2005 Lincoln LS

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/15/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  OWNER OF A 2005 LINCOLN LS. CAR SHUTS DOWN AND GOES ON THROTTLE MODE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR AFTER A HEAVY RAIN FALL. THIS FAILURE OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A MONTH AND BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. TO SUPPOSEDLY CORRECT THIS ISSUE, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A LINCOLN DEALERSHIP TO BE ROBBED BECAUSE THEY CAN NEVER FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

• 12/12/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: 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.

• 12/05/2005· WHEELS

  2 LUGS ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE. REMAINING LUGS WERE LOOSE. THIS HAPPENED AT 70 MPH WITH 2005 LINCOLN LS. TOTAL MILEAGE ON VEHICLE AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 1,850 MILES. *NM

• 11/21/2013· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  IT WAS DRIVING FINE ONE DAY UNTIL I WENT TO START IT. IT SAID ETC ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE, CHECK PARKING BRAKE AND SOMETHING ABOUT THE GEARS. IT STARTS SOMETIMES, I'VE HAD IT SHUT DOWN WHILE DOING 50 MPH AND LOSE STEERING AND BAD BRAKING. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR MY NEWBORN IN THE CAR. NOW IT WONT START AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HOW CAN THEY SELL A CAR THAT THEY CANT FIND OUT THE PROBLEM ON THEMSELVES AND SELL IT? *TR

• 11/17/2014· VISIBILITY,SERVICE BRAKES

  HAD JUST COME OFF FREEWAY AND PARKED. NOTICED THAT CLIMATE CONTROL WAS BLOWING HOT AIR (EXCESSIVELY). TURNING THE CONTROL TO COOLER SETTINGS JUST INCREASED THE BLAST OF HEAT. THE DUAL SETTING WAS NOT WORKING EITHER AS MOST AIR WAS BEING FORCED TO THE DRIVER SIDE. THE STRANGE THING WAS THAT SHORTLY AFTER THAT, THE PARKING BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON! .AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND ON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING THE PARKING BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES ALSO, THE PARKING BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT HAS TURNED OFF. IT CAME BACK ON ONCE OR TWICE, REPEATED THE STEPS, AND 'SO FAR' HAS NOT COME BACK ON. BUT THE HEATING/COOLING, OR LACK OF COOLING IS STILL A PROBLEM EVEN THROUGH ALL CONTROLS SEEM TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY, INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE TEMP CONTROL IS OPERATIONAL BUT DOES NOTHING AS FAR AS HEATING AND COOLING. AT FIRST IT SEEMED COINCIDENTAL FOR BOTH THE CLIMATE ISSUES AND THE PARKING BRAKE ISSUES TO OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME. BUT AFTER A SEARCH OF THE WEB TURNED UP OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING SIMILAR 'COINCIDENCES' OF THE SAME COMBINATION OF PROBLEMS AND THEN FINDING TWO COMPLAINS ON THIS SITE THAT ALSO REPORT THE SAME BASIC INFORMATION, I NO LONGER BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE COINCIDENTAL BUT MAY IN FACT RELATED. IN BOTH COMPLAINTS, 10305448 AND 14499467, THEY TALK OF THE BRAKING BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT AND OR ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE ACTUALLY ENGAGING WITH ONE ALSO MENTIONING THE BLASTING OF ONLY HEAT OUT OF THE DUCTS. I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING AND POSSIBLY WORTHY OF NOTICE AS THE DEALERS IN BOTH COMPLAINTS RELATE THE CAUSE TO INTERFERENCES BETWEEN THE COMPONENTS, THE PARKING BRAKE ELECTRONICS AND THE DUAL COOLANT CONTROL VALVE. *TR

• 11/13/2010· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ABRUPTLY AND VERY HARD GEAR SHIFTS AT TIMES. I ALSO HAD THE CAR LOOSE COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE INPUT. *TR

• 11/13/2006· WHEELS

  2005 LS PURCHASED NEW 09/05. HAD AFTERMARKET WHEELS AND TIRES REPLACE FOR A BETTER LOOK. ON 09/06, A YEAR LATER, HAD TO HAVE WHEEL STUD REPLACED. DEALERSHIP BILLED ME STATING NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE HAD WHEELS & TIRES REPLACED. JUST YESTERDAY 11/12/06, SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. ONLY TWO STUDS HAVE TO BE REPLACED THIS TIME. *NM

