1996 ford mustang gt convert. Leaking coolant. Took it to the dealership where I service it regularly since 2001. Confirmed a cracked intake manifold. Service department stated there was a recall on this part but it had expired. My wife contacted ford and they stated it was a courtesy recall and they would not reimburse me because the recall had expired. How can a the manufacturer recall a defective part and then close the date on the recall when there appears to be a continuous problem according to the federal safety agency complaints website? Cost for replacement intake manifold was $1253.77. Requesing reimbursement.
1996 Ford Mustang GT engine complaints
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Plastic intake manifold cracked for the 2nd time. I was fortunate enough to get covered under the recall the first time, but this time I'm on my own. This is on a '96 mustang gt with 100k miles. Both cracks were around the temperature sending unit at the front/passenger side of the motor.
Intake manifold cracked; I had to pay 589.17 for a new one and 225.00 labor charges; I would like a refund.
The intake manifold started leaking coolant, resulting in the windshield to instantly become fogged and unable to see the road. No action has been taken by ford to correct the problem of my vehicle.
While the vehicle was parked, the driver noticed smoke coming from under the hood. The driver opened the hood and disconnected the battery and extinguished the fire. Please provide further details.
(1) events leading up to the failure: normal driving conditions. 2) failure and its consequences: cracked intake manifold on 1996 ford mustang gt sohc v8 engine (85,000miles). Engine coolant leaked out rendering car undriveable, and me stranded. (3) what was done to correct the failure; I.e, parts repaired or replaced: framingham ford dealer replaced the defective part at a charge of $1150. The work was done in a sloppy fashion where upon receiving the car, there were washers and nuts missing from some parts of the reassembled engine (which has since been adressed). The cracked manifold was not fixed under warranty or the 97m91 recall as it had run out last year. There was no recall notice sent prior to it running out. Being a known problem, ford needs to replace the part at their expense, not at a profit for themselves.
Cracked intake manifold in thermostat housing. Causing temp to raise significantly. Ford does not want to take responsibility even though there is a general recall, not mandatory. How where we supposed to be made aware of this? Car is 1996, 89000 miles, out of warranty covered by 'general recall' this is unacceptable!!!
Dear ford motor company, will you please assist in getting my cracked intake manifold fixed? I am under the impression that there once was a recall on the plastic intake manifolds but I never heard anything about it. Now I find myself in the position of needing mine replaced as it is cracked. Thank you so much for your future assistance, as I know you wish to keep your consumers happy and loyal and, most importantly, you want to provide the consumers with products that work without manufactures defects so that we may transport your future car buyers safely. Sincerely, j. Herndon.
Ford mustang gt 4.6l intake manifold cracked and ford will not replace/repair. There was a recall on this part.
Cracked intake manifold not covered by ford,car has 38000 miles.
Yes I have a 1996 mustang and my intake had cracked for the third time and ford is not fix it this time telling me that its out of warranty so how can they keep putting intakes on if they go back there has been a number of complaints on the intakes for the 1996 mustang gt they say there is a general recall but not a safty recall so u telling me they reconize there is some thing wrong with there intakes so why sould the recall run out I mean come on I have owned this car since 1999 and had 46000 miles on it when I bought it and now its 2004 and 82000 miles and 3 intakes have cracked I 4 years some thing its very wrong and ford need to be paying for this im tired of haven this go out and some one need to step up and pay for fords mistake on this intake now im not ganna give up ford will pay for mine when I get done I promise that I mean I have been lookn for 5 days now and I have over 100 people that I have seen complaints for this intake now come on ford u think some thing is wrong with that and u see why people dont like ford any more cuz u dont stand bhind ur parts and u leave customers out in the cold hey if its ur fault stand up and admit it dont deny it cuz every one knows that this intake problem is ford fault.
Re: selective recall 97m91 for cracks in intake manifolds for: 1996-98 ford crown victoria thunderbird, cougar, and mustang.its so unfair that manifolds cracked after date of owner notification (march, 1999) I am a subsequent owner; had no way of knowing until today.
There has been a recall on my intake on my ford mustang 96, that I was not aware of. I recently had my car serviced and they found a problem with my intake my informed me that it had been recalled. Now it is at the dealer and they are telling me that the recall expried 2 months ago. How can a manufacture defect that they recalled expire to leave me hanging. This isnt right and isnt fair. A recall is a recall, it shouldnt be able to expire.
The plastic intake manifold cracked, which caused coolant to leak onto the engine, mixing with oil, and resulted in engine damage. Dealer replaced manifold, thermostat, hoses, etc.*ak consumer wasn't sure of all the parts that were replaced. Mechanic stated the air conditioning unit may shut off causing vehicle to overheat. Consumer felt the mechanic should've replaced the air conditioning unit when they did the intake manifold. *ph
While driving 55 MPH consumer noticed smoke coming from under hood, pulled over, opened hood, and saw fire. Fire put out by fire department. Fire department stated cooling fan caused fire. Damage to vehicle unknown at this time.
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