NHTSA Complaint #10397689 — 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10397689 |
| Vehicle | 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 157,812 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IN |
Consumer Description
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, P.O. BOX 1904, DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 48121, CHOSE TO NOT WARN A SEGMENT OF THEIR FULL-SIZE CAR OWNERS WHO ARE "CIVILIAN" THAT THEIR CARS WERE PRODUCED WITH A PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT WAS FAILING AND CAUSING ENORMOUS COOLANT PROBLEMS FOR THEIR 4.6L V-8 ENGINES AND OTHER COMPONENT ENGINE PARTS. BECAUSE FORD DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THEIR KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD THE DEFECTED PART CAUSED MY CAR TO REPEATEDLY LOOSE COOLANT AND CAUSE MY CAR TO OVERHEAT AND FINALLY BLOW MY INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET CAUSING ME TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD (COPY OF SHOP BILL ATTACHED) AND CAUSING UNKNOWN DAMAGES TO MY ENGINE. I AM REQUESTING A REFUND FOR THESE REPAIRS.
Related Complaints for the 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
Other ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Complaints
#10359462
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CRACK. HE P...
#10070305
CAR HAS A PROBLEN IN THE STEERING BOX. TOOK IT TO A SPECIALIST AND FORD DISCOUNTED IT. THEY SENT A LINCOLN REP DOWN A...
#10070362
WE PURCHASED TWO NEW TOWNCARS FROM GERMAIN LINC.-MERC., NAPLES, FL, IN 1999 AND 2000 MY CAR'S,VIN [XXX], 1999 TOWN CA...