• 10/31/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  SINCE PURCHASING THIS CAR, ITS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS I'VE EXPERIENCED AREN'T ANY DIFFERENT FROM ALL THE OTHER LS OWNERS. COIL PACKS GOING BAD, THE A/C BLOWING HOT AIR, THE CAR GOING INTO FAIL SAFE MODE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, THE SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE CAR. IT LOOKS LIKE THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN GOING ON SINCE FORD STARTED PRODUCING THE CAR. NOW WONDER THEY NEEDED BAILOUT MONEY. I GOT IN MY CAR THIS MORNING AND IT WENT INTO FAIL SAFE MODE 3X'S BEFORE I COULD GET OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY! ALL OF THESE ISSUES WITH THIS CAR DATING AS FAR BACK AS 2001, AND NO RECALLS, C'MON MAN. MY TAX DOLLARS WENT TO HELP OUT THIS COMPANY!!!! [XXX]SHAME!!!! THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST TIME BUYING A FORD! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/27/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2005 LINCOLN LS V8 ETC FAILSAFE ERROR -- MAINLY HAPPENS AFTER HEAVY RAIN. CAR WILL NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY THEN LOSES POWER. ETC FAILSAFE & PARKING BRAKE ERROR IS SHOWN ON DASHBOARD. HAPPENS CONSTANTLY ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN TRYING TO MERGE OR PASS SOMEONE. DEALERSHIP SAYS IS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PARKING BRAKE TRYING TO AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE. *TR

• 10/05/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY COMPANY LEASED THIS 2005 LINCOLN LS IN AUGUST 2005 FROM BOB MAXEY LINCOLN-MERCURY IN DETROIT. ON TUESDAY 10/4/2005 I WENT OUT TO THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY TO DRIVE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS BY THE CAR. I DROPPED THE CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL, THEN PROCEEDED TO MY OFFICE. THE CAR SAT IN THE PARKING LOT UNTIL NOON WHEN I WENT OUT TO MAKE CUSTOMER CALLS. AGAIN, THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS. I FOUND GAS DRIPPING DOWN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK. AS I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, I DROVE THE CAR TO BOB MAXEY LINCOLN-MERCURY TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD HIT SOMETHING WITH THE GAS TANK, CAUSING A PUNCTURE AND THE SUBSEQUENT LEAK. THE DEALER WOULD NOT COVER THE TANK REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY AND SAID IT WOULD COST $850.00 TO REPLACE. I HAD TO SUBMIT TO THE REPAIR CHARGE AS I NEED THE CAR AND IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH A FUEL LEAK. CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE LOSS OF GASOLINE AND THE REAL POTENTIAL OF A THERMAL EVENT, OR FIRE. THIS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC TERMS OF VEHICLE DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. I AUTHORIZED BOB MAXEY LINCOLN-MERCURY TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. TODAY, 10/5/2005, I DID SOME RESEARCH IN PREPARATION TO FILING COMPLAINTS WITH THE BBB AND NHTSA. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD, #05S29, ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE FOR 2005 LINCOLN LS FUEL SYSTEMS. THE RECALL INVOLVED FUEL TANKS WITH THIN WALL SECTION IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE TANK THAT MAY CRACK. THE DATA FOR THE RECALL WAS SUPPLIED BY THE TANK MANUFACTURER TO FORD AS STATED IN THE RECALL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THE NHTSA WEB SITE. I THINK THE SUPPLIER OF THE FUEL TANK AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT INVESTIGATE THE POTENTIAL MANUFACTURER DEFECTS LEADING UP TO THE PARTS ON THE RECALL. I BELIEVE I HAVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE EARLY DEFECTIVE SIDE WALL ISSUE THAT THE FUEL TANK SUPPLIER DID NOT REPORT TO FORD. I THINK FORD SHOULD EXPAND THEIR INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE AND REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE FUEL TANKS. *JB

• 10/02/2012· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SIT LOWER THEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING MUCH FASTER THAN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 11/28/12 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK IN THE OIL PAN. SHE HAD IT FIXED,. HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED ANOTHER OIL LEAK HAS SURFACED SOME WHERE ELSE. UPDATED 11/29/12

