1997 Ford Thunderbird problems

When I bought the car, a year ago, it ran great. One day as I as coming up a hill, my car started shaking. It was a cracked intake manifold, that of which Ford was in a class action lawsuit in 2005. Which covered a "select few" of thunderbirds. However now that my manifold cracked, there "not at fault." We had the car fixed, only to learn afterwards that Ford had several issues about the faulty intake. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 159,000 miles

I am the original owner of a 1997 Ford thunder bird with the 4.6 Engine. The intake manifold is cracked . I have been informed this is a recalled part on some cars but it seems my car is not included in the recall. The original repair part is not available any long do to the flaw. Since this is the case it woud seem to me all vehicles with this intake manifold would be included in the recall. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 80,000 miles

Upper intake manifold on my 1997 4.6 L Thunderbird cracked and blew all the coolant into the engine compartment. I had to pay Ford to replace the upper intake and the plugs that were fouled out. They refused any responsibility even with a formal written complaint to their home office. It is my understanding this is happening to a lot of their 4.6 L engines in a variety of vehicles. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 98,000 miles