2001 Lincoln Ls

1) NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001, I PURCHASED A 2001 LINCOLN LS IN JUNE OF THIS YR 2004. A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE WHERE THE MILEAGE WAS OVER WARANTY, I SUFFERED STEERING ISSUES THAT WAS UNSAFE FOR DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLING ERRATICALLY ECT. I TOOK THE CAR TO HOLMAN LINCOLN MERCURY OF POMPANO FL, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED MY PROBLEM BEING THE SUSPENSION FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I PAYED FOR THE REPAIR NOT KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART IN THE PAST. NOW JUST 3 DAYS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WAS GETTING LOOSE ONCE AGAIN AND HAD A MECHANIC DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. TURNS OUT TO BE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT INSTEAD OF IT BEING ON THE LEFT SIDE IT HAS NOW OCCURED ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I WENT HOME TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY CAR WITH THIS ISSUE. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN BY PRIOR OWNER AND WAS RELASED FIXED SUPPOSIDLY. IT WAS SAID THAT THE VEHICLES NUTS WHERE RE TIGHTNED. NOW THAT I OWN THE VEHICLE THIS DEFECT HAS COST BE OVER 1000 DOLLARS IN DAMAGES, AND I WOULD LIKE A REFUND DUE TO IT BEING A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. HOLMAN LINCOLN MERCURY OF POMPANO WILL NOT DO SO, SO NOW I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT.*AK

I OWN A 2001 LINCOLN LS. IN THE THREE YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, THE REAR POWER WINDOW HAS BURNED OUT THREE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY TODAY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART OF THE VEHICLE. ADMITTINGLY, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT SEVERAL VEHICLES HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME, HOWEVER NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE FIRST INCIDENT DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP WAS UNDER WARANTY. THE SECOND OCCURENCE WAS SPLIT IN COST THIS PAST AUGUST AND NOW THEY ARE ADVISING THAT THEY REFUSE TO REPAR, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS THE SAME EQUIPMENT. THEY STATED THAT I HAVE EXCEEDED THE 12 MONTHS/12,00 MILES. WHAT CAN I DO? *AK

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND CONTACTED A MECHANIC FROM THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE BROUGHT IN FOR INSPECTION. *AK WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WOULD BE A DISTINCT GRINDING OR VIBRATING FEELING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TOOK HIS FOOT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF WERE FREE WHEELING FOR AN INSTANT BEFORE THE BRAKES SEEMED TO TAKE HOLD. A BLACK BOX WAS ADDED TO HE VEHICLE TO TRACK THE PROBLEM BUT WAS FOUND DEFECTIVE AS THE DEALER CHECKED THE RESULTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE FIXED UNLESS THEY EXPERIENCED IT AS WELL. THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CABLES WERE REPLACED. THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER REPAIR ATTEMPTED UNTIL THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED BY THE FORD DEALER. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WHAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS NORMAL AND THAT THERE WAS NO DEFECT. THE BRAKES WOULD BECOME A PROBLEM DURING RAINY WEATHER. *SC *JB

I GOT MY CAR IN JAN. OF 2004, SINCE THEN THE DEALERSHIP HAS SEEN IT MORE THAN I HAVE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, WINDOW REGULATORS KEEP GOING OUT, WINDOWS KEEP GETING OFF TRACK AND MAKING AWFUL NOISES, WINDOWS SLAM SHUT, AND THE BRAKES ARE SQUEALING BUT THE DEALSHIP CAN NEVER FIND THE PROBLEM AND WHEN THEY DO 'FIX' THESE PROBLEMS, A FEW WEEKS LATER THEY ARE BROKE AGAIN. I CANT KEEP TAKING OFF WORK FOR THIS AND THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM WONT HELP ME, AND BECAUSE IT IS A USED CAR, THERE ARE NO LEMON LAWS. WHAT CAN I DO? HELP!!! *AK