1999 Ford Crown Victoria Engine cooling Problems

“I have 2 Crown Victoria sedans and both have spit spark plugs out of their respective cylinder heads. I am neither amused by these occurrences nor satisfied when I spoke with Ford customer service. Listed below is the last time this incident occurred - the 4th blown plug.”

“Engine on my car just stopped working and when towed to facility the mechanic informed me the engine was gone. Warranty people came to look at the vehicle and stated I used bad gasbecause carbon had built up on the rings and would not honor warranty. All fluids were clear and car has been properly maintained.”

“I began noticing problems with my 1999 Crown Victoria in early 2005. My check engine light kept coming on and it kept using a lot of coolant. A Ford technician told me during a recent repair that it needed another intake manifold and that it would cost me $800 to fix it at the dealership. I asked him if it was covered under any warranty and I was told no. The other night I was driving down I-35 headed towards dallas when the high temperature gauge started going off. …”

“I own a 1999 Ford Crown Victoria police package with 160,000 miles on it now,I bought it in 2003 with 145,000 miles on it, on october,10,2005 the plastic intake manifold starting leaking water from the back of the manifold from a crack in it,I have talked to numerous Ford dealers about this,and they give me the run around saying it is out of warranty,and I was told a new one would cost 800.00 dollars,that is a real rip off, a intake manifold should last the life of the engine,I will never buy a Ford vehicle again.”

“My car has 98501 miles on it and the plastic intake manifold is cracked with coolant seeping into the spark plug chamber, per ted britt Ford in va. I believe that the cause of the crack is a latent defect in the plastic manifold. I would like to have Ford replace it free of charge since it was a latent defect of the manufacturer. I also believe that this condition was there since I purchased the car (original owner), because during the early part of my ownership of the vehicle, there was always a faint odor of coolant in the passenger cab. …”