1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. THIS CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. *AK THE FACTORY INTAKE MANIFOLD INCLUDED THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING AS ONE PIECE. THE CRACK DEVELOPED AT THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING WHICH REQUIRED THE ENTIRE MANIFOLD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

1997 CROWN VICTORIA LX - 4.6 L ENGINE WITH 99,000 MILES. MY MANIFOLD INTAKE CRACKED AND FAILED, RESULTING IN RAPID AND COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. REQUIRED TOWING. REPAIR ESTIMATED TO COST $1,100. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SINCE 1996 AND HAS RECALLED 1996-2001 CROWN VICTORIA TAXIS, LIMOS, AND POLICE CRUISERS FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM, BUT DID NOT RECALL PRIVATE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FAULTY PART. FORD DID NOT EVEN NOTIFY OWNERS OF THIS DEFECT. I REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION BE MADE INTO THE REASON WHY PRIVATE VEHICLES WERE EXCLUDED FROM THIS RECALL, AS THERE CAN BE NO TECHNICAL REASON. I WOULD ALSO REQUEST THAT FORD BE COMPELLED TO PAY FOR REPAIRS MADE TO CARS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED.*AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FLOORBOARDS WERE ALWAYS MOIST. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE LEAF SCREEN GASKET WAS DEFECTIVE AND ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE DUCT. THE DUCT THEN FILLED THEN EMPTIED ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LEAF SCREEN WAS SITUATED UNDER THE AIR VENTS AT THE FRONT OF THE WINDOW. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. CONSUMER FOUND ON NHTSA WEB SITE RECALL 98V322000 WHICH APPLIED TO THE PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED WITH THE FOLLOWING RECALLS: 981001000, 00V157001, 03V472000 00V152002, 98V322000, 97V024000 AND TSB'S 01M02, 99M01, AND 97M91. *SC *JB

WHILE DRIVING INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY EXPLODED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THERE WAS A DELAY IN BRAKING, WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LINE WAS WORN AND CAUSED BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK. *AK *CB *JB

THE MANIFOLD IN MY 1997 CROWN VICTORIA CRACKED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A DEFECT PARTICULAR TO THE 4.6 LITER ENGINE WHICH MY CAR HAS. MY CAR IS LOW MILEAGE (ABOUT 47,000) IS SIX YEARS OLD AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER HAVING HAD IT FOR 4 YEARS. I HAVE HAD REGULAR SERVICE BY THE DEALER FROM WHOM THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MANIFOLD ON THIS PARTICULAR SIZE ENGINE HAS BEEN FOUND DEFECTIVE IN OTHER MODEL CARS AND ALTHOUGH A RECALL WAS ISSUED MY VIN NO. DOES NOT MATCH A SPECIFIC LIST AND THEREFORE, I HAVE TO COVER THE $1000 EXPENSE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD WHEN I SELL THE ONE I NOW OWN AND I WILL STRONGLY ENCOURAGE OTHERS NOT TO BUY ANY MODEL CAR WITH THIS ENGINE. I PLAN TO FILE A SMALL CLAIMS LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD WHEN I HAVE ALL THE REPAIRS COMPLETED. FORTUNATELY, I HAD ONLY DRIVEN A MILE FROM HOME AND MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS ATTENTION TO DETAILS THINGS WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD.*AK

SUBJECT:FORD CROWN VIC LOWER BALL JOINT COMMENTS: I HAVE A 1997 FORD CROWN VIC MANUFACTURED IN ONTARIO. THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT CAME APART IN THE FALL OF 2002 AND WAS REPLACED. IT IS NOW 14 MONTHS LATER AND IT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. ON YOUR SITE I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THAT ISSUE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT AND HAVE HAD TO PAY THE FULL COST OF REPAIRS EACH TIME. WHAT IS MY RECOURSE? *LA

FOUR YOKOHAMA AVID TOURING TIRES ON MY 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL SEPARATION RENDERING THE CAR DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THESE TIRES FAILED SEQUENTIALLY WITHIN 5000 MILES OF EACH OTHER. NO TIRE HAD MORE THAN 40% TREAD WEAR AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. *LA

FRONT SUSPENSION WAS TOTALLY TRASHED, IT WAS TOUGH DRIVING IT HOME FROM THE DEALER. CAR WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. *LA