2003 LINCOLN LS Complaints

SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN PASSENGER SEAT WHILE CRUISING AT A SPEED OF APROX 65 MPH IN LEASED CAR. 2003 LINCOLN LS SEDAN. I WAS IN PASSENGER SEAT AND ARM & EAR WERE INJURED. DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. DEALER IS CLAIMING CAUSED BY ROAD DEBRIS OR SMALL ROCKS, AND THEREFORE IS OUR FAULT AND NEEDS TO BE PAID FOR BUY US OR AUTO INSURANCE. CLAIMING AIR BAGS NEVER GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. *JB

DRIVER WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING A LOW CURB WHILE PARKING IN A CHURCH PARKING LOT CAR WAS MOVING AT NO MORE THAN 1 OR 2 MILES PER HOUR AS THE CURB WAS APPROACHED AND THE BRAKE WAS LIGHTLY APPLIED PENDING A FULL STOP. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD WITH THE SOUND OF HIGH ENGINE REVOLUTIONS. CAR CROSSED OVER A THREE FOOT WIDE SIDEWALK AND COLLIDED WITH TWO TREES JUST BEYOND THE SIDEWALK. SKID MARKS ON THE SIDEWALK INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE WAS FIRMLY APPLIED AS THE CAR CROSSED IT UNDER UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER BODY SHOP FOR ALMOST 10 DAYS FOR REPAIRS. DEALER PROMISES TO "DIAGNOSE" ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MECHANISM BEFORE RETURNING CAR TO OWNER. TELEPHONE CALL TO LINCOLN ELICITED NO INTEREST AND FIRM DENIAL THAT SUCH PROBLEM HAD EVER BEEN REPORTED TO THE COMPANY. WE WERE UNSURE THAT THIS CAR WAS SAFE TO OPERATE.

DRIVING VEHICLE ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH ALIGNMENT STOPPED WORKING, THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL LIGHTS WENT OUT, ENGINE, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES STOPPED WORKING FOR 5 OR MORE SECONDS. THIS OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN FIVE MINUTES AT 4:00 AM LEAVING THE VEHICLE ROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN THE DARK.*AK

SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN PASSANGER SEAT WHILE CRUSING AT SPEED LIMIT OF 55MPH IN MY LEASED COMPANY CAR; A 2003 LINCOLN LS SEDAN. WE DID NOT HIT OR RUN OVER ANYTHING. DEALER IS STATING WE MUST HAVE DONE SO. MY WIFE'S ARM, BACK AND SHOULDER WERE BRUISED IN THE INCIDENT.*AK

TRIED TO START VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STAY ON AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE.CONTACTED DEALER AND ARRANGED FOR TOW TRUCK . ON 6/3/04 CONTACTED DEALER FOR STATUS REPORT AND TO ARRANGE FOR ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. SERVICE REP. STATES THAT VEHICLE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY FAILED THEREFORE NOT ALLOWING OXYGEN INTO THE ENGINE. APPROXIMATE PART ARRIVAL IS 3 DAYS. I DO BELIVE THIS VEHICLE IS A LEMON. NEVER PURCHASING ANOTHER LINCOLN.*AK

2003 LINCOLN LS 3/15/04- EXPERIENCING CLICKING NOISE ON RIGHT TURNS, SUN ROOF LEAKS UNDER CARWASH,AND VEHICLE COASTS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER STATES THAT SUN OOF NOT MADE TO WITHSTAND SUCH PRESSURE, VEHICLE COASTS BECAUSE CARS ARE MADE TO COAST TO THE RIGHT IN CASE YOU FALL ASLEEP IT WOULD AVOID HEAD-ON COLLISON ON LEFT, CLICKING NOISE IS BRACKET ASSEMBLY, SHOCK ASSEMBY AND FRONT COIL. DEALER REPAIRED ONLY CLICKING NOISE FROM 3/15/04 TO 4/7/04. I PICKED UP THE CAR AND DROVE ~ 10 MILES WHEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD TO RETURN VEHICLE. FINAL REPAIRED ON 4/9/04. *AK

2003 LINCOLN LS HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. 1. VEHICLE VIBRATES EXCESSIVELY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS - DEALER STATES THIS IS THE LUXURY THAT IS THE LINCOLN. 2. CD PLAYER HAS BROKEN TWICE - RADIO SYSTEM REPLACED ONCE, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. 3. ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT - DEALER FIXED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSISTED THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

RADIO/INDASH CD PLAYER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. STILL VERY LIMITED RECEPTION ON RADIO, BOTH FM AND AM STATIONS. CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES, EACH TIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY RUN "DIAGNOSTICS". WHILE RADIO HAS BEEN REPLACED, THE CABLE BETWEEN SYSTEM AND ANTENNA (LOCATED IN REAR WINDOW) HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. FORD AND DEALERSHIP READILY ADMIT THAT A SIMILAR PROBLEM EXISTED PREVIOUSLY ON TOWN CARS, BUT NOTHING REPORTED IN LS. THEREFORE, THEY CANNOT REPLACE CABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH CONSUMER KEPT HEARING A GRINDING/METAL ON METAL SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT A NEW RACK PINION STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS NEEDED. MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE 2003 LS AFTER 11K MILES. *SC