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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999092755 | Incident Date: Oct, 13 1999 |
| Consumer's City: LAFAYETTE | Consumer's State: LA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MUSTANG | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:carburetor system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1FALP45X4TF | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 18 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 31 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The plastic intake manifold ruptured under pressure from the coolant system. this failure occurred under normal weather conditions (85-degrees f), but thermostat was most likely still closed. car had been started for approximately 2- to 3-minutes. upon inspection of the crack, in the plastic manifold, the fissure appears near the injection mold 'seam'. the crack did not appear near the gasket surfaces. the crack was located on the bottom-center of the forward section of the manifold, running perpendicular to the driveshaft. the hairline crack is about 3/4-inch long. to replace the manifold, it cost me $520 in parts and labor. my mechanic felt that this crack was a manufacturer's defect, as a result of poor engineering/manufacture. my personal subjective analysis is that a plastic is inherently weak (cheap crap). *ak |
