{"count":90,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11296640,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/13/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2020","vin":"1LNHM86S74Y","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE CARS GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THEY WILL STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. YOU WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER AND ONCE YOU PULLOVER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IT WILL NOT LET THE CAR ENGAGE INTO GEAR AND MOVE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11259105,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2019","dateComplaintFiled":"09/30/2019","vin":"1LNHM87AX4Y","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"HI. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AND I KEPT SMELLING GAS VERY BAD. TO THE POINT THE WHOLE HOUSE SMELT AND WHEN I PARK THE CAR I CAN SMELL IT. I FIGURED THERE HAD TO BE A PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. I DECIDED TO LOOK ONLINE AND FOUND LINCOLN HAD A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE GAS TANKS WHICH HAS THE SYMPTOMS I'M ENCOUNTERING. ITS A HIGH SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAN START A FIRE AND OR HAVE HEALTH ISSUES WITH ME AND THE KIDS. WELL TURNS OUT MY CAR WITH THAT VIN DID NOT HAVE A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR SAME YEAR AND MAKE BUT NOT MINE FOR SOME REASON. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RECALLED TO FIX IT. IM IN DESPERATE NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DONT HAVE THE FUNDS TO FIX THERE MISTAKE. PLEASE HELP IN ANY WAY YOU CAN.  THANK YOU,  [XXX]    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11053793,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/09/2017","dateComplaintFiled":"12/10/2017","vin":"1LNHM86S94Y","components":"AIR BAGS,SEATS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING IN THE EVENING, ON A SLIGHTLY WINDING, SMOOTH, GRAVEL ROAD AT ABOUT 30 TO 35 MPH, TEMPERATURE ABOUT 34 DEGREES F, THE AIRBAG IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DEPLOYED.  THERE WAS NOT ANY FORM OR TYPE OF COLLISION.  DURING THE TIME I HAVE HAD THE CAR, ABOUT 2 YEARS, THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY FORM OF COLLISION DAMAGE, AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE WAS NOT ANY PRIOR HISTORY OF ANY TYPE OF COLLISION DAMAGE.  THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT, HIS SHOULDER FELT SORE AND HIS HEARING WAS AFFECTED AT THE TIME.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10820770,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2016","dateComplaintFiled":"01/18/2016","vin":"ILM87A74Y65","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE","summary":"NORMAL CLEAR WEATHER DRIVING DOWN BUSY STREET WHEN CARE SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THE ENGINE STOPPED , I RESTARTED WITH VERY LIMITED DRIVABILITY THE ETC FAILSAFE MODE KICKED IN FOR NO APPARENT REASON THIS ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10678161,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/20/2015","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2015","vin":"1LNHM86S54Y","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","summary":"WAS COMING HOME FROM THE STORE I WAS GOING 55MPH AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF....PULLED OVER TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN BACK ON AND WORK FOR LIKE A MIN THEN AGAIN I ALMOST CRASH BECAUSE NO LIGHT..A 15MIN DRIVE HOME BECAME 50MIN HAD TO BE PULLING OVER ALL THE WAY HOME....DUE TO THE LIGHTS TURNING OFF ON THERE OWN...  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10644305,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/12/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/13/2014","vin":"1LNHM87A64Y","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ON A DRIVEWAY, THE PASSENGER CEILING AIR BAG DEPLOYED FROM THE FRONT SEAT TO THE BACK SEAT.  THE CAR DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING.  PASSENGER WAS INJURED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10641184,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/25/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2014","vin":"1LNHM86S84Y","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE WRENCH WARNING SYMBOL DISPLAYED CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,900.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10605031,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/02/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"06/22/2014","vin":"5LMFU28R24L","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"BRAND  NEW BATTERY IN CAR. COME OUT TO START CAR. BATTERY IS DEAD.  MY MECHANIC HAS CAR FOR THREE DAYS.  HE TRIED TO FIND A SHORT.  HE INSTRUCTED ME TO MAKE SURE ALL DOORS ARE COMPLETELY CLOSED AND LIGHTS ARE   ALL OUT. THIS WAS AFTER MULTIPLE DEAD BATTERIES.  I MADE SURE OF ALL THE ABOVE AND STILL CAME OUT TO DEAD  BATTERIES.  I MANUALLY TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AS I CAME OUT TO THEM BEING ON AFTER I HAD WATCHED THEM DIM AND  GO OUT.  