• 09/24/2013· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED FREQUENTLY BEFORE 100,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE IGNITION COILS MISFIRED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 09/21/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SAFETY PROBLEM CAR STILL IN WARRANTY TIME AFTER TIME HAD CONCERNS ABOUT MY PROBLEMS NOW HAVE MY CAR AT CROWN FORD NASHVILLE TN. OUT OF WARRANTY NOW HAVE TO PAY 18000 DOLLARS TO FIX, EVEN THE DEALER ASKED FORD TO HELP BUT ITS FELL ON DEAF EARS IM SURE FORD DOES NOT CARE AT ALL. *TR

• 09/17/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2005 LINCOLN LS WITH BRAKE FAILURE . CUSTOMER STATES THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN THE SHE HIT THE ACCELERATOR. COMPUTER DISPLAY SHOWED SERVICE ETC SOON, AND THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. *KB THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE OF TRAVEL USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASE AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER TO RELEASE THE BRAKE BUT COULD NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE EXCEPT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH AN EXTREME BUCKING MOTION. THE CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE ERROR MESSAGES WERE GONE, AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THERE WAS NO LOOSE GRAVEL THAT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES TO ACTIVATE. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAME PROBLEM PERSISTS WITH BRAKES LOCKING AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. *TR

• 09/17/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,PARKING BRAKE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE COMPUTER WITHIN THE VEHICLE ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE BY WIRE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE SECURITY ALARM SOUNDED. HE PULLED OFF THE ROAD, SHUT OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED A RELAY IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO WEEKS LATER. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. IT COULD ONLY BE RELEASED BY STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND THEN TURNING IT OFF. UPDATED *JB

• 09/10/2010· AIR BAGS

  I WAS DRIVING ON A COUNTY ROAD IN COLORADO TO PICKUP SOME FOOD. I WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST BECAUSE I DID NOT KNOW WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO TURN. THE SIDE IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING AND NOTHING HIT ME. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THE CAR COMPANY HAS ASKED AND NOW THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED YET. *TR

• 08/18/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY

  DRIVING MY 2005 LINCOLN LS DOWN THE STREET TONIGHT ALL FOUR WINDOWS WERE DOWN. I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO LET UP THE WINDOWS JUST BEFORE ENTERING THE FREEWAY. DRIVER WINDOW CAME OFF OF THE TRACK AND BACK OF THE WINDOW CONTINUED TO GO UP WHILE THE FRONT OF THE WINDOW DROPPED DOWN AND LOOKED AS IF IT WERE GOING TO FALL OUT ONTO THE FREEWAY I GOT OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. CALL THE 1-800 NUMBER FOR LINCOLN 24- ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. PHONE REP PUT TONY WANG ON THE LINE THIS PROBLEM WAS ABOVE HER EXPERTISE HE SAID IT WAS THE WEEKEND AND HE COULD NOT HELP ME UNTIL MONDAY. UNLESS I JUST WANTED THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER TO SIT UNTIL MONDAY. NO RENTAL CAR ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEEKEND. I ASKED FOR HIS SUPERVISOR, DONALD BRYANT WAS NOT WORKING TONIGHT I ASKED TONY TO HAVE DONALD CALL ME IN THE NEXT TEN MINUTES SO I CAN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT. THAT WAS 10PM 8/18 IT IS NOW 11:30 PM NO CALL. THE OTHER COMPLAINT IS I BOUGHT THIS CAR STRAIGHT OUT OF LEASE 40K MILES NOW HAS 47K VIBRATIONS STARTED AT 70MPH AROUND 43K AFTER LINCOLN FIXED A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER. LINCOLN HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE VIBRATIONS 3 DIFFERENT TIMES AND KEPT THE CAR APPROX 7DAYS. CAR WAS CERTIFIED UP TO 75K. I AM SUPRISED PARENT COMPANY FORD RUNS THEIR BUSINESS THIS WAY. THIS IS MY FIRST AND WILL BE MY LAST LINCOLN. *TR

• 08/15/2014· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE PARKING BRAKE, ABS, AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE IT WAS TURN OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

• 08/15/2013· PARKING BRAKE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  EMERGENCY BRAKE STICK . CAN'T GONNA WHERE STUCK. *TR

