Carburetor problems of the 1997 Mercury Marquis

Two problems related to carburetor have been reported for the 1997 Mercury Marquis. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Carburetor problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2002

While driving plastic intake manifold broke. Steam ,and anti-freeze fell all over windshield, blocking driver's vision.

2 Carburetor problem

Failure Date: 04/02/2002

Intake manifold (org. ) was made of plastic. Shop had car for tune-up when manifold cracked. The new manifold is made with metal where the old one cracked. Ford had recall on same size engine but Mercury will not recall for this problem.


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Marquis Service Bulletins
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