Front Suspension Control Arm problems of the 2000 Lincoln LS

Tl- the contact owns a 2000 Lincoln Ls. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there would be an abnormal squeaking sound emitting from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicles right and left control arm had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 141,308. Wh.

2000 Lincoln Ls brought to the dealership to fix a problem with squeaking, still squeaks. They fixed right front control arm ball joint(so many Lincoln Ls 2000 still on the road with this problem, & no recalls for it?) why? now that I had the front right control arm ball joint replaced back in June, I have the same problem on front left side today, very expensive to fix. I've heard to many complaints about this same problem but no recall???? same problem now on front left side. Very dangerous!.

I have a 2000 Lincoln Ls, 6 months back took the car to dealership cause of squeaking noises, dealer fixed right control arm ball joint. . . . . . Two months later having same problem only on left side, I noticed it out of nowhere, the car started jerking to the other direction when the steering wheel was still straight. . . . Very scary when driving with family. . . . . . Why has there been no recall for this problem? they say my car is not apart of the recall, but im very afraid to keep driving the car, unsure of what will happen in the future. . . I notice alot of complaints with this same problem as the ball joint recall for 2000 Ls but lot of Lincoln Ls 2000 not on recall, why?.

My 2000 Lincoln Ls had a safety recall regarding the lower control arm and ball joint assembly in 12/2000. My vehicle was inspected by the dealer at that time but no repair or replacement was done. In 2004, I had the vehicle repaired for a similar issue with the suspension and steering but the dealer did not notify me of any recalls that could have affected the suspension. Yesterday, 10/08/2008, I became aware of the recall from a retail store after trying to get my car to align properly, after several failed attempts. I contacted Ford customer service at (800) 392-3673 to verify if there was a recall on my vehicle, in which they notified me that south pointe Lincoln Mercury inc at 945 motor city drive, colorado springs, CO 80905, inspected the vehicle in 12/4/2000 but did not repair or replace any parts on the vehicle. I now have an unsafe vehicle that wanders on the road with the potential of my entire front suspension assembly falling off if I drive the car.

The contact's vehicle was involved in an accident on September 10, 2005. The vehicle hit a pot hole and heard something pop. The bolts of the control arm came off. She took vehicle to the dealership, and they replaced the steering knuckle. There was a second accident on October 19, 2005. The contact's husband was driving, not hitting anything, the control arm disconnected and the wheel on the left side of the vehicle caved in. She took vehicle back to the dealership for the second time. The dealership stated it was the control arm that was disconnected. There were no injuries during the accidents, and the passengers were wearing seat belts. The dealership ran the vehicle identification number to see if there were any recalls and there were no recalls. The contact has not contacted manufacturer.

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.