Lincoln LS Complaints (2005)

90 consumer complaints on file.

#10553224November 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
IT WAS DRIVING FINE ONE DAY UNTIL I WENT TO START IT. IT SAID ETC ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE, CHECK PARKING BRAKE AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE GEARS. IT STARTS SOMETIMES, I'VE HAD IT SHUT DOWN WHILE DOING 50 MPH AND LOSE STEERING AND BAD BRAKING. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR MY NEWBORN IN THE CAR. NOW IT WONT START AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HOW CAN THEY SELL A CAR THAT THEY CANT FIND OUT THE PROBLEM ON THEMSELVES AND SELL IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545238September 24, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED FREQUENTLY BEFORE 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE IGNITION COILS MISFIRED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535675August 15, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), PARKING BRAKE
EMERGENCY BRAKE STICK . CAN'T GONNA WHERE STUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525176July 16, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF VISIBILITY BETWEEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DESIGNS WIDTH WAS TOO LARGE AND CAUSED HIM NOT TO NOTICE THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD FROM THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10510919May 7, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED ON IT'S OWN. MY REACTION WAS TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE WITH FORCE. IN SPITE OF THAT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CRAWL AND IT ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION. I WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10501292March 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE TRAVELING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH MY CAR ABRUPTLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 10 MPH CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO BRAKE AND/OR SWERVE AROUND ME. A "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND AFTER GETTING TO A SAFE SPOT AND STOPPING, THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE CAR WAS IN THE "LIMP MODE" WHERE IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER AND NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO MY NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR I SHUT IF OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE WARNING "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE CAR ACTED NORMALLY. I DROVE TO A MECHANICS AND FOUND THAT IT'S A SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM, DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED THAT IT NEEDED A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. AFTER SPENDING OVER $525,THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR MANY OTHER FORD VEHICLES AND MUST BE TURNED INTO A RECALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC OR ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH PLUS, THIS COULD QUITE POSSIBLY CAUSE A HIGH SPEED CHAIN REACTION FATAL CRASH. THIS SAME PROBLEM WAS JUST WRITTEN ABOUT IN THE USATODAY NEWSPAPER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499975February 25, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE TRAVELING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH MY CAR ABRUPTLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO BRAKE AND/OR SWERVE AROUND ME. A "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND AFTER GETTING TO A SAFE SPOT AND STOPPING, THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE CAR WAS IN THE "LIMP MODE" WHERE IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER AND NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO MY NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR I SHUT IF OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE WARNING "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE CAR ACTED NORMALLY. I CONTACTED A NUMBER OF DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS AND FOUND THAT IT'S A SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THE FIX COULD BE ANYTHING FROM A BAD TRANSMISSION SOLENOID TO A COMPLETE FUEL/COMPUTER/IGNITION REDO FOR $4500 TO $6500. HAVING THIS HAPPEN ON A RURAL ROAD IS ONE THING, BUT IF IT HAPPENED ON AN EXPRESSWAY WITH TRAFFIC AT 75 MPH PLUS, COULD QUITE POSSIBLY BE LETHAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499467February 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
AS SOON AS THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE INTERMITTENT ERROR MESSAGES ABOUT THE PARKING BRAKE NEEDING SERVICE AND THE CLIMATE CONTROL BEGAN TO BLOW ONLY HOT AIR. VEHICLE HAS VERY LOW MILES, GARAGED METICULOUSLY, SERVICED. LINCOLN CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE DEALER RUN DIAGNOSTICS AND THEN THEY COULD KNOW WHETHER THEY MAY BE ABLE TO HELP WITH REPAIRS TO CLIMATE CONTROL. PAID 170.00 FOR DIAGNOSTICS, DEALER AND LINCOLN REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING STICKING ME WITH THE BILL. THEY MADE THE EXCUSE THAT IT WAS MY FAULT BECAUSE IT MAY HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE I DIDN'T DRIVE IT ENOUGH. I WAS SHOCKED , ITS FIRST TIME THAT I'VE HEARD SUGGESTED THAT TAKING CARE OF SOMETHING CAUSED IT TO BREAK! . RIDICULOUSLY POOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493262January 16, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THIS LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE (20,300 MILES) SHIFTS FROM PARK INTO REVERSE WITH A SUDDEN LURCH AND THUD. ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING IN DAILY DRIVING VEHICLE PAUSES AND THEN A HARD SHIFT OR TWO WITH LURCH FORWARD. OCCURRENCES ARE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. NO COMPUTER CODES OR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. CALLED FORD/LINCOLN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM WAS SIMILAR TO TSB 05612 BUT BUILD DATE FOR VIN IS 6/2005 SO NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE OFFERED. SAFETY IS BECOMING AN ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492287January 11, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT DECELERATED AND THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVENTUALLY BECAME PERMANENT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482686October 31, 2012
