| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280081 | Incident Date: May, 12 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BELLEVIEW | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TOWN CAR | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM81WXTY | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 13 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1996 lincoln town car - service tech - car overheated - mechanic found cracked in the plastic intake manifold. ford dealer stated no recall issued. replacement part appox $625.00. dealer stated intake manifold is a defective part they keep this part in stock. major problem ford replaced all fleet vehicles intake manifold under a agreement at no charge police vehicles showed problems quickly due to type of use. ((ford put up a good front making these vehicles look as if there were no problems why offering to fix them at no cost but hiding the problem to the public.))) vehicle repared $650.00 (old part available) mileage 86000. *ak |
