2000 LINCOLN LS Problems & Recalls

BALL JOINT BOLTS LOOSEN OR DON'T TIGHTEN TO SPECIFICATIONS WHICH CAUSES A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. I'VE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED TWICE AND TIGHTENED UP OR RE-FIXED SEVERAL TIMES IT'S UNSAFE AT TIME. I TAKE CHANCES OF MY LIFE SAFETY. I MOSTLY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ON THE REGU...

Mileage: 129,203

BALL JOINT BOLTS LOOSEN OR DON'T TIGHTEN TO SPECIFICATIONS WHICH CAUSES A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. I'VE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED TWICE AND TIGHTENED UP OR RE-FIXED SEVERAL TIMES IT'S UNSAFE AT TIME. I TAKE CHANCES OF MY LIFE SAFETY. I MOSTLY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ON THE REGU...

Mileage: 129,203

BALL JOINT BOLTS LOOSEN OR DON'T TIGHTEN TO SPECIFICATIONS WHICH CAUSES A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. I'VE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED TWICE AND TIGHTENED UP OR RE-FIXED SEVERAL TIMES IT'S UNSAFE AT TIME. I TAKE CHANCES OF MY LIFE SAFETY. I MOSTLY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ON THE REGU...

Mileage: 129,203

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS...

THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL JUST SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING DOES A MASTER AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN ASE-CERTIFIED I DECIDED TO CHECK IT OUT BEFORE I CONTACTED THE DEALER THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CLOCK SPRING THE CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING TO CAUSE IT TO FILE THIS SEEMS LIKE IT SHOUL...

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE, IT SURGED AND ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY SEVERAL TIMES AND THE TACHOMETER INCREASED. THE CONTACT CONSTANTLY HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEAN ARBOUR FORD OF WES...

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS A DEFECT IN 2005 BUT ACCORDING TO LINCOLN MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PERHAPS LIFE THREATENING . WHEN I WAS LAST FILLING UP MY CAR I WAS TOLD BY THE COSTCO ATTENDANT I HAD TO ROLL MY CAR FOR...

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWAYED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE AXLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT...

Mileage: 149,825

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILU...

Mileage: 194,000

I WAS GETTING ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP THAT TURNED NOT GOING MORE THAN MAYBE BETWEEN 30-35 MPH AND WHEN ALMOST GETTING READY TO MERG ON TO THE FREEWAY MY LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT BROKE. CAUSING MY WHEEL TO TURN SIDE WAYS AND PUT A DENT IN THE FENDER. LATER AFTER BEING REPAIRED I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FO...

Mileage: 10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO AN IRON FENCE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED, BUT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DR...

ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 06,2016 AT 12 A.M. I STARTED MY CAR AND IT SOUNDED NORMAL. WHEN I PLACED MY CAR IN REVERSE IT STARTED TO IDLE VERY HIGHLY AND WAS READING 3000 RPM ALTHOUGH I WAS STILL HOLDING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT SOUND...

MY CAR SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE DUE TO THE BALL JOINTS NOT BEING TORQUED DOWN PROPERLY WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH CAN END IN A FATALITY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR ARE NO RECALLS YET THE NUMBER FOR THE RECALL IS 00V359001.

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING SOUND EMITTING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARMS FAILED AND NEEDED TO...

Mileage: 141,308

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MAN...

Mileage: 170,000

RANDOMLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR ACCELERATES INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THIS IS REFERRED TO AS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IN SOME CASES THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND OTHERS ON CITY STREETS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. ATTACHED IS MY CORRESPONDENCE WITH FORD OVER THIS MATTER. AS YOU WILL SEE FROM THE C...

Mileage: 48,000

RANDOMLY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE CAR ACCELERATES INSTEAD OF STOPPING. THIS IS REFERRED TO AS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. IN SOME CASES THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AND OTHERS ON CITY STREETS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. ATTACHED IS MY CORRESPONDENCE WITH FORD OVER THIS MATTER. AS YOU WILL SEE FROM THE C...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION WAS UNSTABLE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT OR RIGHT AND FORCE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE CENTERED ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION FROM THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM...

Mileage: 157,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 50MPG THE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DEPLOYED. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING NOR WAS I HIT BY ANYTHING. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THIS IS AN ISSUE AS NOW I CAN NOT USE THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR ANYONE TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

Mileage: 86,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK AT 50MPG THE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DEPLOYED. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING NOR WAS I HIT BY ANYTHING. THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THIS IS AN ISSUE AS NOW I CAN NOT USE THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR ANYONE TO SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

Mileage: 86,000

TIMING BELTS HAD TO BE REPLACED IT WAS $3500.OO. AUGUST 2008 TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT N UPDATED COST WAS $1989.00. AUGUST 2013 BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WAS REPLACED THE RIGHT OUTER TYROD AND LEFT INNER TYROD WAS REPLACED HAD TO GET NEW BRAKES AND TIRES N IT COST ME $1200.00. I GAVE $5000.00 FOR ...

Mileage: 95,000

ON I95 CAR STARTED HESITATING, BUCKING I PULLED OFF I95 AND SLOWLY BUCKED TO WORK WHEN I LEFT WORK SLOWLY DROVE HOME ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT TO MY MECHANIC. HE CHECKED THE CAR OUT AND SAID IT IS PROBABLY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THESE LS'S ARE KNOW FOR THIS PROBLEM. HE SAID I COULD CONTINUE TO...

Mileage: 70,000

HI I'M MAKING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF MY MOM SHE JUST PURCHASED HER CAR THAT DOESN'T HAVE AN AIRBAG WITHOUT SIGNING A DISCLOSURE FORM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY RUNNING DOWN AND NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS SHE WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT THE CAR UNAWARE OF ANY OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

HI I'M MAKING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF MY MOM SHE JUST PURCHASED HER CAR THAT DOESN'T HAVE AN AIRBAG WITHOUT SIGNING A DISCLOSURE FORM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY RUNNING DOWN AND NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS SHE WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT THE CAR UNAWARE OF ANY OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

HI I'M MAKING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF MY MOM SHE JUST PURCHASED HER CAR THAT DOESN'T HAVE AN AIRBAG WITHOUT SIGNING A DISCLOSURE FORM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY RUNNING DOWN AND NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS SHE WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT THE CAR UNAWARE OF ANY OF THIS. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING A TURN OR HITTING A DIP IN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SUSP...

AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. AFTER INTERNET RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THERE MAY BE A SHORT UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT CAUSES THE AIRBAG TO NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

MY VEHICLE HAD A RECALLED AND THE WORK WAS PERFORMED AT CROUSE FORD IN PENNSYLVANIA IN JUNE 18 2002. UNFORTUNATE FROM THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED ON THE RECALL, THE INITIAL INSPECTION AND WORK WAS NEVER DONE ALTHOUGH THE RECALL WAS SAID TO BE SATISFIED. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE LOWER STEERING SUSPENSIO...

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN MOTOR SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE STOP. I REQUIRED A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. DISCOVERED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *TR

Mileage: 90,054

I WAS TURNING THE CORNER OF DAY AVENUE AND 2ND STREET SW. AS I TURNED THE TIRE CAME ALL THE WAY OFF. I LOOKED ONLINE AND RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO? NHTSA CAMPAIGN #00V359001. *T...

Mileage: 156,785

I WAS TURNING THE CORNER OF DAY AVENUE AND 2ND STREET SW. AS I TURNED THE TIRE CAME ALL THE WAY OFF. I LOOKED ONLINE AND RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO? NHTSA CAMPAIGN #00V359001. *T...

Mileage: 156,785

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE...

Mileage: 135,600

TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY E-CODE POPS CHECK TRANSMISSION AND FORD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT COME ON! I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET AND I WAS PASTED BY A SEMI THAT WITH CONDITIONS BARELY MISSED T BONING ME CUZ OF THIS FAULTY WHATEVER U WANNA CALL IT! I CAN'T EVEN CHECK THE [XXX] FLUID! IT COSTS $1...

Mileage: 130,000

TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY E-CODE POPS CHECK TRANSMISSION AND FORD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT COME ON! I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET AND I WAS PASTED BY A SEMI THAT WITH CONDITIONS BARELY MISSED T BONING ME CUZ OF THIS FAULTY WHATEVER U WANNA CALL IT! I CAN'T EVEN CHECK THE [XXX] FLUID! IT COSTS $1...

Mileage: 130,000

THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP TRANSMISSION JUST GOES OUT WHEN EVER PICTURE PULLING OUT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND THE TRANNY GOING OUT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR

CAR SLOWED ON HIGHWAY IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC CAUSING CARS TO HAVE TO JUST MISS ME FROM BEHIND. I WAS TOTALLY FREAKED, HAD TO HAVE 3 ENGINE IGNITION COILS REPLACED. I'VE HAD 2 MORE SINCE THEN.JUST REPLACED A FUEL TANK ALSO, THIS CAR HAS LESS THAN 46,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS COST ME OVER $4500 IN 2 YEAR...

Mileage: 40,000

IN FEBRUARY 2010, AT SPEED OF 25-35MPH LOUD SQUEAKING OCCURRED. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO BE CHECKED AND DISCOVERED IT WAS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS,AND CONTROL ARM, I HAD READ THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL. FORD SAID MY 2000 LINCOLN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO I PAID THE OUTLANDISH PRICE FOR REPAIR. ...

Mileage: 110,708

I HAVE FRONT BALL JOINT AND SUSPENSION ISSUES. I LOOKED ON LINE AND SEE THERE WERE A RECALL FOR MY CAR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 00V359001. I SPOKE WITH MY LOCAL FORD MOTOR DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALL. I CALLED THE NHTSA #800-392-3673 AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. I HAVE...

I HAVE FRONT BALL JOINT AND SUSPENSION ISSUES. I LOOKED ON LINE AND SEE THERE WERE A RECALL FOR MY CAR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 00V359001. I SPOKE WITH MY LOCAL FORD MOTOR DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALL. I CALLED THE NHTSA #800-392-3673 AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. I HAVE...

THE DESIGN OF THE SUSPENSION CAUSES PREMATURE FAILURE OF JOINTS AND RUBBER BUSHINGS. THE PARTS CAN NOT BE SERVICED (GREASED) AND THE RUBBER DRIES OUT TO EASILY LEADING TO WEAR AND FAILURE. IN ADDITION THE WEAR PARTS ARE NOW CAST (AS OPPOSED TO PRESSED) INTO THE LARGER METAL PARTS SO THAT THE OWNER ...

