Lincoln LS abs comes on

Filed Aug 15, 2014 · Brakes · 175,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 lincoln ls. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the parking brake, ABS, and traction warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was merged to the side of the road, where it was turn off and restarted however, the failure persisted and recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.

Filed Sep 26, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 120,000 miles · CA · fire

My 01 lincoln ls 3.9 v8 caught fire while it was sitting in my driveway at 11:30 pm. By the time it was noticed, the entire front half was engulfed. It exploded about 3 times (possibly the airbags exploding). The fire department put the fire out before it reached the fuel tank. I had driven it around an hour before. The most damage was near the driver side front of car near where the headlight and air filter were located. The passenger side of the engine compartment had not burned as intense as the driver side. (the driver side front of the hood had completely burned away..) the fire dept said it possibly started in the engine but the fire had burned so much that they could not be sure. No investigation since I only had liability insurance. I have owned the car since 2008 and have noticed different electrical malfunctions such as radio volume increasing, indicator lights randomly coming on/off (atc, ABS, air bag, ect). About one month before fire the car was having issues with not starting and randomly dying as I was driving. The battery was tested and was not the issue. I loved my car but I don't think it was ever free of issues. (window regulators/clips replaced each window twice, oil in cylinders-replaced all cylinders/coils/ect twice, car would lose power/hesitate over 40mph, gas pedal would get stuck if pressed to quickly causing rpms to surge but car would not go over 25-30 MPH and would be extremely hard to stop (it would surge forward and I would have to put all my weight on the brake pedal to keep it from hitting whatever was in front of it) I would temp fix this issue by flicking the idle control lever (which I noticed one of the "e clips" had come off of one of the arms) near the throttle body (which would also get stuck open/closed and have to be cleaned on reg basis.) many more issues not listed here... Beautiful car but definitely a lemon...

Filed Jun 6, 2011 · Transmission · 49,837 miles · LA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 lincoln ls. The contact stated the transmission was slipping. The vehicle was driven to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic test and stated that the fuel pump and the ABS brake sensor were related to the failure. All of the warning lights illuminated and the vehicle was repaired at the contacts expense. The manufacturer was contacted regarding the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 49,837.

Filed Feb 16, 2011 · Driver assistance, Transmission · 76,000 miles · ID

Took my 2002 lincoln into dealer to see why I was smelling hot engine oil they told me the valve cover gaskets leak on both sides of engine. Asked why both the service traction control light and ABS light and occasionally brake like stay on while operating the car, was told the sensor was bad and needed replaced. Upon inspection they found the transmission cooling line was leaking. My car has only approx. 80,000 miles on it. I feel that the leaking oil could cause a fire due to the gaskets leaking and what could happen if the transmission oil dumped while operating, could any of these problems cause a serious accident while operating on public highways or freeways.

Filed Jul 7, 2010 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 80,000 miles · AL

Abs light, parking brake and traction control light coming on and then going off; only to reappear again. At times, brakes are not properly working. Engine light will also sometimes appear to blink when this happens. I have called the lincoln customer service and was told that all warranties ran out at 50,000 miles so this problem will not be covered. Also am having problems with the transmission. The car has 90k miles. The transmission was slipping under 50k miles but the dealership assured me that it was not a transmission problem and they reset something to do with the computer. It has only gotten worse. I did not insist that the transmission problem be fixed while under warranty because I was trusting that the dealership folks knew what they were talking about which is a lesson for me.

Filed May 13, 2010 · Fuel system · 78,000 miles · FL

Driving down road - etc engine failsafe mode light comes on, and car drives terrible and slow. Then, as drive down the road, ABS light and check autotrac light come on. Pulled over to wait to for tow truck, as ford place told me the car would eventually shut down on the highway if I kept driving it (I was just trying to drive it to the ford place) problem ended up being throttle body, which was replaced for $1255 parts & labor. After throttle body replaced, rear wheel sensor for ABS is bad, and needs to be replaced for $220. I told them to hold off on that, as it was already expensive enough, and they have had my car for 3 days already. This is a safety issue to just come on without warning while driving down the road. Also, the car barely moves in this mode. My car is a 2004 lincoln ls with 78,000 miles. This has happened sooner than would be expected, and I wonder if it is a lemon car with all of the issues that just began occurring. I also had the battery replaced a little over a week ago.

Filed Nov 25, 2009 · Brakes · 77,378 miles · NC

On a 2003 lincoln ls, the brakes have failed to engage properly about a dozen times over the past 2 years. Each time, the pavement is dry and free of debris or gravel. With each incident, there has been a 25%-75% loss of braking power with a grating, or metal-on-metal, sound coming from the front end. We have brought the car to three dealerships and one independent mechanic to try to resolve this, but none have been able to find the problem. With each incident, the car has not illuminated any warning lights, nor have the lights indicating engagement of ABS/traction control illuminated. The obdii module has no codes related to these failures. Although we have had no injuries due to this, twice now the car has been unable to stop at stop signs and gone completely through an intersection. We have been unable to determine what conditions trigger the brake failure. Research on the internet (searching "lincoln ls noise brakes" or "lincoln ls brake failure") indicate a number of other people with the same symptoms, and in each case, it appears no mechanical cause has been found.

Filed May 6, 2009 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 109,300 miles · CA

While driving suddenly the ABS light, traction control light and the parking brake light came on. I immediately exited the freeway and pulled into a parking area and turned the car off. After calming my 87 year old mother down I restarted the car and none of the lights came on. I proceeded to start driving my car home and again all the lights came on. I contacted the dealer where I purchased my car and spoke to the service manager who informed me that they knew of this problem with the lincolns and that I should bring it in which I did. I was informed that it would cost approx. $2,000.00 to fix this problem because lincoln only covers automobiles that are less than 10 years old or have less than 100k miles. My car has 109k but I feel that lincoln should cover this since they have known about it long before my car had 100k miles and this is a very big safety hazard. I have taken excellent care of my car getting every oil change on time and each of the services that have been suggested. Lincoln has said they can't help me and the dealer says his hands are tied, what recourse do I have? Also I have already had to have a new transmission put in my car.

Filed Mar 17, 2008 · Brakes · 19,000 miles · NJ

I am having a problem with my 2005 lincoln ls v8 with advance trac. While driving the vehicle the ABS system engages under normal dry driving conditions and stays on for over one minute. You can hear something like a motor and clicking leading up to the incident and this happens even when you are not on the brakes. When you do go to apply the brakes it is like you are on ice. The check advance trac light appears and the yellow trac control button flashes and than stays on solid. Even when the car has come to a complete stop and than you proceed to drive it will do it again until the car is shut off and restarted. The system "acts" up out of the blue and you really never know when the brakes are going to fail. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer many times and they were able to see all the lights on the dash, but are not able to fix the problem. They have pulled codes for the problem but ford only advised them to reprogram the computer. They have done this multiple time and the problem is still not fixed. Ford is giving me the run around and said they are not going to do anything for me. This is a very serious safety concern. The last time it happened I was getting off the highway and I nearly crashed my vehicle. I want to document this and try to find out if this is a widespread problem.

Filed Feb 28, 2006 · Fuel system · VA

Driving at night hit debris in road at aprox. 55 MPH. Noticed fuel gage level descending. While exiting right curving ramp and braking auto started to lose control. Abs helped correct swerve. Inspected underbody following day. Fuel tank was ruptured. I paid local lincoln dealer to replace fuel tank. *aprox. Incident date.