2005 LINCOLN LS Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH CAR STALLING AFTER STOP (I.E. NOT RESPONDING EASILY TO GAS PEDAL) AND JERKING INTO GEAR SINCE PURCHASE. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER ONE YEAR POST-PURCHASE WITH NO RESOLUTION. CAR CONTINUED TO GET WORSE - GOING FROM PERIODIC TO CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AND JERKING INTO GEAR (FROM A STOP AND ALSO FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE.) AT 39,000 MILES NOW WE ARE TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. DESPITE REPORTING THE PROBLEM WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY (IT IS NOW TWO WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY) NEITHER DEALER NOR LINCOLN ARE RESPONDING TO THE ISSUE. *TR

ON MAY 13TH, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A WRECK BUT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE INTERIOR AND MY LEFT EAR WAS DONE. *TR

I HAVE CONTINUED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY LINCOLN LS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW. NOW IT IS IN THE SHOP OFFICIALLY FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN EXPENSIVE BILL IN TOUGH TIMES. I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LINCOLN LS OWNERS. THIS SHOULD QUALIFY FOR SOME TYPE OF RECALL. I DO NOT DRIVE AT ERRATIC SPEEDS THAT WOULD WEAR THE TRANSMISSION. ESPECIALLY WHEN IT WAS BRAND NEW. PLEASE DO SOMETHING, LINCOLN OWNERS SUPPORT AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY'S AND THIS IS THE RESULT. MAKE GOOD ON AMERICAN PRODUCTS!!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS BECOMING STUCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 65 MPH, SHE FELT AS IF SOMETHING WERE STUCK UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT WOULD RESIST FORCE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE FAILED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSTALLED A THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL, GASKET, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MECHANIC ASSURED HER THAT THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED A FAULTY WARNING MESSAGE. TO DATE, THE FAILURE STILL CANNOT BE DUPLICATED AND THE CONTACT IS AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF A PART THAT WOULD APPARENTLY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,295 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

THE LEFT REAR WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO HOLD AIR. A LOCAL TIRE MERCHANT SAID THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE CHROME PLATING SEPARATING FROM THE ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL. THE DEALER AND LINCOLN-MERCURY SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BRAKE DUST GETTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THEY CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT AND REFUSED A WARRANTY CLAIM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW DUST ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL COULD CAUSE THE SURFACE INSIDE THE TIRE TO FAIL AND LEAK AIR UNTIL THE TIRE WAS FLAT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN GLENNIE MI ON VACATION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF. I WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT, NOTHING HIT MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40-50 MPH. I NOW HAVE A BRUISE UNDER MY LEFT SHOULDER AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL HEADACHES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT, ALTERNATOR, POWER MODULE, AND BATTERY. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE AFTER THE REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,450 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,964.

I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY 2005 LINCOLN LS V8 WITH ADVANCE TRAC. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES UNDER NORMAL DRY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND STAYS ON FOR OVER ONE MINUTE. YOU CAN HEAR SOMETHING LIKE A MOTOR AND CLICKING LEADING UP TO THE INCIDENT AND THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN YOU ARE NOT ON THE BRAKES. WHEN YOU DO GO TO APPLY THE BRAKES IT IS LIKE YOU ARE ON ICE. THE CHECK ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT APPEARS AND THE YELLOW TRAC CONTROL BUTTON FLASHES AND THAN STAYS ON SOLID. EVEN WHEN THE CAR HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND THAN YOU PROCEED TO DRIVE IT WILL DO IT AGAIN UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE SYSTEM "ACTS" UP OUT OF THE BLUE AND YOU REALLY NEVER KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES AND THEY WERE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH, BUT ARE NOT ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE PULLED CODES FOR THE PROBLEM BUT FORD ONLY ADVISED THEM TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. THEY HAVE DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIME AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. FORD IS GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND AND SAID THEY ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND I NEARLY CRASHED MY VEHICLE. I WANT TO DOCUMENT THIS AND TRY TO FIND OUT IF THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

2005 LINCOLN LS WITH BRAKE FAILURE . CUSTOMER STATES THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN THE SHE HIT THE ACCELERATOR. COMPUTER DISPLAY SHOWED SERVICE ETC SOON, AND THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. *KB THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAVEL USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER TO RELEASE THE BRAKE BUT COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE EXCEPT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH AN EXTREME BUCKING MOTION. THE CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ERROR MESSAGES WERE GONE, AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THERE WAS NO LOOSE GRAVEL THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO ACTIVATE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH BRAKES LOCKING AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE COMPUTER WITHIN THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE BY WIRE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE SECURITY ALARM SOUNDED. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A RELAY IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. IT COULD ONLY BE RELEASED BY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND THEN TURNING IT OFF. UPDATED *JB