LINCOLN Complaints

WE WERE ENTERING INTERSTATE 75 IN FLORIDA ON A RAMP AND THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO RETURN AND TAKE IT TO AN AUTOMOBILE SHOP, THEY TOLD US THE MULTIPLE U-JOINTS ON THE LOWER STEERING COLUMN WERE RUSTED TO WHERE THEY WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. WE HAVE A 2010 LINCOLN TOWN CAT THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT. THE 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR HAS THE SAME STEERING SO WHY WASN'T THERE A RECALL ON IT. WE ARE STILL DRIVING THE 2004, BUT IT WAS AFTER WE SPENT A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON HAVING IT REPAIRED SO IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. WE WROTE A YEAR AGO ABOUT THE 2004 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, BUT RECEIVED AN ANSWER....UPDATED 12/04/14 *BF

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN STARTING CAR. BOTH OUTBOARD FRONT SEAT BELTS MUST BE REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTIVE CONNECTORS. *TR

TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED CRACKS IN SIDE WALLS. ALL FOUR. HAVE ONLY 9000 MI. ON THIS SET OF TIRES. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTABLE RUNNING BOARDS KEEPS GETTING STUCK IN OPEN POSITION AND KEEPS TRYING TO RETRACT WHILE DRIVING, AFTER RESEARCH FOUND OUT RUNNING BOARDS HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONING ON NAVIGATORS SINCE EARLY 2000. FORD MERCURY WILL NOT RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW ITS A VEHICLE DEFECT. DRIVERS SEAT AND STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT STAY WHERE ITS SET WILL RESET IT SELF SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING

WHILE DRIVING I FELT THE CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT, AFTER EXAMINATION I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER LEFT SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. I MANAGED TO GET TO A GAS STATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO INFLATE THE TIRE. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN NEW IN MAY 2014. I HAVE DRIVEN FEW MILES BETWEEN MAY AND NOVEMBER, THE MILEAGE CAN BE VERIFIED WITH DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT I HAVE PURCHASED TIRES FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WAS VERY SOON AFTER PURCHASE WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF STATE. I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE THEN THAT WAS VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE OF THE YEAR AND MAKE OF CAR. THE TIRES CONTINUED TO LOSE PRESSURE NEVER REALLY REMAINING INFLATED. I PURCHASED A AIR PUMP THAT I USED TO INFLATE THE TIRES, BECAUSE THE TIRES WOULD LITERALLY DEFLATE TO THE RIM. I AGAIN PURCHASED A FULL SET, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED. 2014 AGAIN PURCHASED A FULL SET, THEN 2014 PURCHASED ANOTHER TIRE. AS YOU CAN SEE THIS VEHICLE WITH ONE OWNER HAS VERY FEW MILES, BUT SEVERAL TIRE PURCHASES. LINCOLN/FORD NEEDS TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS COMPLAINT. IT IS GETTING TO COSTLY TO CONTINUE BUYING TIRES FOR SOME REASON OTHER THAN THE DEFECTIVE RIM WHEEL. MY FAMILY SAFETY IS AT STAKE. *TR

THE ELECTRONIC KEYS FOR THE CAR ARE WAY TOO SENSITIVE. THEY CAN BE IN A PURSE OR BACKPACK AND THE BUTTONS CAN BE PRESSED DOWN. THEY ARE ALSO EASILY PRESSED DOWN IF YOU HAVE THEM IN YOUR POCKET WITH ANOTHER ITEM. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WE HAVE WALKED OUT TO OUR CAR AND HAD THE WINDOWS ALL DOWN, THE SUN ROOF OPEN AND OR THE TAILGATE UP. WE FREQUENTLY WILL SET OFF THE ALARM. ONE TIME IT HAD STARTED RAINING HEAVILY AND THE WINDOWS HAD GOTTEN ROLLED DOWN. CONSEQUENTLY THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS SOAKED. WE HAVE HAD OTHER CARS THAT HAD SIMILAR KEYS BUT HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD WHICH DISTORTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW. HOWEVER, THE REPLACEMENT WINDOW WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,900.

THE PROBLEM IS RE-OCCURRING. WHEN THE WEATHER GOES BELOW FREEZING ICE BUILDS UP AROUND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR WILL START AND AS THE ENGINE STARTS TO HEAT UP THE ICE STARTS TO BREAK UP. AS SOON AS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR PAST 25MPH AND I LET OFF THE GAS THE ENGINE STARTS TO STALL OUT SENDING AN ERROR SIGNAL TO THE COMPUTER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. I MUST SAY THAT THE PROBLEM IS VERY RANDOM AND DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR. I HAVE LEARNED FROM EXPERIENCE THAT I MUST PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. TURNING OFF THE CAR CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO RESET AND THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNS OFF AND THE CAR GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I AM UPSET BECAUSE AFTER I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT STILL ON. IN REALITY, THIS MEANS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE WITH A FUEL STARVED STALLING ENGINE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING UNTIL SOMEBODY CAME TO HELP. AS SOON AS I TURN OFF THE CAR THE PROBLEM NO LONGER EXISTS. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER ONLINE POSTS AND BLOGS FROM OTHER LINCOLN AND FORD OWNERS DESCRIBING THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE THAT FORD CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. *TR

TWO ISSUES: THE REAR DOORS RETAIN WATER AFTER A STORM AND NEED TO BE DRAINED BY HAND BY HOLDING THE RUBBER FLAP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR AWAY FROM THE DOOR ITSELF. THE LOCKS RANDOMLY DO NOT FULLY UNLOCK WHEN YOU USE THE KEY REMOTE, THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DOOR, OR EVEN MANUALLY PULLING ON THE LOCK KNOB. THE LOCK KNOBS JUMP UP AND DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLE AT THE PERFECT TIME TO CATCH THE LOCK OPEN IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO ROTATE THROUGH ALL 4 LOCKS FOR RANDOM INTERVALS AND WITH RANDOM SELECTION. IT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE ON AT LEAST 2 LOCKS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *TR