2000 Lincoln LS suspension problems

“BALL JOINT BOLTS LOOSEN OR DON'T TIGHTEN TO SPECIFICATIONS WHICH CAUSES A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR ON THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. I'VE HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED TWICE AND TIGHTENED UP OR RE-FIXED SEVERAL TIMES IT'S UNSAFE AT TIME. I TAKE CHANCES OF MY LIFE SAFETY. I MOSTLY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS ON THE REGULAR STREETS AND TO AFRAID AT MOST TIMES TO EVEN THINK ABOUT GETTING ON A HIGHWAY.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWAYED AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED THAT THE AXLE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 149,825.”

“I WAS GETTING ON A FREEWAY ON RAMP THAT TURNED NOT GOING MORE THAN MAYBE BETWEEN 30-35 MPH AND WHEN ALMOST GETTING READY TO MERG ON TO THE FREEWAY MY LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT BROKE. CAUSING MY WHEEL TO TURN SIDE WAYS AND PUT A DENT IN THE FENDER. LATER AFTER BEING REPAIRED I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS, AND CONTACTED A DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. BUT THE STUFF THAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL SEEMED TO FIT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPEND TO MY LINCOLN LS. I WAS LUCKY I WAS ON THE ON RAMP AND NOT DRIVING 65-70MPH ON THE FREEWAY OTHER WISE I MIGHT NOT BE HERE TO DAY. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THAT FLIP CARS. NOT ONLY THAT BUT I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THAT CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO. JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT CAN GO WRONG HAS GONE WRONG. I HAVE SPENT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $10,000 TO $20,000 ON REPAIRING THAT CAR.”

“MY CAR SWAYS FROM SIDE TO SIDE DUE TO THE BALL JOINTS NOT BEING TORQUED DOWN PROPERLY WHICH CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL WHICH CAN END IN A FATALITY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR ARE NO RECALLS YET THE NUMBER FOR THE RECALL IS 00V359001.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL SQUEAKING SOUND EMITTING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARMS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,308.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V359001 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.”