Lincoln LS loss of power problems

Filed Mar 14, 2018 · Electrical, Transmission · 160,000 miles · MO

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 lincoln ls. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle lost power and shut down. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and restarted. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred and the headlights went out. When the vehicle was restarted, the headlights illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Filed Apr 21, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 12,514 miles · VA

Car lost power on turn into traffic, wrench light and check engine lights went on car, car went on "limp home" mode as I entered onto the highway at very low speed.

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 May 4, 2012 · Engine · 112,000 miles · IL

On at least 5 different occasions at highway speeds and trying to pass, car has lost all power and the wrench indicator has appeared on the dash, at that time car looses all power and the only choice is to pull over and shut car down , which does not always work while you are in traffic on a three lane highway with out you getting killed or injured by other drivers. I have contacted our local ford garage..... I explained to jack in service and he explained to me that he has seen more and more of these problems and the cure was to replace the throttle body.... I am wondering if this is a safety issue and should be taken care of by ford/ lincoln. I hoping to get this situation resolved before someone gets hurt or killed in a accident.

Filed Apr 30, 2012 · Electrical · 99,931 miles · NH

This vehicle has issues with the transmission shifting and/or not shifting, it shifts back and forth between high and low gears until it stalls, this time it stalled while in front of a large tractor trailer. It stalled and lost all power including steering and brakes nearly causing a crash. When I took it to the dealership they told me it was a known issue and could do nothing to fix the issue as it is a glitch in the computer.

Filed Feb 10, 2012 · Transmission · PA

Driving at 55 MPH the vehicles wrench light came on and it went into a reduced RPM mode, causing the vehicle to lose all power and go from 55 to 10 MPH rapidly. Put on the hazard lights and pulled off of the highway. Not wanting to turn the vehicle off I drove slowly to a mechanic where he ran a code check and the codes read p2107 and p2110. Told it could be one of 2 problems, throttle body or PCM. We replaced the throttle body. The car began after about a week to do the same thing about once a week. Turning off the car and restarting seem to fix the problem. About a 3 weeks later the same thing occurred however this time the engine light also appeared and would not clear with a restart. Same codes appeared p2107 and p2110. Next replaced the PCM, this did not fix the problem. The ford dealership ran diagnostics and could not find the problem. This tends be a safety issue that lincoln ford are trying to ignore. Rear end collisions could occur when this occurs. A safety bulletin needs to be released and ford needs to make things right.

Filed Jul 8, 2011 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · ND

(02) lincoln ls issues. (110,000 miles currently) ford/lincoln should be held accountable for this product. The amount of problems from many customers around the country is simply amazing. For ford to not send out recalls on the ls is simply a lack of professional business. The following problems are not isolated to myself but rather by thousands around the country. - clock spring replaced 2 times. $600 each - transmission problems, unfixed at this point. Will cost $3,000 + - window mods replaced 4 times. $400 each time - engine coils bad. $600 fix, and still doesn't run right. - thermostat issues. Replaced once for $300 and doing it again. - both front inside door handles replaced. $400 each time. These were specifically designed to fail after time after seeing them! - loud "clunking" coming from front passenger wheel. Looked at with no answer why. - car has shut down electrically driving down interstate multiple times only to start up after sitting a while. Very dangerous due to losing power steering. No answer to why.

Filed Feb 15, 2011 · Transmission · 45,187 miles · OK

My 2004 lincoln ls v6 sedan loses power and stalls. The wrench appears in the window and the engine light comes on. I have taken the vehicle to the dealer several times. Once the coils were replaced; most recently I took the car and the dealer was unable to diagnose the problem. This morning I was on the turnpike in high speed traffic and the car lost power, the wrench appeared and the engine light is on. I'm frustrated that a car with only 45k miles and in otherwise good condition can not be driven without fear of causing a major accident. The warranty hasn't covered the problem -- I've taken it to the dealer on numerous occasions -- and I've spent thousands of dollars. What is being done to investigate this office deficiency?

Filed Mar 5, 2010 · Electrical · 56,000 miles · FL

Nothing lead up to this event... I was driving on I-95 in rush hour traffic hit the gas and the car threw a warning "etc engine failsafe mode" which left the car in a state of having no engine power. I was lucky I did not cause a serious accident with cars traveling at a high rate of speed and this car just lost all power I did manage to get the car off the road and shut the car off then turned it back on and it acted as if nothing was wrong. I got the car off of I-95 and on to surface streets where it happened one more time before I took it to lincoln for service. According to the dealership pompano lincoln mercury the part (throttle body assy) is not a warranty item and even in an emergency cannot get the part for almost 30 days. I have to continue to drive this car as I cannot afford to rent a car for 30 days as well as spend the $900 for the repair. I have done some research and literally thousands of lincoln ls owners have experienced this throttle problem yet at this time ford has done nothing to make this safety issue right and as the demand is so high cannot even supply the parts for their customers safety.

Filed Jul 6, 2009 · Steering, Suspension · 100,000 miles · MS

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lincoln ls. While making a turn at approximately 5 MPH, there was an unexpected loss of power steering ability. The driver experienced extreme difficulty maneuvering the vehicle. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road with caution. Roadside assistance was called to the scene and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for inspection. The technician stated that the failure was contributed to the lower ball joint. The VIN was excluded from the federal safety agency campaign id number 00v359001 (suspension: front:control arm:lower ball joint), although the failures were identical. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 100,000.