1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 55 MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD SPLIT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

AS A RESULT OF A CRACK WHICH OCCURRED IN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD OF 1997, MERCURY, GRAND MARQUIS, VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON THE FREEWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO HAVE MANIFOLD/ HEAD GASKET, AND MANIFOLD GASKETS REPLACED AT A COST OF ALMOST $2,000. OF SIGNIFICANT CONCERN, WAS THE DANGER TO WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED DURING HIGH TRAFFIC ON A BUSY FREEWAY! *NLM

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE ON A NOTIFICATION LIST WHEN THE RECALL ON INTAKE MANIFOLDS FOR 4.6L FORD/MERCURY ENGINES FINALLY HAPPENS. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKED WATER OUTSIDE THE ENGINE. *JB

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR, WITH NO WARNING. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE COOLANT LOSE UNTIL A/C STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. AFTER WALKING 6 MILES TO A PHONE AND A 2 HOUR WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE DEALER. WHEN I TOLD SERVICE REP WHAT HAPPENED,, HE SAID "YOU GOT A CRACKED MANIFOLD." IF THIS HAS HAPPENED SO OFTEN THAT THE SERVICE REP CAN TELL YOU WHAT WENT WRONG WITH OUT RAISING THE HOOD, THEN THERE IS A PROBLEM! FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM OR GIVE FREE REPLACEMENTS AND FREE LABOR EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENS. THE WEB SITE, "MY AUTOSTATS.COM" HAS 138 COMPLAINTS LISTED AT THIS TIME,ON THIS PROBLEM AND NO INVESTIGATIONS OR FINDINGS ARE LISTED. THIS CAR IS TARGETED TOWARDS THE OLDER DRIVER AND NO ONE WOULD WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO THEIR PARENTS OR EVEN GRAND PARENTS. *JB

I WOULD LIKE TO BE ON A NOTIFICATION LIST WHEN THE RECALL ON INTAKE MANIFOLDS FOR 4.6L FORD/MERC ENGINES FINALLY HAPPENS. OUR '97 GRAND MARQUIS INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND WE (FORTUNATELY) HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A BACK ROADS AREA. WE HAD TO GET TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE FOR $700 THEY REPLACED THE 'COMPOSITE' PLASTIC MANIFOLD. I ALSO HAVE A 2001 G.MARQUIS, IF IT'S COVERED BY THE RUMORED FORTH COMING RECALL. *JB

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, AND LEAKED WATER INSIDE THE ENGINE. *JB

I OWN A 1997 GRAND MARQUIS WITH 36,000 MILES. WHEN EXITING MY CAR I WOULD SMELL PLASTIC BURNING. THIS HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN I DROVE LONGER. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE HEAD GASKET WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH COVERED MOST OF THE COST, BUT I STILL NEEDED TO PAY FOR PARTS THAT WEREN'T COVERED. WHEN ASKED HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH A CAR HAVING SUCH LOW MILEAGE, THEY HAD NO ANSWER, JUST THAT IT HAPPENS. I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2002 FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND FLUID CHECK AND ALSO, UPON THEIR RECOMMENDATION, HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OF HEAD GASKETS LEAKING IN THIS MODEL AND IF SOMEONE CAN PLEASE TELL MY WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN. *NLM

THE PLASTIC PART ON THE 4.6 LITER ENGINE OF MY 1997 GRAND MARQUIS FAILED IN A REMOTE PART OF ARIZONA WHICH RESULTED IN COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT ALL 4.6 ENGINES IN CROWN VICTORIA'S, MERCURY'S, LINCOLN'S, AND FORD TRUCKS HAD THIS PART ON WHICH MANY FAILED. FORD MOTOR CO. SO MUCH AS ADMITTED THAT THIS PART WAS UNACCEPTABLE, BECAUSE THE PLASTIC PART WAS REPLACED WITH A METAL ONE. HOWEVER THEY DECLINE TO DO ANYTHING IF THE CAR IS BEYOND WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAD A HIDDEN WARRANTY FOR POLICE CARS AND TAXIS WITH NO MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS. HELP !!!!!!! *NLM

THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, WHICH CAUSED COOLANT TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *JB *NLM