2000 LINCOLN LS Complaints

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 RECALL, #, 00V359001 REGARDING THE SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

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 JOINTS HAVE EVERTHING TO DO WITH THE OUTSTANDING RECALL THAT OTHER 2000 LINCOLN LS ARE HAVING AT THIS TIME. PLEASE INFORM ME ON HOW I CAN RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AND GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED, BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING WITH THE BALL JOINTS WILL FALL UNDER A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM AND NOT JUST A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM SOUTHWEST MERCURY LINCOLN AND I CURRENTLY HAVE 62,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND I WANT MY CAR REPAIRED FROM THE DEALER, BECAUSE IT'S A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. *NM

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 COULD TURN IT WITH MY FINGERS. THE PROBLEM IS EXACTLY LIKE THE ISSUE IN RECALL 00S39. WHEN TALKING TO MY LOCAL DEALER AS WELL AS LINCOLN DIRECTLY THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE MY CAR EVEN THOUGH I AS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *NM

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 7/13/2006 - THE CONSUMER HAD THE CONNECTOR REPLACED AT AND INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY PER SERVICE BULLETIN 02-13-7. *NM

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 FOUND A BROKEN WIRE ON A YELLOW CONNECTOR. THIS YELLOW CONNECTOR IS FOR THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I TALKED TO THE LOCAL DEALER ABOUT IT, AND HE SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM SINCE IT AFFECTS SAFETY. THE VEHICLE HAS TO HAVE AIRBAGS BY LAW, BUT I GUESS THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORK. THE EMISSION SYSTEM IS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND IS NOT A MATTER OF SAFETY, GO FIGURE!*JB

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 RECALLED. *NM

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

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

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 SUFFICIENT FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION JUST SEEMED TO DIE. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE WORST POSSIBLE PLACE FOR MY CAR TO DIE.*JB

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. *APROX. INCIDENT DATE. *JB