1998 Mercury Grand Marquis Engine cooling Problems

“The plastic intake manifold in my 1998 Grand Marquis has cracked resulting in engine coolant fluid leak and engine failure. It is being repaired today. The car has approximately 87,000 miles. I understand that this occurs because of the material used for the intake manifold. The car is in otherwise very good condition.”

“Plastic intake manifold cracked and leaking coolant around thermostat area that squirts out under driving conditions and pools around fuel injection and contaminates electronics and serpentine belt and pulleys. Could leak to overheating and engine failure . Poor driving condition.”

“The contact owns a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis. Whenever the contact turned the vehicle on he noticed that the check engine light would appear on the dashboard. While examining the engine he also noticed that anti-freeze was leaking onto the engine. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. The failure mileage was 100,000.”

“The contact owns a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle would overheat abnormally. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where the radiator was flushed but to no avail. The contact later inspected the vehicle and discovered that the intake manifold was fractured. The contact believed that the failure was caused because the intake manifold was designed using plastic. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 64,950.”

“The contact owns a 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis. After driving 65 MPH, the contact noticed fuel leaking from the vehicle. She stated that the intake manifold cracked and she took the vehicle to the ford dealer. The dealer informed her that there was a recall on her vehicle, but they would not honor it because it was only good for seven years. She took the vehicle to an independent dealer and paid $850 for the repair. The VIN and engine size were unknown. The current and failure mileages were 113,000. …”