Lincoln LS Complaints

982 consumer complaints on file.

#10063309March 16, 2004
SUSPENSION, TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSISTED THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062339March 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN JANUARY 2004 THE VALVE COVER GASKET STARTED LEAKING ON MY 2000 LINCOLN LS [XXX]. PART BACK ORDERED UNTIL MARCH 2004. WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT OVER 8,000 WERE BACK ORDERED IN JANUARY. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I COULD DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL PART ARRIVED. OIL LEAK CAUSED THE COIL BOOTS TO SOAK SHORTING COILS (SEVEN OUT OF EIGHT COILS). COIL BOOT BACK ORDERED (NO KNOWN ESTIMATE OF TIME FOR GETTING PART) [XXX]. AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE MULTIPLE CALLS I HAVE MADE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH. NO LOANER WAS OFFERED. REPAIR COSTS ARE ESCALATING. WAITED TWO MONTHS FOR GASKET. HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG BOOT ITEM WILL BE BEFORE ARRIVAL. SEEMS THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. SEEMS FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS REFUSING TO DEAL WITH THEIR CUSTOMER.*JB UPDATED 07/29/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050428March 11, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ON AND WAS ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10061468March 5, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHEN GOING OVER A BUMPS VEHICLE MADE WEIRD SOUNDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057223February 26, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A REAR WINDOW PROBLEM. THE REAR WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS JAMMED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058924February 25, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE PASSANGER HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FOG UP, THEN THE DRIVER. CONTACTED LINCOLN THEY SAID THERES WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER LINCOLN LS OWNERS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LINCOLN SATED THAT I SOULD JUST BUY NEW ONES AT 295.99 A HEADLIGHT PLUS INSTALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058570February 20, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
RADIO/INDASH CD PLAYER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. STILL VERY LIMITED RECEPTION ON RADIO, BOTH FM AND AM STATIONS. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES, EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY RUN "DIAGNOSTICS". WHILE RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE CABLE BETWEEN SYSTEM AND ANTENNA (LOCATED IN REAR WINDOW) HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. FORD AND DEALERSHIP READILY ADMIT THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM EXISTED PREVIOUSLY ON TOWN CARS, BUT NOTHING REPORTED IN LS. THEREFORE, THEY CANNOT REPLACE CABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053664February 19, 2004
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A GRINDING/METAL ON METAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW RACK PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE 2003 LS AFTER 11K MILES. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056949February 10, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
LEFT SIDE AIRBAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED IN 2003 LINCOLN LS INJURING ROTATOR CUFF OF DRIVER. THERE WAS NO IMPACT, SIDE OR OTHERWISE. TALC BLINDED THE DRIVER, THE EXPLOSION WAS LOUD AND BURNING ON ARM AND SHOULDER MADE DRIVER THINK THE CAR HAD EXPLODED AND CAUSED PANIC TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND GET THE CAR STOPPED. WAS ON LIGHTLY TRAVELLED, SMOOTH ROAD, LITTLE TRAFFIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10057575February 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION COMBINATION. IN THE AUTOMATIC POSITION THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 20/25 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO GEAR FROM PARK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST 4 TIMES BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS ISSUE IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056494February 4, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
THE HORN ON MY CAR DOES NOT BLOW AT TIMES. THE DEALER SAID TO SIMPLY PUSH HARDER. DEALER CHECKED ANOTHER SIMILAR CAR ON THE LOT AND SAID IT WAS THE SAME. WHEN THE HORN IS NEEDED IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK "PUSH THE HORN HARDER". MY CAR IS NEW AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056471February 3, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND LIGHTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENGINE STARTS TO RACE TO THE POINT IT CAN'T BE HELD BACK WITH THE BRAKES. QUICKLY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL CORRECTS THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE RETURNS TO IDLE SPEED. MOST RECENTLY I HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 TIME IN ONE EVENING. THE LAST TIME I WAS SLOWLY TURNING ONTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. BEFORE I COULD REACT I WAS ON THE FRONT LAWN AND NARROWLY MISSED MY SON WHO HAPPENED TO BE ON THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057304February 2, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, AIR BAGS
AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REPLACED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054941January 26, 2004
SUSPENSION:REAR, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
MY 02 LINCOLN LS HAS HAD 2 NEW REAR ENDS AND NOW POWER STEERING PUMP AND ACTUATOR IS GONE BAD. I HAVE A LIST OF ABOUT 12 THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY CAR IN LAST 12 MONTHS, AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 27,000 MILES ON IT. NOT VERY HAPPY AT ALL. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054838January 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 LINCOLN LS . THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER JACK KAIN FORD LINCOLN MERCURY IN LONDON KENTUCKY. THE VALVE BODY WAS BAD AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE THE VALVE BODY WAS ORDERED. THE WAIT WAS BECAUSE THE VALVE BODY HAD TO BE REENGINEERED DUE TO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071386January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
SPARK KNOCK UNDER LOAD (PASSING OR FROM 0) OCCURS WITH LOW RPM AND HIGH RPM UNDER LOADS CURRENTLY TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL LINCOLN FINDS A FIX SINCE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OR DEALT WITH THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. TRANSMISSION HAS HAD REPAIRS DONE ALSO. SHIFTING HAS GOTTEN BETTER SINCE REPROGRAMMING OF COMPUTOR. SINCE THIS IS A UNIQUE PROBLEM TO THIS VEHICLE COMPLAINTS ARE NOT TAKEN TOO SERIOUSLY BY LINCOLN OF CANADA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053161January 14, 2004
TIRES
OVER THE PAST 13 MONTHS, WE HAD HAD A TOTAL OF SIX VERY LOW OR FLAT TIRES, INCLUDING ONE BLOWOUT ON AN INTERSTATE. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND IN THE TIRES (PUNCTURES). WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE BLOWOUT, ALL TIRES WERE ABLE TO BE REINFLATED. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TWO SOURCES (A FORD DEALERSHIP AND A TIRE DEALERSHIP) THAT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALLOY WHEELS THAT CAUSES THE TIRE SEAL TO BREAK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO INJURIES TO-DATE, BUT THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS IS HAPPENING IS A CONCERN. THE LAST FLAT TIRE OCCURRED YESTERDAY (01/13/2004).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051818December 19, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AT 5 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050656December 17, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051601December 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . NO IMPACT WAS REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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