While driving 35 MPH on the truman parkway the car suddenly accelerated as fast as it would go. Brakes failed and car went out of control. After avoiding to hit 5 o6 cars it side swiped another car then veered to the right and came to a stop on a wet grassy area. In 2 previous incidents the engine revved up at a red light and I almost hit the car in front of me.
2002 Lincoln LS: sudden unintended acceleration
6 of the 121 complaints about the 2002 Lincoln LS describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Vehicle was coming to a complete stop at a traffic light. While decelerating from approximately 20-30 MPH, the car suddenly surged forward with foot completely on the brake pedal. Car had decelerated to approximately 5 MPH when it suddenly accelerated. Driver swerved to avoid the car stopped in front, but vehicle struck the other car in the rear.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 lincoln ls. While driving approximately 65 MPH on normal road conditions the vehicle accelerated without intention, and then down-shifted. The driver was able to gain control and continue operation with caution. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The technician stated the failure was contributed to the lower control arms and ball joints. The vehicle was being repaired for the malfunction. The failure and current mileages were 90,000.
My wife was stopped at a stop light and started to move up in traffic to close a gap between her and vehicle in front of her when the 2002 lincoln ls suddenly surged forward hitting the vehicle in front of her. Brakes were applied but the vehicle continued to surge forward. She finally stopped the vehicle and then put the vehicle in reverse to back away from the vehicle in front of her. With her foot on the brake, the vehicle surged in reverse and hit the vehicle behind her. The vehicle sustained damage in both front and rear. Vehicle was taken to lincoln dealership where they stated that the vehicles computer systems did not show a code. Ford motor company was contacted by the vehicles owner.
Dt: 2002 lincoln lse. Had three instances where the consumer tried to brake and the vehicle surged forward and did not stop. This has been over the last nine months. Took vehicle to the dealership, and they didn't know what the problem was. They did not have a code. The dealership said they contacted ford motor company, and they said they had no other instances with this model car. The consumer bought vehicle new in august 2002. Had no problems with the brakes before nine months ago. There has been no accidents.
While traveling on the highway and without prior warning vehicle suddenly accelerated.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2002 Lincoln LS sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2002 Lincoln LS?
6 of 121 owner complaints about the 2002 Lincoln LS (5%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2002 Lincoln LS?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2002 Lincoln LS
Ball joint 18Airbag light 10Stalling 9Overheating 8Brake failure 7No deployment 6Loss of power 5Power windows 5
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