2001 Lincoln Ls

I BOUGHT MY 2001 LINCOLN LS IN JULY, 2004 WITH ONLY 19,027 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE BREAKS, WHICH AT TIMES THE PEDAL WILL SLOWLY FALL THROUGH. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS UNDER THE WARRANTY WHO SAID," THERE IS NO PROBLEM." AFTER THAT I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY REPLACING THE BREAKS. THE PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THAT WAS STILL THERE. I WENT INTO ANOTHER LINCOLN DEALER ON 4/07/2005 & COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE GUY. I LEFT HIM THE VEHICLE THERE BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER ISSUE OTHER THAN THE BRAKES. THE OTHER PROBLEM WAS FIXED, BUT WHEN HE TURNED THE VEHICLE ON IN THE MORNING & STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO REVERSE IT, SURE ENOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL RIGHT THROUGH. THE DEALER CONTACTED ME & SAID, " I CAN DEFINITELY SEE YOUR PROBLEM NOW." I WAS HAPPY THAT THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM, WHICH WAS THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THEY SUPPOSEDLY FIXED THE PROBLEM, WHICH CAME BACK, & THE UPSETTING THING WAS THAT MY WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT. I TOOK MY VEHICLE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2005 TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE DID SEE A LEAK BETWEEN THE BRAKE FLUID FILLER & THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, & HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IT'S THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ANYMORE & NOW IT MIGHT BE THE WHOLE SYSTEM. I CONTACTED THE LINCOLN HEAD QUARTERS TO COME TO THE SOLUTION BECAUSE ONE, MY WARRANTY IS OUT, & THE OTHER IS THAT THE LINCOLN DEALER THAT I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GET THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED IS OUT OF BUSINESS. THEY HAVE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER FOR FREE INSPECTION BECAUSE THE MASTER CYLINDER IS COVERED UNDER A 12 MONTH. WARRANTY, WHICH WAS A LIE BECAUSE THE FORD DEALER CHARGED ME FOR THE INSPECTION DUE TO THEM STATING, "THERE IS NO PROBLEMS FOUND HERE." THE SERVICE GUY DID SEE SOMETHING IN THE BRAKE FLUID FLOATING, WHICH THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS AND IF IT HAS CONTAMINATED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. I DID PAY $27.00 DOLLARS FOR A NON-CONTAMINATED BOTTLE FOR THE SAMPLE OF THE BRAKE FLUID TO BE SENT OUT TO THE LAB FOR TESTING. *JB

2001 LINCOLN LS HAD AN AIR VENT FACING THE WRONG WAY CAUSING WATER TO ENTER INTO THE TRUNK.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CD PLAYER MALFUNCTIONED, FRONT ROTORS WERE BELOW SPECIFICATIONS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED ON, FRESH GASOLINE WAS SMELLED, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE 5 SECONDS TO CRANK BEFORE IT TURNED OVER, SLIPPING WAS FELT IN THE FRONT END, THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND HAD GONE OFF WHEN THE SPEED WAS DECREASED BELOW 60 MPH, THE #4 COIL HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND ON ANOTHER OCCASION A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD UNDER THE HOOD ALONG WITH WHITE SMOKE DUE TO A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE BRAKE PADS HAD ABOUT 2K MILES LEFT ON THEM. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC *JB

DT: THE CAR HAD A NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE THAT STARTED 2 WEEKS AFTER THE CAR WAS BOUGHT. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. STILL MAKES NOISE AND SOUNDS AS IF THE WHOLE FRONT IS FALLING APART. CURRENTLY, USING OIL MORE THAN NORMAL, HAS BEEN CHECKED OIL LEAKS AND FOUND NONE. THE ENGINE HAS AN IDLE MISS, AND EVERY TIME STARTING IT HAS WHITE SMOKE, THIS IS BEEN GOING ON SINCE JANUARY 2003. DEALER HAS REPAIRED THE CAR WITH LOTS OF PARTS, BUT IT IS STILL NOT FIXED. AND STILL USING OIL, WHEN DRIVING OVER 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD TO BE CHANGED 8-9 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND CONTACTED A MECHANIC FROM THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. *AK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WOULD BE A DISTINCT GRINDING OR VIBRATING FEELING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TOOK HIS FOOT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF WERE FREE WHEELING FOR AN INSTANT BEFORE THE BRAKES SEEMED TO TAKE HOLD. A BLACK BOX WAS ADDED TO HE VEHICLE TO TRACK THE PROBLEM BUT WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AS THE DEALER CHECKED THE RESULTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED UNLESS THEY EXPERIENCED IT AS WELL. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CABLES WERE REPLACED. THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER REPAIR ATTEMPTED UNTIL THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED BY THE FORD DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WHAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM DURING RAINY WEATHER. *SC *JB

I GOT MY CAR IN JAN. OF 2004, SINCE THEN THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN IT MORE THAN I HAVE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP GOING OUT, WINDOWS KEEP GETING OFF TRACK AND MAKING AWFUL NOISES, WINDOWS SLAM SHUT, AND THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING BUT THE DEALSHIP CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM AND WHEN THEY DO 'FIX' THESE PROBLEMS, A FEW WEEKS LATER THEY ARE BROKE AGAIN. I CANT KEEP TAKING OFF WORK FOR THIS AND THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WONT HELP ME, AND BECAUSE IT IS A USED CAR, THERE ARE NO LEMON LAWS. WHAT CAN I DO? HELP!!! *AK

ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR AND SQUEAKING WHEN BRAKING. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THEY TURN THE FRONT ROTORS TWICE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASION WHICH THE PROBLEM HAD RECURRED AND NOW THE FRONT ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS ISSUE AND FILL OUT THE REMAINING QUESTIONNAIRE. *PH

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP THE BRAKES DO NOT HOLD. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND NO COMMON DENOMINATORS CAN BE FOUND. THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN WHEN BRAKING, BUT ON OCCASION THE CAR WILL CONTINUE MOVING EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE FULLY APPLIED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN STOP SIGNS, INTERSECTIONS, AND REAR ENDING OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO WHEN BRAKING IT TAKES A LONG DISTANCE TO DO SO.*AK