Defective Plastic Engine Manifolds in Certain Ford Automobiles
In connection with a nationwide class action filed in Alabama state court, lawyers are currently investigating consumer complaints that several recent models of cars manufactured by Ford Motor Company may contain inherently defective engine intake manifolds. These manifolds are manufactured out of plastic and have an abnormal tendency to crack, leading to overheating and in many cases complete engine failure and/or damage to other parts of the car's engine. Ford has offered to replace these defective intake manifolds free or charge for cars purchased by police forces and taxi cab companies. However, Ford has yet to offer such a "recall" to individual consumers who purchased the same cars, leaving consumers to pay for their own repairs if the defective manifolds fail.
The following Ford automobiles equipped with Ford's 4.6 Liter, V-8 SOHC engine may contain a defective engine manifolds:
Mercury Grand Marquis (1996-2001);
Ford Mustang (1996-2001);
Ford Explorer (1996-2001);
Ford Crown Victoria (1996-2001);
Lincoln Town Car (1996-2001);
Mercury Cougar (1996-1997);
Ford Thunderbird (1996-1997),
and all Mercury Grand Marquis (1996-2001).
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