1996 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK THIS LED TO THE BLEW UP OF COOLANT IN THE MOTOR AND OVER HEATING OF THE VEHICLE. SERVICE DEALER REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD. *LA

SEPTEMBER OF 2003 THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW IN MY CAR ON MY WAY TO MY DADS FUNERAL AND I CONTACTED THE FORD COMPANY ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID IT WAS GOING TO COST ME 690.00 TO GET IT FIXED AND I SAID THAT WASNT RIGHT. THEY RECALLED THE POLICE CARS AND TAXI CABS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT RECALL THE CONSUMERS VEHICLES. I TOLD THEM THAT I KNEW THEY HAD BROUGHT THOSE VEHICLES BACK SO THEN THEY OFFERED TO DO THE JOB FOR 590.00 STRANGE ISNT IT!! I GOT THE JOB DONE BUT I STILL THINK THAT THEY SHOULD RECALL THESE VEHICLES. THEN TODAY I WENT OUT TO GET IN MY CAR WHICH I JUST DROVE YESTERDAY AND NOW IT WONT RUN AGAIN NOW ITS THE COMPUTER THAT WENT OUT IN IT AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER 130.00 TO GET A NEW COMPUTER , THIS IS NOT GOOD THIS CAR IS THE FIRST NEWER CAR THAT I EVER OWNED IT IS A 1996 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS YES I KNOW IT ISNT THAT NEW AND YES IT HAD ALOT OF MILES ON IT BUT THEY NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND STILL SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THESE VEHICLES TO GET THEM FIXED . I HOPE YOU CAN HELP THANK YOU.YES I DID PUT 6 PEOPLE GOT HURT BUT WE REALLY DID BECAUSE WE HAD NO WAY TO GO AWAY BECAUSE WE ONLY HAD 1 OTHER VEHICLE AND IT WAS A CHEVY S10 AND WE COULD NOT ALL GO AWAY IN THAT THANKS AGAIN

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. DEALER TOLD US THIS WAS VERY COMMON AND WOULD COST $977.00 TO REPAIR. THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE SINCE THE CAR HAS ONLY 75,000 MILES. FORD HAD A RECALL FOR THEIR BIG CUSTOMERS BUT THE LITTLE GUY WILL TAKE IT IN THE SHORTS. THIS PART SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED PLASTIC MANIFOLD INTAKE CRACKED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE COOLANT, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A PROBLEM FROM A GA STATE HERO UNIT WHO STOPPED TO GIVE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 89,000 ORIGINAL MILES, TO ME THIS IS A PROBLEM AND BAD BUSINESS ON FORD'S PART. NOT TAKING CARE OF THE CUSTOMER!*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED VIBRATING. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM THE HOOD, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A CRACK IN THE HEAD GASKET. THE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED.*AK

CONSUMER STATED INTAKE GASKET FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, HE SMELLED ANTIFREEZE AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THE PART WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BECAUSE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD USED TO BE MADE OF CAST IRON AND NOW IT IS MADE OF ALUMINUM. *JB *SCC *JB

INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT AND STALL WHILE DRIVING. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT MANIFOLD CRACKED BECAUSE IT'S MADE OF PLASTIC.*AK

POWER WINDOWS MALFUNCTIONED. *AK THE WINDOW BECAME STUCK. THE REGULATOR(S) HAD BROKEN AND THE TRASMISSION SLIPPED. *SCC

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING PREMATURE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*MR CONSUMER STATED FORD WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY ENTERED A RECALL TO FLEET OWNER'S ONLY. THIS INCLUDED TAXI CABS, AND ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. THERE WAS NO RESTRICTION ON MILEAGE. FORD HAS MADE THE CROSSOVER PIPE OF THE NEW MANIFOLDS OUT OF ALUMINUM. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD "THE VIN WASN'T RECALL AND IT WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY." *PH *NLM

I TOO HAVE RECENTLY SUFFERED FROM THE FORD DEFECT - INTAKE CRACK AT APPROXIMATELY 85,000 MILES AS SO MANY OTHER HAVE WITH THE 4.6 LITER ENGINE. THE LOCAL DEALERS SAY THEIR IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL BUT THEIR IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR POLICE AND TAXI CABS. PURCHASED THE "NEW STYLE" INTAKE FOR APPROXIMATELY $450.00 AND REPAIRED MYSELF. I WILL BE HOLDING ON TO THE RECEIPT WHEN FORD REALIZES THEY BETTER PUT A RECALL ON THIS TO REGAIN THE TRUST OF LOYAL BUYERS! I WILL ALSO BE REPORTING A COMPLAINT TO THE NHTSA. A BACK UP EMAIL ADDRESS IS: [email protected] *LA