# 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `527562` · 2005-03-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 69,103
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
*DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-680 IN OMAHA. BELOW FREEZING TEMPS.  *INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED...RESULTING IN SPRYING COOLENT ON WINDSHILDS OF VEHICALS *BEHIND ME AND A LARGE CLOUD OF STEAM. RESULTING IN PANIC BRAKING AND CLOSE CALLS.  *TAKEN TO DEALER FOR PART REPLACEMENT.  *RECALLS FOR THIS SAME PART ARE ON THE FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S AND LIMO'S INCLUDING LINCOLN LIMO. NOT ON LINCOLN SEDANS OR THE MERCURY WITH SAME PROBLEM.  * I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN JUST 2 WEEK PRIOR, WHERE I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR TRAVELING IN S. DAKOTA AT -25 DEGREE TEMPS LATE IN THE EVENING.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*