LINCOLN Complaints

AT LEST 14 TIMES, ALL OUR LIGHTS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE GO OFF AND STAY OFF FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SO FAR THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE DAYTIME AND WE, PURPOSELY, DO NOT DRIVE IT AT NIGHT AS CANNOT TRUST IT TO NOT OCCUR AGAIN. WE LIVE ON A RESTRICTIVBE BUDGET SO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET IT REPAIRED. DID SEE THE RECALL ON THE 2005 MERCURY AND WONDER IF THIS SHOULD APPLY TO US AS WELL. OUR DEALER, COLORADO RIVER FORD, SAYS IT DOES NOT, BUT STRANGE THAT SYMPTOMS ARE THE SAME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

2010 LINCOLN MKT TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEAD LIGHT LENS ACCUMULATED MOISTURE. *SMD THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY MORNING IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE STARTS NORMALLY IN WARM WEATHER. THE CONTACT HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETED STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS AHEAD. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BACK AND LEGS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ UPDATED 05/14/18*JB *CN

THIS VEHICLE WAS MODIFIED BY SMALL VOLUME MANUFACTURER BAF TECHNOLOGIES (NOW WESTPORT) WITH AN EPA-APPROVED CNG CONVERSION PACKAGE. THE FUEL FILLER RECEPTACLE, HOWEVER, WAS NOT SECURELY MOUNTED TO THE FRAME. IT WAS MERELY MOUNTED ON A PLASTIC DISC AND GLUED TO A PLASTIC INTERIOR BODY PANEL. THAT GLUED MOUNTING HAS NOW FAILED WITHIN THE 'BUMPER TO BUMPER' WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT WESTPORT/BAF HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEIR LOS ANGELES WARRANTY SERVICE PROVIDER HAS ALSO REFUSED TO PERFORM THIS REPAIR EVEN IF I PAY FOR IT. THE ORIGINAL MOUNTING METHOD IS EXTREMELY WEAK AND WOULD RESULT IN SERIOUS OR CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE (E.G. GAS LEAK, FIRE, EXPLOSION) IF THE USER WERE TO 'DRIVE OFF' WITH THE DISPENSER HOSE ATTACHED. ALL OF THESE VEHICLES NEED TO BE RETROFITTED TO MEET NFPA REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE CNG SYSTEMS, INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO SURVIVE A 'DRIVE-OFF' WITHOUT SERIOUS OR CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. SEE NFPA SECTION 52 6.9.2 "THE FUELING CONNECTION RECEPTACLE SHALL BE MOUNTED TO WITHSTAND THE BREAKAWAY FORCE SPECIFIED IN 7.11.6.2. (150 POUNDS IN ANY DIRECTION THE VEHICLE CAN MOVE)" IN ADDITION, I BELIEVE THIS MOUNTING VIOLATES NFPA 6.9.3 (RECEPTACLE NOT INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS) AND 6.9.4 (INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCE TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE WITH OPERATION OF THE FUELING NOZZLE). THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. THE ONLY DAMAGE IN THIS CASE WAS TO THE RECEPTACLE MOUNTING. THE MOUNTING WAS APPARENTLY NOT EVEN STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND THE FORCES OF CONNECTING AND DISCONNECTING THE FUELING HOSE AND NOZZLE DURING NORMAL FUELING OPERATIONS.

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PRODUCING A STRONG EXHAUST/BURNING/SULFUR SMELL IN THE CABIN WHILE USING THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM/RECIRCULATOR. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM THAT STATES UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS EXHAUST FUMES CAN BE PULLED BACK INTO THE CABIN WHEN USING THE CLIMATE CONTROLS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PAID $105.00 FOR THEM TO TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT I ALREADY KNOW. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THEY DID TO PINPOINT THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME TSB IS NOT PAID FOR BY FORD. THEY QUOTED ME $500-600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOLLOWING THE TSB. MY WIFE AND KIDS ARE IN THIS VEHICLE 95% OF THE TIME AND HAVE COMPLAINED TO ME ABOUT THE NAUSEATING SMELL. NOT TO MENTION EXHAUST FUMES CONTAIN CARBON MONOXIDE! THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE REAR BUMPER NEEDS TO BE PULLED OFF AND NUMEROUS AREAS OF THE BODY SEALED WHERE FUMES ARE GETTING IN. WHY THIS ISN'T A FULL RECALL FROM FORD IS BEYOND ME. EXHAUST FUMES ENTERING THE CABIN MAKING PEOPLE FEEL SICK AND FORD KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A FULL RECALL IN MY OPINION. OR AT LEAST COVER THIS REPAIR FOR THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHAT MY NEXT STEP WILL BE, BUT I CAN'T SPEND $500-$600 RIGHT NOW. I HOPE NHTSA RESEARCHES THIS PROBLEM IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY.

MY CAR SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE DUE TO THE BALL JOINTS NOT BEING TORQUED DOWN PROPERLY WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH CAN END IN A FATALITY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR ARE NO RECALLS YET THE NUMBER FOR THE RECALL IS 00V359001.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING SOUND EMITTING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARMS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,308.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CHIME ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.