Lincoln LS Complaints

982 consumer complaints on file.

#8016711August 20, 2002
TIRES
ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CUPPING, AND AT 27000 MILES MANUFACTURER WANTS TO REPLACE THE TIRES. P215/60R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 27000 MILES MOUNTED ON LINCOLN LS, 2000. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED THREE TIMES BUT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CUPPED AND SHOWS WEAR. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016409August 15, 2002
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
REAR AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. P215/60R16, ORGINAL TIRES. PLEASE INCLUDE DOT # W2X81RK 189. *AK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014852July 26, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
INSTRUMENT PANEL SHORT CAUSED LIGHTS TO FLICKER OR NOT COME ON AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764534July 21, 2002
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLABLE SKID. TOTAL VEHICLE'S ROTATION WAS GREATER THAN 360 DEGREES. CROSSED THREE LANES OF INTERSTATE TWICE BEFORE CONTACT WITH CONCRETE HIGHWAY BARRIER. INSURANCE HAS CONDUCTED AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINED THAT STEERING COMPONENTS SEPARATED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED AFTER LOSS OF STEERING.*AKY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8014232July 18, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
VEHICLE WAS REARENDED WHILE AT A STOP, AND PASSENGER'S FRON SEAT DISCONNECTED AT BOTTOM. PASSENGER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#566641July 11, 2002
TIRES, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
ONE OF THE TIRES WAS LOSING AIR DUE TO A SIDE WALL PLUG THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT THE CONSUMER'S KNOWLEDGE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. (GOODYEAR TIRE) *YH. CONSUMERS CO-WORKER NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS LOW, AIR WAS THEN PUT IN THE TIRE, HOWEVER IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THAT A FINISHING NAIL WAS EMBEDDED IN THE SIDEWALL, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC KEPT THE TIRE FOR A FEW HOURS TO PERFORM A TEST, HE THEN STATED THE NAIL DID NOT GO THROUGH THE TIRE AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO PATCH OR PURCHASE A NEW TIRE, ON MONDAY JUNE 24, 2002, CONSUMER NOTICED THE TIRE WAS LOW AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO GOODYEAR, AND THE MECHANIC STATED HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THE TIRE FURTHER, THE MECHANICS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL PLUG AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED TO REPAIR THE TIRE IN THAT MANNER OR EVEN DRIVE WITH THAT TYPE OF REPAIR, A NEW TIRE WOULD NEED TO BE PURCHASED BECAUSE IT WAS ILLEGAL TO PATCH OR PLUG IN THE SIDEWALL, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY NEVER PLUGGED OR PATCH THE SIDEWALL.(GOODYEAR TIRES)*JB *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763442June 25, 2002
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
ONE LUG WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE OTHER LUG NUTS WERE LOOSENED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE WHEEL TO COMEOFF OF THE CAR AT HIGH SPEED. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE LUG SHEARED FIRST AND THEN THE REMAINING LUG NUTS LOOSENED OR IF THE LUG NUTS WERE FIRST LOOSE AND THEN THE LUG SHEARED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566474June 8, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES STALLING AND AT TIMES WILL NOT START, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010942June 3, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE OVERHEATED. AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010227May 21, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS DROP DOWN INTRMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED REGULATOR FOR ALL 4 WINDOWS. DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE UNTIL RELAY SWITCH(S) HAVE FAILED. IN A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING BETEEN 58-75 MPH. GETTING WORST AT HIGHER SPEED. TIRES WERE BALANCED, BUT VIBRATION STILL EXIST. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009964May 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT SURGES FORWARD AND WHEN IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SURGES BACKWARDS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCV VALVE YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, THE DEALER THEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE SURGING *MJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761608May 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
DURING NORMAL OPERATION, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART (10), ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY ON IDLE. DEALER REPROGRAMED PCM WITH LATEST UPDATE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009047May 2, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD . DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND REPROGAMMED VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008516April 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DUE TO A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008307April 23, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CONSUMER APPLIES BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WHEN BRAKING/ ACCELERATING. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007356April 11, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND INSTANTLY AFTER CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT A QUICK STING ON LEFT SIDE AT THE HIP AREA, WHILE PULLING VEHICLE OVER CONSUMER REALIZED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND THE TOXIC GAS WAS SEEPING OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8007116April 9, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OF 60 MPH AND IDLES OF 3000 RPM BEFORE CONSUMER FINALLY SHUT VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHEN CONSUMER WAS IN TRAFFIC AND STARTED TO MOVE. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006712April 1, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WITH NO WARNING. WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. MAJORITY OF TIMES, VEHICLE WAS TOWED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES FOR STALLING, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#9005161February 26, 2002
AIR BAGS
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#757180January 22, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND FORCED INTO GUARDRAIL STRAIGHT ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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