1996 Mercury Grand Marquis engine problems

Filed Nov 11, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 106,243 miles · CA

The car all of a sudden felt different while driving one day, kind of sluggish and then the engine light went on. The temp rose and smoke started coming out from under the hood. When I pulled over to let cool down I couldn't start it up again. Had it towed to a mechanic who said that the engine was shot. Not worth repairing. Had it towed back home and its been parked in my driveway ever since.

Filed May 10, 2012 · Engine · 122,000 miles · WI

A crack in my exhaust manifold behind the alternator causing coolant to spray all over under my hood and now my engine overheats..thanks for using plastic parts ford .

Filed Dec 1, 2010 · Engine · 85,218 miles · SC

While driving my vehicle home from work in the evening, the car started to putter, then smoke came pouring out from under the engine hood blocking my view from the road causing cars to race around me and almost had an accident...also started coming in the vents of the car, making me nausea. Extreme danger and fear. I had to have the car towed $65.00 and the repair estimate came in at $900.00. Cracked plastic intake manifold. ??plastic?? Who does that? I have been unemployed and only able to get part time employment. I can't afford this repair so I had to have the car towed back to my house...another $65.00. The car only has 85,218 miles on it and has been kept immaculate. I contacted mercury/ford and they said there is nothing they can do. In researching, I spent hours reading hundreds and hundreds of postings regarding the same situation...and also, the same car, ford crown victoria has the exact same problem. I understand there was a "silent recall" where only government fleet/police cars were taken care of. How nice! The replacement was with a metal part, which it should have been from the beginning. This is an extreme neglect on ford/mercury part. I believe that the investigation and action should be based on the quantity of both the crown victoria and grand marquis combined, since they are the exact same car manufactured. Please help!

Filed Aug 11, 2010 · Engine · 85,000 miles · ME · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that there was steam emitting from the engine compartment. A mechanic advised the contact that there was a crack in the plastic intake manifold. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The current and failure mileages were approximately 85,000.

Filed Apr 30, 2010 · Engine · 102,741 miles · ND

Mercury grand marquis 1996 intake manifold cracked and had to be replaced, did not know there was a recall on the intake manifold until we had it replaced.

Filed Dec 27, 2009 · Engine · 113,000 miles · IL · fire

Car caught fire had no problems with the car in the past drove about 2 miles parked and turned car off and the engine caught fire.

Filed Oct 23, 2009 · Engine · 96,000 miles · NJ · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 1996 mercury grand marquis. While parked in the residence carport, the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the flames. The massive fire completely destroyed the vehicle and caused damages to the home. There were no personal injuries. At this time the cause of failure has not been determined. The manufacturer and insurance company were notified. The failure and current mileages were 96,000.

Filed Dec 15, 2008 · Engine · 70,000 miles · FL

Plastic intake manifold on a 1996 ford grand marquis 4.6 liter v-8. Apparently there was some settlement offer from ford to replace this part with an aluminum intake however due to the car not being driven much, 70,000 miles in 12 years the intake manifold did not fail until recently. I would like to know what options I have in fixing this part and possible reimbursement of the $800 or more it will cost me to fix it.

Filed May 19, 2008 · Engine · 71,337 miles · TX

Had just turned off freeway when warning chime for overheated engine sounded. Stopped car within one block & turned off motor. Towed to mechanic. Turns out to be the intake manifold catastrophic failure, common to fords (mine is 1996 mercury grand marquis, 71k miles.) am now running compression test to see if any engine damage, if there is no damage then I will have to fix manifold at a cost of approx. $1036. If there is engine damage then I will have to junk a perfectly fine car in excellent condition (apart from this). Ford does not offer any redress. I never received any information about this problem, nor about the class action lawsuit settlement. This could have been extremely dangerous, as I had just excited a freeway when the warning beep sounded. I have received all other recall info on this vehicle and have complied w. Recall. In fact vehicle had been fully checked by dealer only 6 days when taken in for the second part of the switch recall on this model. Dealer never informed me of any potential manifold problem. This is a safety issue as well as a defective part issue. At the very least, owners should be notified that this is a common catastrophic failure.

Filed Mar 10, 2008 · Acceleration, Electrical · 73,000 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 1996 mercury grand marquis. Occasionally, when driving 55-60 MPH, the vehicle would vibrate. The vibration also occurred while driving between 35-40 MPH. The contact stated that she had to add water to the antifreeze receptacle each day because the vehicle would overheat. While making a left turn, the contact would hear a rustling sound as if something was rubbing together. In addition, the rear windows would not go down. The front passenger side window would go down, but would not go back up. The contact was informed that the failure was electrical. The blinkers, brake lights, and cruise control have failed. She also received a safety recall notice for the vehicle speed control. The powertrain and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 90,647 and failure mileage was 73,000.