Lincoln LS Complaints

982 consumer complaints on file.

#10390394March 16, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. I HAD A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN BY THE LINCOLN PLACE THREE YEARS AGO. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP AGAIN. 1. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH OR JERKY FROM PARK 2. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH OR JERKY WHILE DRIVING 3. GEAR CHANGES TAKE TO LONG TO COMPLETE 4. SHIFTS OCCUR TOO EARLY, TOO LATE, TOO OFTEN 5.ALWAYS HAVING TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386745March 7, 2011
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE REMEDIED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND DRIVE ABNORMALLY ROUGH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMAL NOISES AND AN OVERPOWERING OIL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND COIL SPRINGS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383021February 16, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TOOK MY 2002 LINCOLN INTO DEALER TO SEE WHY I WAS SMELLING HOT ENGINE OIL THEY TOLD ME THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAK ON BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE. ASKED WHY BOTH THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY BRAKE LIKE STAY ON WHILE OPERATING THE CAR, WAS TOLD THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION THEY FOUND THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE WAS LEAKING. MY CAR HAS ONLY APPROX. 80,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT THE LEAKING OIL COULD CAUSE A FIRE DUE TO THE GASKETS LEAKING AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE TRANSMISSION OIL DUMPED WHILE OPERATING, COULD ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE OPERATING ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OR FREEWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382739February 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY 2004 LINCOLN LS V6 SEDAN LOSES POWER AND STALLS. THE WRENCH APPEARS IN THE WINDOW AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. ONCE THE COILS WERE REPLACED; MOST RECENTLY I TOOK THE CAR AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS MORNING I WAS ON THE TURNPIKE IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AND THE CAR LOST POWER, THE WRENCH APPEARED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I'M FRUSTRATED THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 45K MILES AND IN OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION CAN NOT BE DRIVEN WITHOUT FEAR OF CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE WARRANTY HASN'T COVERED THE PROBLEM -- I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS -- AND I'VE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. WHAT IS BEING DONE TO INVESTIGATE THIS OFFICE DEFICIENCY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382506February 14, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
I OWN A 2002 LINCOLN LS V8. IN OCTOBER 2009, I HEARD A LOAD NOISE IN THE TIRE AREA AND FINALLY THE SUSPENSION AND BALL AND JOINTS AND LOWER ARM CONTROL HAD BROKE IT COST ME ABOUT $800. AND NOW THE OTHER SIDE IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR? WHERE CAN I GET TO CHECK THIS? WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS MATTER I DON'T KNOW? THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ONLINE BY OTHERS TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381594February 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE ENGAGING AND WOULD THEN JERK ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSIS AND DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BOX AND TRANSMISSION WERE DEFECTIVE. THE THROTTLE BOX WAS REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED ALTHOUGH THE DEALER ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381599February 11, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THEN JERK ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD PROCEED WITH LIMITED POWER AND WOULD EXHIBIT SIGNS OF STALLING ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WHERE NUMEROUS UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382216February 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2005 LINCOLN LS, AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE COILS AND PLUGS JUST RECENTLY, I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING THAT SOME OF THESE CARS WERE RECALLED BECAUSE OF MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IF THEY WERE MANUFACTURED AT CERTAIN PLANTS. I CALLED A DEALER AND THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT ONE OF THEM, YET I HAVE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM THAT THEY DESCRIBED. MY QUESTION IS WHY WOULDN'T THEY ALL BE ALL BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL IF I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THREE ALREADY. