Manifold/header/muffler/tail Pipe problems of the 1997 Ford Mustang

The contact owns a 1997 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that the plastic intake manifold was cracked and causing coolant to leak. The contact believed that the failure was contributed to a design flaw. The dealer was contacted and they advised the contact that they would not service any vehicles over ten years of age. The contact stated that the intake manifold failed twice since owning the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 150,000.

Engine was using coolant/took to Ford dealer & they advised it's coming from crack in top of the intake manifold and there had been a recall on these due to class action lawsuit, but time to file ended 4 mos. Ago & we'd have to pay out of pocket.

My intake manifold has cracked.

The plastic intake manifold cracked while driving my 1997 Mustang with 4. 6l. Cost $1020 plus towing, to repair at local Ford dealership. Ford refused to provide any financial assistance, citing the chamberlain settlement's exclusions.

I purchased a 1997 Ford Mustang. The 1st intake manifold was replaced on may 19, 2000 and handled under warranty. The 2nd intake manifold failed on September 30, 2005. Ford refused to handle this under warranty and I paid 1187. 07. I believe this should be covered under warranty. Please help me. Thank you.

The vehicle had steam coming out of engine, which could cause over heating. Owner was informed by the dealer that the intake manifold need to be replaced. Dealer would repair at owner's expense.

(1) events leading up to the failure: Ford poorly designed an intake manifold so that the coolant running through it actually eats away the plastic. (2) failure and its consequences: the intake cracked and sprayed coolant throughout the engine bay. This rendered the car undriveable. (3) what was done to correct the failure: nothing was done to correct the failure. Ford has a program (97m91) wherein when the part fails(regardless of mileage), the dealership will repair it at no cost to the customer. This program stated that it was covered from 7 years of the start of the warranty of the vehicle. My intake manifold failed at 7 years and 59 days with only 23000 miles on the car.

While driving 40 mph consumer noticed fluid leaking from underneath the vehicle. Consumer was able to maintain control of vehicle, and drove it to the dealer for inspection. Mechanic determined that intake manifold needed to be replaced due to a blowout.

The vehicle's intake manifold has cracked. A recall was issued, however the dealer stated the part cracked in the wrong place. Please provide additional information.

The consumer took vehicle into be inspected, and mechanic noticed that the plastic intake manifold cracked, causing fluid to leak onto the engine.

I was driving my 1997 Ford Mustang gt and all of a sudden the coolant light turned on and the whole cockpit filled up with smoke. Upon not being able to see and the coolant light turning on I immediately had to pull over. After towing the car home I noticed that the intake manifold developed a crack and anti-freeze was sprayed everywhere. An intake manifold is a part that should last the life of a car with proper manufacturing. I did some further research and found that food changed the manifold style in 1999 and changed to a aluminum front runner of the intake manifold instead of the plastic resin that the anti-freeze can eat through. I also found a TSB about it #0222. Driving at highway speeds and then not being able to see anything is not a very pleasant experience. Especially now that I have a very inconvenient and costly problem that I feel Ford should have to pay for.

Cracked intake manifold.

Cracked intake manifold. Part on this high performance car is made of plastic. There are numerous web sites that state Ford is aware and has made repairs for this in the past. There is no recall not 'program' that Ford has for this known defect. All will fail at some time. A mechanic recommended to contact Ford rather than pay him to repair as Ford is aware of this problem and has paid for repairs in the past.

While driving at any speed consumer noticed that vehicle leaked due to a cracked intake manifold. There was a recall for vehicles produced prior to consumer's vehicle.

Consumer was having a problem with intake manifold that was made of plastic. He had to have it replaced with the retro fit manifold which was aluminum and plastic. Consumer found a recall on the internet dealing with intake manifold, and took the vehicle to a dealer to have it repaired, but Ford would not repair it. Consumer spent over $600. 00 for repairs. Did not think this was fair since Ford knew the problem.