2001 LINCOLN LS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME, SO NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS AT THEIR EXPENSE. *JB *SC

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. *AK

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC OR WAITING AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY PICKS UP ACCELERATION TO 4-5 THOUSAND RPM - THIS OVERPOWERS THE BREAK POWER AND THE VEHICLE FORCES ITSELF AHEAD OR INTO TRAFFIC - ONLY FLIPPING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AVERTED A DISASTER.. THE ACCELERATION CYCLE LASTED 15-20 SECONDS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN CONSUMER REMOVES FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL AT ANY SPEED TO BRAKE THERE IS VIBRATION IN THE GAS PEDAL WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED AGAIN.*AK

I OWN A 2001 LINCOLN LS. IN THE THREE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR POWER WINDOW HAS BURNED OUT THREE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY TODAY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART OF THE VEHICLE. ADMITTINGLY, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME, HOWEVER NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE FIRST INCIDENT DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WAS UNDER WARANTY. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS SPLIT IN COST THIS PAST AUGUST AND NOW THEY ARE ADVISING THAT THEY REFUSE TO REPAR, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS THE SAME EQUIPMENT. THEY STATED THAT I HAVE EXCEEDED THE 12 MONTHS/12,00 MILES. WHAT CAN I DO? *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND CONTACTED A MECHANIC FROM THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. *AK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WOULD BE A DISTINCT GRINDING OR VIBRATING FEELING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TOOK HIS FOOT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF WERE FREE WHEELING FOR AN INSTANT BEFORE THE BRAKES SEEMED TO TAKE HOLD. A BLACK BOX WAS ADDED TO HE VEHICLE TO TRACK THE PROBLEM BUT WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AS THE DEALER CHECKED THE RESULTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED UNLESS THEY EXPERIENCED IT AS WELL. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CABLES WERE REPLACED. THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER REPAIR ATTEMPTED UNTIL THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED BY THE FORD DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WHAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM DURING RAINY WEATHER. *SC *JB

I GOT MY CAR IN JAN. OF 2004, SINCE THEN THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN IT MORE THAN I HAVE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP GOING OUT, WINDOWS KEEP GETING OFF TRACK AND MAKING AWFUL NOISES, WINDOWS SLAM SHUT, AND THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING BUT THE DEALSHIP CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM AND WHEN THEY DO 'FIX' THESE PROBLEMS, A FEW WEEKS LATER THEY ARE BROKE AGAIN. I CANT KEEP TAKING OFF WORK FOR THIS AND THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WONT HELP ME, AND BECAUSE IT IS A USED CAR, THERE ARE NO LEMON LAWS. WHAT CAN I DO? HELP!!! *AK

LOWER BALL JOINT WORE OUT PREMATURELY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

LINCOLN LS, 2001 MODEL, VIN LAST DIGIITS, 701318. REAR SEATS WILL NOT PROPERLY LATCH CAUSING THE SEATS TO FOLD DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. LINCOLN WILL NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. LINCOLN SAYS THE LATCHES ARE NOT DEFECTIVE! SEE ARTICLE IN WWW.AJC.COM, MARCH 2004....JURY AWARDS $42 MILLION TO FAMILY OF GIRL!

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS I HAVE HAD THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED TWICE AND THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR ONCE. THE FIRST REAR WINDOW BY FORD WHILE UNDER WARRANTY,THE SECOND REAR WINDOW AT 60,000 MILES AND THE FRONT PASSENGER REGULATOR WINDOW AT 70,000 MILES.*AK