2000 LINCOLN LS

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS WHEN THEY WERE ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *B

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE INTO A DITCH. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN LOCATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *B

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO AN IRON FENCE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE MASSIVE IMPACT. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED, BUT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE FACILITY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE PASSENGERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER SUFFERED BRUISES AND INJURIES TO HIS RIGHT ARM AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REMOVE THE SEAT AND INSPECT THE WIRING. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 162,211.

Mileage: 162,211

WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER 2000 LINCOLN LS AND THE LEFT FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT STUD BROKE AND THE WHEEL JAMMED UNDER THE FENDER AND THE CAR SWERVED TO THE RT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED THE LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN ON THE LINCOLN LS BALL JOINTS AND THEY SELL A $500 PART TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINT AND SPINDLE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN AND FLAW IF IT BREAKS STRAIGHT OFF WITH NO WARNING. GOOD THING SHE WAS ONLY DRIVING 25MPH WH

Mileage: 112,196

NOTICED THE CARS RIGHT SIDE WAS MAKING A NOISE BUT BRAKES AND TIRE WAS FINE THEN THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT STUD FRACTURED JUST AS THE RECALL FOR THIS MODEL SAYS AND DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH BUT COULD HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

NOTICED THE CARS RIGHT SIDE WAS MAKING A NOISE BUT BRAKES AND TIRE WAS FINE THEN THE RIGHT SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT STUD FRACTURED JUST AS THE RECALL FOR THIS MODEL SAYS AND DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH BUT COULD HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER BALL JOINT STUD FAILED WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH RESULTING IN A ONE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND DAMAGE TO FENDER AND SEVERAL OTHER ATTACHED COMPONENTS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE AS WELL AS CARFAX REPORT, THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN FOR THE RECALL. DEALER SERVICE MANAGER SAYS THERE NEVER WAS A RECALL ON THE SUSPENSION. NHTSA SAYS DIFFERENT ON THE RECALL WITH CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001. CAR, BEING INOPERABLE AT THIS POINT, HAS BEEN HAULED TO DEALER FOR MECHANICAL REPAIR.

Mileage: 83,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE AT A COMPLETE STOP HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT'S WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND IT, IN TURN , HIT A VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REPORTED THE AIR BAG FAILURE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THERE WERE POLICE AND INSURANCE REPORTS TAKEN. *AK

Mileage: 90,000

DT: 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 S

DT: 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 S

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SWAYED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOSTCONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A MOMENT. SUDDENLY FLAMES ERUPTED OUT OF THE FRONT TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO THE LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN ABOUT 100 FEET AND HAD COME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND ESCAPED FROM THE VEHICLE. A PEDESTRIAN PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE W

Mileage: 60,000

DT: THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE SWAYED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOSTCONTROL OF THE VEHICLE FOR A MOMENT. SUDDENLY FLAMES ERUPTED OUT OF THE FRONT TIRE AREA. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO THE LEFT INTO THE MEDIAN ABOUT 100 FEET AND HAD COME TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND ESCAPED FROM THE VEHICLE. A PEDESTRIAN PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE W

Mileage: 60,000

CONCERNS OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ON 2000 LINCOLN LS.*MR WHEN BRAKE ARE DEPRESSED, IT IS EASY TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION WHILE KEEPING PRESSURE ON BOTH PEDALS. IF BOTH PEDALS WERE RELEASE AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE LURCH ONCE WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE DOOR AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LENS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THERE

CONCERNS OF THE LOCATIONS OF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ON 2000 LINCOLN LS.*MR WHEN BRAKE ARE DEPRESSED, IT IS EASY TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AS WELL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION WHILE KEEPING PRESSURE ON BOTH PEDALS. IF BOTH PEDALS WERE RELEASE AT THE SAME TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE LURCH ONCE WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HITTING THE CONSUMER'S GARAGE DOOR AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL LENS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THERE

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ON AND WAS ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *SC

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ON AND WAS ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *SC

Mileage: 52,000

MY 2000 LINCOLN LS WAS STRUCK BROADSIDE BY A 1997 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR, AS WELL AS THE CENTER PILLAR, BEING CAVED IN BY THE OTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DESPITE A COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN OVER $4,200 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WHAT IS THE USE IN HAVING SUCH SAFETY EQUIPMENT IF ONE CANNOT RELY UPON IT WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURS? *LA

WHILE DRIVING, THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA RECALL 00-V-35-000: CONSUMER'S TWO YEARS OLD SON, ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DAMAGED A FENCE AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK