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Ford Crown Victoria 1997 Complaint

Complaint about ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING : EXHAUST SYSTEM : MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE

YORKTOWN, VA

Consumer Complaint:
THE MANIFOLD IN MY 1997 CROWN VICTORIA CRACKED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A DEFECT PARTICULAR TO THE 4.6 LITER ENGINE WHICH MY CAR HAS. MY CAR IS LOW MILEAGE (ABOUT 47,000) IS SIX YEARS OLD AND I AM THE SECOND OWNER HAVING HAD IT FOR 4 YEARS. I HAVE HAD REGULAR SERVICE BY THE DEALER FROM WHOM THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE MANIFOLD ON THIS PARTICULAR SIZE ENGINE HAS BEEN FOUND DEFECTIVE IN OTHER MODEL CARS AND ALTHOUGH A RECALL WAS ISSUED MY VIN NO. DOES NOT MATCH A SPECIFIC LIST AND THEREFORE, I HAVE TO COVER THE $1000 EXPENSE. I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER FORD WHEN I SELL THE ONE I NOW OWN AND I WILL STRONGLY ENCOURAGE OTHERS NOT TO BUY ANY MODEL CAR WITH THIS ENGINE. I PLAN TO FILE A SMALL CLAIMS LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD WHEN I HAVE ALL THE REPAIRS COMPLETED. FORTUNATELY, I HAD ONLY DRIVEN A MILE FROM HOME AND MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS ATTENTION TO DETAILS THINGS WOULD LIKELY HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD.*AK

Date of Incident:
20031130