LINCOLN Complaints

BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. AT FIRST IT WAS ALMOST UNNOTICABLE. GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE UNTIL I AM RELUCTANT TO DRIVE AFTER DARK. FIRST TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL THEN AFTER CHECKING VIN WAS TOLD DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THEN WAS TOLD THAT PART WAS RECALLED FOR FORD CROWN VIC AND MERC GRAND MARQUIS. PROBABLY THE SAME PART. THERE SEEMS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND MINE SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BEING BUILT IN CANADA COULD HAVE BEEN REASON FOR RECALL REFUSAL. UPDATED 09/15/15*LJ *CN

THE A/C WENT OUT, BLOWING HOT AIR. SO TOOK IT TO THE MECH. HE SAID LOOKED LIKE WEAR FROM A TUBE PLACED TO TIGHT AND NEAR THE CONDENSER RUBBED A HOLE IN IT. APPROX REPAIR COST 1500.00. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2011, USED AT LYBERGERS ANCHORAGE AK,PUCHASED CUSTOM EDGE, WARRENTECH AUTO INC, BEDFORD, TX, EXTENDED WARRANTY. FOR $3000.00..SO OF COURSE AFTER A BATTLE WITH WARRENTECH, THEY DENIED CLAIM THEY SAID A ROCK HIT THE CONDENSER. WE WERE LOOKING FOR INFO FROM LINCOLN FOR OTHERS WITH PROBLEM OF C/C CONDENSER. THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT MOUNT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,002. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED POOR RETURN TO CENTER WHEN TURNING. IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE STICKY IN NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING, THAT IS, A MINOR CORRECTION SEEMS TO STAY UNTIL CORRECTED THE OTHER DIRECTION. THIS MAKES THE CAR WANDER BACK AND FORTH. I HAD ONE MECHANIC IN TOWN DIAGNOSE IT AS LOWER STEERING SHAFT AND I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO EVALUATE THE PROBLEM. I NOTE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR 2005 AND LATER MODEL YEARS. THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS FROM STEERING FAILURE REPORTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOST POWER AND MADE A GROWLING NOISE AT EVERY TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WAS ERRATIC AND THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL (PSC) MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,923. UPDATED 09/14/15*LJ UPDATED 12/12/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT BEGAN TO MAKE A JERKING MOTION AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURES RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

DRIVING SLOWLY ON A SUBURBAN STREET AT TWILIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE SAME THING OCCURRED A THREE TIMES WEEK LATER ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH ABOUT 10 P.M. THE AUTOMATIC DELAYED HEADLIGHT OFF SETTING NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THE LIGHTS CAN BE TURNED ON IN THE MANUAL POSITION.APPARENTLY, THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE HAS FAULTY RELAYS WHICH FAIL SUDDENLY DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL USE.

THE BRAKES ARE VERY HARD TO PRESS AND UPON "PUMPING" ALMOST COMPLETELY FAIL. FAIL LIKE PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL OR DON'T STOP! STILL PASSED INSPECTION TODAY EVEN WITH THE I THINK IT IS YOUR "BOOSTER". I KNOW NOTHING BUT FOUND SEVERAL(MANY ) COMPLAINTS THAT WERE EXACTLY AS MINE. THIS IS NOT A DEFECT? THIS IS A PART THAT ALL WOULD SAY COULD OR SHOULD WEAR OUT. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR ,ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I ALSO READ THAT IT COULD COST BETWEEN $750-$1,000 FOR THE REPLACEMENT! HOW COULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 YEARS AND IT WENT BAD FAST! LIKE YESTERDAY! NO HELP FROM OUR GOV?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LINCOLN MKC. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FAULTY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.