| Suspension:Front:Control Arm:Lower Ball Joint | — | 4ODI 10206315 · 80,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR, BUT THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. Look up ODI 10206315 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10198590 · 76,188 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL FELL ON ITS SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINT BOLTS SHEERED OFF. RECALL NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) WAS FOUND, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,188. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON 08/08/07 AND PROV… Look up ODI 10198590 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 885877WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS CENTER LANE, AND SIDE SWIPED ONCOMING TRUCK. DAMAGE WAS $ 7200. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER, ABOUT 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN ALIGNED FRONT END. 2 WEEKS LATER, WHEEL WENT OFF CENTER OI OTHER DIRECTION BY 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN FOUND ONE LOWER BALL JOINT MISSING. AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT COMPONENT. CONSUMER DID NOT GET RECALL LETTER , DALER CHECKED VIN, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. AFTER REPAIR WAS DONE, REPAIR BILL STATED LOWER BALL JOINT WA… Look up ODI 885877 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10446716 · 130,000 miI OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS V8. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS POPPING AT THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE CAR.. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE HE HAD FOUND OUT THAT THOSE PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL CARS HAD A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS. I WENT HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME TO A SITE CALLED NHTSA. I GOT ON THE NHTSA DATABASE AND IT CLEARLY SHOWS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V359001 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I H… Look up ODI 10446716 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478334I HAVE FRONT BALL JOINT AND SUSPENSION ISSUES. I LOOKED ON LINE AND SEE THERE WERE A RECALL FOR MY CAR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 00V359001. I SPOKE WITH MY LOCAL FORD MOTOR DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALL. I CALLED THE NHTSA #[phone removed] AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. I HAVE SPENT OVER 400.00 ALREADY WITH MORE WORK NEEDED FOR BALL JOINT ETC. COULD SOMEONE SEE IF THE RECALL WERE TRUE FOR THIS VEHICLE? IF SO, WHY WASN'T MY PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THANKS *TR Look up ODI 10478334 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10586172 · 156,785 miI WAS TURNING THE CORNER OF DAY AVENUE AND 2ND STREET SW. AS I TURNED THE TIRE CAME ALL THE WAY OFF. I LOOKED ONLINE AND RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO? NHTSA CAMPAIGN #00V359001. *TR Look up ODI 10586172 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10290265 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION, AND THEN DOWN-SHIFTED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND CONTINUE OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. Look up ODI 10290265 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10138633 · 60,000 miDT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SWAYED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOSTCONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A MOMENT. SUDDENLY FLAMES ERUPTED OUT OF THE FRONT TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO THE LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN ABOUT 100 FEET AND HAD COME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND ESCAPED FROM THE VEHICLE. A PEDESTRIAN PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE DEALER WHO SAUGGESTED THAT THER… Look up ODI 10138633 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 885878VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GEARSHIFT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT/ BACK UP LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. *AK CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DRIFTED ACROSS THE CENTER LANE AND SIDESWIPED 2 VEHICLES, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 00V359001, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH VEHICLE AND HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED. CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED AND DEALER HAD TO REPOSITION A DROPPED AIR BAG. *SLC Look up ODI 885878 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10290265 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION, AND THEN DOWN-SHIFTED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND CONTINUE OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. Look up ODI 10290265 at NHTSA ↗ | 5ODI 10123883I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER SHIP IN IOWA 30 DAYS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ HERE Look up ODI 10123883 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10228156 · 110,236 mi2001 LINCOLN LS HAS A RECALL NOTICE #00V359001 FOR FRONT BALL JOINTS NOT BEING TIGHTENED TO SPEC CAUSING FAILURE. MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LISTED, HOWEVER THE BALL JOINTS FAILED CAUSING $1800 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I KNOW THAT MANUFACTURERS CAN NOT DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT CARS WERE EFFECTED AND WHAT CARS WERE NOT, SO TO EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THE REPAIR DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. WITH JUST 100,000 MILES ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY A COUPLE IN THE MID 50'S THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED TO THE POINT WHERE THE SWAY BAR WAS … Look up ODI 10228156 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10285988 · 114,000 mi1. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. 2. NUT ATTACHED TO LOWER FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT BECAME LOOSE CAUSING A FRACTURE IN BALL JOINT STUD. LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM VEHICLE CAUSING EXTREME HIGH DANGER WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AVOIDING OTHER VEHICLES. 3. