1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

PLASTIC MANIFOLD CRACKED OPEN RELEASING ALL COOLING FLUID DRIVING 30 MPH, OUTSIDE TEMP 58 DEGREES... DESPITE THE UNWISE - IF NOT STUPID - DECISION TO SAVE COSTS BY MANUFACTURING ONE OF THE HOTTEST PARTS ON A CAR, PLASTIC, THIS CAR SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED FOR THAT REASON, AND THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BE TOLD TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT AT THEIR COST OR TO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS WHO ALREADY HAD TO PAY THIS $ 600.00+ FOR REPLACING THIS PART WITH A METAL ONE. *JB

WE ALSO HAD THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK ON THE INTERSTATE AT A REPAIR COST OF ABOUT $950.00 FORD HAS RECALLED FLEET BOUGHT 4.6L ENGINES, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL OWNERS HAVE TO PAY $$$ FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *JB

1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS HAS 21,000 MILES. THE AIR BLEND DOOR HAS BROKEN CAUSING NO WARM AIR TO VEHICLE INTERIOR AND A CONSTANT CLICKING NOISE BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE IS NO WARM AIR TO DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING A VISUAL SAFETY HAZARD. *JB

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

NAR 02/10/2003. THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK. FORD REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR 4.6L ENGINES ARE PLASTIC AND HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE 1996 WHEN THEY WERE RECALLED AND FORD STILL USED THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD ANYWAY. MY MANIFOLD CRACKED RIGHT BEHIND THE ALTERNATOR SPEWING ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR OR CHANGE THE MANIFOLDS. DT

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. DEALER DETERMINED THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED, CAUSING ALL COOLANT TO LEAK FROM VEHICLE. TS

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 25-30MPH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS SUDDEN/CATESTROPHIC AND HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ENGINE COOLANT CAUSED A CLOUD OF STEAM SO THICK, FORWARD VISION WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED. BLOCKED FORWARD VISION COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. DT

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 40PMH THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED A CRACKED AND LOSE ALL ANTIFREEZE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS