1996 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT DUE TO FAILURE OF PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD BEHIND ALTERNATOR.*AK

HEATING COOLING SYSTEM = CAR OVERHEATED AND MECHANIC FOUND A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. THERE HAVE BEEN QUITE A FEW COMPLAINTS ON THIS BY OTHER OWNERS - ONE DEALER EVEN STATES THIS IS A DEFECTIVE MANIFOLD. BELIEVE FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE OR REPAIR THEM WHEN NEEDED AS THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. *JB

THERE WAS A DEFECT IN INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED IN THE TSB 630628. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. *JB

THE ALUMINUM WHEEL CAUSED THE SEAL TO BREAK BETWEEN THE RIM AND TIRE WHICH RESULTED IN ALL FOUR TIRES LOSING AIR PRESSURE.*JB

MANIFOLD CRACKED ALLOWING ANTIFREEZE TO SPLASH OVER ENGINE. DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULD MAKE A MANIFOLD OUT OF PLASTIC GIVEN THE COOLING AND HEATING AREA OF THE ENGINE. UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, ONE IN WHICH A DEALER APPARENTLY STATED THAT THE MANIFOLD WAS DEFECTIVE AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND ANTIFREEZE SPLASHED ALL OVER THE MOTOR, WHICH CAUSED A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE MANIFOLD WAS FAULTY AND WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR. TS SCC *JB

THE A/C ELECTRONIC ACTUATOR MOTOR CONTROLS THE A/C AND DEFROSTER. THE UNIT FAILED SO THAT DURING DEFROST MODE ONLY COLD AIR WAS AVAILABLE. WHILE TRAVELING THE UNIT FAILED SO THAT I COULD NOT DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD. THIS UNIT SHOULD ONLY FAIL IN THE FAILSAFE STATE (PROVIDE HOT AIR) OR HAVE AN MANUAL OVERRIDE FOR THE DRIVER SO THAT HE CAN MOVE THE DOOR TO GET HOT AIR WHEN IN DEFROST DURING A FAILURE. DT

CONSUMER STATED WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND DID NOT STOP EVENLY. TS DEALER MACHINED WARPED REAR AND FRONT ROTORS AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. *TT

STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING..TOTAL LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. MANAGED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD WITH LAST BIT OF STEERING. I NOTICED THAT CAR WAS NOT RESPONDING TO TURNING WHEEL. THE WHEEL ACTUALLY FEEL OFF OF THE COLUMN AND ROLLED INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN I TOOK MY HANDS OFF OF THE WHEEL. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS: "STEERING WHEEL FELL OFF. DT

CONSUMER STATES, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE NOTICED A SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. PLASTIC MANIFOLD WAS CAUSING THE BURNING AND DAMAGING ENGINE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS