LINCOLN Complaints

A/C CONDENSER AND TRANSMISSION UNIT. A FREON LEAK IN THIS UNIT CAN DUMP FREON GAS AND COMPRESSOR OIL INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAN CAUSE TRANS PROBLEMS OR TRANSMISSION FLUID CAN LEAK INTO THE A/C SYSTEM AND RUIN ALL COMPONENTS IN THE SYSTEM. THIS CAN BE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR OR THE CAR IS JUNK. TRANS COOLER SHOULD BE A SEPARATE UNIT TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM.

ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 06,2016 AT 12 A.M. I STARTED MY CAR AND IT SOUNDED NORMAL. WHEN I PLACED MY CAR IN REVERSE IT STARTED TO IDLE VERY HIGHLY AND WAS READING 3000 RPM ALTHOUGH I WAS STILL HOLDING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT SOUNDED NORMAL UNTIL I PLACED IT IN DRIVE AND STARTED ACCELERATING. THE CAR WAS PULLING AS IF IT WANTED TO TAKE OFF DURING BRAKING. WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN. I DROVE 1.3 MILES NEVER ONCE PLACING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. EVERY TIME I CAME TO A RED LIGHT THE CAR WAS RELUCTANT TO STOP. THERE IS NOTHING IN THE WAY OF THE GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL AND UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A SMELL OF PLASTIC OR RUBBER BURN OFF. THIS STARTED IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM PARKING LOT AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE CITY STREETS UNTIL I ARRIVED HOME. MY CAR ONLY HAS 98,208.1 MILES ON IT AND I AM THE THIRD OWNER. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM IN MANY FORUMS AND HAVE NOTICED THAT IT IS CONSISTENTLY BEING IGNORED AND LABELED AS DRIVER ERROR. HOWEVER, MY FOOT WAS FLAT ON THE FLOOR AND ONLY TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A RELUCTANT STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 LINCOLN MARK VIII. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS POOR VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE HEADLIGHT LENSES HAD A CONSTANT FILM, WHICH AFFECTED THE LOW BEAMS. THE CONTACT CLEANED THE LENSES SEVERAL TIMES AND CHANGED THE BULBS, BUT THE VISIBILITY REMAINED POOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. WHEN THE CONTACT PUSHED THE BUTTON FOR THE DRIVER SEAT TO RECLINE, THE SEAT FELL ALL THE WAY BACK AND LANDED ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINER MOTOR AND SWITCH FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,768.

I'VE HAD THIS GEM SINCE 2010, BOUGHT WITH 30,000 MILES...NOW HAS 104,000 MILES. IT WAS GREAT UNTIL 2014. WHERE DO I START? (1) NO HEAT- BROKEN BLENDER DOOR ACTUATOR...MANUALLY SET IT TO THE WARM SETTING FOR THE WINTER BEHIND GLOVE BOX. (2) DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED LAST YEAR(REPLACED FOR $100)...AND NOW THIS YEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED. (3) DOORS ARE CONSTANTLY "AJAR", ALTERNATING FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. (4) BALL JOINT IS STARTING TO WEAR BADLY, (5) DRIVER'S SEAT WON'T RECLINE, (6) STEERING WHEEL WON'T MOVE FORWARD/BACKWARD ANYMORE, (7) SUSPENSION IS STARTING TO GO...FRONT END LOWERS TO GROUND AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE. I'M SURE THERE'S MORE THAT I CAN'T THINK OF.

THIS IS MY FATHERS CAR. HE IS A WWII VET AND JUST SHY OF 98 YEARS OLD. WE JUST REPLACED AN AC ON THE CAR, AND NOW THE COMPUTER HAS FAILED AND NEED REPLACING. THE FEDERAL WARRANTY FOR THIS STATE IS 8 YEARS OR 80K MILES. THE CAR HAS 47K MILES AND THE 8 YEAR WARRANTY ENDED 1 MONTH AND 20 DAYS AGO. LINCOLN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT TO EVEN PRORATE AN AMOUNT TO HELP HIM. THIS IS THE VEHICLE HE USES TO GET TO DR APPTS. I FIND IT HARD TO SWALLOW THERE LACK OF COMPASSION FOR HIM AND THEIR PRODUCT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. MOST RECENT, FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE DEALER FAILED TO PERFORM A REPAIR OR REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK SEAMS WERE CORRODED WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 03/16/16*LJ *JS

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM HAS FAILED. THE DOOR OPEN WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON. ATTEMPTS TO GET IT TO GO OUT HAVE FAILED. THE CAR DINGS THE ENTIRE TIME WHILE DRIVING IT. AT NIGHT THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS STAY ON AND INTERFERS WITH VISIBILITY. WHEN CAR IS PARKED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ON, DRAINING THE BATTERY DUE TO THE DOOR OPEN WARNING ON THE DASH.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING SHAFT AND STEERING KNUCKLES FRACTURED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL CONNECTION. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO CAUTIOUSLY MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL DUE TO THE SUDDEN FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V704000 (STEERING) AND 13V385000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, FUEL WAS DRIPPING ON THE EXHAUST PIPE AND DRIPPING UNDER THE VEHICLE. A TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FILLER TUBE WAS RUSTED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.