2000 Lincoln Ls

AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FORWARD AND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AT HAND. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. *NM THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE'S VALVE COVER FAILED AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *NM

POWER WINDOWS DROP DOWN INTRMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED REGULATOR FOR ALL 4 WINDOWS. DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE UNTIL RELAY SWITCH(S) HAVE FAILED. IN A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING BETEEN 58-75 MPH. GETTING WORST AT HIGHER SPEED. TIRES WERE BALANCED, BUT VIBRATION STILL EXIST. *TT

FRONT BUMPER AIR DEFLECTOR ON CAR HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEMS SINCE WE FIRST DROVE CAR OFF THE LOT. WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE INTO ANY SHOPPING CENTER THAT HAS A SLIGHT INCLINE WITHOUT DRAGGING THE CAR. WE HAVE REPEATEDLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS AND ARE TOLD BY DEALER THAT CAR DOES NOT SIT TO LOW. HOWEVER I CAN NOT EVEN GO TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD POST OFFICE WITHOUT SCRAPING THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF CAR. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE HAVE HAD TO USE WIRE COATHANGERS TO REATTACH THE PLASTIC-LIKE PAN IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VECHICLE. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE NOT "HOT-RODDERS" BUT 60+ SENIORS. WE DRIVE ONLY ON THE FREEWAYS AND IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS . AS THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WE FEEL THAT EITHER WE HAVE A "LEMON" OR THAT THERE IS A MAJOR STRUCTURAL DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION OF THIS VEHICLE . THE DAY WE WERE TO TAKE DELIVERY OF OUR CAR THE SALESPERSON CALLED TO NOTIFY US IT HAD TO GO TO THE BODY SHOP BECAUSE ONE OF THE DOORS WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY. IN HINDSIGHT WE WONDER IF THAT IS WHERE OUR TROUBLES BEGAN AND IF POSSIBLY THIS PARTICULAR CAR WAS DROPPED OFF THE CARRIER? WE FEEL THAT HAVING TO RETURN THIS CAR TO THE DEALER 8 TIMES FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH MILEAGE OF ONLY 16000 IS EXCESSIVE.*AK

TURNED STERRING WHEEL TO CHANGE LANES. LEFT FRONT BALLJOINT SNAPPED INTO CAUSING LEFT FRONT WHEEL TO TURN SIDEWAYS WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN INTO AND JUMP GUARDRAIL CAUSING NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE.THERE WAS A RECALL IN DEC. OF 2000 TO CHECH TORQUE OF BALLJOINTS WHICH I HAD COMPLETED THE SAME MONTH. I WAS DEFINITLY LUCKY I DID NOT GET KILLED AS I ENDED UP ACROSS TWO LANES OF I75 .I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL BODYSHOP MANAGERS AND THEY EACH HAVE HAD SEVERAL INSTENCES OF THE BALLJOINTS SNAPPING OFF ON THESE VEHICLES. THERE SEEMS TO BE STRUCTURAL DEFECT HERE THAT LINCOLN KNOWS ABOUT,BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO CORRECT.

STEERING COLUMN EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AT A STAND STILL/ IDLING VEHICLE VIBRATES. IT HAPPENS IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE. DEALER KNEW IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO REMEDY.*AK DEALER HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING: LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD, POWER STEERING PUMP, BELT&TENSIONER, SPRING IN STEERING COLUMN, AND REVISED STEERING YOKE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *SLC