Mileage: 66,000

THE ENGINE FAILURES BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2005 AND HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH THIS DATE. THIS ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE TYPES OF PROBLEMS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CREATE ERRONEOUS MECHANICAL READOUTS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING STATE'S EMISSION INSPECTIONS. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN DUE TO FAU...

Mileage: 64,272

THE ENGINE FAILURES BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2005 AND HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH THIS DATE. THIS ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE TYPES OF PROBLEMS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CREATE ERRONEOUS MECHANICAL READOUTS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING STATE'S EMISSION INSPECTIONS. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN DUE TO FAU...

Mileage: 64,272

THE ENGINE FAILURES BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2005 AND HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH THIS DATE. THIS ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE TYPES OF PROBLEMS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CREATE ERRONEOUS MECHANICAL READOUTS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING STATE'S EMISSION INSPECTIONS. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN DUE TO FAU...

Mileage: 64,272

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE HORN FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE ENTIRE WHEEL AND ASSEMBLY WAS DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN...

Mileage: 143,062

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SENSOR UNDER THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG ...

I OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS V8. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS POPPING AT THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE CAR.. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE HE HAD FOUND OUT THAT THOSE PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL CARS HAD A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION BALL JOIN...

Mileage: 130,000

I OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS V8. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS POPPING AT THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE CAR.. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE HE HAD FOUND OUT THAT THOSE PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL CARS HAD A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION BALL JOIN...

Mileage: 130,000

I OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS V8. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS POPPING AT THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE CAR.. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE HE HAD FOUND OUT THAT THOSE PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL CARS HAD A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION BALL JOIN...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND LOWER CONTROL ARM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE LOWER CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 140,000

I BOUGHT MY LINCOLN LS IN AUGUST IN SEPTEMBER IT STARTED MESSING UP WHEN I WOULD GET ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE SO THAT I CAN PULL OVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I BOUGHT MY LINCOLN LS IN AUGUST IN SEPTEMBER IT STARTED MESSING UP WHEN I WOULD GET ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE SO THAT I CAN PULL OVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

I BOUGHT MY LINCOLN LS IN AUGUST IN SEPTEMBER IT STARTED MESSING UP WHEN I WOULD GET ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE SO THAT I CAN PULL OVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THEY HEARD A NOISE EMITTING FROM THE FENDER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACT AND CONF...

Mileage: 102,000

EXPERIENCED TRANS NOT WANTING TO SHIFT INTO FOURTH AND FIFTH GEAR AND LUNGING FORWARD WHEN BEING STARTED AND STILL IN PARK. CAR HAD 68000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME,TOOK CAR IN TO HAVE TRANS FILTER REPLACED AND FLUID CHANGED. TRANS. PAN WAS REMOVED AND PIECES OF BEARINGS AND METAL SHAVINGS AND SPRING ...

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 15 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BALL JOINTS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIR...

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM, LOWER BALL JOINT). WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGEN...

Mileage: 178,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 129,300

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RECLINE MECHANISM FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. CAUSED THE RIGHT SIDE OF SEATBACK TO FULLY RECLINE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

STEERING SHAFT U-JOINT HAS FAILED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK UP AT ~90* TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT OF CENTER. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

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 SE...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL CAME OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE BOLTS THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BA...

Mileage: 200,000

RE: 2000 LINCOLN LS PROBLEM: 2 INDUCTION COILS NEED REPLACEMENT. RE: RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA FORD HISTORY: ENGINE STOPPED ON HIGHWAY AND ON ROAD HOME TOOK TO DEALER AND AFTER INSPECTION PUT AUTO IN GARAGE. CAN NOT DRIVE SAFELY. ONE COIL WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CALLED FORD CUST.SVS ON THIS ISS...

Mileage: 63,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE JULY 2007, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND BEGAN TO IDLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED BRUISES AND INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT ARM AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. TH...

Mileage: 162,211

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OVER A SPEED BUMP, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLANKING NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD FEEL AS IF THE REAR WHEELS WERE ATTEMPTING TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "WIGGLE" AROUND ON THE HIGHWAY. THE OWNER STATED THAT THERE IS A BOLT ON THE LOWER CONTROL ARM THAT NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359001, SUSPEN...

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES ...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WAS INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES ...

Mileage: 84,000

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2000 LINCOLN LS AND THE LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT STUD BROKE AND THE WHEEL JAMMED UNDER THE FENDER AND THE CAR SWERVED TO THE RT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED THE LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN ON THE LINCOLN LS BAL...

Mileage: 112,196

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD, UNUSUAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE STEERING AND BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHI...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD, UNUSUAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE STEERING AND BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHI...

Mileage: 120,000

LINCOLN LS TRANSMISSION SHOWING E AND DRIVING ROUGH. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

2000 LINCOLN LS. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH A SENSOR. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE WAS FOUND FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. THE MECHANIC LOOK UP THE CODE AND FOUND TSB 02-12-7 WHICH HE STATED HAD A BROKEN CIRCUIT IN THE CONNECTOR AND PIGTAIL UNDER THE SEAT...

I HAVE A 2000 LINCOLN LS 3.9L V8 WITH APPROXIMATELY 115,000 MILES AND I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THE EXPERIENCE IS DIFFERENT THAN THE TOYOTAS THAT ACCELERATED TO 100+ MPH IT MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT UPON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CURRENT PROBL...

Mileage: 113,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THERE WAS RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE NOT BE DRIVEN DUE TO A POTENTIAL SAFETY H...

Mileage: 82,500

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY JUST SHUTS OFF. POWER STEERING IS GONE. NO WARNING GIVEN. CAR HAS TO BE STEERED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 112,006

I JUST PURCHASED A USED 2000 LINCOLN LS; MY LINE TO MY ACCELERATION FAILED DUE TO LINE BROKE AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A VEHICLE THAT RAN THE LIGHT AS I WAS PRESSING MY BRAKES; AND I WAS MISSED BY INCHES; I WAS CLEARED BY CARFAX ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS NEED TO BE CHECKED ON THE PIECE BROKE UNDER THE HO...

Mileage: 98,999

THE INTERIOR REAR-VIEW MIRROR BURST AND LEAKED LIQUID INSIDE THE CAR WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE LIQUID ETCHED HOLES IN THE CONSOLE AND AROUND THE SHIFTER. ACCORDING TO THE JAGUAR OWNERS WEBSITE, THIS LIQUID IS TOXIC. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS MIRROR MADE BY MAGNA DONNELLY, MO...

Mileage: 103,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FOR THE SUSPENSION, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V359001; COMPONENT: SUSPENSION FRONT CONTROL ARM, LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THE NECESSARY RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. ON A LATER DATE, WHILE DRIV...

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE A 2000 LINCOLN LS, 6 MONTHS BACK TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP CAUSE OF SQUEAKING NOISES, DEALER FIXED RIGHT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT...... TWO MONTHS LATER HAVING SAME PROBLEM ONLY ON LEFT SIDE, I NOTICED IT OUT OF NOWHERE, THE CAR STARTED JERKING TO THE OTHER DIRECTION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WA...

Mileage: 98,100

I HAVE A 2000 LINCOLN LS, 6 MONTHS BACK TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP CAUSE OF SQUEAKING NOISES, DEALER FIXED RIGHT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT...... TWO MONTHS LATER HAVING SAME PROBLEM ONLY ON LEFT SIDE, I NOTICED IT OUT OF NOWHERE, THE CAR STARTED JERKING TO THE OTHER DIRECTION WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WA...

Mileage: 98,100

2000 LINCOLN LS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX A PROBLEM WITH SQUEAKING, STILL SQUEAKS. THEY FIXED RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT(SO MANY LINCOLN LS 2000 STILL ON THE ROAD WITH THIS PROBLEM, & NO RECALLS FOR IT?) WHY? NOW THAT I HAD THE FRONT RIGHT CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT REPLACED BACK IN JUNE,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE VEHICLE HAS SEVEREAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE COIL SYSTEM, RADIATOR AND SUPSESION.THE VEHICLE HAD THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THE TIME A OF PURCHASE IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VIHICLE MILEAGE WAS 53587 WHEN THE FAILURES STARTED AND 73189 CURRENT MILES. THE VEHICLE HA...

Mileage: 53,578

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE VEHICLE HAS SEVEREAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE COIL SYSTEM, RADIATOR AND SUPSESION.THE VEHICLE HAD THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THE TIME A OF PURCHASE IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VIHICLE MILEAGE WAS 53587 WHEN THE FAILURES STARTED AND 73189 CURRENT MILES. THE VEHICLE HA...

Mileage: 53,578

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE VEHICLE HAS SEVEREAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE COIL SYSTEM, RADIATOR AND SUPSESION.THE VEHICLE HAD THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THE TIME A OF PURCHASE IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VIHICLE MILEAGE WAS 53587 WHEN THE FAILURES STARTED AND 73189 CURRENT MILES. THE VEHICLE HA...

Mileage: 53,578

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT WITHOUT INTENTION. SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO ...

Mileage: 117,000

2000 LINCOLN LS-COILS GO OUT AND THE CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AND AT RED LIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

I BROUGHT A 2000 LINCOLN LS FROM A DEALER BY THE NAME OF IMPORT AUTO SALES LOCATED AT 589 E 32ND ST. PATERSON NEW JERSEY 07513. WHEN I WAS TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE BY THE SALESMAN I QUESTION HIM ON A SQUEAKY BUMPY NOISE ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR . HE TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES NEEDED AIR AND THE ROAD I...

I BROUGHT A 2000 LINCOLN LS FROM A DEALER BY THE NAME OF IMPORT AUTO SALES LOCATED AT 589 E 32ND ST. PATERSON NEW JERSEY 07513. WHEN I WAS TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE BY THE SALESMAN I QUESTION HIM ON A SQUEAKY BUMPY NOISE ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE CAR . HE TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES NEEDED AIR AND THE ROAD I...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED MORE THAN 16 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FASTEST SPEED HER VEHICLE CAN REACH IS 20 MPH. WHENEVER SHE ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO CATCH THE CORRECT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE EXTREMELY FAST OR THE ENGINE WILL JUST REV LOUDLY, WITHOUT THE VEHICLE MO...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,131....

Mileage: 76,018

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED UNCONTROLLABLE STEERING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1,131....

Mileage: 76,018

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CONTACT HEARS A LOUD POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEAL...

Mileage: 160,000

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER CAR CUTS OUT WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE IDLING AND DRIVING IN REVERSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE O2 AND CAM POSITIONING SENSOR REPLACED AND THE COMPUTER RESET. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE STILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING VARIOU...

