2002 LINCOLN LS Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

NO MATTER WHAT IS DONE THE CHECK TRANSMISSION AND EVERYTHING ERROR COMES UP AND CAR SHIFTS HARD AND SLIPS I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM SEEMS ALL OF THE LS CARS ARE DOING THE SAME THING.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WENT TO A STOP LIGHT STOPPED AND AS I PROCEEDED TO GO IT STARTED SOUNDING LIKE A BUS THE SOUND UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF A CAR AND IT WAS ACTING LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING I PULLED OVER TURN MY CAR OFF GOT BACK IN AND STARTED GOING AGAIN AND IT GOT LOUDER THE NOISE DID IT SOUNDED LIKE A BIG BUS AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS PULLING ME DRAGGING ME BACK LIKE AS IF I HAD THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON OR SOMETHING BUT I DID NOT. THEN I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING LIGHT OIL OR SOMETHING

Mileage: 2

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER IT GETS TO 40 MPH FROM 5TH GEAR TO 4TH GEAR.

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FOURTH GEAR TO FIFTH GEAR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 120,000

(02) LINCOLN LS ISSUES. (110,000 MILES CURRENTLY) FORD/LINCOLN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PRODUCT. THE AMOUNT OF PROBLEMS FROM MANY CUSTOMERS AROUND THE COUNTRY IS SIMPLY AMAZING. FOR FORD TO NOT SEND OUT RECALLS ON THE LS IS SIMPLY A LACK OF PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS. THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS ARE NOT ISOLATED TO MYSELF BUT RATHER BY THOUSANDS AROUND THE COUNTRY. - CLOCK SPRING REPLACED 2 TIMES. $600 EACH - TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, UNFIXED AT THIS POINT. WILL COST $3,000 + - WINDOW MODS REPLACED 4 TIMES. $400 EACH TIME - ENGINE COILS BAD. $600 FIX, AND STILL DOESN'T RUN RIGHT. - THERMOSTAT ISSUES. REPLACED ONCE FOR $300 AND DOING IT AGAIN. - BOTH FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLES REPLACED. $400 EACH TIME. THESE WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO FAIL AFTER TIME AFTER SEEING THEM! - LOUD "CLUNKING" COMING FROM FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. LOOKED AT WITH NO ANSWER WHY. - CAR HAS SHUT DOWN ELECTRICALLY DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE MULTIPLE TIMES ONLY TO START UP AFTER SITTING A WHILE. VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO LOSING POWER STEERING. NO ANSWER TO WHY. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

TOOK MY 2002 LINCOLN INTO DEALER TO SEE WHY I WAS SMELLING HOT ENGINE OIL THEY TOLD ME THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAK ON BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE. ASKED WHY BOTH THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY BRAKE LIKE STAY ON WHILE OPERATING THE CAR, WAS TOLD THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION THEY FOUND THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE WAS LEAKING. MY CAR HAS ONLY APPROX. 80,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT THE LEAKING OIL COULD CAUSE A FIRE DUE TO THE GASKETS LEAKING AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE TRANSMISSION OIL DUMPED WHILE OPERATING, COULD ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE OPERATING ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OR FREEWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

MY CAR HAS NUMEROUS PARTS THAT TEAR UP REPEATEDLY, WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. VALVE COVER GASKET HAD REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. THE COIL PACKS GO UP VERY OFTEN. I HAD PANEL BUTTONS JUST TEAR UP FOR NO REASON THREE TIMES! WHEEL CAPS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. OVERHEATING ISSUES, DOOR LOCKING ISSUES, BATTERY REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS TIME. AC ISSUES, (I NEVER USED MY AC..AT ALL) . THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS ON THE T.S.BULLETIN. I CONTACTED FORD IN REFERENCE TO THE MULTIPLE ISSUES I WAS HAVING WITH THE CAR, THE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES TOLD ME TO TAKE THE COMPLAINT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WHICH I HAD BEEN DEALING WITH. THEN THEY SAID LINCOLN IS AN INDEPENDENT OWNED ESTABLISHMENT SO I AM TOTALLY CONFUSED BY THIS WHOLE ORDEAL, THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF MULTIPLE PROBLEMS OUT OF THAT CAR. AND THEY REFUSE TO RECALL SOME OF THOSE (AS I WOULD SAY) HAZARDOUS ISSUES. I WAS AT THE DEALER 2 WEEKS AGO, I WAS CONVERSING WITH A REP. AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE WAS TELLING ME HOW THE LINCOLN LS WAS THEIR MOST PROBLEM VEHICLE, AND CASH MAKER FOR REPAIRS. (OH BY THE WAY.......I RESEARCHED TO FIND THIS SITE. TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN THE CONSUMER SECTION). *TR

Mileage: 25,000

I OWN A 2002 LINCOLN LS. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE A BIT OF A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY TRANSMISSION DECIDES TO GIVE UP ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING AT 70MPH. I ALSO LOST MY POWER STEERING AND MY LIGHTS SHUT OFF. SINCE THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT, THE LAST BIT WAS A BIT OF A PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS NOT VERY SAFE AND I FEEL THAT LINCOLN SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION, AND THEN DOWN-SHIFTED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND CONTINUE OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

MY 2002 LINCOLN LS V8 HAS BROKEN DOWN IN NUMEROUS WAYS. ALL IGNITION COILS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, TWO WINDOW MOTORS, AIRBAG CONNECTOR CLIP, MY TIE ROD ENDS ARE BAD, MY CAR HAS ACTUALLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING UP THE 15 NORTH THREE TIMES WHILE MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN IT CAME TO FIXING THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR PROBLEM LINCOLN TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AND IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING THE THREE BEEPS SO THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE AND THEN TOLD ME MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ON ONE SIDE WAS BURNED OUT BUT THE LIGHTS SEEMS TO WORK ON IT WHEN I TURN THEM ON. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 800 DOLLARS FOR THAT BUT I REFUSED. THE IGNITION COIL REPLACEMENT WAS ROUGHLY 1000 DOLLARS AND I AM WAITING ON MY ESTIMATE FOR MY TRANSMISSION. BOTH WINDOW MOTORS WERE 200 DOLLARS A PIECE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TAILLIGHTS REPLACED AND ACTUALLY HAD A DOOR LOCK JAM CLOSED ON ME. I TRULY FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND MY SON IF IT TURNS COMPLETELY OFF AT 65 MILES AN HOUR ON A FREEWAY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

2002 LINCOLN LS 4.0 V8 (50K MILES) - TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT ANY SPEED. ALSO, IT SHIFTS VERY HARD, WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN PUTTING SHIFT LEVER INTO REVERSE AND DRIVE. LASTLY, IT SURGES WHEN IN GEAR AT IDLE, AND UPON DECELERATION, REFUSES TO DOWNSHIFT UNTIL HIGH (3-3500 RPMS) WHICH CREATES A SENSATION OF BEING PULLED DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE PROBLEMS. I HAVE SEEN ON MULTIPLE DISCUSSION GROUPS THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE SOLENOID PACK AND VALVE BODY CREATING SYMPTOMS LIKE THOSE DESCRIBED ABOVE. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE LIKE THIS. *JB

Mileage: 49,970

MY TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY START/HARSH ENGAGEMENT AND SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING CAR IS A 2002 LINCOLN LS V8. MODEL AND MAKE DOESN'T INCLUDE LS ONLY BLACKWOOD. *JB

Mileage: 57,500

DT: CONSUMER STATES THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DULPICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *JB