2000 LINCOLN LS Complaints

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 BECAUSE THEY WOULD PROVIDE HIM INFORMATION ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). FORD STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN INSPECTED FOR THIS RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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

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 WARNING INDICATORS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) IN 2000. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,100. UPDATED 08/04/08 *BF UDPATED

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

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 THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE IS STILL CURRENTLY PARKED AT HIS HOME AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 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 EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 183,000.

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

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 RECALL; HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. SHE WILL HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT HER OWN EXPENSE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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 UNTIL THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED AND I HAVE TO STOP., THIS OCCURS AT SPEEDS OF 0-35MPH. I STOP FOR 5 MINUTES AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND MOST OF THE TIME IT WORKS LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. THERE IS NO ODOR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, AND SOME COILS. THESE FIXES HAVE NOT REMOVED THE PROBLEM. IT WILL NOT HAPPEN FOR 3-4 MONTHS THEN WILL REOCCUR. *TR

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 HAVING THE CAR TOWED TO A MIDAS SHOP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BALL JOINT NUT HAD WORKED ITS WAY OFF OF THE BOLT AND THE BOLT THEN BROKE UNDER THE PRESSURE. AFTER TALKING WITH THE MECHANIC STAFF AT THE MIDAS SHOP, (WHO HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS), I DECIDED TO LOOK ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR POSSIBLE RE-CALL ISSUES FOR THIS PROBLEM. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT MORE THAN 83K OF THIS YEAR & MODEL VEHICLE HAD BEEN RE-CALLED. I THEN RAN MY DAUGHTER'S CAR'S VIN THROUGH THE SYSTEM ONLY TO FIND IT HAD NOT BEEN RE-CALLED. I WOULD AT THIS TIME LIKE TO REPORT THAT HER CAR AS I'M SURE OTHERS THAT WERE PRODUCED DURING THE SAME TIME HAS THE SAME DEFECT OR ASSEMBLY OVERSIGHT. THANKFULLY THIS INCIDENT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE MILEAGE: 100677 RESPONSE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY; WE HAVE REVIEWED YOUR SITUATION, AND THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, RECALLS OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS ON YOUR VEHICLE THAT WOULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR