1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. PLASTIC MANIFOLD WAS CAUSING THE BURNING, AND DAMAGING WIRE AND ALTERNATOR. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD RUPTURED CAUSING COOLANT TO FURTHER ENTER CYLINDERS AND MAY HAVE CAUSED CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK-THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL CARED FOR INCLUDING OIL CHANGES EACH 2000 MILES-FORD & CO HAVE ESSENTIALLY SAID I'M ON MY OWN-THIS INTEGRAL PART SHOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO A GREATER AND NOT A MINIMAL STANDARD. *AK

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD SPLIT, CAUSING COOLANT TO ENTER INTO CYLINDERS AND APPEARS MAY ALSO HAVE CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK-SEEMS FORD & CO COULD CARE LESS-THIS VEHICLE HAS OTHERWISE BEEN EXTREMELY WELL CARED FOR INCLUDING OIL CHANGES EVERY 2000 MILES. *AK

COOLANT IS LEAKING FROM INTAKE MANIFOLD . DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED DEFECTIVE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD PIECE WITH A METAL PART. *YH

INTAKE MANIFOLD ON ENGINE CRACKED WHILE BEING DRIVEN 60 MPH, PRODUCING SMOKE FROM REAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WHICH HAD 86,715 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE I NOTICED THE ENGINE WOULD SPARK KNOCK ANYTIME THE CAR WAS PUT UNDER A LOAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN HIGH GEAR AND IN OVERDRIVE. DUE TO MY SCHEDULE I DID NOT TAKE THE CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM UNTIL THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL IT DOWN. AFTER SPENDING 741 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THOSE PROBLEMS I DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AND STEAM CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER EVALUATED THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN. I WAS ADVISED THE REPAIR COST WAS $893.75 INCLUDING TOWING. IWAS ADVISED BY BOTH THE DEALER AND THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE 1-800-392-3673 THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL OR WARRENTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. BY FINDING THIS WEB SITE I HAVE FOUND 16 OTHER SIMULAR CONPLAINTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD NOISE COMING FROM WHEEL. MECHANIC STATES THAT FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET THAT HOLDS WHEEL ON TO FRAME WAS IMPROPERLY WELDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER THEN CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD OVERHEATED, WHICH CREATED AN ANTIFREEZE LEAK. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED AND WAS REPLACED WITH A METAL ONE. THE BILL AND THE LETTER SENT TO RDA GROUP AND MERCURY IS ATTACHED, REGARDING THE FAULTY PART AND THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *SCC

INTAKE MANIFOLD IS PLASTIC, NEW PART HALF CAST ALUM(FRONT SECTION)ONLY CALLED FORD DEFECT WAS CHANGED IN YR.2000 BUT NOT A RECALL, ?? WHY DEALER SAID HAS REPLACED QUITE A FEW OF THESE FORD MICH. SAID THE SAME THING BUT NO RECALL WHY!!!!!. *AK

CONSUMER STATES BECAUSE OF A DESIGN DEFECT, HEAT BUILDS UP IN A PLASTIC MANIFOLD WHICH CAUSED A CRACK. CONSUMER IS SUGGESTING THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD HAS TO BE REPLACED WITH AN ALUMINUM-REINFORCED MANIFOLD. *YD