2004 Lincoln Ls

2004 LINCOLN LS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION. WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PETAL THE TOOL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SPEED THAT I CAN DRIVE IS AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CARE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE CHANGED THE IGNITION COILS AND NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS ON AND OFF. *TR

MY 2004 LINCOLN LS GOES INTO "ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE" WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ANYMORE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SLOWLY SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON MY CAR. PROBABLY ONCE EVERY THREE MILES I DRIVE ON AVERAGE BUT IT HAPPENS MOST WHEN THE CAR IS ACCELERATING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED IGNITION COILS AND THE THROTTLE BODY AND NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. I AM SCARED THIS CAR IS GOING TO GET ME KILLED THE NEXT TIME I MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY. I NOW DON'T DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS JUST SIMPLY NOT SAFE FOR ME OR THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. WHILE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY (THANK GOD) MY 2004 LINCOLN LS WENT INTO "ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE". I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR DRIVE OVER 20. AT THIS POINT, I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND I DID NOT WANT TO GET HIT. ONCE I PULLED OVER, I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINS AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. STARTING DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND ONCE I GOT TO THE MAIN ROAD, THE ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN. COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, I DID 20 ALL THE WAY TO THE SITTERS HOUSE TO DROP OFF MY DAUGHTER AND TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUE ON TOP OF ISSUE WITH THIS 2004 LINCOLN LS AND BY THE REVIEWS LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I GOGGLED THE ERROR MESSAGE AND I FIND NOTHING BUT ANGRY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR LINCOLNS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS AND HAVE THE COMPANY RECALL THIS CAR OR PAY FOR LABOR AND PARTS FOR EVERYONE. THIS IS A INCONVENIENCE TO EVERYONE WHO OWNS A LINCOLN AND HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COILS FAILED. THE COILS WERE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,153 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 10/05/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/05/10

MY 2004 LINCOLN LS HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS AGO MY "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AFTER GETTING BAD GAS. WAS ABLE TO RESET BY REMOVING THE BATTERY AND REINSTALLING. NO ENGINE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME. NO ACCELERATION, AND TODAY GOT ETC ENGINE FAILURE MODE. STOPPED CAR, RESTARTED AND WOULD THEN GO MORE THAN THE 15 MPH IN "FAILURE MODE". BUT STILL DOESN'T ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHOULD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY SURGE FORWARD THEN CORRECT ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT THE MEDIUM AT A GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. UPDATED 09/20/10*JB

STALLING,JERKING SURGES. THREE TIMES THE CAR JUST CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. MY 77 YEAR OLD MOTHER WAS LEFT TERRIFIED. OVERHEATED JERKS INTO GEAR. FORD REPLACED ENGINE COIL,BUT SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLACE ALL AT ONCE WE WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN IN ORDER TO FIX EACH COIL. THE CAR ALWAYS JERKS AND SURGES. THE RESULTS ARE THAT WE CAN NOT GO ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEAR OF BREAKING DOWN. NO LONG TRIPS ETC. *TR

MY 2004 LINCOLN LS HAS A COIL PROBLEM. IT CUTS OUT AND MISSES AND THEN SHUTS DOWN. I HAVE HAD 3 COILS REPLACED AND ALSO THE THROTTLE BODY AND SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. IT HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT NOW BUT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS IN THE 40,000 RANGE. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THEM IF THEY CAN GET THEM TO FAIL WHILE THEY ARE CHECKING IT BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS ACT UP AT THAT TIME. I HAD TO PAY $114.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK LAST WEEK AND THEY COULD NOT FINE ANYTHING WRONG. IT STILL CUTS OUT AND IS GENERALLY UNRELIABLE. THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A LUXURY CAR BUT I CAN'T EVEN GET TO 100,000 MILES EASILY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE PCM CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WOULD ALSO RECUR WHILE DECREASING SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE PCM CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE SEALANT ON THE HOOD CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,975.