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON LEFT FRONT SIDE, WAS REPAIRED AND NOW JOINT ON RIGHT FRONT IS COMING LOOSE. RECALL 00V359001: BALL JOINT STUD FRACTURES WAS PUT IN EFFECT TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE AND WAS REFERENCING SPECIFIC VEHICLES BASED ON VIN NUMBERS. OUR V… Look up ODI 10285988 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Air Bags | 4ODI 10206315 · 80,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER MADE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR, BUT THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL OF THE LOWER BALL JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. Look up ODI 10206315 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10198590 · 76,188 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WHEEL FELL ON ITS SIDE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SERVICE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BALL JOINT BOLTS SHEERED OFF. RECALL NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) WAS FOUND, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,188. THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON 08/08/07 AND PROV… Look up ODI 10198590 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 885877WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS CENTER LANE, AND SIDE SWIPED ONCOMING TRUCK. DAMAGE WAS $ 7200. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER, ABOUT 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN ALIGNED FRONT END. 2 WEEKS LATER, WHEEL WENT OFF CENTER OI OTHER DIRECTION BY 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN FOUND ONE LOWER BALL JOINT MISSING. AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT COMPONENT. CONSUMER DID NOT GET RECALL LETTER , DALER CHECKED VIN, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. AFTER REPAIR WAS DONE, REPAIR BILL STATED LOWER BALL JOINT WA… Look up ODI 885877 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 2ODI 10875594 · 110,000 miON TWO OCCASIONS MY CAR SUSPENSION HAD FAILED. I AM JUST LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR I COULD HAVE BEEN FATALLY WOUNDED. I CAN NOT BELIEVE I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES ABOUT THE SUSPENSION RECALL. THE FIRST INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DROPPED DOWN ON THE TIRES AND COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING AND THE SUSPENSION FELL ON A REGULAR ROAD NOT A FAST HIGHWAY. IT HAD COST ME $250.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED BOTH TIMES BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE MOVED BY DRIVING. IN ADDITION THE SECOND FAILURE… Look up ODI 10875594 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10355036 · 25,000 miMY CAR HAS NUMEROUS PARTS THAT TEAR UP REPEATEDLY, WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. VALVE COVER GASKET HAD REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. THE COIL PACKS GO UP VERY OFTEN. I HAD PANEL BUTTONS JUST TEAR UP FOR NO REASON THREE TIMES! WHEEL CAPS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. OVERHEATING ISSUES, DOOR LOCKING ISSUES, BATTERY REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS TIME. AC ISSUES, (I NEVER USED MY AC..AT ALL) . THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS ON THE T.S.BULLETIN. I CONTACTED FORD IN REFERENCE TO THE MULTIPLE ISSUES I WAS HAVING WITH THE CAR, THE COMPANY REPRESENTAT… Look up ODI 10355036 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10454149 · 130,000 miMY AIR BAGS LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON FOR NO REASON, I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BECAUAE IM SCARE ITS GOIN TO BRAKE DOWN ON MY ONE DAY AND I HAVE MY NEW BORN BABY WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10454149 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10236663 · 61,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS DUE TO AN IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF THE AC STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SUPPORT HANDLE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE BROKE. UPDATE 09/16/08. *JB Look up ODI 10236663 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10281000 · 73,000 miMY 2002 LINCOLN LS V8 HAS BROKEN DOWN IN NUMEROUS WAYS. ALL IGNITION COILS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, TWO WINDOW MOTORS, AIRBAG CONNECTOR CLIP, MY TIE ROD ENDS ARE BAD, MY CAR HAS ACTUALLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING UP THE 15 NORTH THREE TIMES WHILE MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN IT CAME TO FIXING THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR PROBLEM LINCOLN TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AND IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING THE THREE BEEPS SO THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE AND THEN TOLD ME MY… Look up ODI 10281000 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 885878VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GEARSHIFT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT/ BACK UP LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. *AK CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DRIFTED ACROSS THE CENTER LANE AND SIDESWIPED 2 VEHICLES, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 00V359001, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH VEHICLE AND HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED. CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED AND DEALER HAD TO REPOSITION A DROPPED AIR BAG. *SLC Look up ODI 885878 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10281000 · 73,000 miMY 2002 LINCOLN LS V8 HAS BROKEN DOWN IN NUMEROUS WAYS. ALL IGNITION COILS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, TWO WINDOW MOTORS, AIRBAG CONNECTOR CLIP, MY TIE ROD ENDS ARE BAD, MY CAR HAS ACTUALLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING UP THE 15 NORTH THREE TIMES WHILE MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN IT CAME TO FIXING THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR PROBLEM LINCOLN TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AND IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING THE THREE BEEPS SO THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE AND THEN TOLD ME MY… Look up ODI 10281000 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10355036 · 25,000 miMY CAR HAS NUMEROUS PARTS THAT TEAR UP REPEATEDLY, WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. VALVE COVER GASKET HAD REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. THE COIL PACKS GO UP VERY OFTEN. I HAD PANEL BUTTONS JUST TEAR UP FOR NO REASON THREE TIMES! WHEEL CAPS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. OVERHEATING ISSUES, DOOR LOCKING ISSUES, BATTERY REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS TIME. AC ISSUES, (I NEVER USED MY AC..AT ALL) . THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS ON THE T.S.BULLETIN. I CONTACTED FORD IN REFERENCE TO THE MULTIPLE ISSUES I WAS HAVING WITH THE CAR, THE COMPANY REPRESENTAT… Look up ODI 10355036 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 561274CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. *JB Look up ODI 561274 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10229317 · 89,000 miAIR BAG LIGHT ON WON'T GO OFF/FRONT SUSPENSION MAKING NOISE (BALL JOINTS) HORN WON'T WORK AND WINDOW MOTOR BROKE IN 2007 WE REPLACED FRONT DRIVER NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT PASSENGER. *TR Look up ODI 10229317 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 885877WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS CENTER LANE, AND SIDE SWIPED ONCOMING TRUCK. DAMAGE WAS $ 7200. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER, ABOUT 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN ALIGNED FRONT END. 2 WEEKS LATER, WHEEL WENT OFF CENTER OI OTHER DIRECTION BY 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN FOUND ONE LOWER BALL JOINT MISSING. AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT COMPONENT. CONSUMER DID NOT GET RECALL LETTER , DALER CHECKED VIN, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. AFTER REPAIR WAS DONE, REPAIR BILL STATED LOWER BALL JOINT WA… Look up ODI 885877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10239077 · 75,000 miTHIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING SAGA. STARTED APPROXIMATELY DATE BELOW BUT ONGOING AND MORE BEING ADDED. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL WINDOW ASSEMBLIES DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE WHERE GLASS FELL WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVERS FRONT BALL JOINT, CLOCK SPRING ( NO HORN, RADIO, CRUISE CONTROL OR AIR BAG) PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING. TRUNK LINING CONTINUALLY COMING DOWN, PAINT CLEAR COAT, SPLOTCHES, LOOKS TERRIBLE. *TR Look up ODI 10239077 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Suspension | 4ODI 10446716 · 130,000 miI OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS V8. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE IS POPPING AT THE BALL JOINT ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE CAR.. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH IT BECAUSE HE HAD FOUND OUT THAT THOSE PARTICULAR YEAR MODEL CARS HAD A RECALL FOR THE SUSPENSION BALL JOINTS. I WENT HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH AND CAME TO A SITE CALLED NHTSA. I GOT ON THE NHTSA DATABASE AND IT CLEARLY SHOWS: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V359001 COMPONENT: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I H… Look up ODI 10446716 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478334I HAVE FRONT BALL JOINT AND SUSPENSION ISSUES. I LOOKED ON LINE AND SEE THERE WERE A RECALL FOR MY CAR. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 00V359001. I SPOKE WITH MY LOCAL FORD MOTOR DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALL. I CALLED THE NHTSA #[phone removed] AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. I HAVE SPENT OVER 400.00 ALREADY WITH MORE WORK NEEDED FOR BALL JOINT ETC. COULD SOMEONE SEE IF THE RECALL WERE TRUE FOR THIS VEHICLE? IF SO, WHY WASN'T MY PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED. THANKS *TR Look up ODI 10478334 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10586172 · 156,785 miI WAS TURNING THE CORNER OF DAY AVENUE AND 2ND STREET SW. AS I TURNED THE TIRE CAME ALL THE WAY OFF. I LOOKED ONLINE AND RESEARCHED AND SEEN THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO? NHTSA CAMPAIGN #00V359001. *TR Look up ODI 10586172 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10875594 · 110,000 miON TWO OCCASIONS MY CAR SUSPENSION HAD FAILED. I AM JUST LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR I COULD HAVE BEEN FATALLY WOUNDED. I CAN NOT BELIEVE I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICES ABOUT THE SUSPENSION RECALL. THE FIRST INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR COMPLETELY DROPPED DOWN ON THE TIRES AND COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND INSTANCE I WAS DRIVING AND THE SUSPENSION FELL ON A REGULAR ROAD NOT A FAST HIGHWAY. IT HAD COST ME $250.00 TO HAVE IT TOWED BOTH TIMES BECAUSE IT COULD NOT BE MOVED BY DRIVING. IN ADDITION THE SECOND FAILURE… Look up ODI 10875594 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10355036 · 25,000 miMY CAR HAS NUMEROUS PARTS THAT TEAR UP REPEATEDLY, WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. VALVE COVER GASKET HAD REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. THE COIL PACKS GO UP VERY OFTEN. I HAD PANEL BUTTONS JUST TEAR UP FOR NO REASON THREE TIMES! WHEEL CAPS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. OVERHEATING ISSUES, DOOR LOCKING ISSUES, BATTERY REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS TIME. AC ISSUES, (I NEVER USED MY AC..AT ALL) . THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS ON THE T.S.BULLETIN. I CONTACTED FORD IN REFERENCE TO THE MULTIPLE ISSUES I WAS HAVING WITH THE CAR, THE COMPANY REPRESENTAT… Look up ODI 10355036 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 4ODI 10296587 · 53,578 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE VEHICLE HAS SEVEREAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE COIL SYSTEM, RADIATOR AND SUPSESION.THE VEHICLE HAD THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THE TIME A OF PURCHASE IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VIHICLE MILEAGE WAS 53587 WHEN THE FAILURES STARTED AND 73189 CURRENT MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZZARD. Look up ODI 10296587 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10386745 · 105,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE REMEDIED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND DRIVE ABNORMALLY ROUGH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMAL NOISES AND AN OVERPOWERING OIL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND COIL SPRINGS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W… Look up ODI 10386745 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10400468 · 95,000 miI WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. THEN I FELT THE CAR GO OUT OF CONTROL AND I MANAGED TO SAFELY GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. MY PASSENGER DOOR SIDE AIRBAG CAME OUT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR MY TIRE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY OF THE RIM. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW AXLE, WHEEL BEARING, CONTROL ARM, ROTOR, RIM AND TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THEY REALIZED THE RIM WENT THROUGH THE UNDERSIDE OF TRUNK AND DAMAGED BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL COMPONEN… Look up ODI 10400468 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10355036 · 25,000 miMY CAR HAS NUMEROUS PARTS THAT TEAR UP REPEATEDLY, WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. VALVE COVER GASKET HAD REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. THE COIL PACKS GO UP VERY OFTEN. I HAD PANEL BUTTONS JUST TEAR UP FOR NO REASON THREE TIMES! WHEEL CAPS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. OVERHEATING ISSUES, DOOR LOCKING ISSUES, BATTERY REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS TIME. AC ISSUES, (I NEVER USED MY AC..AT ALL) . THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS ON THE T.S.BULLETIN. I CONTACTED FORD IN REFERENCE TO THE MULTIPLE ISSUES I WAS HAVING WITH THE CAR, THE COMPANY REPRESENTAT… Look up ODI 10355036 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 1ODI 10297341 · 123,960 miI OWN A 2002 LINCOLN LS I BEGIN TO HEAR A LOAD NOISE IN THE TIRE AREA ON 12 13 2009 I TOOK MY CARE TO GOODYEAR AUTO AND WHEN THEY WENT TO PULL MY CAR IN THE TIRE ROLLED. THE SUSPENSION AND BALL AND JOINTS AND LOWER ARM CONTROL HAD BROKE IT COST ME 1026.00. AND NOW THE OTHER SIDE IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE. I LOOKED IT UP AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT REPORTED AS HAVING THE PROBLEM WHICH IT CLEARLY DOSE. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS MATTER I DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS NOT LISTED ON T… Look up ODI 10297341 at NHTSA ↗ |
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| Engine And Engine Cooling | 0 | 2ODI 10454149 · 130,000 miMY AIR BAGS LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS ON FOR NO REASON, I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT BECAUAE IM SCARE ITS GOIN TO BRAKE DOWN ON MY ONE DAY AND I HAVE MY NEW BORN BABY WITH ME MOST OF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR Look up ODI 10454149 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10236663 · 61,000 miTL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS DUE TO AN IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF THE AC STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SUPPORT HANDLE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE BROKE. UPDATE 09/16/08. *JB Look up ODI 10236663 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10296587 · 53,578 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE VEHICLE HAS SEVEREAL PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE COIL SYSTEM, RADIATOR AND SUPSESION.THE VEHICLE HAD THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THE TIME A OF PURCHASE IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE VIHICLE MILEAGE WAS 53587 WHEN THE FAILURES STARTED AND 73189 CURRENT MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED IN HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZZARD. Look up ODI 10296587 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10386745 · 105,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE FAILURE SEEMED TO BE REMEDIED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO BACKFIRE AND DRIVE ABNORMALLY ROUGH. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT ABNORMAL NOISES AND AN OVERPOWERING OIL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEAD GASKET AND COIL SPRINGS WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE W… Look up ODI 10386745 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10400468 · 95,000 miI WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE. THEN I FELT THE CAR GO OUT OF CONTROL AND I MANAGED TO SAFELY GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. MY PASSENGER DOOR SIDE AIRBAG CAME OUT. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE CAR MY TIRE WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY OF THE RIM. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW AXLE, WHEEL BEARING, CONTROL ARM, ROTOR, RIM AND TIRE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THEY REALIZED THE RIM WENT THROUGH THE UNDERSIDE OF TRUNK AND DAMAGED BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL COMPONEN… Look up ODI 10400468 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 4ODI 10025376 · 70,000 mi~BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED ~DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK ~DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL STRAP BROKE ~VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MISSES GEAR GOING UP INCLINES ~VEHICLE MISFIRES AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AT TIMES, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ~REPLACE BACK RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS AFTER FAILURES ~MOONROOF SWITCH WENT BAD ~LUG NUTS ON VEHICLE STRIP EASILY, HAVE TO REPLACE MOST OF THEM ~SHIFTS EXTREMELY ROUGH FROM REVERSE TO PARK ~ENGINE IDLE SOUND TERRIBLE FOR A LUXURY CAR, EVER AFTER DEALER TUNE UP ~H… Look up ODI 10025376 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10257516 · 70,000 miI BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHY ARE THEY ARE REGISTERED AS A LINCOLN DEALER IF THEY CAN'T FIX LINCOLNS? *TR Look up ODI 10257516 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10243077 · 70,836 miFIRST IT STARTED OUT IN JULY 2007,AC WASN'T BLOWING LIKE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED CONTROL HEADS. THEN MY TRAC CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND PARK BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON CHECKED AND ADVISED REPLACED SPEED SENSOR. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOUND UPSTREAM BANK 2 02 SENSOR READING OUT OF SPEC. REPLACED 02 SENSOR AND CLEAR CODES. THAT COST ME$1285.51. WHICH I REPLACED SENSOR,SPARK PLUGS,COIL THEN IN JAN 2008 MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE CHECKED AND ADVISED FOUND FAULTS IN SOLENOID,VALVE BODY,TRANS FILTER,REPAIRED CLEAR CODES,OK. REPLACED DRIVE… Look up ODI 10243077 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10257516 · 70,000 miI BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHY ARE THEY ARE REGISTERED AS A LINCOLN DEALER IF THEY CAN'T FIX LINCOLNS? *TR Look up ODI 10257516 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10467343 · 64,272 miTHE ENGINE FAILURES BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2005 AND HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH THIS DATE. THIS ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE TYPES OF PROBLEMS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CREATE ERRONEOUS MECHANICAL READOUTS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING STATE'S EMISSION INSPECTIONS. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN DUE TO FAULTY PLASTIC TENSIONERS CAUSING THE TIMING CHAINS TO BECOME LOOSE, THUS CAUSING ENGINE FAILURES. I'M LUCKY I WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED TWICE CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY STEERING CAPABILITIES, ETC. MOST MECHANICS ARE REPLACING IGNITION… Look up ODI 10467343 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10212443 · 39,000 miCAR HAS CONSISTENTLY JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING (ROUGHLY 30 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR). BEEN INTO THE DEALER NO LESS THAN 10 TIMES. HAD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF VALVE COVERS, COILS, PLUGS GASKETS, WINDSHIELD WIPER COMPONENTS REPLACED. NO CHANGE. CAR WILL STILL DIE WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. LINCOLN/FORD COULD CARE LESS, AND THE DEALER AND FIELD ENGINEERS SEEM TIRED OF SEEING MY CAR. CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF BRAKE PEDAL IN RHYTHM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS WORSE NOW THEN WHEN THEY STARTED. FR… Look up ODI 10212443 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10439783 · 160,000 miI BOUGHT MY LINCOLN LS IN AUGUST IN SEPTEMBER IT STARTED MESSING UP WHEN I WOULD GET ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE SO THAT I CAN PULL OVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR Look up ODI 10439783 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10108826THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. *BF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. WHEN THE CRUISE WAS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SKIP, WHEN RETURNING TO THE CENTER FROM A LEFT TURN THE SIGNAL WOULD NOT CUT OFF AT TIMES, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AT LOW SPEEDS AND DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AND THE ENGINE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE. *SC Look up ODI 10108826 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10145029 · 19,000 miDT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE MECHANIC RESET THE WARNING LIGHTS. BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. *AK. Look up ODI 10145029 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Power Train:Automatic Transmission | 1ODI 10290265 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION, AND THEN DOWN-SHIFTED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND CONTINUE OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. Look up ODI 10290265 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10281000 · 73,000 miMY 2002 LINCOLN LS V8 HAS BROKEN DOWN IN NUMEROUS WAYS. ALL IGNITION COILS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, TWO WINDOW MOTORS, AIRBAG CONNECTOR CLIP, MY TIE ROD ENDS ARE BAD, MY CAR HAS ACTUALLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING UP THE 15 NORTH THREE TIMES WHILE MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN IT CAME TO FIXING THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR PROBLEM LINCOLN TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AND IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING THE THREE BEEPS SO THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE AND THEN TOLD ME MY… Look up ODI 10281000 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 4ODI 10025376 · 70,000 mi~BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED ~DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK ~DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL STRAP BROKE ~VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MISSES GEAR GOING UP INCLINES ~VEHICLE MISFIRES AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AT TIMES, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ~REPLACE BACK RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS AFTER FAILURES ~MOONROOF SWITCH WENT BAD ~LUG NUTS ON VEHICLE STRIP EASILY, HAVE TO REPLACE MOST OF THEM ~SHIFTS EXTREMELY ROUGH FROM REVERSE TO PARK ~ENGINE IDLE SOUND TERRIBLE FOR A LUXURY CAR, EVER AFTER DEALER TUNE UP ~H… Look up ODI 10025376 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10257516 · 70,000 miI BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHY ARE THEY ARE REGISTERED AS A LINCOLN DEALER IF THEY CAN'T FIX LINCOLNS? *TR Look up ODI 10257516 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10243077 · 70,836 miFIRST IT STARTED OUT IN JULY 2007,AC WASN'T BLOWING LIKE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED CONTROL HEADS. THEN MY TRAC CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND PARK BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON CHECKED AND ADVISED REPLACED SPEED SENSOR. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOUND UPSTREAM BANK 2 02 SENSOR READING OUT OF SPEC. REPLACED 02 SENSOR AND CLEAR CODES. THAT COST ME$1285.51. WHICH I REPLACED SENSOR,SPARK PLUGS,COIL THEN IN JAN 2008 MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE CHECKED AND ADVISED FOUND FAULTS IN SOLENOID,VALVE BODY,TRANS FILTER,REPAIRED CLEAR CODES,OK. REPLACED DRIVE… Look up ODI 10243077 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 4ODI 10130376 · 10,000 miPURCHASED MY 2000 LS IN OCTOBER OF THAT YEAR. IN 2001 HAD TO HAVE REGULATOR ON BACK PASSENGER WINDOW REPLACED. SINCE THEN 2 MORE BACK WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED AT COST OF APPROX. $700. HAD TO HAVE COIL REPLACED. CAR HAS ALWAYS HESITATED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. AT 40 MPH CAR RUNS ROUGHLY, SHAKES. IN JUNE THIS YEAR CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER SHUTTING OFF. SOME COMPUTER VALVE STICKING; DEALERSHIP TOLD MY HUSBAND TO TAKE A ROCK AND HIT IT TO FREE IT UP SO CAR WILL START. SEVERAL TIMES CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL FOR NO APPARENT… Look up ODI 10130376 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10171532 · 30,000 miI OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS WITH SEVERE AND ERRATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH MAKE THIS CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.00 WITH NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN TRYING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR STILL HESITATES, BUCKS, AND EVEN SHUTS DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT WHICH TIME THE CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES!! READING UP ON FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000 - 2002 LINCOLN LS'S. LINCOLN MERCURY REPAIR SHOPS "SHOOT IN THE DARK" TRYING TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS COSTING CUSTOMERS ACROSS TH… Look up ODI 10171532 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10257516 · 70,000 miI BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHY ARE THEY ARE REGISTERED AS A LINCOLN DEALER IF THEY CAN'T FIX LINCOLNS? *TR Look up ODI 10257516 at NHTSA ↗ | 6ODI 857529VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK CONSUMER ENDED UP GOING THROUGH BACK WALL OF GARAGE ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES THE REAR TIRES WOULD SPIN OUT OF CONTROL EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, DEALER CONVINCED COSUMER TO LEASE ANOTHER LS, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, IF IT WOULD BE SOLD AND SOMEONE COULD BE HARMED. *SLC Look up ODI 857529 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 884930CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS. *AK Look up ODI 884930 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10290265 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION, AND THEN DOWN-SHIFTED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND CONTINUE OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. Look up ODI 10290265 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Electrical System | 2ODI 10138633 · 60,000 miDT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SWAYED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOSTCONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A MOMENT. SUDDENLY FLAMES ERUPTED OUT OF THE FRONT TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO THE LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN ABOUT 100 FEET AND HAD COME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND ESCAPED FROM THE VEHICLE. A PEDESTRIAN PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TIRE DEALER WHO SAUGGESTED THAT THER… Look up ODI 10138633 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 885878VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GEARSHIFT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT/ BACK UP LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. *AK CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DRIFTED ACROSS THE CENTER LANE AND SIDESWIPED 2 VEHICLES, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 00V359001, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH VEHICLE AND HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED. CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED AND DEALER HAD TO REPOSITION A DROPPED AIR BAG. *SLC Look up ODI 885878 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 885878VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, GEARSHIFT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT/ BACK UP LIGHT WERE NOT WORKING. *AK CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DRIFTED ACROSS THE CENTER LANE AND SIDESWIPED 2 VEHICLES, THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS RELATED TO RECALL 00V359001, PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, CONSUMER HAD ALIGNMENT ISSUES WITH VEHICLE AND HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINT REPLACED. CLOCK SPRING WAS REPLACED AND DEALER HAD TO REPOSITION A DROPPED AIR BAG. *SLC Look up ODI 885878 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10281000 · 73,000 miMY 2002 LINCOLN LS V8 HAS BROKEN DOWN IN NUMEROUS WAYS. ALL IGNITION COILS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED, TWO WINDOW MOTORS, AIRBAG CONNECTOR CLIP, MY TIE ROD ENDS ARE BAD, MY CAR HAS ACTUALLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING UP THE 15 NORTH THREE TIMES WHILE MY SON WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME AND NOW MY TRANSMISSION HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. WHEN IT CAME TO FIXING THE AIRBAG CONNECTOR PROBLEM LINCOLN TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED AND I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR AND IT WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING THE THREE BEEPS SO THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE AND THEN TOLD ME MY… Look up ODI 10281000 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10355036 · 25,000 miMY CAR HAS NUMEROUS PARTS THAT TEAR UP REPEATEDLY, WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. VALVE COVER GASKET HAD REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. THE COIL PACKS GO UP VERY OFTEN. I HAD PANEL BUTTONS JUST TEAR UP FOR NO REASON THREE TIMES! WHEEL CAPS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. OVERHEATING ISSUES, DOOR LOCKING ISSUES, BATTERY REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS TIME. AC ISSUES, (I NEVER USED MY AC..AT ALL) . THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS ON THE T.S.BULLETIN. I CONTACTED FORD IN REFERENCE TO THE MULTIPLE ISSUES I WAS HAVING WITH THE CAR, THE COMPANY REPRESENTAT… Look up ODI 10355036 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10355036 · 25,000 miMY CAR HAS NUMEROUS PARTS THAT TEAR UP REPEATEDLY, WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. VALVE COVER GASKET HAD REPLACED TWICE WITHIN A 6 MONTHS TIME. THE COIL PACKS GO UP VERY OFTEN. I HAD PANEL BUTTONS JUST TEAR UP FOR NO REASON THREE TIMES! WHEEL CAPS REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. OVERHEATING ISSUES, DOOR LOCKING ISSUES, BATTERY REPLACED TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS TIME. AC ISSUES, (I NEVER USED MY AC..AT ALL) . THIS CAR HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS ON THE T.S.BULLETIN. I CONTACTED FORD IN REFERENCE TO THE MULTIPLE ISSUES I WAS HAVING WITH THE CAR, THE COMPANY REPRESENTAT… Look up ODI 10355036 at NHTSA ↗ | 7ODI 10257516 · 70,000 miI BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHY ARE THEY ARE REGISTERED AS A LINCOLN DEALER IF THEY CAN'T FIX LINCOLNS? *TR Look up ODI 10257516 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10467343 · 64,272 miTHE ENGINE FAILURES BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2005 AND HAVE CONTINUED THROUGH THIS DATE. THIS ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. THE TYPES OF PROBLEMS CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CREATE ERRONEOUS MECHANICAL READOUTS PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING STATE'S EMISSION INSPECTIONS. THE ENGINE SHUTS DOWN DUE TO FAULTY PLASTIC TENSIONERS CAUSING THE TIMING CHAINS TO BECOME LOOSE, THUS CAUSING ENGINE FAILURES. I'M LUCKY I WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER WHEN MY ENGINE FAILED TWICE CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY STEERING CAPABILITIES, ETC. MOST MECHANICS ARE REPLACING IGNITION… Look up ODI 10467343 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10212443 · 39,000 miCAR HAS CONSISTENTLY JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING (ROUGHLY 30 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR). BEEN INTO THE DEALER NO LESS THAN 10 TIMES. HAD THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF VALVE COVERS, COILS, PLUGS GASKETS, WINDSHIELD WIPER COMPONENTS REPLACED. NO CHANGE. CAR WILL STILL DIE WHENEVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. LINCOLN/FORD COULD CARE LESS, AND THE DEALER AND FIELD ENGINEERS SEEM TIRED OF SEEING MY CAR. CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF BRAKE PEDAL IN RHYTHM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE PROBLEM IS WORSE NOW THEN WHEN THEY STARTED. FR… Look up ODI 10212443 at NHTSA ↗ | 4ODI 10130376 · 10,000 miPURCHASED MY 2000 LS IN OCTOBER OF THAT YEAR. IN 2001 HAD TO HAVE REGULATOR ON BACK PASSENGER WINDOW REPLACED. SINCE THEN 2 MORE BACK WINDOW REGULATORS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPLACED AT COST OF APPROX. $700. HAD TO HAVE COIL REPLACED. CAR HAS ALWAYS HESITATED SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. AT 40 MPH CAR RUNS ROUGHLY, SHAKES. IN JUNE THIS YEAR CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER SHUTTING OFF. SOME COMPUTER VALVE STICKING; DEALERSHIP TOLD MY HUSBAND TO TAKE A ROCK AND HIT IT TO FREE IT UP SO CAR WILL START. SEVERAL TIMES CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL FOR NO APPARENT… Look up ODI 10130376 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10171532 · 30,000 miI OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS WITH SEVERE AND ERRATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHICH MAKE THIS CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $2000.00 WITH NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN TRYING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE CAR STILL HESITATES, BUCKS, AND EVEN SHUTS DOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AT WHICH TIME THE CAR HAS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES!! READING UP ON FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2000 - 2002 LINCOLN LS'S. LINCOLN MERCURY REPAIR SHOPS "SHOOT IN THE DARK" TRYING TO REPAIR THESE PROBLEMS COSTING CUSTOMERS ACROSS TH… Look up ODI 10171532 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10257516 · 70,000 miI BELIEVE MY 2000 LINCOLN LS IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DO TO THE FACT THAT THE SHIFTING IS ERRATIC. THIS CAR HAS ACTUALLY CUT OUT ON ME SEVERAL TIMES, ON THE HIGHWAY ALL LIGHTS, POWER STEERING, BRAKES EVERYTHING AND GAVE ME AN ERROR MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE STATED GEAR SHIFTING ERROR. MY DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WHY ARE THEY ARE REGISTERED AS A LINCOLN DEALER IF THEY CAN'T FIX LINCOLNS? *TR Look up ODI 10257516 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 2ODI 10345128 · 78,000 miCAR STARTS AND RUNS ROUGH, THEN SURGES FORWARD. HAVE TO HOLD THE BRAKE HARD. CAR THEN STALLS AND GIVES "ETC ENGINE FAILURE". UPON RESTART CAR WILL RUN FINE FOR A WHILE. *TR DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, AS IT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY THROW A CODE, REPLACED THE COILS Look up ODI 10345128 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478546 · 92 miDRIVING DOWN THE SIDE STREET AND MY CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE. READS ETC .START UP WILL MOVE ABOUT 1/4 OF THE BLOCK AND DOES IT AGAIN. HAD TO KEEP TURNING IT OFF AND ON TO GET HOME.ONCE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR LS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. HAVE NOT GOT MY CAR FIX BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR Look up ODI 10478546 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 |
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| Vehicle Speed Control | 1ODI 10290265 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION, AND THEN DOWN-SHIFTED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND CONTINUE OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. Look up ODI 10290265 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 561274CONSUMER STATES AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. *JB Look up ODI 561274 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 4ODI 10439783 · 160,000 miI BOUGHT MY LINCOLN LS IN AUGUST IN SEPTEMBER IT STARTED MESSING UP WHEN I WOULD GET ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE SO THAT I CAN PULL OVER IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR Look up ODI 10439783 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10108826THE CONSUMER CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE JERKED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. *BF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. WHEN THE CRUISE WAS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SKIP, WHEN RETURNING TO THE CENTER FROM A LEFT TURN THE SIGNAL WOULD NOT CUT OFF AT TIMES, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AT LOW SPEEDS AND DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AND THE ENGINE WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE. *SC Look up ODI 10108826 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10145029 · 19,000 miDT: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE MECHANIC RESET THE WARNING LIGHTS. BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. *AK. Look up ODI 10145029 at NHTSA ↗ | 6ODI 857529VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND JUMPING OUT OF GEAR. