This catastrophic failure stranded me in the wilderness subjected to the elements. No safety defect listed.
1996 Mercury Grand Marquis engine complaints
Page 4 of 4: complaints 71 to 86 of 86, newest first, as owners wrote them.
Consumer states while driving there is a coolant leak and the check engine light is on. Consumer is aware there is possibly a recall relating to the condition, however, dealership would not authorize possible recall. Dealer found a cracked plastic intake manifold, intake gaskets and plug wires were replaced. *tt
Plastic intake manifold cracked behind the alternator, causing coolant leakage.
While driving at slow speed and without warning, vehicle will shut off, resulting in no power steering or power brakes.*ak. Consumer states engine stalls frequently while turning, the engine codes are all normal, the dealer has attempted to repair the vehicle 3 times with no success.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
Vehicle stalls, mostly while making turns at slow speeds. Dealer feels cause is overfilling of fuel filler neck. *ak dealer replaced filler pipe, however consumer states vehicle is still stalling.
I checked through the service bulletins and complaints-there are several other complaints with these manifolds- not sure why they are making parts out of plastic-is this normal since it involves the coolant-heating area of the vehicle? This cost me 721.56.
Consumer experiencing consistant problems with faulty intake manifold and gasket. Nlm
Engine overheated and investigation of the problem found that theplastic intake manifold developed a 3" crack right behind the alternator
While driving about 20 MPH vehicle stalled. There was no power steering and brakes, vehicle is at repair shop for the fourteenth time.
The vehicle shudders and vibrates when traveling in 3rd and 4th gear and then looses power. Nlm
Cracks in the plastic intake manifold. Mjs
Vehicle is driven in bahrain where unleaded fuel is unavailable. Does owner need to replace part of the exhaust system and the engine electronic processor?
Engine failed.
Noticed drive train vibrating and shaking progressively worse at 70mph.
Fast idle or high setting of engine RPM, idle 800 RPM at neutral.
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history