LINCOLN Complaints

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM A TRIP OUT OF STATE WHEN I WAS DRIVING I CAN FEEL THAT IT WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL IT WAS KIND OF STIFF. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT GOT WORSE TO THE POINT TO WHERE IT HAD A MIND OF ITS ON AND THE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING LOSS OF POWER WHEEL STEERING. I THEN GOT OFF ON AN EXIT THINKING I NEEDED POWER STEERING FLUID STOP AT AN ORILEYS STORE AND BOUGHT SOME TO COME TO THE FACT THAT MY CAR DOESN'T TAKE POWER STEERING FLUID ITS ELECTRICAL. I STILL HAD AND HOUR TO GO BEFORE I MADE IT TO MY ONE OF MY DESTINATION, IT WAS A HARD DRIVE BECAUSE THEN THE STEERING WHEEL BASICALLY LOCKED UP.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE HESITATES ,MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND WHINES LIKE THE GEAR IS STUCK SHIFTS VERY HARD WHICH CAUSES THE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER CAUSING SPEED TO GO TO A CRAWL, WHICH IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS IN ANY TRAFFIC ESPECIALLY, WHEN I M ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS VERY FREQUENTLY.

SEATBELT / AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR IS WARNING ABOUT EITHER FAULTY SENSOR OR FAULTY BELT TENSIONER. BEGAN WHILE IN PARKED POISON AND CONTINUES PERIODICALLY WHEN IN MOTION, REGARDLESS OF SPEED. COST TO REPAIR IS EXORBITANT, NEARLY HALF THE VALUE OF THE CAR AND IS NOT GUARANTEED TO WORK IS LAST. THE AIRBAGS WILL LIKELY NOT WORTH IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENT BUT NO WAY TO TELL UNLESS THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. SERIOUS FAULT REGARDING REQUIRED SAFETY EQUIPMENT WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL YEAR. MILEAGE IS 170,100. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD, ESPECIAL IN BACKSEAT BECOME SATURATED WHEN IT RAINS. FLOOR PLUGS ARE INTACT, THE WATER IS ENTERING FROM POOR DESIGN FEATURE WHERE THE WINDSHIELD/ENGINE MEET AND SUPPOSEDLY SLOW FOR WATER TO BE CHANNELED AWAY FROM ENGINE TO GROUND BUT IS ACTUALLY CHANNELLING ALONG THE SIDE INTO THE PASSENGER CABIN FOOTWELL. AGAIN, THIS DESIGN FLAW IS A KNOWN ISSUE FROM MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY IN WARM CLIMATES DUE TO MOLD GROWING AS A RESULT OF WATER POOLING IN CABIN. AS THIS CAR WAS GARAGED KEPT AND NOT USED OFTEN UNTIL THE PAST 6 MONTHS, THE WATER ISSUE WASNT KNOWN UNTIL FIRST RAIN THIS SPRING, 2016. CAR WAS IN OPEN AIR, UNCOVERED DRIVEWAY AND NOT IN USE FOR 2 WEEKS AFTER SAID RAIN. WHEN OWNER OPENED CAR DOOR, SHE WAS HIT WITH OVERWHELMING STENCH OF MOLD. SHE LOCATED THE SOURCE AND WATER HAD VISIBLY SATURATED FLOOR, RUG AND PADDING UNDERNEATH. BLACK AND GREEN MOLD HAD GROWN EXTENSIVELY IN BACKSEAT PASSENGER FLOORBOARD AND UNDER FRONT PASSENGER SEAT.

LOOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING WRENCH LIGHT COMES UP SAYING LOCKED. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. TWICE 2 YEARS AGO AND ONCE ON AUGUST 23, 2016. DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE CODE. VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING 60 MILES ON HIGHWAY. LINCOLN WILL NOT DO ANYTHING SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG? LAST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR. ANOTHER TIME 60 MILES PER. MANAGE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE IT JUST ABOVE MOVED, LIKE 1 MILE PER HOUR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE, AIR BAG, AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY AND HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V359001 (SUSPENSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/13/16*LJ *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN PRESTON HWY I REAR ENDED A TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME AS I WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. POTENTIAL TOTALED CAR WITH HEAVY FRONT END DAMAGE YET THE AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. 207,000 MILES ON THE CAR.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE AT A MAJOR STORE CHAIN LOCATION ALMOST LEVEL WITH A SLIGHT SLOPE TO THE REAR OF THE CAR. CAR WAS IN PARK UPON STARTING ENGINE, THEN PRESSED THE REVERSE BUTTON, TOOK FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR DRIVES FORWARD INSTEAD OF REVERSE. THEN IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE. REPRESSED AND VERIFIED THAT THE REVERSE BUTTON WAS LIGHTED, THE BACK UP CAMERA WAS APPEARING ON THE SCREEN, AND THE R INDICATOR NEAR THE SPEEDOMETER WAS HIGHLIGHTED. THEN REMOVED FOOT FROM BRAKE PEDAL AND SLOWLY PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND ONCE AGAIN THE CAR MOVED FORWARD AND MADE A LOUD BANGING SOUND AND THE CAR JERKED LIKE IT HAD STRUCK SOMETHING. IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, PUT CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF, GOT OUT TO CHECK FRONT AREA TO SEE IF IT HAD STRUCK AN OBJECT. NO OBJECT HAD BEEN STRUCK, SO IT APPEARS THE LOUD BANGING SOUND AND JERKING MOTION MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION? GOT BACK INTO THE CAR RESTARTED THE ENGINE, PRESSED THE REVERSE BUTTON, THIS TIME THE CAR MOVED BACKWARDS AS IT SHOULD. DROVE STRAIGHT HOME AND LET CAR SIT UNTIL NEXT DAY WHEN I TOOK CAR TO THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT WHO KEPT THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I AM CONCERNED THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE?

VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT, AT TIMES, REMAINS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED WHICH AFFECTS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS, ALARM SYSTEM, COURTESY LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE DOOR HAS TO BE SLAMMED SHUT SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE THE WARNING LIGHT GO OFF AND MAKE THE INOPERABLE COMPONENTS OPERABLE. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY DOOR LOCK SWITCH WHICH IS QUITE COMMON IN SEVERAL FORD/LINCOLN VEHICLES. A RECALL OF THESE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES SHOULD BE ENTERTAINED.