Complaint concerning plastic intake manifold on 1997 lincoln town car.*mr the vehicle's manifold cracked without warning and caused coolant to leak from the vehicle. The consume requested reimbursement but was refused.
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The manifold crack while driving, the condition caused a coolant leak and over heating. Please provide any further information.
I had been driving some 20 miles @ 50mph on a rural highway when the overheat warning sounded. Stopping and raising the hood revealed that coolant was spraying from the front of the engine. I had the vehicle towed to the place of a certified technician who advised me that the intake manifold was cracked and that it was a common occurence on my type vehicle and that ford motor company would cover the repairs. The local ford dealer denied the coverage and a call to ford customer service confirmed their decision. I learned from other sources that they would warrant this repair on vehicles in police or taxi service but no others. This is a clear admission that the produce is defective and blatant discrimination against a vast group of owners. I was able to purchase genuine parts and get the repairs made at one half the cost quoted by my local ford agency. I am aware that thousands of customers have expirenced the same treatment as I have. It would be very possible for this failure to be responsible for accidents and personal injury.
Vehicle would stalled intermittently without warning while driving. Vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the intake manifold was cracked and caused coolant to leak and flood the alternator. *nm
While driving 25 MPH the driver noticed smoke coming from underneath the hood. The driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it to a body shop. The mechanic informed the driver that the intake manifold needed to be replaced due to a blow out. *nm
Driving from a surface street onto a major arterial, a 1997 lincoln towncar original plastic intake manifold cracked, spewing coolant and engine oil from motor, when the vehicle accelerated to and attained 55 MPH. Motor requires replacement. If ford has a better idea, I sure wish they'd share it with their customers. I feel lucky to have steered from the major arterial upon which I was driving, without any additional negative consequence to myself or another person or vehicle. It is not a fun experience to have your engine blow at 55 miles an hour! Fomoco should have a major recall to repair this item before more persons and property are imperiled.
Driving car car over heating due to a cracked intake manifold ( made of plastic ?) in shop now for repairs approxmate cost $ 1000.00 or more plus $200.00 towing.
While driving at 65 MPH vehicle overheated. Vehicle was taken to an independent shop, and mechanic determined that intake manifold cracked. And coolant spilled inside the engine. *ak the manufacturer was contacted but refused to provide and financial assistance (intake manifold #1l2z9439aa).
While on a trip from florida to illinois in mid may 2004, in a rural area about 50 miles west of chattanooga,tn, the over temp. Warning sounded. I investigated and found the whole engine compartment was covered with coolant. By allowing the engine to cool and adding water several times, I was able to "limp" to a repair shop. They found the intake manifold crossover had failed and the part was not available and would have to be ordered from out of state. This was friday afternoon and the expensive lincoln town car could not be repaired until the following monday (if the part arrived by then) monday evening we were on our way again - back to florida. We had missed our commitments in illinois due to the delay and had to cancel our trip. As a couple in their late 70's, I feel we were exposed to a potentially dangerous situation and unnecessary expense because of a known defect and poor design on the part of the ford motor co.
While driving consumer noticed black smoke coming from the engine. Consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that intake manifold failed, and replaced intake manifold, *ak
While driving 45-50 MPH vehicle overheated. The consumer pulled to the side, raised the hood, and saw water coming from the intake manifold. The consumer left the vehicle by the side of the road and called a tow truck. At the dealer mechanic determined that the intake manifold busted and water was leaking. *ak
Plastic intake manifold cracked, causing the water to run out. Consumer had it repaired. The plastic piece was replaced with a metal piece. He searched on the internet, but there were no recalls.
1997 lincol towncar-intake manifold cracked and spewed out antifreeze causing a blanket of whit smoke endagering the vehicles behind me. The manufacturer knew in advance that this plastic manifold was defective. I had to get a wrtecker and the repair cost me $1,100.00. Ford should be held liable
Ltr fm w.o. Rosendahl (tx) re defective manifold for a 1997 lincoln town car, wants ford to replace the manifold even though his vehicle was not part of ford's voluntary replacement program, reply attn. James aldredge@the austin, tx ofc. *ph while driving, the engine lost coolant, the vehicle was towed to a ford dealership and the consumer was informed the vehicle had a cracked intake manifold.
While approaching an intersection temperature gauge registered hot on the dashboard panel, and steam was coming from underneath the hood. Driver was able pull over, and filled the vehicle up with water. Then, drove it to a gas station for repair. The mechanic replaced the intake manifold valve.
