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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200k+
Ford Crown Victoria engine problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehicle stalled without restart.information contained in the odi consumer complaints and obtained from 72 telephone interviews with complainants showed the following:(1) 99% of the complaints were on my 1997 to 2002 subject vehicles.(2) most the complainants reported hearing a loud pop while driving or upon starting up the vehicle followed by a loud, repetitive clicking or popping sound.(3) many of the complainants reported that the popping sound was accompanied by some loss of vehicle power; however, in 99% of the incidents reported, the vehicle did not stall.in the very few incidents where the vehicle did stall, most vehicles could be restarted.(4) only a small percentage of the complainants cited that they smelled gas or a slight burning smell when the incident occurred.(5) in all but a very few incidents, vehicle damage was limited to the engine.in one incident, the complaint reported that the fuel rail was damaged and replaced after one of the spark plugs ejected from the engine; however, the complainant reported that the damage did not result in any type of fuel leak or fire.in another incident, the only incident where a fire was alleged, the complainant reported that no fluid leak was observed, but that a fire resulted after the spark plug had ejected from the engine and he had restarted the vehicle and driven to another location.none of the complainants reported any damage to the vehicle hood.(6) only two complainants reported that they observed what appeared to be some drops of fuel coming from the cylinder where the spark plug had failed or on the spark plug itself; however, each of these complainants reported that there was no smoke or flames as a result of his incident.as the petitioner noted, and odi?s analysis showed, it is possible for a spark plug to detach from the engine cylinder threads in the subject vehicles.however, odi?s analysis of 474 complaints describing such incidents found only a very few alleged any safety-related consequences.none of these showed any evidence of a serious safety consequence.given the large population and relatively long exposure time of the subject vehicles, the complaint analysis indicates that the risk to motor vehicle safety from the alleged defect is very low.in view of the foregoing, it is unlikely that the federal safety agency would issue an order for the notification and remedy of the alleged defect at the conclusion of the investigation requested in the petition.therefore, in view of the need to allocate and prioritize the federal safety agency?s limited resources to best accomplish the agency?s safety mission, the petition is denied.
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What 1999 Ford Crown Victoria owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
On numerous occasions the spark plugs have shot out causing damage to the coil pack and threads to the block. This is a 200$ to 300$ fix each time. Getting to be a hassle.
Defective intake manifold is was made of a cheap plastic..
Under normal driving conditions at approximately 25 MPH I began to smell a sweet burning scent that I quickly recognized as coolant. I pulled over & inspected the engine compartment. The first thing I observed after removing the plastic facia from the top of the engine was a crack in the water temperature sensor housing right in front on the top passenger side of the intake manifold. I was less than a block from my home so I drove home and had it towed into harvey's auto the next day. [xxx] has told me that there was a recall on this intake manifold and as the original owner I should have been notified about this recall. I was never informed of any recalls. [xxx] placed a temporary weld which has held up just fine, however he said that there are several other issues with the structural integrity of fords original design and that ultimately the manifold will fail at these weak points with time. I don't put heavy miles on my vehicle & only have 41,102 miles on it now. All services have been performed at 3000 mile intervals from authorized mechanics. I have all receipts of my service records and feel that the only reason I didn't experience a failure earlier is because of my diligent efforts to follow the recommended service intervals set forth in the vehicles maintenance log. I feel that it was and still is the responsibility of ford to seek out all owners until each vehicle has been repaired. The of recall expired in 2009 according to ford customer service but I feel that there should have been more effort by ford motors to inform all owners of this defect. I would appreciate it if ford would accept responsibility for selling a known faulty item and extend and honor their original recall reparations for my vehicle. I did my part in following all service requirements and they should as well. Thank you for your assistance and time. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My parents picked my daughter up from the school bus and proceeded down my driveway slowly. The vehicle suddenly accelerated even as my father had both feet on the brake. There were visible signs of the front wheels dragging up debris as the front wheels were locking up. He attempted to shift into neutral and turn the key but was unable to do so as the vehicle must have reached a speed in excess of 50 MPH before he slammed it into park and then ran head on into a tree. Both parent were injured severely even with the air bags deploying. The car was destroyed.
My intake manifold went bad. This is a known issue and a lawsuit was filed. It cost me $1,600 and ford won't reimburse me.
Intake manifold crack causing a major coolant leak and engine malfunction cause coolant running to last spark plug hole in passenger side. Engine size 4.6 8cyl. Same as my explorer 2002.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 ford crown victoria. The contact stated while driving approximately 25 MPH he smelled anti freeze. He took the vehicle to the dealer and was advised that there were no recalls on the vehicl. He had previously received a recall letter for the intake manifold but the dealer did not perform the recall repair. The vehicle had three transmission replacements for this failure, two by the dealer and one the contact . He stated that there was anti freeze all over his engine. He stated he has taken the vehicle to the dealer three times and they advised him that he has to pay for the repairs. The dealer stated the failure was due to the intake manifold. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 142,000.
1999 ford crown victoria blew out original spark plug and a fire was ignited as the fuel vapor was ignited by the coil pack.
I have 2 crown victoria sedans and both have "spit" spark plugs out of their respective cylinder heads. I am neither amused by these occurrences nor satisfied when I spoke with ford customer service. Listed below is the last time this incident occurred - the 4th blown plug.
Questions about the 1999 Ford Crown Victoria engine
Does the 1999 Ford Crown Victoria have engine problems?
Owners have filed 27 complaints about the engine of the 1999 Ford Crown Victoria, 20% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1999 Ford Crown Victoria engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 90,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Ford Crown Victoria engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Ford Crown Victoria have bad engine?
The Ford Crown Victoria model years with the most engine complaints are 1997 (85 complaints), 1996 (84 complaints) and 1992 (48 complaints).
Other 1999 Ford Crown Victoria problems
Fuel system 19Suspension 18Brakes 15Wheels 12Electrical 10Lights 10Steering 10Transmission 9Acceleration 5Body 5Tires 4Seat belts 3Visibility 3Airbags 2Seats 1
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