Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - CARBURETOR SYSTEM | |||||
| 96225 | 10/21/1996 | 50944 | Mass air flow sensor - replacement as an assembly - service tip. *tw | 06/17/1997 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||||
| CSP 08B04 | 05/15/2008 | 10026401 | Ford/lincoln mercury: certain 1992-2001 model year crown victoria, grand marquis, and town car vehicles registered in the states of wisconsin and connecticut upgrade modifications for high speed rear impacts. *pe | 10/24/2008 | |
| 012114 | 10/29/2001 | 627791 | Parts and procedure to reduce the potential of fuel tank punctures during rare and extremely high-speed rear impacts. *tt | 02/25/2002 | |
| 14862 | 04/01/2001 | 619299 | Information on replacing fuel tank strap bolts. *tt | 05/23/2001 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||||
| CSP 08B04 | 05/15/2008 | 10026401 | Ford/lincoln mercury: certain 1992-2001 model year crown victoria, grand marquis, and town car vehicles registered in the states of wisconsin and connecticut upgrade modifications for high speed rear impacts. *pe | 10/24/2008 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE | ||||||
| SQ01014 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 11/27/2001 | 10/03/2002 | POST REAR END COLLISION FIRES | 02I003000 | |
| Allege fuel tank can rupture following a high-energy rear collision resulting in severe fires. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | |||
| 01/15/2003 | 0 | ||
| Car stalls both when idling ready to move and turning corners where it loses power steering | |||
| 06/21/1996 | 1 | 02/01/1996 | |
| When driving the vehicle cuts off/stalls. *ak vehicle has stalled after engine light has illuminated, dealer installed octane booster and vehicle ran fine for a while and then stalled again, consumer states vehicle has ran fine since, however she has not done any mountain driving and this is when it stalled. *slc | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - CARBURETOR SYSTEM | |||
| 09/04/2002 | 1 | ||
| While driving intake manifold cracked and leaked anti-freeze all over engine. *ak *yh | |||
| 07/30/2002 | |||
| Vehicle overheaedt due to a crack in intake manifold, causing all the fuel to run out.dealer contacted.*ak | |||
| Intake manifold has cracked, causing engine to overheat. a recall has been issued on similar makes and model; however this vehicle was not included due to vin. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Consumer stated while driving the intake manifold cracked causing vehicle to overheat. dealer contacted. nlm | |||
| 12/09/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer was driving when water and steam started shooting out onto windshield. window was so fogged up, it affected consumer's driving ability. *ak consumer states that the water jacket on intake manifold had split throwing coolant into alternator fan and over entire engine causing window to fog. *yd | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM - INJECTORS | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 90000 | 30 | 02/19/1997 |
| My 96 lincoln towncar bogs down, sputters, jerks and misfires from a standing start. also misfires, sputters in passing gear which does not allow you to pass another vehicle with confidence. at this time the solution has not been found. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY | |||
| Mileage is poor on the vehicle due to faulty fuel tank assembly. *ak | |||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLING/CHARGING | |||
| 11/01/1997 | 2 | 01/22/1999 | |
| Idle air control and mass air flow sensor causing vehicle to stall when making turns in front of oncoming traffic. nlm | |||