3.1

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,796 miles

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problem #11

Mar 182006

Crown Victoria 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 100,000 miles
My intake manifold began leaking approximately 2 days after I bought it,6 months later it's leaking in a second location.

- Louisville, KY, USA

problem #10

Mar 202006

(reported on)

Crown Victoria

  • miles
Consumer complaint regarding reimbursement for 1996 Crown Victoria intake manifold. The consumer presented his bill to the dealer for reimbursement. They informed him that he wasn't entitled to reimbursement because it wasn't with their time frame.

- Hamburg, NY, USA

problem #9

Nov 092004

Crown Victoria 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 54,059 miles
Leaking coolant from intake manifold. Replaced plastic intake manifold assembly (very expensive parts and labor) by private mechanic (not Ford service). Requested dealer service refund for covered repairs. Not covered by recall so nothing was done by service rep.

- Wantagh, NY, USA

problem #8

May 122005

Crown Victoria 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 128,000 miles
Plastic intake manifold on 1006 Ford Crown Victoria vailed. California class action suit already identified problem. Ford has failed to notify consumers of potential dangerous defect. See - www.lrolaw.com/manifolds.jsp.

- Findlay, OH, USA

problem #7

May 032005

Crown Victoria 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 64,560 miles
Cracked plastic intake manifold lost engine coolant repalced intake manifold with aluminum manifold I still have old part

- Vicksburg, MS, USA

problem #6

Aug 132004

Crown Victoria 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 135,142 miles
I own a 1996 Ford Crown Victoria LX, on Aug. 13th, 2004 the car overheated. There was a small crack in the plastic intake manifold. Upon investigating this, it was found there are numerous complaints but Ford only repaired vechicles owned by police and taxis. The cost to repair their defect is over $800. I believe us consumers should be reimbursed for Ford defective plastic intake manifold. The recall for the police and taxis was 01M02.

- Blue Springs, MS, USA

problem #5

Aug 182002

Crown Victoria

  • miles
I wrote to the Ford customer service department. They called me and said that since they did not issue a recall notice for my car, they would not reimburse me for the repairs. I checked with my dealer and their service department found that Ford had made selective recalls of Crown victorias, Cougar, & mustangs that all had this same problem. My car had a defective part (non-moving) and blew out from normal heat and pressure. Ford should pay for this repair. Nlm

- Bellmore, NY, USA

problem #4

Jun 292002

Crown Victoria

  • miles
This component is historically made from cast iron or aluminum. The water chamber blew out because it was made from plastic. It caused excess vapor to come from hood. Failure was catastrophic and with no warning. Engine overheated immediately. The parts person at the dealer now performing the service (I was out of town when this happened to me) told me that they stock this part because of the constant failure. There have been recalls issued on other models with the same part but not on my specific model apparently. This should have been replaced proactively by the mfg. Based on the present failure rates.

- Marietta, GA, USA

problem #3

Aug 272000

Crown Victoria

  • miles
No summary

- Edison, NJ, USA

problem #2

Jul 172000

(reported on)

Crown Victoria

  • miles
Cooling system is leaking.

- Fredericks, VA, USA

problem #1

Jan 301999

Crown Victoria

  • miles
No summary

- St Joseph, MO, USA