Lincoln ls 2004 - throttle body failure - engine fail safe mode - no parts available nationwide from october 2009 until present date march 4, 2010 - unsafe to drive and car remains at dealership with no date from ford for replacement as apparently they are trying to re-engineer and fix whatever is the problem. After looking on internet this is apparently a problem that is running throughout the entire ford line. It seems like this is in complete contrast to the problem that toyota is having in that without warning the engine shuts down to 20 to 30 miles per hour leaving you vulnerable on the highway and unable to warn anyone driving behind you that you have a problem that you have no control over throttle. Many owners report cars jump forward or reverse without warning.
2004 Lincoln LS acceleration complaints
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Dt: contact states while parking the vehicle it accelerated and crashed into a building. The vehicle was towed to a local service dealer, they were going to repair the vehicle. *ak the consumers foot was on the brake pedal when the vehicle accelerated. *sc
Consumer request for ford to buy back 2004 lincoln ls which is experiencing problems with acceleration.***no answer required***. *mr the vehicle would stop accelerating, jerk and on several occasions, go into limp home mode. The dealer could not find anything wrong with the vehicle. The consumer requested ford to replace or a refund since the problem could not be fixed. The vehicle also displayed the following; when the cruise was on the vehicle would skip, the wrench light illuminated and the cruise would not work at that time, after a cold start, the wrench light illuminated and the engine had gone into limp mode. *sc the left turn signal would not cancel at times, the dealer replaced the multi-function switch.
The consumer constantly experienced acceleration problems. The vehicle jerked and would not accelerate. *bf this problem occurred while being driven on the highway. The consumer was advised that the problem was the electronic throttle control. When the cruise was on the vehicle would skip, when returning to the center from a left turn the signal would not cut off at times, the engine would race at low speeds and did not accelerate properly, and the engine would go into limp mode.
Intermittently when releasing the accelerator pedal vehicle would not decelerate, it continued to accelerate until consumer applied the brakes. Dealer was not notified.
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