Lincoln LS Complaints

982 consumer complaints on file.

#10143903November 29, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359001 CONCERNING THE FRONT SUSPENSION:CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK UPDATED 01/04/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143497November 22, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINT STUD ON RIGHT SIDE OF MY 2000 LINCOLN LS BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING @ 45 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID PROPERTY DAMAGE & WRECKING VEHICLE,THE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS MY CAR WILL REQUIRE IS STILL NOT KNOWN AT TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143366November 21, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE AT A COMPLETE STOP HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT'S WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND IT, IN TURN , HIT A VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REPORTED THE AIR BAG FAILURE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THERE WERE POLICE AND INSURANCE REPORTS TAKEN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10143018November 17, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LINCOLN ISSUED A RECALL ON SOME (80,000) 2001 LINCOLN LS VEHICLES, FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY THAT IF NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS IT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A CRASH. MY VEHICLE A 2001 LINCOLN LS WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL ISSUED. TWO MECHANIC'S FROM NEIL LINCOLN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. & ANOTHER MECHANIC BOTH TOLD ME THAT THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS ISSUED UNDER A RECALL FROM LINCOLN FOR THE 2001 LS. AFTER CONTACTING FORD/LINCOLN & REPORTING THE PROBLEM THEY TOLD THEY COULD NOT LOOK INTO POSSIBLY ISSUING ANOTHER RECALL OR CHANGING TO INCLUDE ANY ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. I AM HOPING THAT POSSIBLY YOU CAN HELP ME! THANK YOU! *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142013November 7, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT: WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS SWERVING. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE TIRES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE STORE, BUT IT WAS NOT THE TIRES. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE BOLTS IN THE SUSPENSION WHICH WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERL, CAUSING THE BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT. THIS WILL BE REPAIRED AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 00V35900. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141630November 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED TO MOVE UP IN TRAFFIC TO CLOSE A GAP BETWEEN HER AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER WHEN THE 2002 LINCOLN LS SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD. SHE FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SURGED IN REVERSE AND HIT THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN BOTH FRONT AND REAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINCOLN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEMS DID NOT SHOW A CODE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS CONTACTED BY THE VEHICLES OWNER. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140903October 27, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
P0171-BANK 1- SYSTEM TO LEAN P0174-BANK 2-SYSTEM TO LEAN THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT, RUBBER WILL ROT UNDER THE EXTREME HEAT. THE COST OF HOSE $10 THE REPAIR AT DEALER $400 ME AND MANY OTHER HAVE COMPLAINED PLEASE RECALL THIS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140838October 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY LS WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT START. THE ANTI-THEFT INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHES WHICH INDICATES THAT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS ONLY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT STARTS JUST FINE FOR THEM. I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPLACED: TRANSCEIVER, ANTI-THEFT MODULE, COMPUTER AND THE CABLES THAT CONNECT THE TRANSCEIVER TO THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140631October 24, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKE FAILURE. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE 2002 LINCOLN LS IN AUGUST, 2005 FROM OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. LATER THAT MONTH ON TWO OCCASIONS MY WIFE REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED DURING LOW SPEED STOPS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUGGESTED SHE MIGHT BE DRIVING WITH TWO FEET AND ASKED THAT SHE ALLOW HER SPOUSE TO DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE TO SEE IF IT HAPPENED TO HIM. ON OCTOBER 5, 2005 DURING A LOW SPEED STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN CAUSING A MINOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. ON OCTOBER 17, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AGAIN WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BUT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ON OCTOBER 24, 2005 I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND BEGINNING TO STOP DURING SLOW SPEED TRAVEL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE FELT ALMOST AS IF IT ACCELERATED AND I DID WHAT I SUGGESTED THAT MY WIFE DO IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THAT WAS TO SLAM THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE TO STOP IT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THIS DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AS NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME. I CHECKED THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND RECEIVED THE SAME RESULTS FROM FORD. "NOTHING FOUND" I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN, CONTACTED THE FORD COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONS DIVISION AND ALSO FILED THIS COMPLAINT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT AND SO FAR FORD CONTENDS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE WILL BE LOOK AT AGAIN AT THE DEALERSHIP. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140444October 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005. THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND HEARD SOMETHING POP. THE BOLTS OF THE CONTROL ARM CAME OFF. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THERE WAS A SECOND ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 19, 2005. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, NOT HITTING ANYTHING, THE CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED AND THE WHEEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAVED IN. SHE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE CONTROL ARM THAT WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENTS, AND THE PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE DEALERSHIP RAN THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140236October 19, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING ON VEHICLE (I HAVE TWO QUOTES) - POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE- SAME YEAR INCLUDED IN RECALL (82000 PLUS VEHICLES). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140032October 17, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FIRST BEGAN TO BLINK, AND IT IS NOW STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS WHAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID. THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT FIRST BEGAN ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO.*AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - THE RIGHT REAR WINDOE WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY BECAUSE IT HAD BROKEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138990October 7, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
LOWER TIE ROD ENDS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138776October 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: 2002 LINCOLN LS. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO WINDOW REGULATORS; BROKE WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THE WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN, AND THEY DID NOT STAY UP. THIS STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED IT WOULD COST $300 TO FIX THE WINDOWS , AND THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138677October 5, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
MY COMPANY LEASED THIS 2005 LINCOLN LS IN AUGUST 2005 FROM BOB MAXEY LINCOLN-MERCURY IN DETROIT. ON TUESDAY 10/4/2005 I WENT OUT TO THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS BY THE CAR. I DROPPED THE CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL, THEN PROCEEDED TO MY OFFICE. THE CAR SAT IN THE PARKING LOT UNTIL NOON WHEN I WENT OUT TO MAKE CUSTOMER CALLS. AGAIN, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I FOUND GAS DRIPPING DOWN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK. AS I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, I DROVE THE CAR TO BOB MAXEY LINCOLN-MERCURY TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD HIT SOMETHING WITH THE GAS TANK, CAUSING A PUNCTURE AND THE SUBSEQUENT LEAK. THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE TANK REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY AND SAID IT WOULD COST $850.00 TO REPLACE. I HAD TO SUBMIT TO THE REPAIR CHARGE AS I NEED THE CAR AND IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH A FUEL LEAK. CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE LOSS OF GASOLINE AND THE REAL POTENTIAL OF A THERMAL EVENT, OR FIRE. THIS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC TERMS OF VEHICLE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. I AUTHORIZED BOB MAXEY LINCOLN-MERCURY TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. TODAY, 10/5/2005, I DID SOME RESEARCH IN PREPARATION TO FILING COMPLAINTS WITH THE BBB AND NHTSA. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD, #05S29, ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE FOR 2005 LINCOLN LS FUEL SYSTEMS. THE RECALL INVOLVED FUEL TANKS WITH THIN WALL SECTION IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE TANK THAT MAY CRACK. THE DATA FOR THE RECALL WAS SUPPLIED BY THE TANK MANUFACTURER TO FORD AS STATED IN THE RECALL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE. I THINK THE SUPPLIER OF THE FUEL TANK AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL MANUFACTURER DEFECTS LEADING UP TO THE PARTS ON THE RECALL. I BELIEVE I HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE EARLY DEFECTIVE SIDE WALL ISSUE THAT THE FUEL TANK SUPPLIER DID NOT REPORT TO FORD. I THINK FORD SHOULD EXPAND THEIR INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE AND REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE FUEL TANKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138633October 5, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SWAYED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOSTCONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A MOMENT. SUDDENLY FLAMES ERUPTED OUT OF THE FRONT TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO THE LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN ABOUT 100 FEET AND HAD COME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND ESCAPED FROM THE VEHICLE. A PEDESTRIAN PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE DEALER WHO SAUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS A SEPARATION OF THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND THE LOWER BALL JOINT THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM, AS WELL AS A LEAK IN THE FUEL LINES. THE CONSUMER SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND A RECALL THAT THE CONSUMER BELIEVED PERTAINED TO HER VEHICLE. (RECALL 00V359001 WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, WHO SAID THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. NO REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS WERE MADE AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID NOT COME. *SC . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138273September 30, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DT: 2002 LINCOLN LSE. HAD THREE INSTANCES WHERE THE CONSUMER TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND DID NOT STOP. THIS HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY DID NOT HAVE A CODE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO OTHER INSTANCES WITH THIS MODEL CAR. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN AUGUST 2002. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE NINE MONTHS AGO. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138015September 28, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DRIVING TO DRANGO COLORADO WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO WEAVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. TOOK THE CAR TO ASPEN AUTO DOCTOR AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WAS TOLD THAT MY THE BALL JOINT HAD CAME LOOSE FROM THE CONTROL ARM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137680September 26, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
2001 LINCOLN LS HAS BAD BALL JOINTS AND FOUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON CERTAIN VIN #S BUT THEY SAY NOT MINE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126210September 22, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT: CONTACT STATES THE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO DETACHED FROM THE SUSPENSION WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT, BUT THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. . THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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