2001 LINCOLN LS Complaints

THE CAR STARTED MAKING KNOCKING NOISE WHILE RIDING ON HWY 85 AND I PULLED OVER OFF ON AN EXIT AND THE CAR STOP WOULD NOT CRANK. IT ONLY HAPPEN THIS ONE TIME. IT HAD TO BE TOWED. I HAD TO BUY A NEW ENGINE. MY LINCOLN LS ONLY HAS 108,000 MILES ON IT. MY CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND I TOOK THE CAR FOR INSPECTION. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED AND THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE REMEDIED HOWEVER , THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO BACKFIRE AND DRIVE ABNORMALLY ROUGH ,,IN ADDITION , THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMAL NOISES AND AN OVERPOWERING OIL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS IN FORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND COIL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRANT MILEAGE WAS108,000. THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWO TIMES AND THE PAINT IS PEELING. I BOUGHT THIS LINCOLN LS BECAUSE I NEW IT WAS A GOOD CAR BUYING IT FROM THE FORD & MERCURY DEALER . I M SAD TO SAY THEY HAVE LET ME DOWN AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PAYING DOUBLE FOR IT. I AM A PERSON WHO BELIEVE IN TAKING CARE OF WHAT I LIVE TO PAY FOR. I ALWAYS KEEP UP WITH OIL CHANGING AND KEEPING A CLEAN CAR . I HAVE OVER PAID MORE THAN WHAT THIS 2001 LS LINCOLN IS WORTH. I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT NOT BUYING ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE AGAIN.THE COST OF AN NEW ENGINE AND OTHER REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET REPAIRS COST ME OVER $7000.00 IN CASH ADDED ON TO MY CAR BEING PAID OFF. I PAID $ 23000.00 AND MAID MY PAYMENTS ON TIME . THANK YOU FOR YOUR SINCERE CONCERN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE VEHICLE HAS YET TO BE INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE REMEDIED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND DRIVE ABNORMALLY ROUGH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMAL NOISES AND AN OVERPOWERING OIL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND COIL SPRINGS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER BEING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 12/19/2011 *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE 1 MPH, THE FRONT CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINT SUDDENLY FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE RIM TO CRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00V359001 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT). THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL; YET, WHEN HE WANTED TO TURN IT OFF HE HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES. PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE HE COULD TURN IT OFF BY PRESSING THE BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE REGARDING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THAT WHEN TRAVELING OVER A BUMP THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO SWAY LEFT AND RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 104000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH MAKING A TURN, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WHICH MADE THE STEERING WHEEL NON RESPONSIVE. SHE HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUOUSLY IN ORDER TO KEEP THE VEHICLE CENTERED. SHE HAS HAD TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BUT THE CONTACT WAS NOT SURE WHAT WAS DONE. WHATEVER THE DEALER REPAIRED CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION NORMALLY FOR A LIMITED TIME. SHE STATED THAT THE FAILURE WITH THE STEERING HAD RECURRED. SHE REFERENCED RECALL 00V359001, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HER VEHICLE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. WITHIN SECONDS, THE ENTIRE FRONT END DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A ROW OF BUSHES. HE WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT BALL LOWER JOINTS WERE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE BALL LOWER JOINTS WERE FRACTURED AND HAD ALSO DAMAGED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

2001 LINCOLN LS, LOWER BALL JOINT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING!!!, THERE IS A RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE 00S39, BUT MY VEHICLE ACCORDING TO FORD, BY VIN DID NOT FALL UNDER THE CURRENT RECALL? MY REAL QUESTION IS WHY? SOME BACK GROUND ON MY INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH, HEARD AND FELT A CHANGE IN THE STEERING, PULLED OVER AND AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP THE RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT STUD BROKE IN HALF, IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED 30 SECONDS SOONER (GOING 65 MPH) I COULD HAVE EASILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY SHOP, I AM A OWNER OF A REPAIR FACILITY FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, AND AM A ASE CERTIFIED MASTER TECHNICIAN, WITH OVER 23YRS OF EXPERIENCE WORKING ON VEHICLES. I INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THE HOLES (BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES) IN THE ALUMINUM LOWER CONTROL ARMS OVER SIZED FROM THE BALL JOINT STUD BEING LOOSE AND MOVING INSIDE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THIS IS AN OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS ENGINEERING/MANUFACTURING ERROR, STEEL BALL JOINT STUDS PASSING THROUGH A ALUMINUM CONTROL ARM WITHOUT A STEEL REINFORCED SLEEVE IN THE CONTROL ARM? WITH THE CONSTANT MOVEMENT AND DISSIMILAR METALS, KEEPING A PROPER TORQUE ON THE BALL JOINT STUD IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THEY HAVE A NYLOCK/SELF LOCKING NUT ON THE BALL JOINT STUD SO IT WON'T BACK OFF ALL THE WAY, BUT COMING LOOSE/LOSING TORQUE AND MOVING INSIDE THE LOWER CONTROL ARM UNTIL IT SNAPS OFF IS INEVITABLE. MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION FROM MY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IS THE CURRENT RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. TO REPEAT AFTER PERFORMING MY OWN INSPECTION AND AS A PROFESSIONAL IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REPAIRED BY FORD. PLEASE TAKE THIS REPORT SERIOUSLY AS I FEEL MY LIFE WAS IN REAL DANGER AND I KNOW OTHERS ARE IN DANGER AS WELL... JIM OLDHAM, OWNER AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS, ASE MASTER TECHNICIAN. *TR