Intake manifold blew on interstate highway, endangering me and pickup truck behind me.
The vehicle's upper intake manifold cracked. *ph
Ltr fr william rosendahl (tx) owner of a 1997 lincoln tow car oppose ford motor company using defective plastic intake manifolds on vehicle suggest the federal safety agency investigate reply to the dallas tx district ofc. *ph *mr
While driving intake manifold would failed. This caused anti freeze to leak, and smoke started to come from under the hood.
Defective plastic part in the manifold that blew out causing car to lose power. Car was just sucking in air.
Excessive wear on the upper and lower control arm ball joints LED to vague steering and a wandering car path. The control arm ball joints that were replaced were rubber on metal without zerk lube fittings. They were designed to fail. The replacement control arm ball joints are metal-on-metal with zerk lube fittings. In 1999 there was a recall on lincoln town cars for replacement of the lower control arm ball joints. The recall numbers are the federal safety agency recall no. 98v322/ford recall no. 98s37. However, we had to pay the full amount of the repair. Developed a crack in the intake manifold coolant crossover pipe and lost all engine coolant. We had to have it towed 80 miles for repair. Several ford recalls were issued on the 4.6l v8 engine for replacement of this defective part; but they were for police cars, limo fleets, etc. I was told I am not covered. The little guy is left paying a thousand dollars for ford's engineering defect. Within a time period of 4 months, we have had to spend almost two thousand dollars to correct ford's design defects.
The intake manifold failed. The part is made of plastic and split right along the seam, leaking coolant all over the engine.
While driving steam came out from under the hood, and blocked the driver's view. This was caused by the plastic intake manifold cracking, and antifreeze leaking into the engine compartment. Tsb 95m71 bulletin was issued on this problem.
While driving the vehicle at an undetermined speed the vehicle stalled, causing the consumer to pull off the road. The consumer took the vehicle to a mechanic, who informed the owner that the intake manifold had failed. Please add any additional information.
Failure of intake manifold - crack in upper front of manifold. Lose of coolant fluids. I contacted lincoln customer service at 800/392-3673 and was told that lincoln is well aware of this problem but will do nothing about it. Their recall is for commercial vehicles only - they will not address private vehicles. I was told they have a standard answer for this common problem and no one in management will talk with me concerning it. I checked on the internet and found that this is a very common problem with town cars from 1995 through 2001, as well as crown voctorias and mercury marquis. Repair runs about $900.00. Lincoln has redesigned this plastic manifold to a combination plastic/metal one with the metal being at the point of most stress.
Plastic intake manifold on my 1997 lincoln towncar cracked leaving my wife and children stranded over 40 miles from home
Lincoln town car 1997 model 4.6l has defective air intake manifold that is covered in 1998-2000 models by way of recall. The 1997 model has the same defective part but is not covered by the recall. Not fair.
The intake manifold on a 97 lincoln town car was originally made of plastic. This manifold has cracked in a large number of cars that use this manifold. These cars include the crown victoria, the mustang and the town car. When purchasing a new manifold, it has been redesigned and a cast iron section has replaced the front plastic section. Keep in mind that the rest is still plastic. The manifold supposedly cracks under the pressure of the alternator, which is attached to the front of the manifold. A recall was issued only for fleet and police vehicles. I believe this is unfair to the consumer. Ford's engineers made a mistake and they are not claiming responsibility unless the vehicles are part of a fleet. The cost of replacement of the manifold is $975. It's not pocket change even for a lincoln owner. And even if it were just pocket change the owner shouldn't have to pay for an engineering mistake that could have injured someone. The crack in the manifold causes the coolant to leak out of the engine, which could cause other serious repercussions. I, along with many other consumers, feel that ford (lincoln) should take responsibility for this defect.
Lincoln towncar 1997- intake manifold;cross over made of plastic cracked while driving on interstate hwy in ga, causing the antifreeze to leak out and endanger the driver of stalling . Vehicle w/o antifreeze started to overheat was close to an exit and got off interstate in time. There are numereous customers that have this same problem. Manufacturer knew that plastic was not the appropriate material for a cooling system cross-over device in a vehicles engine such as the lincoln.... This is a high end car..... Such inferior materials should not be used. Ford should replace this part at no cost to consumer when it fails..this is a dangerous flaw.. Could cost serious accidents and injury when vehicle overheats and stops on a interstate high speed. Consumer should not have to pay for manufacturers poor judgement and mistakes.
Dealer replaced the plastic intake manifold. The vehicle had a coolant leaked. *ak *ph
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