2002 LINCOLN LS Complaints

MY TRANSMISSION HAS A DELAY START/HARSH ENGAGEMENT AND SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING CAR IS A 2002 LINCOLN LS V8. MODEL AND MAKE DOESN'T INCLUDE LS ONLY BLACKWOOD. *JB

MY WIFE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED TO MOVE UP IN TRAFFIC TO CLOSE A GAP BETWEEN HER AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER WHEN THE 2002 LINCOLN LS SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD. SHE FINALLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE SURGED IN REVERSE AND HIT THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGE IN BOTH FRONT AND REAR. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINCOLN DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEMS DID NOT SHOW A CODE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS CONTACTED BY THE VEHICLES OWNER. *JB

BRAKE FAILURE. MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THE 2002 LINCOLN LS IN AUGUST, 2005 FROM OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. LATER THAT MONTH ON TWO OCCASIONS MY WIFE REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED DURING LOW SPEED STOPS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUGGESTED SHE MIGHT BE DRIVING WITH TWO FEET AND ASKED THAT SHE ALLOW HER SPOUSE TO DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE TO SEE IF IT HAPPENED TO HIM. ON OCTOBER 5, 2005 DURING A LOW SPEED STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN CAUSING A MINOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH OUR INSURANCE COMPANY. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR PERSONAL MECHANIC AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM. ON OCTOBER 17, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AGAIN WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING BUT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. ON OCTOBER 24, 2005 I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND BEGINNING TO STOP DURING SLOW SPEED TRAVEL AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE FELT ALMOST AS IF IT ACCELERATED AND I DID WHAT I SUGGESTED THAT MY WIFE DO IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THAT WAS TO SLAM THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL OR REVERSE TO STOP IT. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THIS DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AS NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IN FRONT OF ME. I CHECKED THIS WEBSITE TO FIND THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND RECEIVED THE SAME RESULTS FROM FORD. "NOTHING FOUND" I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AGAIN, CONTACTED THE FORD COMPANY CUSTOMER RELATIONS DIVISION AND ALSO FILED THIS COMPLAINT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY DEFECT AND SO FAR FORD CONTENDS THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. THE VEHICLE WILL BE LOOK AT AGAIN AT THE DEALERSHIP. *NM

DT: 2002 LINCOLN LS. THE CONSUMER STATED TWO WINDOW REGULATORS; BROKE WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER. THE WINDOWS DID NOT ROLL UP OR DOWN, AND THEY DID NOT STAY UP. THIS STARTED TWO WEEKS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO STATED IT WOULD COST $300 TO FIX THE WINDOWS , AND THE CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET. *AK

DT: 2002 LINCOLN LSE. HAD THREE INSTANCES WHERE THE CONSUMER TRIED TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND DID NOT STOP. THIS HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY DID NOT HAVE A CODE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NO OTHER INSTANCES WITH THIS MODEL CAR. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT VEHICLE NEW IN AUGUST 2002. HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE NINE MONTHS AGO. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS. *AK

DT: THE CALLER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT. THE CALLER'S VEHICLE HIT THE FRONT CORNER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. CALLER'S WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. MANUFACTURER SAID SOMEONE WILL CONTACT THE CALLER IN TWO BUSINESS DAYS. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. *AK

ALL WARNING LIGHTS IN DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME ONE DAY OUT OF THE BLUE SKY ONE DAY 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ID# [XXX]. ABS WARNING LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT; LIGHT BULB WARNING LIGHTS.*JB UPDATED 07/19/2012*JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOW MECHANISM IN MY LINCOLN LS. SEVERAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTERS INFORMED ME THAT A LOT OF THE LINCOLNS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY WINDOW MECHANISM BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I SPOKE TO FORD AND THEY AGREED THAT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY MECHANISM THEY WOULD FIX THE WINDOW FOR A DISCOUNT. I PAID 40 DOLLARS FOR A 270 DOLLAR REPAIR. RECENTLY THE CAR HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE FAULTY WINDOW MECHANISM. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP EXPECTING IT TO BE COVERED THE SAME AS THE LAST TIME. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE WINDOW AGAIN. I CONTACTED FORD WHO TOLD ME THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FAULTY WINDOW MECHANISMS. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND MAKES THE CAR VULNERABLE TO BREAK INS. I AM UNABLE TO FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR NOW BECAUSE THE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL ALL THE WAY UP. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION INTO THIS ISSUE FOR MYSELF AND ALL THE OTHER LINCOLN OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

DT: CONSUMER STATES THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DULPICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER IS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *JB

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN RIGHT ONTO THE ON RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN MAKING THE RIGHT HAND TURN AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKE POWER. AFTER I USED TO EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE ON. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE THE CAR, IT MYSTERIOUSLY OVERHEATED. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND EXPLAINED THE SUDDEN ENGINE STOPE AND THE OVERHEATING...AND THE DEALER ONLY ADDRESSED THE OVER HEATING PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS SAID OR DISCUSSED ABOUT THE CAR JUST TURNING OFF FOR NO REASON.