1997 Mercury Grand Marquis Fuel system Problems

“Plastic intake manifold ruptured causing coolant to further enter cylinders and may have caused crack in engine block-this vehicle has been exceptionally well cared for including oil changes each 2000 miles-ford & co have essentially said I'm on my own-this integral part should certainly have been manufactured to a greater and not a minimal standard.”

“Intake manifold required replacing. It had split across the front seam causing antifreeze to spill all over the engine. Our VIN number is not on the recall list even though others of the same make are. The split was across the front seam of the plastic manifold. New ones have aluminum liners in them, which makes me believe that the company knows that it`s a current problem.”

“Ford motor company recognizes several vehicles affected by this condition, including the crown victoria, mustang, lincoln town car, and Mercury cougar, all with the 4.6l engine built with a plastic intake manifold, yet ford refuses to acknowledge the Grand Marquis. Fortunately, our experienced failure occurred at a low speed (approximately 20-25 miles per hour) as my wife was driving into our subdivision. However, the amount of steam (which she immediately thought was smoke ) caused her to panic and nearly flee the vehicle. …”

“Plastic intake manifold split open at front seam, spewed hot antifreeze all over engine compartment. I had to have vehicle towed to the dealer. Ford refused to replace part at no charge even though they are doing no charge replacements on ford crown victorias and some mustangs(police packages). The replacement part being installed on my vehicle is different part number from the one that split. I consider the problem to be a safety issue as when the vehicle leaves me stranded on the road, my safety is being threatened.”

“I purchased this vehicle which had 86,715 miles on it. Shortly after the purchase I noticed the engine would spark knock anytime the car was put under a load when the transmission was in high gear and in overdrive. Due to my schedule I did not take the car in for this problem until the drivers side window fell down while attempting to roll it down. After spending 741 dollars to repair those problems I drove the car approximately 50 miles and steam came from under the hood. The car was towed back to the dealer. The dealer evaluated the problem and advised me that the intake manifold was broken. …”