• 08/10/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE THE SMELL OF FUEL EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY A LOCAL SMOG CENTER FUEL LEAKED FROM THE GAS TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

• 08/08/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2005 V8 LINCOLN LS WITH 78 K MILES STARTED GIVING ME AN ERROR MESSAGE ECL ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE CAME ON IN MY CAR AND THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC I PUT IT IN N AND RESTARTED ENGINE IT RAN OK BUT DID IT 3 TIMES BEFORE GETTING HOME TOOK IT TO LOCAL PARTS STORES TO BE DIAGNOSED IT SAID THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

• 08/07/2008· TIRES,WHEELS

  THE LEFT REAR WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO HOLD AIR. A LOCAL TIRE MERCHANT SAID THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE CHROME PLATING SEPARATING FROM THE ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL. THE DEALER AND LINCOLN-MERCURY SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BRAKE DUST GETTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THEY CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT AND REFUSED A WARRANTY CLAIM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW DUST ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL COULD CAUSE THE SURFACE INSIDE THE TIRE TO FAIL AND LEAK AIR UNTIL THE TIRE WAS FLAT. *TR

• 08/04/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS PARKING ON AN INCLINE. AS HE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND REMOVED HIS FOOT FORM THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ROLL BACKWARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. WITHIN 300 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

• 07/27/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2005 LINCOLN LS ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT. CAR LUNGES FORWARD VIOLENTLY..THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LINCOLN LS. *TR

• 07/25/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN I DRIVE MY 2005 LINCOLN LS IT LOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO SHAKE AND SPUTTER. WHEN IT DOES THIS CAN ONLY DRIVE ABOUT TEN MILES PER HOUR. WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THROTTLE PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE. STALLED OUT ON THE INTERSTATE (DANGEROUS). WHEN I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT RAN FINE UNTIL THE NEXT INCIDENT. HAS DONE THIS ABOUT 4 TIMES NOW. IT ALSO CHANGES GEARS VERY ABRUPTLY WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND ATTEMPT TO REGAINING SPEED, MAINLY WHEN I'M MAKING A TURN AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. *TR

• 07/20/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CAR SHUTS COMPLETELY DOWN WHILE DRIVING - CAN BE UP TO SPEEDS OF 50 MPH - WITH NO WARNING. *NM

• 07/18/2014· WHEELS

  I HAVE A REPEATED PROBLEM WHERE EXCESSIVE CORROSION AROUND THE WHEEL RIM CAUSES A LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY HAVE A MECHANIC GRIND AND RESEAL THE WHEEL RIM. BEAD SEALER ALONE IS INEFFECTIVE DUE TO THE LEVEL OF CORROSION. I CAN LOSE 15 -20 LBS OF PRESSURE IN AN HOUR WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE HAD TWO TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A RAPID LOSS OF PRESSURE. I AM CONCERNED TO TAKE THE CAR ON LONGER TRIPS BECAUSE I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. *TR

• 07/16/2013· VISIBILITY/WIPERCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THE LACK OF VISIBILITY BETWEEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DESIGNS WIDTH WAS TOO LARGE AND CAUSED HIM NOT TO NOTICE THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SUSTAINED MINOR LACERATIONS TO THE HEAD FROM THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

• 07/15/2009· POWER TRAIN

  PROBLEMS WITH CAR STALLING AFTER STOP (I.E. NOT RESPONDING EASILY TO GAS PEDAL) AND JERKING INTO GEAR SINCE PURCHASE. PROBLEM REPORTED TO DEALER ONE YEAR POST-PURCHASE WITH NO RESOLUTION. CAR CONTINUED TO GET WORSE - GOING FROM PERIODIC TO CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH STALLING AND JERKING INTO GEAR (FROM A STOP AND ALSO FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE.) AT 39,000 MILES NOW WE ARE TOLD A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. DESPITE REPORTING THE PROBLEM WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY (IT IS NOW TWO WEEKS OUT OF WARRANTY) NEITHER DEALER NOR LINCOLN ARE RESPONDING TO THE ISSUE. *TR

