2002 LINCOLN LS Complaints

THE LUG NUTS ON MY 2002 LINCOLN LS HAVE SWELLED ON THE LUG POSTS AND MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE. THE CAR WENT INTO SERVICE AND I WAS PHONED AND INFORMED BY THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP THAT NEW LUG NUTS COST $100 FOR THE CAR. FORD & LINCOLN KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE THROUGH YOUR ORGANIZATION. *TR

THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING SAGA. STARTED APPROXIMATELY DATE BELOW BUT ONGOING AND MORE BEING ADDED. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL WINDOW ASSEMBLIES DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE WHERE GLASS FELL WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVERS FRONT BALL JOINT, CLOCK SPRING ( NO HORN, RADIO, CRUISE CONTROL OR AIR BAG) PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING. TRUNK LINING CONTINUALLY COMING DOWN, PAINT CLEAR COAT, SPLOTCHES, LOOKS TERRIBLE. *TR

FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS IN A 2002 LINCOLN LS - WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW GLASS SUDDENLY SLAMMED DOWN INSIDE THE DOORS WITH NO WARNING WITHIN SEVERAL DAYS OF EACH OTHER. MY CAR HAS 46,000 MILES. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS WIDE SPREAD IN THE LINCOLN - DO A GOOGLE SEARCH FOR FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS IN A LINCOLN LS - YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE HOW COMMON A PROBLEM THIS IS. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS PROBLEM - FORD KNOWS IT. I HAD BOTH WINDOWS REPAIRED AT A COST OF 436.36 - FORD AGREED TO PAY 210.00 OF THE BILL ........ THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL - WINDOWS ARE NOT SUDDENLY SUPPOSED TO DISAPPEAR. *TR

PURCHASED 2002 LINCOLN LS WITH THE V8 MOTOR AND GOT EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM MEPCO " VCS PREMIER" ULTIMATE WARRANT CORP. FOR PAST 2-3 YEARS THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP OVER 6 TIMES; 3 TIMES FOR OVERHEATING. FIRST 2 TIMES OF OVERHEATING THEY STATED THE FAN CLUTCH WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT AND IT SEEMED TO NOT RUN HOT AS OFTEN BUT STILL HAD SYMPTOMS.. NOW WE ARE WAITING TO FIND OUT WHAT THE NEW PROBLEM IS; IN THE MEANTIME THE WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE AND I FEEL I HAVE A LEMON CAR AND THE WARRANTY HAS YET PAID ME BACK FOR PAST FEW REPAIRS TO THIS CAR OWING US 726.17 AND IF THEY DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM I AM GOING TO END UP WITH A CAR NOTE IN REPAIRS ON THIS CAR SOON... *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACTS WIFE HEARD A WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT LOWER BALL JOINT WAS NOT MANUFACTURER WITH A SAFETY PIN IN THE LOCK NUT. IN ADDITION, THEY FELT THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO DISENGAGE. AS OF MAY 29, 2008, THE MECHANIC HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 137,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED 6 TO 7 TIMES BEFORE REMAINING ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATE. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF DRIVING, THE INDICATOR LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH AGAIN AND EVENTUALLY REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TWICE BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURES PERSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,285 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,958.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE INVOLUNTARILY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AND THE HORN WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE COMPONENTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO DID NOT REMEMBER THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,005 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

AIRBAG MALFUNCTION DUE TO DEFECTIVE WIRING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

NOTICED IN 2003 THAT THE WHEEL HUBS WERE BEGINNING TO CRACK ON MY CHROME WHEELS. INFORMED DEALER. DID NOTHING. AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS BEGAN TO NOTICE A SHIMMY (SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE) MOTION. INFORMED DEALER, THEY SUGGESTED NEW TIRES. PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED. DEALER SUGGESTED TIRES HAD FLATSPOT. TIRE MFG. SUGGESTED PROBLEM WITH WHEELS. DID A SEARCH FOR RELATED PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR CHROME WHEELS FOR 2003 MODEL YEAR, EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND SAFETY ISSUES. THE CAR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAVE ALREADY LOST A LUGNUT. TIRE MFG. WHEN REPLACING TIRES DAMAGED A FEW LUGNUTS IN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR SIMILAR TO BURNING OIL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VALVE COVER GASKETS WERE LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. THE DEALER STATED THAT NEW GASKETS AND COVERS WERE NEEDED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 75,000.