1994 Ford Crown Victoria Engine cooling Problems

“On the date noted, I parked my 1994 Ford Crown Victoria in my driveway shut it off and went inside to perform some errands. While inside I heard a large boom, followed by a car horn sounding intermittently. I ran to the window expecting to see a vehicle crash by my house and saw flames shooting through the hood on the drivers side near the power booster area ,with a large hole where the hood used to be. The flames were shooting about 10-12 feet into the air and ignited the pitch pine and leaves adjacent to the vehicle. …”

“While driving the vehicle, the consumer noticed black smoke coming from the engine. The consumer pulled the vehicle over and called a tow truck. The vehicle was towed to the dealership. The mechanic informed the owner that the plastic intake manifold failed. Please add any further details.”

“I have repeatedly requested my vehicle to be checked for the following problems: 1) the engine nocks excessively whenever going up hill. 2) the vehicle instermittently emits a high pitched electronic beeping sound similar to a tuning fork. It sounds similar to sounds coming from personal computers. This sound occurs in conjunction with the nocking of the engine. I have requested the vehicle be inspected by the dealer on numerous occasions, but they claim they can't duplicate it. …”

“The contact owns a 1994 Ford Crown Victoria. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control in august of 2007. The speed control was disconnected at that time. The contact has called the dealer several times to find out when the parts will be available for the repair, but has not been given a date within a reasonable amount of time. The contact stated that he smells gas coming from the front of the vehicle. He only notices the smell while inside the passenger compartment. The contact has not taken the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. The recall number was unknown. …”

“Vehicle was leaking antifreeze & smoking. Dealer determined that it was a head gasket leak, and it had done some major damage to engine. This was happening over a period of time. Engine needs replacement. Dealer and manufacturer stated that the premature head gasket failure was corrected in the 96 Ford engine models, therefore it is not a manufacturer defect.”