2002 Lincoln Ls

LINCOLN LS 3.9L V8 2002 DASHBOARD AIR BAG LIGHT HAS TURNED ON, AFTER ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL POSITION. NOW THE WARNING LIGHT / DIAGNOSTIC CODE FLASHES AT START-UP AND SHOWS THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY OR FAILED AND THE AIRBAGS ARE DISABLED. THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCKSPRING WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE MECHANIC, AS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE/MODEL OF THE CAR. WHERE IS THE SAFETY RECALL FOR FAULTY AIRBAGS FOR THE LINCOLN LS 3.9L V8 2002? *TR

WELL I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION IN THE PASSENGER SEAT NEXT TO ME. I WAS SHOCKED BY THE LOUDNESS AND I JUST SORT OF SAT THERE IN A DAZE AND AS I LOOKED OVER I NOTICED WHITE DUST EVERYWHERE COMPLETELY FILLING THE CAB OF MY CAR. I WAS DRIVING SO I HAD TO SPLIT MY ATTENTION BETWEEN THE ROAD AND THIS EXPLOSION NEXT TO ME. JUST AS I BEGAN TO COME AROUND TO MY FULL SENSES I NOTICED I WAS PARTIALLY DEAF IN ONE EAR FROM THE BLAST AND ALSO SOMEWHAT BLINDED BY THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE AND POWDER WHICH FILLED THE CAB. I REALIZED THAT THE BEST THING WOULD BE TO PULL OVER SINCE MY INITIAL REACTION TO THE BLAST WAS THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. I COULDN'T GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY SINCE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE. I OPENED THE SUNROOF AND THIS ALLOWED MOST OF THE POWDER AND SMOKE TO ESCAPE FROM THE TOP OF THE CAR. FINALLY WITH SOME OF THE SMOKE CLEARED I WAS ABLE TO FOCUS ON THE ROAD AND ALSO DO A QUICK ASSESSMENT OF THE BLAST WHICH HAD JUST OCCURRED IN MY VEHICLE WITH ME IN IT WHILE I'M DRIVING. I SAW THE CAUSE OF THE BLAST WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED. I SAW HOW THE WHOLE SEAT HAD BEEN SHIFTED BY THE BLAST AND HOW THE SEAT ITSELF HAD BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WHAT I SAW WAS THE CANVAS COLORED BAG RELEASING A WHITER POWDER LIKE A VOLCANO AS THE PRESSURE ESCAPED FROM THE BAG TO DEFLATE. I STILL HAVE A SLIGHT RINGING IN MY EARS. I HOPE THE RINGING GOES AWAY SOON. MY PASSENGER SEAT IS DESTROYED AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSIBILITY BEHIND THIS WHAT-SO-EVER. WHAT CAN I DO? *TR

MY 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 REPRESENTATIVES TOLD ME TO TAKE THE COMPLAINT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF WHICH I HAD BEEN DEALING WITH. THEN THEY SAID LINCOLN IS AN INDEPENDENT OWNED ESTABLISHMENT SO I AM TOTALLY CONFUSED BY THIS WHOLE ORDEAL, THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF MULTIPLE PROBLEMS OUT OF THAT CAR. AND THEY REFUSE TO RECALL SOME OF THOSE (AS I WOULD SAY) HAZARDOUS ISSUES. I WAS AT THE DEALER 2 WEEKS AGO, I WAS CONVERSING WITH A REP. AT THE DEALERSHIP AND HE WAS TELLING ME HOW THE LINCOLN LS WAS THEIR MOST PROBLEM VEHICLE, AND CASH MAKER FOR REPAIRS. (OH BY THE WAY.......I RESEARCHED TO FIND THIS SITE. TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN THE CONSUMER SECTION). *TR

MY 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 INSTRUMENT PANEL ON ONE SIDE WAS BURNED OUT BUT THE LIGHTS SEEMS TO WORK ON IT WHEN I TURN THEM ON. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME 800 DOLLARS FOR THAT BUT I REFUSED. THE IGNITION COIL REPLACEMENT WAS ROUGHLY 1000 DOLLARS AND I AM WAITING ON MY ESTIMATE FOR MY TRANSMISSION. BOTH WINDOW MOTORS WERE 200 DOLLARS A PIECE. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TAILLIGHTS REPLACED AND ACTUALLY HAD A DOOR LOCK JAM CLOSED ON ME. I TRULY FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND MY SON IF IT TURNS COMPLETELY OFF AT 65 MILES AN HOUR ON A FREEWAY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FOG LIGHT RELAY CAUSED THE FAILURE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 113,000.

THIS 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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED 6 TO 7 TIMES BEFORE REMAINING ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATE. AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF DRIVING, THE INDICATOR LIGHT BEGINS TO FLASH AGAIN AND EVENTUALLY REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TWICE BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURES PERSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,285 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,958.