general problems of the 2000 Lincoln LS

The contact owns a 2000 Lincoln Ls. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle swayed and the contact heard an abnormal sound. The contact parked the vehicle and observed that the axle failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 149,825.

Tl- the contact owns a 2000 Lincoln Ls. The contact stated that there was a progressing failure in which the suspension was unstable in the front of the vehicle. The contact indicated that with no warning the vehicle veered left or right and force had to be applied to the steering wheel to keep the vehicle centered on the road due to the failure. The vehicle was not inspected and diagnosed. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 00v359001 (suspension). The vehicle was to be taken to the dealer to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000. Dyd.

Tl-the contact owns a 2000 Lincoln Ls. The contact state that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle veered to the right without warning. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced for a wheel alignment. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that another wheel alignment needed to be performed again. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number:00v359001 (suspension). The failure mileage was 170,000.

The contact owns a 2000 Lincoln Ls. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the front passenger wheel detached from the vehicle. The contact was able to pull over and noticed that the entire wheel and assembly was detached. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and they advised that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure and the current mileage was 143,062.

The design of the suspension causes premature failure of joints and rubber bushings. The parts can not be serviced (greased) and the rubber dries out to easily leading to wear and failure. In addition the wear parts are now cast (as opposed to pressed) into the larger metal parts so that the owner cannot just replace the bushing or joint, you must now replace the whole assembly resulting in the part only being available at the dealer and costing 20-30 times as much ($20 vs $400-$600). Removing the grease fittings and making Ford the only place the parts are available means Ford has a healthy replacement parts stream designed into the car. It also means fewer people will fix this problem when it needs to be fixed leading to more unsafe cars being on the road.

The contact owns a 2000 Lincoln Ls. The vehicle has severeal problems with the engine coil system, radiator and supsesion. The vehicle had these problems since the time a of purchase in September 2008. The vihicle mileage was 53587 when the failures started and 73189 current miles. The vehicle has stalled in highway conditions. The contact feels this is a major safety hazzard.

The contact owns a 2000 Lincoln Ls. The contact stated that she would repeatedly feel abnormal bouncing while driving various speeds. Secondly, when applying pressure to the brake pedal, she would hear a loud squealing noise accompanied with mild sliding. There were no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel prior to the failures. She took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions and the brakes were replaced four times within one year. As of March 10, 2009, all the remedies have been insufficient in resolving the failures. The failure mileage was 70,000 and current mileage was 77,000.

Normal driving.

Front bumper air deflector on car has been a major problems since we first drove car off the lot. We are unable to drive into any shopping center that has a slight incline without dragging the car. We have repeatedly complained about this and are told by dealer that car does not sit to low. However I can not even go to our neighborhood post office without scraping the undercarriage of car. On several occasions we have had to use wire coathangers to reattach the plastic-like pan in order to drive the vechicle. My husband and I are not "hot-rodders" but 60+ seniors. We drive only on the freeways and in residential areas . As this has been an ongoing problem we feel that either we have a "lemon" or that there is a major structural defect in the suspension of this vehicle . The day we were to take delivery of our car the salesperson called to notify us it had to go to the body shop because one of the doors was not aligned properly. In hindsight we wonder if that is where our troubles began and if possibly this particular car was dropped off the carrier? we feel that having to return this car to the dealer 8 times for various problems with mileage of only 16000 is excessive.

Steering column experiences vibration at a stand still/ idling vehicle vibrates. It happens in reverse and in drive. Dealer knew it was a design problem, but there was no remedy. Dealer has replaced the following: left exhaust manifold, power steering pump, belt&tensioner, spring in steering column, and revised steering yoke, problem still exists.

At highway speeds vehicle swerved violently from side to side. The dealer has reset the steering. However, the problem has continued. Manufacturer has been notified.