Mileage: 86,996

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD REPEATEDLY FEEL ABNORMAL BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. SECONDLY, WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE WOULD HEAR A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE ACCOMPANIED WITH MILD SLIDING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUM...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD REPEATEDLY FEEL ABNORMAL BOUNCING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. SECONDLY, WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE WOULD HEAR A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE ACCOMPANIED WITH MILD SLIDING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUM...

Mileage: 70,000

CHECK ENGINE/CHECK TRANSMISSION MESSAGE HAS COME ON. VEHICLE HAS LESS THEN 50K MILES ON IT, TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALREADY, LOOKING AT $3000+IN REPAIRS. *TR

Mileage: 48,150

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FAILED AND THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. A REPORT WAS FI...

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FAILED AND THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED TWICE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINTS, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. A REPORT WAS FI...

Mileage: 92,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER PLACED THE TIRE BACK ON THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DE...

Mileage: 129,000

I BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WH...

Mileage: 70,000

I BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WH...

Mileage: 70,000

I BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WH...

Mileage: 70,000

I BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WH...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE WOBBLED EXCESSIVELY. THE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHIMMY AFTER PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS TO THESE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDE...

Mileage: 98,000

CHECK ADVANCTRAK LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT DISPLAY ILLUMINATE AND MILEAGE DISPLAYS LINES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT PAID ...

Mileage: 137,000

STEERING KNUCKLE BROKE WHILE DRIVING CAR - WAS RECALLED BY FORD IN 2000 FOR THIS VERY THING. FORD IS SAYING THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE FIRST OWNER BUT I DON'T THINK IT EVER WAS. FORD DEALER USED BY ME FOR REPAIR SAID THE OTHER ONE WAS ABOUT TO BREAK TOO. REPAIRED BOTH OF THEM. I COULD EASILY H...

Mileage: 80,000

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS HAS HAD NUMEROUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS HAS HAD NUMEROUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS HAS HAD NUMEROUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS RESULTING IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. THE CAR IS IN THE SHOP RIGHT NOW HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

A HOLLOW THUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF MY LINCOLN LS LED ME TO SEEK A DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM 3 MECHANICS, INCLUDING THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. ALL 3 AGREED THAT THE BALL JOINTS AND SUSPENSION HAD FAILED TO AN EXTENT THAT THE CAR WAS "UNSAFE TO DRIVE." I USED TH...

Mileage: 57,839

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS HAD A SAFETY RECALL REGARDING THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY IN 12/2000. MY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AT THAT TIME BUT NO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT WAS DONE. IN 2004, I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING BUT THE DEA...

Mileage: 107,433

2000 LINCOLN LS BALL JOINT FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES. NO INCIDENTS. COST TO REPAIR $1400. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I BROUGHT A CAR FROM EXTREME MOTORCARS ON 08/05/2008. I LATER FOUND THAT AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE CAR AND IT RAINED THE CAR LEAKS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND ALSO FOUND OUT THE CAR HAD NO AIR BAG. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND NO RESPONSE WAS MADE ON THEIR PART. I COMPLAINED WITH THE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT BALL JOINT FRACTURED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS DID NOT HAVE POTHOLES AND WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND IS CUR...

Mileage: 46,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STUD ON THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL DETACHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL FORD MOTOR COMPANY BE...

Mileage: 74,000

AT ABOUT 13,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FRONT BALL JOINT FRACTURE THAT RESULTED IN A RATHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO THE CAR WHICH IS BECOMING MORE PRONE TO SUCH ISSUES. IS THIS BALL JOINT COVERED BY ANY RECALL? IF IT MIGHT BE, HOW DO I LOOK INTO IT? *TR

Mileage: 130,000

NORMAL DRIVING. *TR

CHANGED THE COIL PACKS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE THIRD HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND NOW THE THERE IS A DELAY IN PUTTING THE CARE IN REVERSE AND AT TIMES THERE'S A HARSH UPSHIFT. I'M NOW REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

CHANGED THE COIL PACKS SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE THIRD HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AND NOW THE THERE IS A DELAY IN PUTTING THE CARE IN REVERSE AND AT TIMES THERE'S A HARSH UPSHIFT. I'M NOW REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

NOTICED THE CARS RIGHT SIDE WAS MAKING A NOISE BUT BRAKES AND TIRE WAS FINE THEN THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT STUD FRACTURED JUST AS THE RECALL FOR THIS MODEL SAYS AND DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH BUT COULD HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

NOTICED THE CARS RIGHT SIDE WAS MAKING A NOISE BUT BRAKES AND TIRE WAS FINE THEN THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT STUD FRACTURED JUST AS THE RECALL FOR THIS MODEL SAYS AND DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH BUT COULD HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND HE DISCOVERED A RECALL FOR...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE SEPARATION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BALL JOINTS. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDE...

Mileage: 183,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE FELT DIFFERENTLY WHILE DRIVING A WEEK BEFORE THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WERE NO OTHER WARN...

Mileage: 65,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE NUT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINTS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT IS CONSTANTLY TIGHTENING THE NUTS, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO DETACH. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED A R...

Mileage: 160,000

THE 2000 MODEL YEAR LINCOLN LS. AFTER A COLD START, SOMETIMES THE WEATHER IS DRY, SOMETIMES NOT, I WILL DRIVE 2-4 MILES DOWN A FAIRLY LEVEL ROAD, AND THERE IS A HIGH PICH WHINE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, THE THERMOSTAT STARTS TO RISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IF I DO NOT STOP IT CONTINUES UNT...

Mileage: 45,000

THE 2000 MODEL YEAR LINCOLN LS. AFTER A COLD START, SOMETIMES THE WEATHER IS DRY, SOMETIMES NOT, I WILL DRIVE 2-4 MILES DOWN A FAIRLY LEVEL ROAD, AND THERE IS A HIGH PICH WHINE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, THE THERMOSTAT STARTS TO RISE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND IF I DO NOT STOP IT CONTINUES UNT...

Mileage: 45,000

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOUR ORGANIZATION AWARE OF THIS CONTINUED PROBLEM. ON THE 19TH OF DECEMBER 2007 MY DAUGHTERS EXPERIENCED A MAJOR BREAKDOWN WITH HER 2000 LINCOLN LS. SHE WAS SLOWING TO A STOP SIGN WHEN THE PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE BODY OF THE CAR DROP ONTO THE TIRE. AFTER HAVI...

Mileage: 100,677

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BALL JOINT STUD FRACTURED AND A GAS LINE RUPTURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT); HOWEVER, THE FORD DEALER STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. HE FILED A CO...

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. HE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING AND SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. A MECHANIC AT AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE "SHOT" AND COULD POSE A SERIO...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL RIGHT OR LEFT, DEPENDING ON THE ROAD CONDITIONS. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY CRASHES DUE TO THE FAILURE AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEAL...

Mileage: 66,778

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. THERE IS UNEVEN WEAR ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS, KNUCKLES, AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO...

Mileage: 113,563

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. THERE IS UNEVEN WEAR ON BOTH FRONT TIRES AND THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE SIDE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS, KNUCKLES, AND STABILIZER BAR NEEDED TO...

Mileage: 113,563

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WRENCHING SOUND. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER HUSBAND'S MECHANIC SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BALL JOINT FAILED. SHE CALLED THE DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT ANY RECALLS AND...

Mileage: 43,100

WHENEVER THERE IS A POTHOLE OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE SUSPENSION. I WAS THE TOLD THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING AND AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED. THIS WAS DONE BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THIS IS ON A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT AROUND 50,000 MILES. THE BAL...

Mileage: 50,000

WHENEVER THERE IS A POTHOLE OR BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE SUSPENSION. I WAS THE TOLD THE BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACING AND AN ALIGNMENT NEEDED. THIS WAS DONE BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. THIS IS ON A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AT AROUND 50,000 MILES. THE BAL...

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. ANYTIME THE CONTACT DROVE OVER ROUGH SURFACE, THE VEHICLE WOULD MAKE SOME SORT OF CLUCKING NOISE. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT HEARD A CRACKING AND POPPING NOISE EVERY TIME HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE VEHICLE WAS E...

Mileage: 125,000

POWER WINDOW SWITCH, DRIVER SIDE, AND MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON STEERING COLUMN MALFUNCTIONING. BOTH HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BEFORE BUT ARE AGAIN NOT RESPONDING. *TR

Mileage: 195,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE FRONT TIRES MADE A SCREECHING NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT AT 20 MPH. THE STEERING WHEEL WORKS PERFECTLY FINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION AROUND EACH BALL JOINT FAILED. THE CONTAC...

Mileage: 79,000

POWER WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE GONE OUT TWICE IN SAME CAR. DRIVER FRONT AND PASSENGER REAR ON SAME DAY. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE MAKING RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS AT 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING FELT LOOSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS AND...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5-20 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT DID NOT GIVE AN EXPLANATION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPA...

Mileage: 30,000

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS WAS TAKEN IN TO GET A MISFIRE FIXED. I NOTICED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE FELT LOOSE, SO I ASKED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE BALL JOINTS AND THAT THEY WERE A SAFETY CONCERN. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, HE SAID IT WOULD COST $1,200 DOLLARS. PRIOR TO TAKING MY CAR TO...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF WHAT THE LIGHT INDICATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OPEN CIRCUIT CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,040 AND CURRENT...

Mileage: 68,040

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS V8 FREQUENTLY ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN. THERE IS NO RESPONSE TO BRAKING AND PUTTING IT IN PARK OR NEUTRAL, THE RPM RISES TO 3K. IT ONLY STOPS EVENTUALLY ON ITS OWN OR AFTER IT'S BEEN TURNED OFF FOR A LITTLE WHILE. RECENTLY, THIS HAS CAUSED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO RED-LINE. THE...

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS. FORD STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; HOWEVER, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) WAS FOUND FOR THAT YEAR, MAKE, AND ...

Mileage: 106,000

BASICALLY FROM WHAT I CAN TELL THE COMPLAINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE JUST ABOUT EVERY COMPLAINT I HAVE READ I HAVE EXPERIENCED AS A MATTER OF FACT THE DEALER CAN TELL YOU IN ADVANCE WHAT IS GOING TO FAIL. THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE IS WHO IS NOT DOING THEIR JOB IN MAKING FORD FIX THESE HAZARD TRAPS. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

OIL LEAK FROM VALVE COVER ONTO COIL CAUSING FAILURE. FORD KNEW OF THIS PROBLEM AND ONLY RECALLED 2003 LINCOLN LS VEHICLES THIS YEAR. I HAVE A 2000 LINCOLN LS AND THEY WONT HELP ME. IT COST ME OVER $1400.00 BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED IN OCTOBER THIS YEAR. 1 MONTH LATER I HAVE THIS PROBLEM...

Mileage: 94,285

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING FROM 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END SUSPENSION HAD TOO MUCH MOVEMENT AND THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. ON AUGUST 22, 2006, A MECHANIC REMOVED AND REPLACED THE UPPER RIGHT CONTROL ARM AND LEFT AND RIGHT STABILIZER BAR CONTROL LINK. CURRENTL...

Mileage: 83,000

SAFETY DEFECT.. DEFECTIVE LOWER BALL JOINTS 2000 LINCOLN LS WITH 85,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND YOU FEEL UNSAFE STEERING THE CAR. I AM TOLD IT IS SO BAD THAT IF IT COMPLETELY FAILS IT THE WHEEL/S WILL SEPARATE FROM THE CAR. FORD HAS SINCE IMPROVED THE PART, A LARGE...

Mileage: 82,000

SAFETY DEFECT.. DEFECTIVE LOWER BALL JOINTS 2000 LINCOLN LS WITH 85,000 MILES. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND YOU FEEL UNSAFE STEERING THE CAR. I AM TOLD IT IS SO BAD THAT IF IT COMPLETELY FAILS IT THE WHEEL/S WILL SEPARATE FROM THE CAR. FORD HAS SINCE IMPROVED THE PART, A LARGE...

Mileage: 82,000

I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY OF MY LINCOLN. WHEN THE COILS GO BAD THE CAR STARTS MISSING. I WAS STOPPED BEING A SCHOOL BUS WHEN MY RPM'S SURGED TO 6500 AND MY CAR JOLTED FORWARD. AFTER THE BUS STARTED UP, I GAVE THE CAR LITTLE GAS TO GO, AND IT STALLED. IT STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE THE EVENIN...

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR, BUT THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR, BUT THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING GREATER THAN 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISES AND THE FRONT END BOUNCED AROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT BOTH FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ...

Mileage: 64,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. ONE YEAR AGO, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND WHENEVER IT DROVE OVER A BUMP OR DENT IN THE ROAD. ONE MONTH AGO, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT AFTER THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A BUMP OR DENT IN THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OC...

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE WHILE PARKED ON A FLAT SURFACE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. ...

Mileage: 29,688

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND IT ISN'T OPERATING NORMALLY. WHILE DRIVING 25MPH AND MAKING A TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AS THOUGH IT HAD A FLAT TIRE. WHEN OBSERVING THE VEHICLE, THE TIRES WERE NOT DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN STEERI...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE FAILURE IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINS, THE FAILURE IS PERSISTENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE SPARK PLUG COIL. THE CORRECT VIN,...

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF AND THEN REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WILL HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED ON AUGUST 28, 2007. A VALID VIN AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY MISFIRE AND JERK. THE ENGINE HAD 8 COIL PACKS. 4 COIL PACKS WERE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

2000 LINCOLN LS GAVE WARNINGS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, TRACTION CONTROL PROBLEMS, SERVICE ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE CAR WOULD DIE COMPLETELY AFTER ACCELERATION VIA STANDARD METHOD OR VIA CRUISE CONTROL.*AK MULTIPLE FORD DEALER VISITS HAD THE COILS REPLACED AND EXCESSIVE DIAGNOSTICS DONE BUT DID NOT ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE CYLINDERS WERE REPLACED IN 2005, ONE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 2007, AND ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED THIS MONTH. THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER THE VEHICLE'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 60 AND 70 MPH, THE VE...

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A SNAPPING NOISE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL FOR THE LOWER BALL ...

Mileage: 80,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN WHEN THE FRONT FRAME SEPARATED AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL # 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED ...

Mileage: 108,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BANG. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL HAD BENT AND PUSHED UP THE FENDER. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL ON THE VEHICLE REGARDING THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, BUT SHE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. THE VIN IS ...

Mileage: 119,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND HE SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AN...

Mileage: 76,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY IF THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND HE SHOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS AN...

Mileage: 76,100

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE HER 2000 LINCOLN LS (60500 FAILURE MILEAGE) SHE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT HAD TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO DISCOVERED THAT SHE HAD A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING ON HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAI...

Mileage: 60,500

CAR DIAGNOSED BY LINCOLN DEALER AS HAVING SEVERELY DAMAGED FRONT LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT (BEYOND NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR) AND TOLD CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. LATER FOUND OUT ONLINE THAT SAFETY RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR SAME PROBLEM WITHIN 1 YEAR OF MANUFACTURE. UNSURE WHETHER CAR WAS EVER SERVICED AS A...

Mileage: 84,200

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 40 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A SOUND LIKE AN EXPLOSION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THEN, PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD A HOLE. THE LOWER BALL JO...

Mileage: 96,000

ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND SECONDS LATER ENGINE SHUTS OFF ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS.

Mileage: 58,000

THE WINDOW SAFETY LOCK DOES NOT OPERATE, AND I AM UNABLE TO CONTROL THE LEFT REAR WINDOW FROM THE DRIVER'S CONTROL PANEL

Mileage: 170,000

SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT STUD FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH RESULTING IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO FENDER AND SEVERAL OTHER ATTACHED COMPONENTS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS CARFAX REPORT, THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN FOR THE RECALL. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THE...

Mileage: 83,000

POWER WINDOW SYSTEM FOR 2000 LINCOLN LS IS DEFECTIVE. ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 2006, THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM OF THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE BECAME INOPERABLE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IN NOVEMBER OF 2006, THE POWER WINDOW SYSTEM OF THE LEFT PASSENGER SIDE ALSO BECAME INOPERABLE. SUBSEQUENTLY, I'VE LEARNED THAT...

I OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS WITH SEVERE AND ERRATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH MAKE THIS CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.00 WITH NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN TRYING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR STILL HESITATES, BUCKS, AND EVEN SHUTS DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT WHICH TIME...

Mileage: 30,000

I OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS WITH SEVERE AND ERRATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH MAKE THIS CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.00 WITH NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN TRYING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR STILL HESITATES, BUCKS, AND EVEN SHUTS DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT WHICH TIME...

Mileage: 30,000

DT*: THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT TWISTED OFF AND DISENGAGED FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDEN...

Mileage: 80,000

2000 LINCOLN LS FAILED TO ACCELERATE. *KB THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND LEFT THE CONSUMER STRANDED. THE AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A DRY HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, THE NUTS ATTACHING THE LEFT BALL JOINTS LOOSENED AND FELL OFF. THIS INCIDENT RESULTED TO A FRACTURED BALL JOINT STUD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE NUT WAS RECOVERED AND PLACED BACK ON THE VEHICLE JUST LONG ...

Mileage: 114,700

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LUG NUT WRENCH DID NOT FIT THE LUG NUTS ON THE WHEELS WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO TAKE THE WHEELS OFF. THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THE CONTACT BUY NEW LUG NUTS. *AK UPDATED 8/16/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 75,000

MY CAR BEGAN HAVING STEERING PROBLEMS WITH SPEED OF 40 MPH AND/OR IF I HIT A RUT IN THE ROAD. I CONTACTED A PRIVATE SHOP THAT DEALT WITH SUSPENSION PROBLEMS AND HAD IT REPAIRED. WHEN I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE IT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT. MY HUSBAND SAID THAT IT WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO BE DRIVEN FOR IT TO ...

Mileage: 83,300

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IT HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE STALLING WHILE IN MOTION. ON ONE OCCASION, THE PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FROM THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICAT...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UNDER 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND AS IF THE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. UPON INSPECTION, THE TIRE WAS OBSERVED TO BE OFF OF THE AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THERE IS AN NHTSA ...

Mileage: 67,500

I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL ON THE 2000 LINCOLN LS V8 CARS. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL LETTER FROM THE LINCOLN DEALER, BUT I DID CONTACT THEM IN REFERENCE TO THE OUTSTANDING RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR DID NOT HAVE A RECALL ON IT. THE PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING WITH THE BALL...

FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS I NOTICED MY CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT AND A SLIGHT NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. SUDDENLY ON THE SECOND DAY WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT PULLED SEVERELY TO THE LEFT TO THE POINT IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE BOLT HOLDING THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS SO LOSE I...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE WIRING UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HAD FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 7/13/20...

Mileage: 46,000

AIRBAG LIGHT FLASHES CODE 36 THEN GOES STEADY. THE LIGHT FLASHES THREE FLASHES, PAUSES THEN FLASHES SIX FLASHES, THEN PAUSES AND REPEATS SEQUENCE. IT DOES THIS SEQUENCE ABOUT FIVE TIMES THEN THE LIGHT GOES ON STEADY. AFTER DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH FOR CLUES, I LOOKED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND FO...

Mileage: 78,000

CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE AIR BAG IN VEHICLE, AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TS *JB THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS BEING FAULTY ELECTRICAL HARNESSES. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE HARNESSES ON THE TWO SEAT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PART SHOULD BE RE...

Mileage: 43,769

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR SERVICE, INCLUDING OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. UPON INSPECTION, THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLES WERE WORN OUT, ALLOWING THE TIE RODS TO MOVE. THE RISK IS THAT THE WHEEL CAN SEPARATE FROM THE CAR. *NM

Mileage: 95,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE FRACTURED AND BROKE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WAS PULLED TO SAFETY. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE CABLE TEMPORARILY UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAN BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY A DEALER. UPDATED 4/6/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 62,000

MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2006, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS STUCK IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY CAR. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED. THERE WAS SUFF...

DRIVING AT NIGHT HIT DEBRIS IN ROAD AT APROX. 55 MPH. NOTICED FUEL GAGE LEVEL DESCENDING. WHILE EXITING RIGHT CURVING RAMP AND BRAKING AUTO STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL. ABS HELPED CORRECT SWERVE. INSPECTED UNDERBODY FOLLOWING DAY. FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED. I PAID LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER TO REPLACE FUEL TANK....

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V359001, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 42,895

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE AND A PINCHING SENSATION EMITTING FROM THE DRIVER SEAT CUSHION AREA OF THE SEAT HEATER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME THE SEAT HEATER AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS...

