I am concerned that there was a recall on the 2003 ford thunderbird as well as "some lincolns" for valve cover leaking oil into the spark plugs. This causes the vehicle to burn oil and fill the cabin with bad gases. It requires a consumer to spend appr. $700.00 to fix; replacing the valve cover gasket and probably needing the spark plugs that are filled with and burning oil replaced on top of this cost. The 2002 lincoln ls has this exact same problem, made at the same assembly plant with the same parts the year prior to the recall but I was told by ford customer relations that not enough people complained to include this particular vehicle. The current recall/ "customer satisfaction program" through ford motor is: 07m07 and it requires ford to fix the problem 10 years or up to 100k miles. It is disappointing to leave this burden on customers who take care of their vehicles and come to find out that there is a known defect.
2002 Lincoln LS engine complaints
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Purchased 2002 lincoln ls with the v8 motor and got extended warranty from mepco " vcs premier" ultimate warrant corp. For past 2-3 years this car has been in shop over 6 times; 3 times for overheating. First 2 times of overheating they stated the fan clutch was bad and replaced it and it seemed to not run hot as often but still had symptoms.. Now we are waiting to find out what the new problem is; in the meantime the warranty is about to expire and I feel I have a lemon car and the warranty has yet paid me back for past few repairs to this car owing us 726.17 and if they don't fix the problem I am going to end up with a car note in repairs on this car soon...
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 lincoln ls. The contact smelled a strong odor similar to burning oil when the vehicle was started. There were no warning indicator lights. The dealer stated that the valve cover gaskets were leaking onto the manifold. The dealer stated that new gaskets and covers were needed. No repairs were made. The failure mileage was 60,000 and current mileage is 75,000.
Vehicle had burning oil smell coming from engine compartment , valve cover gaskets were leaking oil into spark plug wells, requiring spark plug replacement and possible coil pack damage if not gaskets not replaced. This just after a 60,000 multi-point inspection, oil change, air filter change, fuel filter change and fuel induction svc at another lincoln dealer. Lincoln should recall all ls's and replace the gaskets at no cost in order to prevent vehicle stalling at highway speeds, as coil packs and plug damage can occur and cause loss of power.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 lincoln ls. The contact stated that all of the electrical circuits, such as the doors and windows, are jammed. She stated that the vehicle stalls while at a stop light. The dealer stated that they did not have the parts to repair the vehicle and recommended she go to another dealer. The consumer affairs office stated that her vehicle is under the lemon law act. The current and failure mileages were 57,000.
2002 ls overheated. Dealership replaced thermostat for $130. Drove the car less than a mile from the dealership and it overheated again. Took it back to ford and they now said the hydraulic cooling fan (hcf) is bad. They said it tested good when replacing thermostat. How can the hcf just go bad? The car still overheats even with the new fan. The new fan with labor will cost me $1000. Plus the engine still overheats. Why did they not see this when they did the diagnostics testing? My ls is still overheating and $1130 spent and they don't know what to do. Why?
(1) vehicle emissions system indicator light appeared on display (2) vehicle hesitates (jerks slightly) at speeds up to 60 MPH, cars also kills randomly while the car is in motion (3) I have not done any repairs yet ( I have been searching for recall information) I have viewed many forums online on defective coil packs on these vehicles.
I was slowing down to turn right onto the on ramp of the highway when making the right hand turn and pressing on the brake the car just shut off. I lost power steering and brake power. After I used to emergency brake to stop the car, I was able to restart the car and continue on. The next time I drove the car, it mysteriously overheated. I took the car in and explained the sudden engine stope and the overheating...and the dealer only addressed the over heating problem. Nothing was said or discussed about the car just turning off for no reason.
Car accelerates with no prior warning engine hit 3000 rpms had to slam on brakes did not hold car had to turn motor off. This has happened twice. Dealership couldn't reproduce this they replace idle air control valve they think this is the problem? I'm not happy with the fact they are not sure if this is it what if it happens again?
Engine stalls when slowing to make a right hand turn. Battery power remains, but power steering is out and car must be stopped to restart.
2002 lincoln ls experiences sporadic engine failure. The vehicle has stalled at low and high speeds. I have spoke to two separate representatives form ford. They have acknowledged that the problem exists and as of this date they have no repair available. I was told that the problem is with a computer program.
Making a soft right turn at speed of 10mph, engine failed, shifted into n to restart the vehicle while moving without power steering, rear-ended a front vehicle. Engine started without a problem and hasnt happened since. Damage to front vehicle was at $310. Damage to ls was at $960.
While applying the brakes vehicle will stall without prior warning. Consumer had no power steering or brakes.
While driving, the vehicle stalled and did not restart.
Consumer states that while driving the vehicle and no warning the vehicle would accelerate. Dealer notified.
2002 ls, under slow speeds and making a right turn, vehicle shuts down, including power steering and power brakes. Vehicle must coast to a stop before attempting to re-start engine.
The engine stalled without warning.
2002 lincoln ls sometimes shuts off abruptly when under braking, including light braking. So far it has always been at low speed. However, one incident resulted in minor damage because the female driver was unable to steer around a very sharp corner due to loss of engine (and therefore power steering).
While driving at any speed and with no warning vehicle will shut off, causing consumer to pull over. It will be hard to get vehicle to start again. Dealer notified.
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