We were returning from dinner on April 7. We where 10 minutes from home when the manifold in my 1997 Grand Marquis cracked and we barely made it home. The car overheats within minutes. Ford is aware of this problem but chooses to ingore it. They have redesigned the part to be alumiun. Well they ...
I bought a 98 mustang gt 4.6l in october with 67000 miles on it, ran great, no problems what so ever, been really taken good care of. Last week the lower intake manifold split at the seams, and with it costing 894.00 to repair this, i started checking out the recalls, just to see if we had this for ...
Unfortunally, I own a 97 Mercury with a 100% plastic intake manifold. Eventhough some cars built with this 4.6 engin have ben recalled, mine is not on the list. Why some people with this defictive part are being helped and others are not, nither I nor the company can tell. This plastic intake has ...
My engine was destroyed during an emisions test at a service station. The service station says the state (New York) does not hold them liable for anything that happens during an inspection. My 6 yr. Extended warranty ended 3 weeks before the incident and Ford does not want to hear it. They want ...
I am the owner of 2 Ford Motor Company products. They are: 1996 Mercury Cougar 1997 Lincoln Town Car Both of these vehicles have a 4.6L engine with a PLASTIC intake manifold. In 2001 while in Illinois, I had to have the intake manifold on my Town Car replaced at a cost of over $600. The vehicle was ...
Dear Sir or Madame: My name is Woodrow Isaacks. I own a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis with a $600.00 defective plastic intake manifold, that Ford refuses to replace. As you may know Ford and Mercury are virtually the same vehicles. Both makes have models that are almost indistinguishable, other than a ...