Carburetor problems of the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria

The intake manifold failed and coolant leaked from crack in the intake manifold. Ford knows of the problem and has several recalls for the problem that covers only the fleet cars (taxi and police). The same defective part is used on consumer vehicles. I think that all 4. 6l sohc v8 engines with this design defect should be covered.

Consumer states while driving 50mph the intake manifold cracked.

Plastic intale manifold water tubes failed. Cory Ford binghamton, NY. Parts dept related that this is a high rate failure mode. On Ford & Mercury "w" setries engines. Re-engineered replacement manifold kit cost aprox $500. 00 kit includes re designed intake manifold with aluminum encapsulated tubing , new gaskets & new design alternator bracket. Total cost of repair over 1,000. 00. This should be a recall it is a design error. It is not covered by warranty. With a heart condition I was fortunate that this failure did not occur in a remote area. This is a failure is directly related to an inherrant design deficiency. One only has to compare the kit to the oem part to verify this.

While driving at highway speed vehicle started to shutter, and smoke was coming from engine. Took vehicle to a mechanic, and they stated intake manifold was cracked. There is a recall 01 f 025 000 for same problem consumer's vehicle was not included due to VIN. Please provide any further information.

Ford knows about this defect but will not offer any assistance to customers who own residential Crown Victorias. The design flaw (fatigue crack in composite intake manifold coolant crossover passage) affects vehicles with the 4. 6 liter engines assembled between 8/8/95 and 11/22/97 at the st. Thomas plant. The crack causes a rapid loss of coolant directly behind the alternator and can result in severe engine damage due to overheating. I was able to pull over after the engine started to overheat. The tow truck took it to the Ford dealer where a redesigned manifold was installed at my cost.

Consumer contacted dealership for recall 01f025000 repairs concerning intake manifold leak, but was unable to have work completed for lack of parts. Please provide further details.

Sudden structural rupture of plastic intake manifold with resultant sudden lost of coolant. Also, false coolant temperature reading due to no coolant. Passing motorist alerted driver of depending problems.

Intake manifold developed a crack and I lost all of the coolant @ 65 mph, causing the vehicle to overheat. Ford has issued a recall for fleet vehicles (taxis, police, limos) but does not cover the same part (same part #) on civilian vehicles. The replacement part is the same poorly designed unit, which over time, will most likely fail again.

Intake manifold cracked causing vehicle to overheat, TSB 01m02, consumer requests reimbursement since there is a service bulletin regarding the problem.

Plastic intake manifold cracked for no apparent reason.

Intake manfold split. This is not the only problem with this vechile, but there is a vibration inthe transmission. This car was purchased under warranty, but because it's out Ford motor CO. Doesn't want to respond in good faith.

When traveling on the highway about 50mph the intake manifold developed a crack, causing the anti-freeze to leak onto the engine compartment, resulting in an overheating conditions. Consumer has contacted the dealer. Please provide any further details.

Intake manifold cracked where alternator is mounted. Had noticed minilmal coolant leak and gradual increase in temp over the last year. Finally found crack in plastic intake manifold.

Intake manifold leak.

The consumer stated that under moderate acceleration front panel of the intake manifold water passage crossover failed and water sprayed under the vehicle resulting in temporary loss of control.