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THESE CARS SHOULD ALL BE MANUFACTURED WITH SAME PARTS AND HAVE THE WARRANTY, HERE I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE THE COILS AND PLUGS IN MY CAR. THE DEALER DID SAY THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379728January 31, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WELL I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NEXT TO ME. I WAS SHOCKED BY THE LOUDNESS AND I JUST SORT OF SAT THERE IN A DAZE AND AS I LOOKED OVER I NOTICED WHITE DUST EVERYWHERE COMPLETELY FILLING THE CAB OF MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING SO I HAD TO SPLIT MY ATTENTION BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THIS EXPLOSION NEXT TO ME. JUST AS I BEGAN TO COME AROUND TO MY FULL SENSES I NOTICED I WAS PARTIALLY DEAF IN ONE EAR FROM THE BLAST AND ALSO SOMEWHAT BLINDED BY THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND POWDER WHICH FILLED THE CAB. I REALIZED THAT THE BEST THING WOULD BE TO PULL OVER SINCE MY INITIAL REACTION TO THE BLAST WAS THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I COULDN'T GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY SINCE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE. I OPENED THE SUNROOF AND THIS ALLOWED MOST OF THE POWDER AND SMOKE TO ESCAPE FROM THE TOP OF THE CAR. FINALLY WITH SOME OF THE SMOKE CLEARED I WAS ABLE TO FOCUS ON THE ROAD AND ALSO DO A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF THE BLAST WHICH HAD JUST OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE WITH ME IN IT WHILE I'M DRIVING. I SAW THE CAUSE OF THE BLAST WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. I SAW HOW THE WHOLE SEAT HAD BEEN SHIFTED BY THE BLAST AND HOW THE SEAT ITSELF HAD BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WHAT I SAW WAS THE CANVAS COLORED BAG RELEASING A WHITER POWDER LIKE A VOLCANO AS THE PRESSURE ESCAPED FROM THE BAG TO DEFLATE. I STILL HAVE A SLIGHT RINGING IN MY EARS. I HOPE THE RINGING GOES AWAY SOON. MY PASSENGER SEAT IS DESTROYED AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSIBILITY BEHIND THIS WHAT-SO-EVER. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10377198January 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF A ISSUE WITH MY LINCOLN LS SEDAN 2004 V8 WITH THE FAILURE OF THE COILS. THERE HAS BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY LINCOLN FORD PERTAINING TO THE RECALL OR DAMAGE PARTS ON MY MODEL.THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS THAT WITH THE COILS FAILING IT AFFECTS THE THROTTLE BODY IN EVERY INSTANCE WITH THE COILS FAILING. I BELIEVE LINCOLN/FORD SHOULD BE INCLUDING THIS PART FOR WARRANTY REPAIR AS IT COMES HAND IN HAND IN THE PROBLEMS WITH COILS FAILING AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN SAFE MODE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS OF COILS FAILING AND THEN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILING THEREAFTER. I WOULD THAT THIS PROBLEM THAT NOW HAS ARRIVED FOR THE LINCOLN LS SEDANS 2004 AND OTHER YEARS BE RESOLVED AND NOT CREATING A FINANCIAL BIND TO TRY TO REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY OF $900.00 DOLLARS. PLEASE FORWARD ANY PARTIES THAT MAY HELP ME AND OTHERS SOLVE OUR CONTINOUS PROBLEMS WITH ARE CARS. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377929January 19, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TERMINAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 LINCOLN LS ! I AND EVERYONE ELSE ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE LINCOLN LS MODELS. BOTH THE V-8 & V-6 MODELS HAVE CONSTANT ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURES & PUTS THE OWNERS AT RISK WHILE DRIVING THESE VEHICLES ! I WAS PASSING A SEMI WHEN MY FAILURE HAPPENED AND THE CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER AND WE ALMOST GOT HIT HEAD ON BY AN ONCOMING CAR (THAT WAS NOWHERE IN SIGHT WHEN I STARTED TO PASS THIS VEHICLE) ! IT TAKES NO EFFORT TO DISCOVER THAT THIS IS A HABITUAL ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WAS A LINCOLN SALESMAN FOR OVER 3 YEARS AND I KNOW THAT LINCOLN BUILDS A GREAT PRODUCT, AND RELIABILITY ISN'T AN ISSUE WITH ANY OF THEIR OTHER MODELS. PLEASE DON'T ALLOW LINCOLN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY SAYING ,"WELL IF YOUR OVER 100K MILES , WE WONT ADDRESS IT", BECAUSEIT WILL FORCE US TO GO THE ROUTE OF SPENDING $3500 TO REPLACE IT WITH A GENUINE LINCOLN TRANNY THEN THEY ARE HAPPY . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE , BECAUSE THIS CAR WILL BASICALLY "SHUT ITSELF DOWN" WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS TRANNY ISSUES , & LINCOLN IS GOING TO SAY THEY DON'T KNOW THERE IS AN ISSUE ............C'MON ! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375180January 7, 2011
WHEELS
HAVE A 2005 LINCOLN LS.. THE CHROME PLATING IS SEPARATING FROM THE RIMS. THIS IS BREAKING THE SEAL CAUSING AIR LEAKS AND CHANGING OF FLAT TIRES.. HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE TIRES WILL STAY INFLATED.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374117January 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 LINCOLN LS - TOOK THE CAR OUT. AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR SLOWED WAY DOWN AND AN INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON STATING "ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". I COULD NOT DRIVE OVER 35 MPH. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AS I WAS A TRAFFIC HAZARD TO OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373907January 3, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER BEING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 12/19/2011 *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370788December 15, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
OWNER OF A 2005 LINCOLN LS. CAR SHUTS DOWN AND GOES ON THROTTLE MODE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER A HEAVY RAIN FALL. THIS FAILURE OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH AND BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. TO SUPPOSEDLY CORRECT THIS ISSUE, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LINCOLN DEALERSHIP TO BE ROBBED BECAUSE THEY CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368531December 1, 2010
SUSPENSION
BALL JOINT FAILURE. MY CAR WAS BUILT IN MARCH OF 2002 AND THEY REDESIGNED IT IN APRIL TO A LARGER BALL JOINT WHICH I LEARNED BY TALKING TO A MECHANIC AT THE LINCOLN DEALER. HE SAID THAT HE FIXES A LOT OF THEM BUILT MARCH AND BEFORE BUT HAD NEVER HAD TO FIX A POST MARCH 2002 CAR. I ASKED IF HE HAD EVER UPGRADED IT TO THE NEW DESIGN HE SAID NO, I ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE HE SAID PROBABLY. I TOOK THE CONTROL ARM OFF THE CAR PAID A MACHINE SHOP $25 TO MACHINE IT OUT FROM 14MM THE OLD ORIGINAL SIZE TO 16MM THE NEW REDESIGNED SIZE THAT LINCOLN WAS PUTTING IN IT AFTER APRIL AND BOUGHT AND INSTALLED A 16MM JOINT AND THAT'S ALL THERE WAS TO IT. ALL IN ALL IT ONLY TOOK A FEW HOURS (DEPENDING ON THE MACHINE SHOP) AND NO SPECIAL TOOLS. IF YOU HAVE ANY MECHANICAL ABILITY YOU CAN DO THIS JOB IN YOUR DRIVEWAY, I DID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365585November 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ABRUPTLY AND VERY HARD GEAR SHIFTS AT TIMES. I ALSO HAD THE CAR LOOSE COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE INPUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364075November 4, 2010
SUSPENSION, STEERING
STEERING LOSS DUE TO BALL JOINT AND CONTROL ARM FAILURE FOR THE SECOND TIME. PARTS WERE REPAIRED. VIN NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL FOR SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362687October 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 LINCOLN LS V8 ETC FAILSAFE ERROR -- MAINLY HAPPENS AFTER HEAVY RAIN. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY THEN LOSES POWER. ETC FAILSAFE & PARKING BRAKE ERROR IS SHOWN ON DASHBOARD. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRYING TO MERGE OR PASS SOMEONE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PARKING BRAKE TRYING TO AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359505October 7, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ARM INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 67,000. UPDATED 12/10/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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