Mileage: 76,000

CAR PURCHASED 2/2000. RECALL ON FRONT BALL JOINT(TIGHTEN NUTS) PERFORMED ON 11/27/00 WITH CAR MILEAGE AT 9548. IN JANUARY OF 06 BEGAN EXPERIENCING CAR JERKING TO THE LEFT. CAR TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS AND FOUND LOWER BALL JOINT NUT WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE, NUT TIGHTENED. TWO WEEKS LATER SAME SYMPTOMS BEGAN....

LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE INDICATED A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC ALSO DEEMED THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE, "FIX OR TOW". CALLED LINCOLN CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER THE DEALER TOLD ME NO RECALL ON THE CAR. I HAVE PAID FOR THE COSTLY REPAIR OF THE LOWER CONTRO...

Mileage: 117,000

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 00' LINCOLN LS WITH 71K MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEMS, THE WORST OF WHICH HAS BEEN THE TRANSMISSION(S). I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP HERE THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW ONE 32K MILES AGO, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL HAD...

Mileage: 71,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359001 CONCERNING THE 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. THE CONTACT HAD THE NUT TIGHTENED TWICE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK UPDATED 01/23/06. ...

I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE 4TH ELECTRICAL SPARK PLUG COIL (OUT OF 8) IN MY 2000 LINCOLN LS. COILS USUALLY DON'T FAIL. THIS ONE DID WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS. THANKFULLY, I WASN'T PASSING ANYONE AT THE TIME, OTHERWISE, THINGS MAY HAVE GOTTEN UGLY. EACH REPAIR COSTS ABOUT $300, SO FO...

Mileage: 64,000

MY CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND LOSING POWER UPON TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICING I HAD FIVE OF EIGHT COIL ON PLUGS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, NOT MORE THAN ONE WEEK AFTER MY CAR STARTED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND HAD AN CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BUY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT WAS GIV...

Mileage: 98,000

MY CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND LOSING POWER UPON TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICING I HAD FIVE OF EIGHT COIL ON PLUGS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, NOT MORE THAN ONE WEEK AFTER MY CAR STARTED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND HAD AN CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BUY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT WAS GIV...

Mileage: 98,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359001 CONCERNING THE 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

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE HAD MANY SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 LINCOLN LS. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY DEALERS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY DIFFERENT REASONS WHY I AM HAVING THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. ONE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND CANNOT BE FIXED. SO FAR I HAVE HAD MY COMPUTER RESET, FUEL FILTER CHANGED,...

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359001 CONCERNING SUSPENSION:FRONT: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

Mileage: 65,000

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

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 REPORTE...

Mileage: 90,000

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 ...

Mileage: 48,960

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 ...

Mileage: 48,960

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 FOLL...

Mileage: 69,000

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, 2...

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, 2...

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

Mileage: 80,000

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 ...

Mileage: 69,193

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 ...

Mileage: 69,193

LOWER TIE ROD ENDS. *NM

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 CO...

Mileage: 60,000

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 CO...

Mileage: 60,000

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

I HAVE A LINCOLN LS 2000 WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED( DONE 6/27/05) AFTER 34,343 MILES. CROSSING AN INTERSECTION ON 6/29/05, THE LEFT REAR AXLE BROKE, MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC FROM BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. LUCKILY, CARS WERE ABLE TO STOP AND HELP PUSH CAR O...

Mileage: 34,400

I HAD TWO FRONT NEW TIRES PUT ON ON 08-15-05 AND THE REPAIR FOUND THAT MY RIGHT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS DAMAGED. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOOK FOR PARTS BUT COULD NOT FIND THEM. IN LOOKING ON INTERNET, I FOUND A RECALL NOTIFICATION ON MY MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE (2000 LINCOLN LS - SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL...

DT: THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE BALL JOINTS TIGHTENED, THEN THE OTHER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN A...

Mileage: 64,000

PURCHASED MY 2000 LS IN OCTOBER OF THAT YEAR. IN 2001 HAD TO HAVE REGULATOR ON BACK PASSENGER WINDOW REPLACED. SINCE THEN 2 MORE BACK WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED AT COST OF APPROX. $700. HAD TO HAVE COIL REPLACED. CAR HAS ALWAYS HESITATED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. AT 40 MPH CAR RUNS ...

Mileage: 10,000

PURCHASED MY 2000 LS IN OCTOBER OF THAT YEAR. IN 2001 HAD TO HAVE REGULATOR ON BACK PASSENGER WINDOW REPLACED. SINCE THEN 2 MORE BACK WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED AT COST OF APPROX. $700. HAD TO HAVE COIL REPLACED. CAR HAS ALWAYS HESITATED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. AT 40 MPH CAR RUNS ...

Mileage: 10,000

PURCHASED MY 2000 LS IN OCTOBER OF THAT YEAR. IN 2001 HAD TO HAVE REGULATOR ON BACK PASSENGER WINDOW REPLACED. SINCE THEN 2 MORE BACK WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED AT COST OF APPROX. $700. HAD TO HAVE COIL REPLACED. CAR HAS ALWAYS HESITATED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. AT 40 MPH CAR RUNS ...

Mileage: 10,000

FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED STRANGELY. SEVERAL VISITS TO THE DEALER AND THEY TRIED SEVERAL "REFLASHES" ON THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. NO CHANGE. RECENTLY THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE, AND THE CAR HAS STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE UNDER POWER, AND NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE I...

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS HAS ALLREADY BAD FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS AT 42000 MILES. THE LEFT SET HAS BEEN REPLACED A MONTH AGO (SEEMS THAT THE BEARINGS WERE NOT PROPERLY GREASED AT ASSEMBLY PLANT) AT A COST OF OVER $200.00 AND NOW THE RIGHT HAND BEARING IS FAILING.THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE WHEEL TO COME OFF...

Mileage: 41,500

RECALL 00V359000 CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE NUTS THAT HELD THE BALL JOINTS IN POSITION WERE NOT TIGHTENED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. ...

Mileage: 62,000

DT: ON MAY 27, 2005 CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HEISER LINCOLN MERCURY BECAUSE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS OPENING DRIVER'S DOOR WITH KEY OR KEYLESS ENTRY. DOOR WOULD SOUND LIKE IT UNLOCKED, BUT WOULD NOT OPEN. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO DID A FULL DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON DOOR AND FOND THAT DOOR LOCK RO...

Mileage: 65,675

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER SHIP IN IOWA 30 DAYS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ HERE

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER SHIP IN IOWA 30 DAYS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ HERE

REF. CONFIRMATION #10100980 THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN AT BUD DAVIS LINCOLN 2177 COVINGTON PIKE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 38128 (901)373-5700 I WENT TO THIS DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE A KEY AND DOOR REMOTE TO BE PROGRAM. IN THE PROCESS MY VEHICLE WAS RETURN TO ME WITH A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE, THE DEALERSHIP WAS LIABLE ...

Mileage: 127,999

REF. CONFIRMATION #10100980 THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN AT BUD DAVIS LINCOLN 2177 COVINGTON PIKE MEMPHIS TENNESSEE 38128 (901)373-5700 I WENT TO THIS DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE A KEY AND DOOR REMOTE TO BE PROGRAM. IN THE PROCESS MY VEHICLE WAS RETURN TO ME WITH A BROKEN DOOR HANDLE, THE DEALERSHIP WAS LIABLE ...

Mileage: 127,999

DT: THE CONSUMER'S COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO A RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IN 2000. THE CONSUMER IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS IN REFERENCE TOT EH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURE. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HEARING FRONT END NOISE. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEAL...

Mileage: 36,000

DT: THE CONSUMER'S COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO A RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IN 2000. THE CONSUMER IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS IN REFERENCE TOT EH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURE. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HEARING FRONT END NOISE. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEAL...

Mileage: 36,000

DT: WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER COULD ALSO HEAR A NOISE WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS AND AFTER DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS THE BALL JOINTS BUT IS UNSURE WHETHER IT IS THE UPPER OR LOWER BALL JOINTS. THE CONSUMER H...

CONCERNS OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ON 2000 LINCOLN LS.*MR WHEN BRAKE ARE DEPRESSED, IT IS EASY TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION WHILE KEEPING PRESSURE ON BOTH PEDALS. IF BOTH PEDALS WERE RELEASE AT THE SAM...

CONCERNS OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ON 2000 LINCOLN LS.*MR WHEN BRAKE ARE DEPRESSED, IT IS EASY TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION WHILE KEEPING PRESSURE ON BOTH PEDALS. IF BOTH PEDALS WERE RELEASE AT THE SAM...

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT CAME LOOSE. AS A RESULT, THE WHEEL WOBBLES AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT IF DRIVEN OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD.*AK

Mileage: 110,865

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359001. FORD ISSUED A FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. BUT THE BALL JOINTS MADE NOISE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WHICH THE OWNER WAS CONCERNED THAT THEY CAN BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FRONT.*AK

A CLANGING TYPE NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS WERE TURNED/ BRAKING/ACCELERATING OR DRIVING OVER THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL 00V3590...

Mileage: 42,000

A CLANGING TYPE NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS WERE TURNED/ BRAKING/ACCELERATING OR DRIVING OVER THE SLIGHTEST IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE UPPER/LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL 00V3590...

Mileage: 42,000

COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY CAR WHICH HAD A RECALL FOR LOWER BALL JOINT INSPECTION (NOT TORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS) IN NOVEMBER 2000. MY COMPLAINT IS I HEARD LOUD CLANKING NOISE EMITTING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION WITH BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHER...

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CONTINUED TO FAIL. AS A RESULT THE OWNER WAS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP OR DOWN. *JB THE WINDER REGULATOR WAS BINDING. *SC

Mileage: 35,000

TRANSMISSION JERKING AND KICKING WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE. HARSH/DELAYED UPSHIFTING. COUNTING THE FACTORY INSTALLED SOLENOID PACK I HAVE GONE THROUGH A TOTAL OF 4 PLUS ONE VALVE BODY WHICH WAS INSTALLED RECENTLY WITH THE LAST SOLENOID PACK. THE PCM WAS REFLASHED AS WELL.*JB

ENGINE STALL/SHUTDOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND DURING APPLICATION OF BRAKES TO OBSERVE A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. *JB

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

RECALL 00V359001 CONCERNING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE VIN. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TH...

Mileage: 77,000

THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION, THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE BALL JOINT WAS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

Mileage: 74,600

THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION, THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE BALL JOINT WAS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

Mileage: 74,600

THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN AT BUD DAVIS LINCOLN 2177 COVINGTON PIKE MEMPHIS, TN 38128 (901)373-5700 I PURCHASE A KEY; A SECURITY REMOTE TO BE PROGRAMED, IN THE PROCESS I ENDED UP WITH A BROKEN DRIVER DOOR. I HAVE THE OEM PART THAT CAME OFF THIS VEHICLE. THE NEW PART WHICH REPLACE IT NOW HAS GEARS TO PR...

Mileage: 127,989

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR CAUSE AIR BAG UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL 00V35900. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON 12/20/2002, BUT THEY FAILED.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF MAKING A RIGHT TURN. WITHOUT WARNING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SHUT OFF PROBLEM. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE HE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE WERE TWO OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE. *JB

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE OR SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE SURGED. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB. IT HAS HAPPENE DOVE RTHE FOUR YEARS THA TCONSUMER OWNED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY HAD REPLACED THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. AT ANOTHER, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REP...

THE INSIDE FRONT DRIVER'S PLASTIC DOOR KNOB HANDLE BROKE TRAPPING THE CONSUMER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WILL FIX AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHCILE FR...

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE #1 SEAT WON'T RETURN TO THE SET POSITION. *TC

Mileage: 6,162

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE #1 SEAT WON'T RETURN TO THE SET POSITION. *TC

Mileage: 6,162

PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION COILS ON LINCOLN 2000 LS. *MR THERE WERE A NUMBER OF IGNITION COILS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THESE VEHICLE. (4/8/04 ONE COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED, ON 6/15/04 TWO MORE HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THAT, TWO MORE HAD GONE BAD) *SC *JB

Mileage: 300,000

REQUEST TO GET DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEACTIVATED.*MR *JB

FROM DATE OF PURCHASE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT ARIOUS THINGS HAVE BEEN TRIED BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *AK

Mileage: 1,200

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE FEBRUARY, AN IGNITION COIL HAS FAILED IN MY LS(# 2,3,AND 6). EACH TIME THE REPAIR HAS COST ALMOST $300, AND IN ADDITION SINCE THE DEALER THOUGHT A SMALL LEAK IN THE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH #3, THAT WAS REPLACED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $225. ...

DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. HAD IT REAIRED (WE THOUGHT) BUT QUIT WORKING AGAIN WITHIN 4 WEEKS. WILL COST $ 700 TO FIX. *AK

Mileage: 57,890

MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S IGNITION COILS. *MR ON APRIL 18, 2004 THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED ONE COIL. THEN ON JUNE 15, 2004 TWO MORE COILS WERE REPLACED. WITHIN TWO WEEKS, ANOTHER COIL OR MORE WENT BAD. THERE WAS RANDOM MISFIRES WHICH REMAINED THE SAME EVEN AFTER REPAIR, THEN IT WORKED FI...

Mileage: 30,000

DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE REAR WINDOW MECHANISM FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE LAST TWO MECHANISM THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAID OVER $525.00 PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

ALL FOUR WINDOWS ON MY 2000 LINCOLN LS HAVE FAILED AND CRASHED INTO THE DOOR WELL. THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWICE. LINCOLN SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO COMP FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 LINCOLN LS THE TRANSMISSION TENDS TO SHIFT ON IT'S OWN FROM HIGH TO TO LOW GEAR AND BACK TO HIGH GEAR THUS CAUSING A STALL. THIS SITUATION CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, IE: WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH IT WELL SHIFT BACK AND FORTH AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND TH...

Mileage: 66,100

OIL LEAK FROM VALVE LIFTER COVER GASKET. LEAK DETECTED JAN 2004. GASKET BACKORDERED (ACCORDING TO HOOD RIVER FORD DEALER) TO OVER 8000 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE RELEASED FROM DEALER WITHOUT REPAIR. FEBRUARY RETURNED WITH ROUGH RUNNING AND ENGINE LIGHT. OIL HAD LEAKED ONTO SOLINOID SHORTING OUT SEVER...

Mileage: 55,000

OIL LEAK FROM VALVE LIFTER COVER GASKET. LEAK DETECTED JAN 2004. GASKET BACKORDERED (ACCORDING TO HOOD RIVER FORD DEALER) TO OVER 8000 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE RELEASED FROM DEALER WITHOUT REPAIR. FEBRUARY RETURNED WITH ROUGH RUNNING AND ENGINE LIGHT. OIL HAD LEAKED ONTO SOLINOID SHORTING OUT SEVER...

Mileage: 55,000

AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FORWARD AND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AT HAND. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. *NM THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE SER...

Mileage: 115,900

AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FORWARD AND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AT HAND. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. *NM THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE SER...

Mileage: 115,900

THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMING APART DUE TO LOOSENED NUTS. THE STEERING WAS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT AS WELL. *AK THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY SHOWED TIRE WEAR AND ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO OWNERSHIP AND ADJUSTMENTS. *SC *JB

Mileage: 32,000

UPON DEECLERATION VEHICLE ENGINE RACES ON INTERMITTETENT BASIS- ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT AND CAR HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AFTER STOPPING TO PREVENT ACCIDENT- DEALER, MARKEL FORD OF OMAHA NEBRASKA UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM- ACCEPTING CAR BACK WITH NO ASSURANCES OF SAFE CONDITION BY DEALER.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD.THIS PROBLEM RECURRED, AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND STALLED WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED A TEMPERATURE. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY COIL PACK. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE COIL PACK ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. CONSUMER WILL SEND ORIGINAL BILL FOR REPAIRS. *LA 10/17/02 THREE COIL PACKS...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND STALLED WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED A TEMPERATURE. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY COIL PACK. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE COIL PACK ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. CONSUMER WILL SEND ORIGINAL BILL FOR REPAIRS. *LA 10/17/02 THREE COIL PACKS...

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE AIR BAG BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPAIRED.

THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT IS LOOSE AND IT IS CAUSING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM WAS DETECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

LINCOLN LS RUBBER FLOOR MATS. *MR THE LIP WHERE THE MAT BENDS UP TO BE PLACED AGAINST THE FLOORBOARD BEHIND THE PETALS. WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE HEEL OF THEIR SHOE WOULD GET CAUGHT, MOST OF THE TIME ON THE MAT. *SC

THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION . *AK UNDER FAST ACCELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FOR 2-3 SECONDS, TO REGAIN DRIVE THE CONSUMER HAD TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR AN...

Mileage: 53,000

ON THREE OCCASIONS, MY 2000 LINCOLN LS (V6) HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON 03-29-04 IN THE CITY LIMIT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET DOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED AND THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A STO...

Mileage: 63,000

POWER WINDOW INOPERTIVE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BROKEN PLASTIC PART CAUSE. *AK HEATED DRIVERS SEAT HAS NEVER WORKED FROM DAY ONE

Mileage: 23,500

POWER WINDOW INOPERTIVE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BROKEN PLASTIC PART CAUSE. *AK HEATED DRIVERS SEAT HAS NEVER WORKED FROM DAY ONE

Mileage: 23,500

POWER WINDOW FAILED WITHIN A WEEK AFTER WARRENTY DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR EVENTHOUGH THIS MODEL HAS WELL DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF SUCH FAILURES.*AK

Mileage: 24,500

SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING - GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. HEADLIGHT COVERS COLLECT MOISTURE. AIRBACK LIGHT ON - WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX. DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE - $85 TO DETERMINE THAT THE LATCH IS WORN OFF & AGAIN AN ESTIMATE FOR $850 TO FIX THE HANDLE. THREE ...

SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING - GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. HEADLIGHT COVERS COLLECT MOISTURE. AIRBACK LIGHT ON - WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX. DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE - $85 TO DETERMINE THAT THE LATCH IS WORN OFF & AGAIN AN ESTIMATE FOR $850 TO FIX THE HANDLE. THREE ...

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 SHO...

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 52,000

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

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMPS VEHICLE MADE WEIRD SOUNDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMPS VEHICLE MADE WEIRD SOUNDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK

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 ...

Mileage: 27,000

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.*...

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 THA...

Mileage: 50,000

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...

Mileage: 35,000

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

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

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 ...

Mileage: 88,000

WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AT 5 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. *AK

Mileage: 49,000

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

Mileage: 79,000

I PURCHASED THE 2000 LINCOLN LS IN NOVEMBER 2002. I HAVE HAD BREAK TROUBLE AT THE COST OF $1000. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAS HAD CATOSTROPHIC DAMAGE AND WOULD BE BETTER OFF BUYING A NEW ENGINE. I'M HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE AND REQUEST AN IMMEDIATE RE...

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED THE 2000 LINCOLN LS IN NOVEMBER 2002. I HAVE HAD BREAK TROUBLE AT THE COST OF $1000. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAS HAD CATOSTROPHIC DAMAGE AND WOULD BE BETTER OFF BUYING A NEW ENGINE. I'M HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE AND REQUEST AN IMMEDIATE RE...

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *AK *SCC *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT SIX WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO THE REAR RIGHT ELECTRIC WINDOW FELL INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. *PH

Mileage: 51,000

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT SIX WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO THE REAR RIGHT ELECTRIC WINDOW FELL INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. *PH

Mileage: 51,000

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *CB

Mileage: 54,381

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED EVERY AIR BAG COMPONENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT HELD MOISTURE AND...

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED EVERY AIR BAG COMPONENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT HELD MOISTURE AND...

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED EVERY AIR BAG COMPONENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT HELD MOISTURE AND...

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED EVERY AIR BAG COMPONENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT HELD MOISTURE AND...

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED EVERY AIR BAG COMPONENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT HELD MOISTURE AND...

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED EVERY AIR BAG COMPONENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT HELD MOISTURE AND...

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS WAS STRUCK BROADSIDE BY A 1997 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR, AS WELL AS THE CENTER PILLAR, BEING CAVED IN BY THE OTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DESPITE A COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN OVER $4,200 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE...

WHEN TURNING ON SIGNAL LIGHT AND HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN TURNING ON SIGNAL LIGHT AND HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN TURNING ON SIGNAL LIGHT AND HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

I OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS, I HAVE HAD AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2 TIMES. ALONG W/ REPLACING GASKETS WHICH LEAKED OIL AND SHORTED OUT THE PLUGS ETC. MAJOR THINGS! I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED. SEAT HEATER REPLACED AND HEADLIGHT COVERS THAT CONS...

Mileage: 18,500

REGARDING 2000 LINCOLN LS 6 CYL. WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR I HAD 3 WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE FAIL, BOTH AT THE BACK AND THE OTHER AT THE PASSENGER WINDOW, WHICH WAS THE LATEST ON 10/27/03. IN ALL THREE, THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE CABLE HAVE FAILED. FORD HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY...