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK CONSUMER ENDED UP GOING THROUGH BACK WALL OF GARAGE ON ONE OCCASION, CONSUMER STATES SOMETIMES THE REAR TIRES WOULD SPIN OUT OF CONTROL EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF, DEALER CONVINCED COSUMER TO LEASE ANOTHER LS, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE, IF IT WOULD BE SOLD AND SOMEONE COULD BE HARMED. *SLC Look up ODI 857529 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 884930CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE WENT BACKWARDS. *AK Look up ODI 884930 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10290265 · 90,000 miTL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION, AND THEN DOWN-SHIFTED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND CONTINUE OPERATION WITH CAUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND BALL JOINTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000. Look up ODI 10290265 at NHTSA ↗ | 2ODI 10345128 · 78,000 miCAR STARTS AND RUNS ROUGH, THEN SURGES FORWARD. HAVE TO HOLD THE BRAKE HARD. CAR THEN STALLS AND GIVES "ETC ENGINE FAILURE". UPON RESTART CAR WILL RUN FINE FOR A WHILE. *TR DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, AS IT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY THROW A CODE, REPLACED THE COILS Look up ODI 10345128 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10478546 · 92 miDRIVING DOWN THE SIDE STREET AND MY CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE. READS ETC .START UP WILL MOVE ABOUT 1/4 OF THE BLOCK AND DOES IT AGAIN. HAD TO KEEP TURNING IT OFF AND ON TO GET HOME.ONCE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR LS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. HAVE NOT GOT MY CAR FIX BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR Look up ODI 10478546 at NHTSA ↗ | — | 0 |
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| Suspension:Front | 5ODI 10123883I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER SHIP IN IOWA 30 DAYS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVER SINCE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS I HAVE READ HERE Look up ODI 10123883 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10228156 · 110,236 mi2001 LINCOLN LS HAS A RECALL NOTICE #00V359001 FOR FRONT BALL JOINTS NOT BEING TIGHTENED TO SPEC CAUSING FAILURE. MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LISTED, HOWEVER THE BALL JOINTS FAILED CAUSING $1800 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I KNOW THAT MANUFACTURERS CAN NOT DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT CARS WERE EFFECTED AND WHAT CARS WERE NOT, SO TO EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THE REPAIR DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. WITH JUST 100,000 MILES ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY A COUPLE IN THE MID 50'S THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED TO THE POINT WHERE THE SWAY BAR WAS … Look up ODI 10228156 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10285988 · 114,000 mi1. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. 2. NUT ATTACHED TO LOWER FRONT LEFT BALL JOINT BECAME LOOSE CAUSING A FRACTURE IN BALL JOINT STUD. LEFT FRONT TIRE CAME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM VEHICLE CAUSING EXTREME HIGH DANGER WHILE TRYING TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AVOIDING OTHER VEHICLES. 3. THIS HAPPENED ONCE ON LEFT FRONT SIDE, WAS REPAIRED AND NOW JOINT ON RIGHT FRONT IS COMING LOOSE. RECALL 00V359001: BALL JOINT STUD FRACTURES WAS PUT IN EFFECT TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE AND WAS REFERENCING SPECIFIC VEHICLES BASED ON VIN NUMBERS. OUR V… Look up ODI 10285988 at NHTSA ↗ | 3ODI 10229317 · 89,000 miAIR BAG LIGHT ON WON'T GO OFF/FRONT SUSPENSION MAKING NOISE (BALL JOINTS) HORN WON'T WORK AND WINDOW MOTOR BROKE IN 2007 WE REPLACED FRONT DRIVER NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT PASSENGER. *TR Look up ODI 10229317 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 885877WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH VEHICLE SWERVED ACROSS CENTER LANE, AND SIDE SWIPED ONCOMING TRUCK. DAMAGE WAS $ 7200. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED STEERING WHEEL WAS OFF CENTER, ABOUT 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN ALIGNED FRONT END. 2 WEEKS LATER, WHEEL WENT OFF CENTER OI OTHER DIRECTION BY 45 DEGREES. DEALER THEN FOUND ONE LOWER BALL JOINT MISSING. AND SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT COMPONENT. CONSUMER DID NOT GET RECALL LETTER , DALER CHECKED VIN, AND THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED. AFTER REPAIR WAS DONE, REPAIR BILL STATED LOWER BALL JOINT WA… Look up ODI 885877 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10239077 · 75,000 miTHIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUING SAGA. STARTED APPROXIMATELY DATE BELOW BUT ONGOING AND MORE BEING ADDED. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL WINDOW ASSEMBLIES DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE WHERE GLASS FELL WITHOUT WARNING. DRIVERS FRONT BALL JOINT, CLOCK SPRING ( NO HORN, RADIO, CRUISE CONTROL OR AIR BAG) PROBLEMS WITH AIR CONDITIONING. TRUNK LINING CONTINUALLY COMING DOWN, PAINT CLEAR COAT, SPLOTCHES, LOOKS TERRIBLE. *TR Look up ODI 10239077 at NHTSA ↗ | 1ODI 10297341 · 123,960 miI OWN A 2002 LINCOLN LS I BEGIN TO HEAR A LOAD NOISE IN THE TIRE AREA ON 12 13 2009 I TOOK MY CARE TO GOODYEAR AUTO AND WHEN THEY WENT TO PULL MY CAR IN THE TIRE ROLLED. THE SUSPENSION AND BALL AND JOINTS AND LOWER ARM CONTROL HAD BROKE IT COST ME 1026.00. AND NOW THE OTHER SIDE IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE. I LOOKED IT UP AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ON MY MAKE AND MODEL BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT REPORTED AS HAVING THE PROBLEM WHICH IT CLEARLY DOSE. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS MATTER I DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS NOT LISTED ON T… Look up ODI 10297341 at NHTSA ↗ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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