• 07/15/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ON JULY 4, 2009 WHILE TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 60 MPH THE ACCELERATION STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE EVER OCCURRED. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND WHILE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP ON ANOTHER MAJOR HIGHWAY THE ISSUE HAPPENED 3 TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR WAS SAID TO BE COMPLETED. BOTH TIMES THE ISSUE OCCURRED MY FAMILY AND I WAS IN A NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THAT SAME DAY. AFTER A DAY OF DIAGNOSTIC THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. FINALLY, THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND STATED THAT A RADIO FREQUENCY WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE COILS. AT THIS POINT I DON'T THINK THE CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS OR THE DEALERSHIP KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. I DO KNOW THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER WANT ME TO KEEP PAYING MONEY UNTIL THEY STUMBLE UPON A SOLUTION. I REFUSE TO PUT MY FAMILY ON THE HIGHWAY A THIRD TIME WITH THIS ONGOING ISSUE. MAYBE NEXT TIME WE WON'T BE SO LUCKY.

• 07/10/2012· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I HAVE THREE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS I HAVE A HARD REVERSE AND THE GEARS STICK BETWEEN 30-35 MPH AS I ACCELERATE. SOMETIMES IT HAS A HARD BUMP ONCE IT STARTS ACCELERATING! THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THAT I HAVE REPLACED TWO IGNITION COILS WITHIN A YEAR APART AND NOW I HAVE TWO MORE IGNITION COILS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED PER P0354, P0301AND P0304.I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BOTTLE, BUT THE LIMP HOME SIGN HAS OCCURED TWICE SINCE THEN CAUSING THE CAR TO DECELERATE!! THE THIRD PROBLEM IS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER PER P0420. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2009 WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES, LESS THAN A YEAR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING! *TR

• 07/08/2012· POWER TRAIN

  PRESSED ON ACCELERATOR AND CAR JERKED AND STALLED AS RED LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE DELAY AND SUDDEN JERK ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION IN THE INTERSECTION. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY SURGING FOR THE LAS 2-3 THOUSAND MILES. INCREDIBLY SCARY TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN NORMAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. *TR

• 07/08/2008· AIR BAGS

  I WAS DRIVING IN GLENNIE MI ON VACATION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WENT OFF. I WAS NOT IN ANY ACCIDENT, NOTHING HIT MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40-50 MPH. I NOW HAVE A BRUISE UNDER MY LEFT SHOULDER AND HAVE HAD SEVERAL HEADACHES. *TR

• 07/07/2005· AIR BAGS

  THE PASSENGER SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE VEHICLE CLAIMING THAT I "MUST HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CODE". ONLY THE ONE BAG DEPLOYED, DAMAGING THE SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MOLDING. NO ONE WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AT THE TIME.

• 07/01/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  ETC ENGINE FAIL SAFE - ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL REPLACED WITH OE... CONTINUES TO PRODUCE AN ETC ENGINE FAIL SAFE AND NO CODE(S) SPECIFICS FOR FAULTY COILS (OR WHICH COILS) (3 BAD COILS & PASSENGER SIDE VALVE/SPARK PLUG COVER GASKETS) OR POSSIBLE FAULTY ALTERNATOR. ALSO, CLIMATE CONTROL DEVICE FAILED 3 TIMES AND WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. CHEAP THIN WALLED ANTI-FREEZE AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR CRACKED DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS.

• 06/24/2014· WHEELS

  WHEELS WERE FOUND TO BE DELAMINATING AND SEPARATING AT THE BASE MATERIAL LEVEL. ALL FOUR WHEELS . ONE TIRE HAD THE SEAL BEAD COMPLETELY MISSING . REPORTED TO LINCOLN / FORD SAME DATE ....THEY REPORTED THAT THIS WAS NOT A QUALITY PROBLEM AND OUT OF WARRANTY . CLEARLY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WILL ALLOW THE TIRE TO COME OFF THE WHEEL AND IS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. *TR

• 06/23/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHENEVER THE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND THEN STALL FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS. THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE EMISSION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE EMISSION COIL WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THREE WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE BEGIN EXHIBITING SIGNS OF THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,958.