Mileage: 16

FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. EXITING THE VEHICLE REQUIRED THE OWNER TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE AND LIFT THE HANDLE. *AK *NLM

Mileage: 15,000

THE DECORATIVE CAP THAT COVERS THE LUG NUTS SWELLED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE THE TIRES. THE WRENCH THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE COULD NOT REMOVE THE DECORATIVE CAP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM

THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED OVER $650 TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DOOR HANDLE IS OPERATED ELECTRONICALLY.*AK

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.*AK. THE SEAL WAS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAUSED CONDENSATION. *PH *JB

RECALL 00V359001 CONCERNING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPAIRED IN 2000. OWNER DESCRIBED FAILURE OF "RUMBLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE AND INADEQUATE STEERING". OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR A SOLUTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DRIVER'S REAR SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY FOR NO KNOWN REASON. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. *AK

ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED AN INCONSISTANT MISFIRE AT IDLE, DURING ACCELERATION, AND WHEN IT LOBS ALONG IN OVERDRIVE. RECENTLY THE THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE PASSING A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE ROAD. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT STILL CONTINUED ...

Mileage: 40,000

CONSUMER STATES SEAT BELTS LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THIS PAST APRIL I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO GET THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FIXED. IT IS NOW JULY AND MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR NOW NEEDS REPLACED. MY OTHER TWO WINDOWS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE FIXED IF I WERE TO ROLL THEM DOWN. FOR ALL MY REGULATORS TO GO OUT AT BASICALLY THE SAME TIME, ...

2001 LINCOLN LS WITH 60K MILES. UNUSUAL SMELLS INSIDE CAR. FOUND WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND DAMAGED ATTACHEMENT BOLTS. DEALER SERVICE SAYS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SEEN ON A NUMBER OF LINCOLN LS VEHICLES. REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR CORP.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN, WHEN I WENT TO TRY AND PUT IT UP, IT SOUNDED AS IF THE WINDOW WAS BEING SMASHED. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT WINDOWS FELL DOWN IN SIDE THE DOOR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON TEN OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING.*AK

MOONROOF LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHENEVER IT RAINS.

Mileage: 70,000

~BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED ~DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK ~DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL STRAP BROKE ~VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MISSES GEAR GOING UP INCLINES ~VEHICLE MISFIRES AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AT TIMES, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ~REPLACE BACK RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SI...

Mileage: 70,000

~BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED ~DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK ~DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL STRAP BROKE ~VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MISSES GEAR GOING UP INCLINES ~VEHICLE MISFIRES AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AT TIMES, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ~REPLACE BACK RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SI...

Mileage: 70,000

~BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED ~DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK ~DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL STRAP BROKE ~VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MISSES GEAR GOING UP INCLINES ~VEHICLE MISFIRES AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AT TIMES, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ~REPLACE BACK RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SI...

Mileage: 70,000

~BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED ~DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK ~DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL STRAP BROKE ~VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MISSES GEAR GOING UP INCLINES ~VEHICLE MISFIRES AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AT TIMES, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ~REPLACE BACK RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SI...

Mileage: 70,000

~BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED ~DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK ~DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL STRAP BROKE ~VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MISSES GEAR GOING UP INCLINES ~VEHICLE MISFIRES AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AT TIMES, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ~REPLACE BACK RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SI...

Mileage: 70,000

NHTSA RECALL 00-V-35-000: CONSUMER'S TWO YEARS OLD SON, ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DAMAGED A FENCE AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH WIRING FOR ENGINE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Mileage: 9,754

REAR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR, WITH FAILURE HISTORY KNOWN TO DEALER, FAILED JUST OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD. DESPITE THEIR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, THEY DID NOT ADVISE OR RECOMMEND UPGRADED EQUIPMENT/REPAIR UNTIL UNIT FAILED. ALSO REFUSED TO REPLACE LEFT REAR UNIT DESPITE A...

Mileage: 55,600

THE HEAD LIGHT LENSES FOGGED UP. *JB THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT DEVELOPES MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE THUS NOT BEING ABLE TO ILLUMINATE FULLY.*TS

Mileage: 40,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.*JB...*AK

Mileage: 12,000

CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND JERKING INTO GEAR HARSLY- I AM BEING PUT OFF BY DEALER..CAR HAS DONE THIS CONTINUOUS..HAS BEEN TO THREE DEALERSHIPS AND NONE CAN RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY CHILD. ...

Mileage: 40,935

HEADLAMP FILLS UP WITH MOISTURE, DECREASING OUTPUT OF BEAM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO REPLACE DESPITE A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND THAT ENGINEERS WERE INVESTIGATING FOR A FIX. DEALER ADVISED THAT PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY DEC 2002.

Mileage: 7,113

CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE "SIDE AIR BAG" DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY VEHICLE IMPACT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON HIGHWAY. TS

THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ON THE VEHICLE COLLECT MOISTURE AND FOG OVER TO THE EXTENT THAT VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED. THE MOISTURE DOES NOT GO AWAY, CLEAR UP, OR DISPERSE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN A TECH. SERVICE BULLETIN FROM LINCOLN IN JANUARY...

WHEN VEHICLE IS TAKEN OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE THERE IS A NOISE, A QUITE NOTICEABLE POPPING SOUND. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY HERITAGE LINCOLN-MERCURY IN GREENVILLE, SC THE PROBLEM HAS RETURN, UNSURE IF THIS NOISE OCCURS IN THE 2000 LS MODELS. *AK

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

REAR AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. P215/60R16, ORGINAL TIRES. PLEASE INCLUDE DOT # W2X81RK 189. *AK.*JB

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 NAI...

Mileage: 35,000

THE REAR WINDOW WAS LEAKING AND THE DEALER FIXED IT. *YH

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

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE OVERHEATED. AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.

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 W...

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 W...

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

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

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

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

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 *...

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

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON

THE JACK PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED AFTER TIRE WAS REMOVED ALLOWING THE CAR TO CRASH TO THE GROUND. I WAS NOT NEAR THE CAR AT THE TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER EXAMING THE JACK ,THE JACK WAS BENT IN HALF . THIS IS A SCISSORS TYPE JACK, WAS NOT EXTENDED VERY HIGH AS THIS CAR SITS LOW TO TH...

VEHICLE HAD A BLOWOUT WITH FIRESTONE BRAND TIRES (FIREHAWK LH P215/60 R16 94V)THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AS THOSE SEEN IN FORD EXPLORERS. *JG

VEHICLE HAD A BLOWOUT WITH FIRESTONE BRAND TIRES (FIREHAWK LH P215/60 R16 94V)THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AS THOSE SEEN IN FORD EXPLORERS. *JG

VEHICLE STALLS AT TAKE OFF AT 70 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 4 WEEKS AND CANNOT FIND CAUSE FOR STALLING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH STRAIGHT SECTION OF INTERSTATE 75 AT 80 MPH I APPARENTLY RAN OVER A PIECE OF METAL WHICH FLIPPED UP AND HIT THE UNDER SIDE OF THE CAR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT TOWARD THE OUTSIDE. THEN THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRIKING MY UPPER ARM,CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE....

WHILE TRAVELING AT 80 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPOLYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL PEDAL, IT WILL FALL TO THE FLOOR AND CONSUMERS FOOT WILL INADVERTENTLY HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THE FOURTH TIME, HE HAD TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN, AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE DOOR, CAUSING $1,800.00 DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED ...

AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND CANNOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

VEHICLE HAD A LEAK ON PASSENGER'S SIDE . ONLY LEAKS WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. ALSO, LEAKS AT STRIP THAT COVERS INTERIOR AT AN ANGLE OF WINDOW. *AK

AT ANY GIVEN TIME VEHICLE CAN ACCELERATE TO AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITHOUT WARNING.*AK

VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN/ GOING 8MPH, AND WAS NOT STOPPING. BRAKES FELT FINE. DIAGNOSTIC TEST COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG TECHNICALLY. VEHICLE'S COMPUTER MAY HAVE A DEFECT THAT DEALER CAN'T DETECT.*AK

FRONT BUMPER GUARDS, DAMPERS, ARE HELD UP BY PLASTIC BOLTS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT CONSUMER HAS TO TIE THEM UP BECAUSE THEY KEEP FALLING OFF. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT PLASTIC COULD GET CAUGHT UNDERNEATH AND CAUSE A FIRE. APPARENTLY, PLASTIC BOLTS ARE NOT STURDY ENOUGH TO HOLD AGAINST ...

FRONT BUMPER AIR DEFLECTOR ON CAR HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEMS SINCE WE FIRST DROVE CAR OFF THE LOT. WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE INTO ANY SHOPPING CENTER THAT HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE WITHOUT DRAGGING THE CAR. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND ARE TOLD BY DEALER THAT CAR DOES NOT SIT TO LOW. HOWE...

FRONT BUMPER AIR DEFLECTOR ON CAR HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEMS SINCE WE FIRST DROVE CAR OFF THE LOT. WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE INTO ANY SHOPPING CENTER THAT HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE WITHOUT DRAGGING THE CAR. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND ARE TOLD BY DEALER THAT CAR DOES NOT SIT TO LOW. HOWE...

FRONT BUMPER AIR DEFLECTOR ON CAR HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEMS SINCE WE FIRST DROVE CAR OFF THE LOT. WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE INTO ANY SHOPPING CENTER THAT HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE WITHOUT DRAGGING THE CAR. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND ARE TOLD BY DEALER THAT CAR DOES NOT SIT TO LOW. HOWE...

SIDEWALL CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE TIRE. MILEAGE ON THE AUTOMOBILE AT THE TIME WAS 6,000 MILES. TIRE HAS NO WORN TREADS, NOR HAS THERE BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS INVOLVED THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN.*AK (TIRESIZE: P215/60R16)

WHILE TRAVELING IN WARM WEATHER AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION SPEEDOMETER FAILED, GIVING NO PROPER READING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES WERE MAKING A BUMPING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL TIRE SERVICE CENTER AND DISCOVERED BOTH TIRES WERE SEPARATING. REPLACED TIRES IMMEDIATELY DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: W2X8 TIRESIZE: 2156016)

WIFE DRIVING, I'M PASSENGER. APPLIED BRAKES, HELF FIRMLY, WENT THRU STOP SIGN. LUCKY ! NEXT, AT RED LIGHT, CAR QUICKLY LURCHED FORWARD BUT WAS ABLE TO BRAKE BEFORE HITTING CAR IN FRONT. REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPORTED BACK THAT THEY LOOKED FOR ANY SUCH PROBLEMS IN THEIR COMPUTER S...

