Table 1 shows eight common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2001 Ford Crown Victoria. The number one most common problem is related to the manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the engine and engine cooling (two problems).
While driving the car, I lost power and had to pull over, upon checking under the hood, we came to the conclusion that the intake manifold (which is plastic) got to hot which caused antifreeze to leak out. I ended up having to have it towed to my house which is where it has set since. Read details...
The intake is plastic has an crack and leak antifreeze Read details...
Ford has issued ssm #15158, but you have to have a failure before you can fix. This is a problem with a fleet of police cars. We need to fix the problem up front. Read details...