• 06/23/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY 2005 LINCOLN LS HAS BEEN GOING INTO AN ETC FAILSAFE MODE ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY FOR LAST FOUR MONTHS. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME IT IS A FAULTY ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR. HOWEVER, THIS PART WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE ON A "NATIONAL BACKORDER". I HAVE AVOIDED COUNTLESS CRASHES DUE TO THIS FAILURE WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. ONCE THE ETC FAILURE COMES ON, I LOSE ALL ACCELERATOR POWER AND MERELY COAST IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET OFF HIGHWAY SO I CAN RESTART THE CAR. ON ONE PARTICULAR DAY THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF DRIVING ABOUT 15 MILES. I AM PUTTING THE INCIDENT DATE AS WHEN I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP LAST HOWEVER THIS ISSUE IS ON GOING. *TR

• 06/18/2020· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FORM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,810.

• 06/10/2020· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 15-20 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO NECK AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A RELATIVES HOME. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO NOTIFY THE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

• 06/06/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ABS BRAKE SENSOR WERE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED REGARDING THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,837.

• 06/04/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN CAR ACCELERATE, THE CARE GOES INTO AN ETC FAIL SAFE MODE AND SHUTS DOWN. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS IT IS AN ISSUE, BUT SAYS I WILL HAVE TO FIX. *TR

• 06/03/2005· TIRES

  REAR DRIVER'S TIRE SIDEWALL RIPPED AT 15 MPH WITH 100 MILES ON 2005 LINCOLN LS. TIRE - CONTINENTAL CONTITOURING P225/55R16 CV95, DOT #ACT4 465B 1904 PER CONTINENTAL, TIRE MANUFACTURED IN COLUMBUS? ON 19TH WEEK OF 2004 APPEARANCE OF THE STEEL CORD EXPOSED IN SIDEWAY APPEARS VERY THIN. DEALER AGREED TO REPLACE TIRE, BUT HAVEN'T GOTTEN CAR TO DEALER YET. CALL TO CONTINENTAL COMPLAINT CENTER (1800-847-3349) RESULTED IN A STATEMENT THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT KNOWN TO HAVE ANY ISSUES. MY OBVIOUS CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THIS TIRE BUT CONTINENTAL SAID THERE IS NO SAFETY ISSUE!!!

• 05/31/2022· TIRES

  The contact owns a 2005 Lincoln LS. The contact stated all four tires melted and rusted to the ground and the belly of the vehicle fell out. The contact also stated the vehicle was overheated. There were no warning lights. The contact put tape underneath the engine to keep it in place. The contact drove the vehicle to the local mechanic which diagnosed the failure with a tire stripped. The vehicle was towed to a junkyard. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000

• 05/30/2018· WHEELS,STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF A TIRE BLEW OUT. AFTERWARDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 05/25/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOOSES ALL POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAY ALL 6 OF THE COILS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND SO DO THE SPARK PLUGS 1350 BUCK THEY WANT EVEN THOUGH THE CODES MY CAR IS PUTTING OUT ARE IN ONE OF FORDS SERVICES BULLETINS I ONLY HAVE 54000 MILES ON IT ITS A V6 LIKE NEW. *TR

• 05/19/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  COILS KEEP FAILING ON LOW MILEAGE CAR. ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH VARIOUS COMPONENTS AND SECURITY ALARM GOES OFF MANY TIMES EACH DAY.

• 05/18/2009· AIR BAGS

  ON MAY 13TH, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A WRECK BUT DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE INTERIOR AND MY LEFT EAR WAS DONE. *TR

• 05/17/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  FORD LINCOLN MERCURY~MANUFACTURE WARRANTY EXTENDED ON IGNITION COIL - BUT EACH TIME IGNITION COIL GOES OUT IT CAUSES NUMEROUS "OTHER REPAIRS" COSTING $900+ EACH TIME.~ VEHICLES BEGINS TO RUN ROUGH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO TOP, THE CAR LOOSES POWER (WHILE IN TRAFFIC EVEN THOUGH FOOT ON ACCELERATOR) WILL NOT ACCELERATE~ 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN 11 MONTHS~ THESE "OTHER REPAIRS DONE EACH TIME IGNITION COIL IS REPLACED SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. (INCIDENTS JUNE 2009/ OCTOBER '09/ JANUARY 2010/ MARCH 2010/ APRIL 2010). *TR

• 05/07/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED ON IT'S OWN. MY REACTION WAS TO APPLY BOTH FEET TO THE BRAKE WITH FORCE. IN SPITE OF THAT, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO CRAWL AND IT ROLLED INTO THE INTERSECTION. I WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR