Consumer Complaint Detail
FORD / CROWN VICTORIA / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079557 | Incident Date: Sep, 13 2006 |
| Consumer's City: CLIFTON | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: CROWN VICTORIA | 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#: 2FALP74W9TX | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 13 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My wife while traveling to visit her son in a distant city, she pulled into a shopping center to call him, he lived nearby. he came to the shopping center in an effort to lead her to his residence. when leaving she noticed smoke and thought the vehicle caught fire. further investigation proved it was an ant-ifreeze leak. the failure was the intake manifold produced of an inferior material (nylon) a crack developed at 100614 miles causing the antifreeze to leak out and overheat the engine and cause more damage. within several day the auto went to the repair shop and the intake manifold was replaced a substantial cost. there was no recall present with this event however ford motor company had a class action suit with this event as its center piece. unfortunately the failure on my ford occurred after the class action suit expired. the suit was limited by a time frame. my thought is all nylon manifold will fail far short of the expectations of the life of the engine. *jb |