I was completely stopped at a red light with my foot on the brake. The car suddenly lurched on it's own. My reaction was to apply both feet to the brake with force. In spite of that, the vehicle continued to crawl and it rolled into the intersection. I was hit by an oncoming car. My car was totaled.
Lincoln LS jerking problems
36 of the 982 owner complaints about the Lincoln LS describe jerking or lurching, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 36
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical mileage
- 50,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 7Hesitation 5Won't shift 4Transmission failure 3Harsh shifting 3Ball joint 3Sudden acceleration 2Misfire 2
What owners say
This low mileage vehicle (20,300 miles) shifts from park into reverse with a sudden lurch and thud. Also when accelerating in daily driving vehicle pauses and then a hard shift or two with lurch forward. Occurrences are increasing in frequency. No computer codes or warning lights illuminate. Called ford/lincoln customer service and was told that problem was similar to tsb 05612 but build date for VIN is 6/2005 so no further assistance offered. Safety is becoming an issue.
Pressed on accelerator and car jerked and stalled as red light turned green. The delay and sudden jerk almost causing a rear end collision in the intersection. Transmission has been intermittently surging for the las 2-3 thousand miles. Incredibly scary to drive this vehicle in normal traffic conditions.
I just bought this car from a used dealer last month haven't driven 6 times yet and now this month it is stalling out we thought it was the fuel filter so we replaced that but now I tried driving it again and I got an error message saying "etc engine failure safe mode" the ca then began slowing down and I was unable to accelerate my speed. The car was also jerking as if it would cut off so.
I have been having the same problems from day one since I bought this car. I had a brand new transmission put in by the lincoln place three years ago. Now my transmission is acting up again. 1. Transmission shifts rough or jerky from park 2. Transmission shifts rough or jerky while driving 3. Gear changes take to long to complete 4. Shifts occur too early, too late, too often 5.always having to replace the same parts.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lincoln ls. The contact stated that when accelerating from a complete stop, the vehicle would hesitate before engaging and would then jerk abnormally. In addition, the vehicle would stall intermittently without warning. The dealer performed a diagnosis and determined that the throttle box and transmission were defective. The throttle box was replaced and the computer was reprogrammed although the dealer advised he was unable to determine why the vehicle was stalling. The vehicle was repaired but the failures recurred. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 23,000 and the current mileage was 95,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lincoln ls. The contact stated that when depressing the accelerator, the vehicle would hesitate and then jerk abnormally. In addition, the vehicle would proceed with limited power and would exhibit signs of stalling attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times where numerous unknown repairs were made to the vehicle but to no avail. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.
Stalling,jerking surges. Three times the car just came to an abrupt stop. Had to have it towed. My 77 year old mother was left terrified. Overheated jerks into gear. Ford replaced engine coil,but said they could not replace all at once we would have to continue to break down in order to fix each coil. The car always jerks and surges. The results are that we can not go on the freeway for fear of breaking down. No long trips etc.
In researching whether or not a recall currently existed, I located the following information from another consumer who seem to have experienced the same problems: the vehicle emissions system indicator light appeared on display. The vehicle hesitates (jerks slightly) at speeds up to 60 MPH, cars also kills randomly while the car is in motion. I have made efforts to get the vehicle repaired but was told that the parts (fuel injections) do not currently exist due to the company who made the parts going out of business. I was told that this is a problem throughout the country and that I would have to be put on a waiting list or keep checking periodically with the dealerships.
I have a 2000 lincoln ls, 6 months back took the car to dealership cause of squeaking noises, dealer fixed right control arm ball joint...... Two months later having same problem only on left side, I noticed it out of nowhere, the car started jerking to the other direction when the steering wheel was still straight....very scary when driving with family......why has there been no recall for this problem? They say my car is not apart of the recall, but im very afraid to keep driving the car, unsure of what will happen in the future...I notice alot of complaints with this same problem as the ball joint recall for 2000 ls but lot of lincoln ls 2000 not on recall, why?
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Which Lincoln LS years have jerking or lurching problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2000 (11 complaints), 2004 (9 complaints) and 2001 (5 complaints).
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