Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / GRAND MARQUIS / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004304459 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2004
Consumer's City: WATERFORD Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: GRAND MARQUIS Model Year: 1997
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#: 2MELM75W8VX Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 18 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 07 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While traveling in canada, i noticed white smoke suddenly appear coming from my exhaust. i was about 200 miles from home at the time. i pulled into a service station and later learned that i had a hole in the intake manifold that caused my engine to immediately overheat. i had since, phoned ford motor and inquired on this problem to see if there is a recall. i had learned of many instances of this same problem on many 1997 mercury grand marquis'. ford informed me that there are no recalls regarding this.*ak