| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005008586 | Incident Date: Feb, 19 2005 |
| Consumer's City: COLUMBUS | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: TOWN CAR | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1LNLM82W6VY | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 20 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: During start-up yesterday morning, the engine made a loud knocking sound and there was steam coming out of the passenger side tail pipe. suspecting a blown head gasket, i removed the plugs on the right bank and found the spark plug in the #1 cylinder wet with coolant. i suspect that there was a leak that filled the cylinder with coolant and created a hydraulic lock that bent a connecting rod, thereby causing the knocking sound. on investigating this situation this morning, i found that ford has issued three recalls (97m91, 99m01 & 01m02) regarding this situation but only covers vehicles in fleet applications. i would like to know before i tear the engine down whether this should be covered by ford warranty. i have contacted their customer service line and they say that they will not cover it but i cannot get them one of their supervisors to return my calls. |