WHILE DRIVING, WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING AND BOTH WASHER CAME OFF CAUSING WIPER FLUID TO SPRAY ONTO THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING ZERO VISIBILITY, WIPER DELAYS WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE PUSH BUTTON CONTROL DID NOT RELEASE ANY FLUID, ON THE WAY HOME THE WASHERS PERIODICALLY SPRAYED FLUID ON THEIR OWN, D...

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN STOP AND GO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE, NO INJURY REPORTED. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND STILL WAITING FOR THEIR RESPONSE. * AK *JB

CONSUMER STATES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND EXCESSIVE UNEXPLAINED ACCELERATION, WHILE IN HIS GARAGE AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK VEHICLE WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENGINE REVED AND THE TIRES STARTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL, CONSUMER ENDED UP GOING THROUGH THE BACK WALL OF THE GARAGE...

CONSUMER STATES HE NOTICED THAT MILES PER GALLON INDICATOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *JB

CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. *JB

ENGINE STALLS WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE OF DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

ENGINE STALLS WHILE AT HIGHWAY. SPEED. DEALER WORKED FOR A WEEK BUT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER WORKING AGAIN. SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN ENGINE IS HOT. *AK

VISIBILITY AT NIGHT IS REDUCED DUE TO CONDENSATION BUILD UP IN PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT. *AK THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE LENS BECAUSE IT WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE STALLS AT ANY SPEED. DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND SENDING UNIT, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS. *AK

CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS. *AK

ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE WORN DOWN TO BELT DUE TO SPINDLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

TURNED STERRING WHEEL TO CHANGE LANES. LEFT FRONT BALLJOINT SNAPPED INTO CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO TURN SIDEWAYS WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN INTO AND JUMP GUARDRAIL CAUSING NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE.THERE WAS A RECALL IN DEC. OF 20...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELIG 35-40MPH AROUND A SMALL CURVE BRAKES WERE APPLIED SLIGHTLY AND LOCKED UP. BRAKES STOPPED THE WHEELS COMPLETELY, BUT VEHICLE KEPT GOING. VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO LEFT & BLEWOUT.*AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYED BY OBJECT UNDER CAR.THERE WAS NO COLLISION.*AK

AIR BAG DEPLOYED BY OBJECT UNDER CAR.THERE WAS NO COLLISION.*AK

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

STEERING COLUMN EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AT A STAND STILL/ IDLING VEHICLE VIBRATES. IT HAPPENS IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE. DEALER KNEW IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY.*AK DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING: LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, POWER STEERING PUMP, BELT&TENSIONER, SPRING IN STEERI...

UPHILL AT 45 MPH VEHICLE LURCHED/TOOK OFF, APPLIED BRAKE FOR ABOUT 1/8 OF A MILE. BRAKES COULD NOT HOLD VEHICLE.WENT THROUGH TWO INTERSECTIONS BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. CONSUMER NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

UPHILL AT 45 MPH VEHICLE LURCHED/TOOK OFF, APPLIED BRAKE FOR ABOUT 1/8 OF A MILE. BRAKES COULD NOT HOLD VEHICLE.WENT THROUGH TWO INTERSECTIONS BEFORE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER HAD VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE. CONSUMER NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 15-20 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HIT A BRICK WALL IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 15-20 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HIT A BRICK WALL IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

WHEN DRIVING 15-20 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HIT A BRICK WALL IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

ABOUT A MONTH AFTER CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE MANUFACTURER STARTED TO INSTALL SOME EXTRA PROTECTION IN FRONT TO MAKE VEHICLE ABLE TO PASS A TEST. ALSO, GAVE IT MORE PROTECTION. CONTACTED DEALER,AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO PUT THIS NEW SYSTEM ON. *AK

WAS SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WHEN TRANSMISSION STARTED TO WHINE & NOT SHIFT AT ALL. THEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD JERK HARD INTO GEAR. LATER WOULD TRY TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT WOULD JERK HARD GOING INTO OVERDRIVE. COMPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY. AFTER LAST COMPLAINTS INFORM...

SMELL OF EXHAUST INSIDE OF VEHICLE, POSSIBLE FAILURE WITHIN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. *CJ

THE STEERING WHEEL CENTER NOT CORRECTLY ATTACHED. *CJ

SEAT SQUEAK. *CJ

MOLDING FALLING OFF. *CJ

VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND STALLS. *CJ

THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING RECALL 00V-359 FOR THE LOWER BALL JOINT, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL, WHEN THE CONSUMER INQUIRED WHY THE DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE COMPUTER INDICATED "A LACK OF COMMENT" ON THE ...

THE LINCOLN LS IS MADE ON A EUROPEAN MODEL JAGUAR FRAME WHICH HAS ALL CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IN ORDER TO FIT AMERICAN STANDARDS ALL CONTROLS EXCEPT THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. SINCE THE ABS SYSTEM REMAINS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, LINCOLN HAD TO RUN BRAKE LINES ACROSS ...

THE LINCOLN LS IS MADE ON A EUROPEAN MODEL JAGUAR FRAME WHICH HAS ALL CONTROLS ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IN ORDER TO FIT AMERICAN STANDARDS ALL CONTROLS EXCEPT THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR. SINCE THE ABS SYSTEM REMAINS ON THE RIGHT SIDE, LINCOLN HAD TO RUN BRAKE LINES ACROSS ...

UNDER TORQUE CONDITION OF FRONT SUSPENSION. *CJ

DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK PROPERLY. *CJ

SUNVISOR IS TOO BIG FOR WINDOW *CJ

POWER SEATS MAKE NOISE WHEN GOING BACK. *CJ

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. *CJ

WHEN CONSUMER IS AT A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT AND APPLIES BRAKES, BRAKES PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOORBOARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND VEHICLE WILL GO INTO SHOP TODAY. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR AIR BAG LIGHT FAILURE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS AT DEALER FOR SAM EPROBLEM. ALSO. BRAKES ARE BEGINNING TO SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY, AND LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT COMPONENT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE CHANGED. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR AIR BAG LIGHT FAILURE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS AT DEALER FOR SAM EPROBLEM. ALSO. BRAKES ARE BEGINNING TO SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY, AND LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT COMPONENT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE CHANGED. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR AIR BAG LIGHT FAILURE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS AT DEALER FOR SAM EPROBLEM. ALSO. BRAKES ARE BEGINNING TO SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY, AND LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT COMPONENT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE CHANGED. *AK

IN APRIL OF 2000, I PURCHASED A NEW LINCOLN LS, AND I HAVE HAD 2 FIRESTONE TIRES BLOW APART AT THE SEAMS. IN INCIDENT #1, THE TIRE TOTALLY SEPARATED INTO 2 PIECES, AND IN INCIDENT #2, THE TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE INSIDE WALL, CREATING A WHOLE ABOUT 8" IN DIAMETER. AS A STATE HIGHWAY OFFICIAL HERE IN M...

MY WIFE REPORTED THIS INCIDENT YESTERDAY, BUT WITHOUT THE V.I.N. MOTOR TREND'S CAR OF THE YEAR HAD A MAJOR FAILURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING, FORTUNATELY IN A PARKING LOT, AT A VERY LOW SPEED. THERE WAS A SPONTANEOUS LOSS OF CONTROL (THERE WAS NO CONTACT WITH ANYTHING ELSE), FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL DETACHME...

THE TIRE TREAD PARTIALLY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AND CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235 50R17 )

CAR STARTS TO RIDE ROUGH THEN SMOKE COMES OUT OF BACK. NOTICED CARS START SLOWING BEHIDE ME,THEN TIRE FLIES OFF.

VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALER HAS VEHICLE. *AK

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE SWERVED VIOLENTLY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE DEALER HAS RESET THE STEERING. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 6000 FEET AND APPLY ING BRAKES, PEDAL BECOMES HARD. ALSO, WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IN COLD THERE ARE NO BRAKES FOR THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES.*AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM IS WORSE AT COLD/ HIGH ALTITUDE AND WHEN GOING UP THE HILL AT ANY SPEED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND SPONGY. BRAKE SYSTEM STOPS PROPERLY. BUT, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON AN INCLINE OR IN TRAFFIC, PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. CONTACTED DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS WAS THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. BRAKES ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD OF VEHICLE. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. RADIATOR CAP WAS LOOSE, BUT HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE CAUSE. DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO SEE IF IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD OF VEHICLE. DEALER DOESN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. RADIATOR CAP WAS LOOSE, BUT HASN'T BEEN DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE CAUSE. DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACED THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO SEE IF IT SOLVES THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT LOOSE CHUNKS OF ASPHALT ON THE ROAD CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YH

THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT LOOSE CHUNKS OF ASPHALT ON THE ROAD CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. YH

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE, AND KEEPING THE FOOT ON T BRAKE, VEHICLE JUMPED BACKWARDS. ALSO, IT HAPPENED WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE AFTER GOING INTO REVERSE. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE 3 TIMES, AND COULDN'T FIX IT. *AK

WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED IN GEAR IT MOVES A LITTLE THEN STOPS(AS IF IN NEUTRAL), THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LUNGES FORWARD WITHOUT CONSUMER'S FOOT ON THE GAS. NLM

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS PROPERLY, IT WOULD PAUSE AND SUDDENLY JERK FORWARD OR SURGE FORWARD WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK CONSUMER ENDED UP GOING THROUGH BACK WALL OF GARAGE ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES THE REAR TIRES WOULD SPIN OUT OF CONTROL EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP SUDDE...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK CONSUMER ENDED UP GOING THROUGH BACK WALL OF GARAGE ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES THE REAR TIRES WOULD SPIN OUT OF CONTROL EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP SUDDE...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK CONSUMER ENDED UP GOING THROUGH BACK WALL OF GARAGE ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES THE REAR TIRES WOULD SPIN OUT OF CONTROL EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP SUDDE...

WHEN TRAVELING WITHOUT OPERATING THE DOOR LOCKS, DOOR LOCKS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD AND RESISTS APPLICATION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. HIGH ALTITUDE AND COLD CONDITIONS MAKE IT WORSE. *AK *ML

WHEN TRAVELING 45 MPH CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK *ML

AIR BAG MONITOR WAS REPLACED;NOT WORKING;REPORTS OF OTHER LS'S W/ PROBLEM. *AK