1997 Lincoln Town CAR Engine cooling Problems

“While surfing the web my husband came across an article about ford intake manifolds we have a 1997 Lincoln Town Car that this cracked on in 2004 which resulted in replacing the engine. When I called ford this had already been settled as it was not a recall but class action suit & not done in a dealer shop sorry about my luck.”

“Car began to show steam under hood. Temperature indicator was maximum. After checking under the hood,the anti-freeze over-flow was empty. I filled with water and continued home. I called my mechanic and he sent a wrecker to tow the car. After inspection, he notified that the intake manifold had split. He indicated there might be a recall on the manifold as the replacement was metal instead of plastic. I called the dealer and he said no recall.”

“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. …”

“Intake manifold failure...part made out of plastic. Dealer states manufacture had issued a campaign to replace at no charge because they knew part was faulty...but only if vehicle was in taxi or limo service. I am outraged that manufacture acknowledges that part is faulty but does not replace with adequate replacement. Vehicle has only 56000 miles. Cost to me to repair almost $900.00. Call to ford customer service representative has yet to be returned.”

“While on I-84 in waterbury,ct large amounts of smoke were emitting from rear of vehicle. Stopped and raised hood to find anti-freeze covering engine. Had my 1997 Lincoln Town Car towed to ford/Lincoln/mercury repair shop. I was informed that the plastic intake manifold had cracked and that this is a common occurance. Private passenger vehicles are not covered under the recall, however commercial vehicles are covered. Other ford mo co vehicles are also having same problem. …”