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR, ITS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS I'VE EXPERIENCED AREN'T ANY DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHER LS OWNERS. COIL PACKS GOING BAD, THE A/C BLOWING HOT AIR, THE CAR GOING INTO FAIL SAFE MODE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR. IT LOOKS LIKE THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE FORD STARTED PRODUCING THE CAR. NOW WONDER THEY NEEDED BAILOUT MONEY. I GOT IN MY CAR THIS MORNING AND IT WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE 3X'S BEFORE I COULD GET OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY! ALL OF THESE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR DATING AS FAR BACK AS 2001, AND NO RECALLS, C'MON MAN. MY TAX DOLLARS WENT TO HELP OUT THIS COMPANY!!!! [XXX]SHAME!!!! THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST TIME BUYING A FORD! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478330October 2, 2012
SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SIT LOWER THEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING MUCH FASTER THAN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 11/28/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK IN THE OIL PAN. SHE HAD IT FIXED,. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED ANOTHER OIL LEAK HAS SURFACED SOME WHERE ELSE. UPDATED 11/29/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470166August 10, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A LOCAL SMOG CENTER FUEL LEAKED FROM THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465152July 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
I HAVE THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS I HAVE A HARD REVERSE AND THE GEARS STICK BETWEEN 30-35 MPH AS I ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES IT HAS A HARD BUMP ONCE IT STARTS ACCELERATING! THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE REPLACED TWO IGNITION COILS WITHIN A YEAR APART AND NOW I HAVE TWO MORE IGNITION COILS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED PER P0354, P0301AND P0304.I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BOTTLE, BUT THE LIMP HOME SIGN HAS OCCURED TWICE SINCE THEN CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE!! THE THIRD PROBLEM IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PER P0420. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2009 WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES, LESS THAN A YEAR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464638July 8, 2012
POWER TRAIN
PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR AND CAR JERKED AND STALLED AS RED LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE DELAY AND SUDDEN JERK ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION IN THE INTERSECTION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY SURGING FOR THE LAS 2-3 THOUSAND MILES. INCREDIBLY SCARY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457455May 4, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON AT LEAST 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PASS, CAR HAS LOST ALL POWER AND THE WRENCH INDICATOR HAS APPEARED ON THE DASH, AT THAT TIME CAR LOOSES ALL POWER AND THE ONLY CHOICE IS TO PULL OVER AND SHUT CAR DOWN , WHICH DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK WHILE YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY WITH OUT YOU GETTING KILLED OR INJURED BY OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL FORD GARAGE..... I EXPLAINED TO JACK IN SERVICE AND HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE HAS SEEN MORE AND MORE OF THESE PROBLEMS AND THE CURE WAS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY.... I AM WONDERING IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD/ LINCOLN. I HOPING TO GET THIS SITUATION RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED IN A ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10453239March 27, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE RAN SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A FAILED ENGINE COIL THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED WHAT WAS ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452491March 21, 2012
STEERING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. I CALLED FORD COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. TOOK IT TO TWO FORD DEALERS TO GET CHEAPEST PRICES. HAD TO HAVE POWER STEERING ROD AND PUMP REPLACED. WHICH COST ANOTHER 1200. GOING BROKE FROM THIS CAR. AIR CONDITIONER ALSO STOPPED WORKING BUT COULD NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED YET. DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE WHOLE DASHBOARD TO FIX. THEY TRIED TO PUT ADD SOMETHING TO THE AIR TO COOL IT BUT IT DID NOT WORK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452490March 21, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT MY HOME. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY CAR REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW FUEL INJECTOR. I HAD THAT REPLACED. COST WAS OVER 1200. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10452493March 21, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ROLLED DOWN LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW AND WOULD NOT COME UP. WENT TO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OFF WHOLE DOOR AND THEN REPLACE MOTOR AND ANOTHER COMPONENT THAT WOULD RANGE BETWEEN 300-400. I CANNOT BELIEVE I BOUGHT AN AMERICAN CAR FROM A WELL KNOWN COMPANY AND HAVE BEEN SOLD A HORRIBLE CAR THAT IS FALLING APART. THE CAR ALSO PULLS FUNNY AND RUNS FUNNY WHEN GOING UP HILLS AND SOMETIMES ALMOST FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STOP WHEN I FIRST START IT IN THE MORNING. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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