2002 Lincoln Ls

TOOK MY 2002 LINCOLN INTO DEALER TO SEE WHY I WAS SMELLING HOT ENGINE OIL THEY TOLD ME THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAK ON BOTH SIDES OF ENGINE. ASKED WHY BOTH THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY BRAKE LIKE STAY ON WHILE OPERATING THE CAR, WAS TOLD THE SENSOR WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. UPON INSPECTION THEY FOUND THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE WAS LEAKING. MY CAR HAS ONLY APPROX. 80,000 MILES ON IT. I FEEL THAT THE LEAKING OIL COULD CAUSE A FIRE DUE TO THE GASKETS LEAKING AND WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF THE TRANSMISSION OIL DUMPED WHILE OPERATING, COULD ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE OPERATING ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS OR FREEWAYS. *TR

I OWN A 2002 LINCOLN LS V8. IN OCTOBER 2009, I HEARD A LOAD NOISE IN THE TIRE AREA AND FINALLY THE SUSPENSION AND BALL AND JOINTS AND LOWER ARM CONTROL HAD BROKE IT COST ME ABOUT $800. AND NOW THE OTHER SIDE IS MAKING THE SAME NOISE. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR? WHERE CAN I GET TO CHECK THIS? WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS MATTER I DON'T KNOW? THE SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ONLINE BY OTHERS TOO. *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

BALL JOINT FAILURE. MY CAR WAS BUILT IN MARCH OF 2002 AND THEY REDESIGNED IT IN APRIL TO A LARGER BALL JOINT WHICH I LEARNED BY TALKING TO A MECHANIC AT THE LINCOLN DEALER. HE SAID THAT HE FIXES A LOT OF THEM BUILT MARCH AND BEFORE BUT HAD NEVER HAD TO FIX A POST MARCH 2002 CAR. I ASKED IF HE HAD EVER UPGRADED IT TO THE NEW DESIGN HE SAID NO, I ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE HE SAID PROBABLY. I TOOK THE CONTROL ARM OFF THE CAR PAID A MACHINE SHOP $25 TO MACHINE IT OUT FROM 14MM THE OLD ORIGINAL SIZE TO 16MM THE NEW REDESIGNED SIZE THAT LINCOLN WAS PUTTING IN IT AFTER APRIL AND BOUGHT AND INSTALLED A 16MM JOINT AND THAT'S ALL THERE WAS TO IT. ALL IN ALL IT ONLY TOOK A FEW HOURS (DEPENDING ON THE MACHINE SHOP) AND NO SPECIAL TOOLS. IF YOU HAVE ANY MECHANICAL ABILITY YOU CAN DO THIS JOB IN YOUR DRIVEWAY, I DID. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 LINCOLN LS. WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE FOR ROUTINE TIRE MAINTENANCE, HE WAS INFORMED THE WRENCH THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THE WRONG SIZE THE GARAGE USED A TWENTY INCH WRENCH TO BE ABLE TO ADJUST THE SCREWS. THE CONTACT STATED IF HE EXPERIENCES A TIRE FAILURE HE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 08/24/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/25/10*JB THE VEHICLE CAME WITH AN 18 MM LUG NIT WRENCH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GARAGE FOR TIRE MAINTENANCE, THE 18MM LUG NUT WRENCH THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT FIT. THE MECHANIC HAD TO USE A 19MM WRENCH. UPDATED 08/26/10.*JB

IN RESEARCHING WHETHER OR NOT A RECALL CURRENTLY EXISTED, I LOCATED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ANOTHER CONSUMER WHO SEEM TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS: THE VEHICLE EMISSIONS SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON DISPLAY. THE VEHICLE HESITATES (JERKS SLIGHTLY) AT SPEEDS UP TO 60 MPH, CARS ALSO KILLS RANDOMLY WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. I HAVE MADE EFFORTS TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS (FUEL INJECTIONS) DO NOT CURRENTLY EXIST DUE TO THE COMPANY WHO MADE THE PARTS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT ON A WAITING LIST OR KEEP CHECKING PERIODICALLY WITH THE DEALERSHIPS. *TR