I REPLACED THE NEW BATTERY WITH ANOTHER NEW BATTERY AND I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10585623,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/28/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2014","vin":"1LNHM86S14Y","components":"AIR BAGS,SEATS","summary":"WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH ON FLAT, SMOOTH TWO LANE ROADWAY THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AND SIDE SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED STRIKING DRIVER ON LEFT SHOULDER AND FACIAL AREA. THERE WAS NO SIDE IMPACT OR ROUGH ROAD PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND MOVE TO BERM. DRIVER SUFFERED SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA TO LEFT SHOULDER, UPPER ARM AND FACE. SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DAMAGED INTERIOR ROOF HEADER UPON DEPLOYMENT. DRIVER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG APPEARS TO HAVE NOT FULLY DEPLOYED AND EXPANDED INSIDE THE SEAT RIPPING OUT A 3 FOOT AREA OF STITCHING AND TEARING THE LEATHER SEATING MATERIAL IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY.   *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10582791,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2014","dateComplaintFiled":"04/14/2014","vin":"","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"NO BRAKES TILL ENGINE WARMS UP.  PEDAL GOOD BUT NO BRAKES.  NEW PADS AND ROTORS.  NO IDIOT LITE.  MECHANIC CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY IT DOES THIS.   *JS","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10531914,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/25/2013","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"CARS STALLS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY OR SIDE STREET.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10524170,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/28/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"07/10/2013","vin":"1LNHM86S04Y","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND.  THE RPM READING INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON WAS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,600. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10522318,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2013","vin":"1LNHM86S44Y","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BEFORE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HAVE TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 86,000.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10499610,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/12/2013","dateComplaintFiled":"02/21/2013","vin":"1LNHM86S14Y","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD, CRASHING INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE LEG, CHEST, BACK AND NECK. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10486772,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/02/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2012","vin":"1LNHM86S44Y","components":"PARKING BRAKE,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"FILLED CAR WITH GAS.  PULLED UP TO ENTER ROADWAY AND HAD TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC.  WHEN I TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD  EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME ON.  PUT CAR IN PARK SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED AND EMERGENCY BRAKE RELEASED.    THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TWO DAYS.                                 LEAVING GAS STATION. PULLED UP TO ENTER ROAD. HAD TO STOP FOR TRAFFIC.  TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME ON.  PUT CAR IN PARK, SHUT OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED AND EMERGENCY BRAKE CAME OFF.  THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10478546,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/06/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"10/03/2012","vin":"1LNHM87A64Y","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY","summary":"DRIVING DOWN THE SIDE STREET AND MY CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE. READS ETC .START UP WILL MOVE ABOUT 1/4 OF THE BLOCK AND DOES IT AGAIN. HAD TO KEEP TURNING IT OFF AND ON TO GET HOME.ONCE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN THIS IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR LS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. HAVE NOT GOT MY CAR FIX BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10468225,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2012","dateComplaintFiled":"07/30/2012","vin":"1LNHM87A34Y","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND COIL PACKS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10456661,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/01/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/27/2012","vin":"1LNHM86S54Y","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AND DEPRESSING THE BREAK PEDAL, THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE  AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP ACCELERATING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE.  THE ENGINEER STATED THE THROTTLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY SIX YEARS AFTER THE THROTTLE WAS REPLACED THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL FAILURE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10448233,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2012","vin":"5LMFU28R24L","components":"SUSPENSION","summary":"I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIR SUSPENSION - FRONT AND REAR.  IT HAS THE TENDENCY TO GO UP AND DOWN AT WILL.  WE HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER WHERE WE HAD THE SECOND ONE REPLACED AND IT IS GIVING CONSTANT PROBLEMS.  THE FIRST ONE LASTED QUITE A FEW YEARS.(AT APPROX 43000 MILES)  THE SECOND ONE ONLY MONTHS, AT ABOUT 86000.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10442542,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/15/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/05/2012","vin":"1LNHM86S24Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I SHOULD HAVE DONE MY HOMEWORK PRIOR TO PURCHASING THIS CAR USED.  2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, CAR STARTED SHAKING, AND JUMPING, WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE.  MECHANIC UNABLE TO REPAIR, BUT REPLACED COILS AND CAR RAN \"OK\" FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS AND NOW DOES EXACT SAME THING TIMES 100.  CAR STARTS, IDLES AT ABOUT 200 RPMS, SHAKES, POPS, JUMPS AND THEN DIES.  MECHANIC SAID HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT TO DO EXCEPT REPLACE COILS AGAIN AND HE NOT EVEN SURE IF THAT WILL FIX THE CAR SINCE THAT IS WHAT THE CODE ON THE COMPUTER TOLD HIM TO DO IN THE 1ST PLACE.  I HAVE A USED CAR THAT I HAVE MADE 2 PAYMENTS ON AND IS NOW A BEAUTIFUL, LUXURIOUS PILE OF SCRAP METAL STUCK IN A PARKING LOT WHERE IT LAST DIED.  FROM WHAT ALL I HAVE READ, THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS CAR AND EVEN FORD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.  THIS WILL BE MY LAST FORD PRODUCT.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10438468,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"12/03/2011","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"GOING FROM A STOP OR ACCELERATING ON THE HIGH WAY THE CAR WILL THROW A ETC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WONT MOVE OVER 3-4 MILES PER HOUR. THEN GOES INTO A VERY ROUGH IDLE, UNTIL ONE TURNS OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTS THEN DRIVES FINE FOR A FEW MINS THE GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE ETC ENGINE FAIL MODE.... VERY DANGERS IF MERGING ONTO TRAFFIC. ALMOST BEEN HIT SEVERAL TIMES CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10422560,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2011","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE VARIOUS UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10422604,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/21/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2011","vin":"1LNHM86S34Y","components":"SEATS","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC PANEL ON THE REAR OF THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEATS DETACHED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO LEAN BACK AND EXPOSE THE ELECTRONIC WIRING IN THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE PART WAS NOT COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000. IF NOT FIXED PASSANGER CAN GET HURT. UPDATED 10/26/2011 *LN  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10416930,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"08/03/2011","vin":"1LNHM87A14Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE CAR LOSES POWER AND GOES INTO FAIL SAFE MODE, AT 65 AND LOTS OF TRAFFIC GETTING OVER IS NOT SAFE! I'VE SPENT THOUSANDS ON NEW COILS, COMPUTER, GAS PEDAL, YOU NAME IT BUT FORD DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT!  *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10413629,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2011","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT","summary":"I HAVE A 2004 LINCOLN LS WITH A LITTLE OVER 96,000. THIS CAR HAS BEEN GIVING PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION. WHEN I PUSH THE GAS, THE CAR HESITATE AS IT SWITCH GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID, IT'S THE TRANSMISSION SO I TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY SAID, NO PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SO I TOOK IT TO AUTO ELECTRIC SHOP AND THEY SAID, \"THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR\" BUT I HAVE STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM SO FRUSTRATED AND I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR. IS CAR IS A LEMON.   *KB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"FUEL TANK","manufacturer":"LINCOLN COMPOSITES"}]},{"odiNumber":10382739,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/15/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"02/15/2011","vin":"1LNHM86S74Y","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"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?  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10381594,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/23/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2011","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10381599,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/03/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/11/2011","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"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.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10377198,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/11/2011","dateComplaintFiled":"01/19/2011","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"I HAVE BEEN HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF A ISSUE WITH MY LINCOLN LS SEDAN 2004 V8 WITH THE FAILURE OF THE COILS. THERE HAS BEEN AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BY LINCOLN FORD PERTAINING TO THE RECALL OR DAMAGE PARTS ON MY MODEL.THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR 10 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE ISSUE IS THAT WITH THE COILS FAILING IT AFFECTS THE THROTTLE BODY IN EVERY INSTANCE WITH THE COILS FAILING. I BELIEVE LINCOLN/FORD SHOULD BE INCLUDING THIS PART FOR WARRANTY REPAIR AS IT COMES HAND IN HAND IN THE PROBLEMS WITH COILS FAILING AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN SAFE MODE. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS OF COILS FAILING AND THEN THE THROTTLE BODY FAILING THEREAFTER. I WOULD THAT THIS PROBLEM THAT NOW HAS ARRIVED FOR THE LINCOLN LS SEDANS 2004 AND OTHER YEARS BE RESOLVED AND NOT CREATING A FINANCIAL BIND TO TRY TO REPAIR THE THROTTLE BODY OF $900.00 DOLLARS. PLEASE FORWARD ANY PARTIES THAT MAY HELP ME AND OTHERS SOLVE OUR CONTINOUS PROBLEMS WITH ARE CARS. THANKS   *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10357469,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"09/25/2010","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"2004 LINCOLN LS.  THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION.  WHEN YOU PUSH ON THE GAS PETAL THE TOOL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SPEED THAT I CAN DRIVE IS AROUND 30 MILES PER HOUR.  I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CARE ON THE HIGHWAY.  I HAVE CHANGED THE IGNITION COILS AND NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY.  I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS ON AND OFF. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10356003,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/07/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/16/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A94Y","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"MY 2004 LINCOLN LS GOES INTO \"ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE\" WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ANYMORE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SLOWLY SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON MY CAR. PROBABLY ONCE EVERY THREE MILES I DRIVE ON AVERAGE BUT IT HAPPENS MOST WHEN THE CAR IS ACCELERATING. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED IGNITION COILS AND THE THROTTLE BODY AND NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP. I AM SCARED THIS CAR IS GOING TO GET ME KILLED THE NEXT TIME I MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY. I NOW DON'T DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IT IS JUST SIMPLY NOT SAFE FOR ME OR THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10353267,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/31/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"09/01/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A24Y","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE","summary":"THROTTLE BODY FAILURE ON 2004 LINCOLN LS (V8). ENGINE CUTS OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND GOES TO \"ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE\", REDUCING MAXIMUM ENGINE SPEEDS TO 10-15 MILES PER HOUR. OCCASIONAL STALLS AT FULL SPEED HAVE ALSO OCCURRED, TWICE DURING TURNS AT INTERSECTIONS. REPLACEMENT IS NECESSARY PER FORD / LINCOLN DEALER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10346118,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/29/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/2010","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)","summary":"I WAS DRIVING TO WORK EARLY IN THE MORNING WITH MY CHILD IN THE BACK SEAT. WHILE GETTING OFF THE FREEWAY (THANK GOD) MY 2004 LINCOLN LS WENT INTO \"ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE\". I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR DRIVE OVER 20. AT THIS POINT, I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND I DID NOT WANT TO GET HIT. ONCE I PULLED OVER, I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINS AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. STARTING DRIVING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AND ONCE I GOT TO THE MAIN ROAD, THE ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN. COULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, I DID 20 ALL THE WAY TO THE SITTERS HOUSE TO DROP OFF MY DAUGHTER AND TRIED TO DRIVE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUE ON TOP OF ISSUE WITH THIS 2004 LINCOLN LS AND BY THE REVIEWS LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. I GOGGLED THE ERROR MESSAGE AND I FIND NOTHING BUT ANGRY CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE SIMILAR LINCOLNS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS AND HAVE THE COMPANY RECALL THIS CAR OR PAY FOR LABOR AND PARTS FOR EVERYONE. THIS IS A INCONVENIENCE TO EVERYONE WHO OWNS A LINCOLN AND HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10344095,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/08/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/19/2010","vin":"1LNHM86S34Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE COILS FAILED. THE COILS WERE REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,153 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 124,000. UPDATED 10/05/10. *LJ  UPDATED 10/05/10","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10343506,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A24Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY 2004 LINCOLN LS HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.  APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS AGO MY \"CHECK ENGINE\" LIGHT CAME ON AFTER GETTING BAD GAS.  WAS ABLE TO RESET BY REMOVING THE BATTERY AND REINSTALLING.  NO ENGINE LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME.  NO ACCELERATION, AND TODAY GOT ETC ENGINE FAILURE MODE.  STOPPED CAR, RESTARTED AND WOULD THEN GO MORE THAN THE 15 MPH IN \"FAILURE MODE\".  BUT STILL DOESN'T ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHOULD. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10342907,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A34Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"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. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10342912,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A34Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY SURGE FORWARD  THEN CORRECT ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.   UPDATED 09/16-10 *BF  THE CONSUMER STATED ON ONE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT THE MEDIUM AT A GAS STATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED. UPDATED 09/20/10*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10340936,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A94Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE PCM CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WOULD ALSO RECUR WHILE DECREASING SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE PCM CONTROL MODULE WAS REPROGRAMMED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES.  THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ENGINE COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY THREE TO SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE SEALANT ON THE HOOD CAUSED WATER TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE COILS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,975.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10341066,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"07/01/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A94Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"MY 2004 LINCOLN LS HAS A COIL PROBLEM.  IT CUTS OUT AND MISSES AND THEN SHUTS DOWN.  I HAVE HAD 3 COILS REPLACED AND ALSO THE THROTTLE BODY AND SPARK PLUGS CHANGED.  IT HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT NOW BUT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS IN THE 40,000 RANGE.  THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THEM IF THEY CAN GET THEM TO FAIL WHILE THEY ARE CHECKING IT BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS ACT UP AT THAT TIME.  I HAD TO PAY $114.00 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK LAST WEEK AND THEY COULD NOT FINE ANYTHING WRONG.  IT STILL CUTS OUT AND IS GENERALLY UNRELIABLE.  THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A LUXURY CAR BUT I CAN'T EVEN GET TO 100,000 MILES EASILY. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10334713,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2010","vin":"1LNHM86S64Y","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"VEHICLE RUNS VERY ROUGH. WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 2800 RPM AND SHAKES BADLY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS FLASHING. CHECKED CODES P0304 AND P0306. CHOP STATES IT IS FAULTY IGNITION COILS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10330298,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/11/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/13/2010","vin":"","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER","summary":"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. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10329850,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/25/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"05/11/2010","vin":"1LNHM86S04Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I HAVE A 2004 LINCOLN LS THAT STARTED TO RUN ROUGH SO I REPLACED THE AIR FILTER. THIS DID NOT HELP SO NEXT I REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS. THIS DID NOT HELP.  THE THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE UP TO THIS POINT STARTED BECAUSE MY CAR STARTED MISSING AND RUNNING ROUGH HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING OF A BIGGER PROBLEM IN THAT THE CAR WAS AND IS PUMPING GAS INTO THE ENGINE AND AIR INTAKE TO THE POINT THAT IT IS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IN AN AMOUNT THAT CAUSES A STEADY STREAM AND IT POOLS UNDER THE CAR. THE INTAKE FILLS WITH FUEL TO THE POINT THAT THE AIR FILTER GETS SOAKED IN GAS AND I HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF AND DUMP IT OUT.  THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 WEEKS NOW AND I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.  THE CAR HAS FUEL INJECTORS??? THE COMPANY AND THE DEALER HAVE TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO THEM AND THEY WILL FIX IT HOWEVER I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT.  EVERYTHING ON THE CAR IS CONTROLLED MY COMPUTERS EVEN THE GAS FLOW AND PEDAL THAT CONTROLS HOW FAST I GO.  TO ME THAT IS WRONG. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10328064,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A04Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"I HAVE HAD MY 2004 LINCOLN LS IN THE SHOP AT MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. STARTING AT AROUND 80,000 MILES ON IT, I HAD A VARIETY OF PROBLEMS ON IT WHICH COST ME SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. BUT MOST RECENTLY AND THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT I HAVE NOW IS WITH IT RUNNING HOT. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS IS MY 5TH TIME TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM.  THEY REPLACED MY THERMOSTAT FOR $200, NEXT TRIP THEY REPLACED MY COOLANT RESERVOIR $200, 3RD TRIP THEY REPLACED AN 0 RING $310 AND NOW IT'S IN THERE RIGHT NOW WHICH THE SAME PROBLEM.  I HAVE TALKED TO THE GUYS IN THE SHOP AND THEY TELL ME THEY HAVE SEEN A TON OF PROBLEMS WITH THESE LS'S AND HAVE ALSO TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE AROUND TOWN THAT HAVE HAD BAD EXPERIENCES AND PROBLEMS WITH THESE LS'S ALSO. WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS PROBABLY A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS OUT THERE AS WELL.  I BELIEVE THESE CARS ARE POORLY BUILT AND FOR THE MONEY THAT THEY COST, THEY SHOULD BE ALOT MORE DEPENDABLE THAN THIS. US LINCOLN OWNERS NEED SOME HELP WITH GETTING SOME RECALLS DONE ON ALOT OF THESE PROBLEMS. FORD MADE A TON OF MONEY ON THESE CARS WHEN THEY WERE SOLD. MINE COST $45,900 NEW AND THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10324389,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/15/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"04/07/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A24Y","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"2004 LINCOLN LS SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THROTTLE BODY FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY CAR WENT INTO A SAFETY MODE AT FULL SPEED ON THE MAIN INTERSTATE AND ALMOST GOT MYSELF AND FAMILY KILLED. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10322118,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/18/2010","dateComplaintFiled":"03/25/2010","vin":"","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I OWN A LINCOLN LS V8 WITH 55,000 MILES. WHEN I SHIFT INTO REVERSE IT CREATES A HARSH SOUND, LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT. MY \"CHECK TRANSMISSION\" LIGHT CAME ON WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON LS AND SEEMS TO BE EXTREMELY COMMON  MANUFACTURING PROBLEM. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10316646,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/12/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/04/2010","vin":"1LNHM87A14Y","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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.  *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10315354,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2010","vin":"1LNHM87AX4Y","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2004 LINCOLN LS V8 THROTTLE BODY FAILURES RESULT IN REDUCED RPM UNTIL THE CAR IS RESTARTED. ON OCCASION CAR WILL STALL. SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGH WAY. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2003-2004 THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. SEARCH ALSO RESULTS IN VEHICLES 2003-2006 EXHIBIT THIS FAILURE. DEALER TRYING TO PROCURE NEW THROTTLE BODY BUT ON NATIONAL BACKORDER...ONLY ONE COMPANY IN US FABRICATES. APPROXIMATELY $900 PART PER DEALER (CONTACT INFO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST). THIS IS A FORD DESIGN PROBLEM. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10296836,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/01/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"12/23/2009","vin":"","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE HOW TO FIX IT.  WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL STALL.  ONCE I COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURN IT OFF AND RE-CRANK IT. IT WILL CRANK AND THEN I CAN GO AGAIN.  IT CONTINUES TO STALL WHILE DRIVING.  THE DEALERSHIP HAS JUST REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.  THEY HAVE ORDERED ANOTHER PART TO TRY THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PEDAL (PCM).  THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO FIX. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10292824,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/10/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"11/18/2009","vin":"1LNHM87A94Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"OVERFLOW TANK HAS A CRACK WHICH CAUSES ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK OUT AND OVERHEAT THE VEHICLE. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10276244,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/09/2009","vin":"1LNHM86S64Y","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.  IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS AND COLD AIR FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THESE TWO FAILURES WERE RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER.  THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $100 TO REPLACE THE PART AND $600 FOR LABOR.  THE CONTACT DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR.  THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10275911,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/21/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2009","vin":"1LNHM87A54Y","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  IN MAY OF 2009, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SWERVED OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A CULVERT.  THE ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DAMAGED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT WAS INJURED.  HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.  THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,165.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10273652,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/11/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"06/12/2009","vin":"1LNHM86S54Y","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS.  IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.  HE IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10269382,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/10/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/19/2009","vin":"1LNHM87A24Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN","summary":"I HAVE A 2005 FORD EXPEDITION & 2004 LINCOLN LS I JUST REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE EXPEDITION @ 53,000 MILES IT QUIT ON ME ON THE FREEWAY ALMOST CAUSING AND ACCIDENT  AND NOW A MONTH LATER SAME THING HAPPENED WITH THE LINCOLN LS I THINK SOME ONE HAS TO GET HARD ON FORD LINCOLN SAME THING IT IS NOT POSSIBLE THAT TWO CARS BOUGHT @ OVER $43,000 DOLLARS EACH ARE PIECE OF '!@#$% CARS I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF I HAD BOUGHT AN IKEA OR HYUNDAI I KNEW WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO, SOME ONE HAS TO MAKE FORD AND LINCOLN FIX THESE PROBLEMS WITH THERE PRODUCT MAYBE THAT'S WHY THEY ONLY OFFER A 27,000 MILE WARRANTY AND STILL HAD MY DIFFERENTIAL CHANGED ON THE EXPEDITION 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE WITH ONLY 3500 MILES ON THE EXPEDITION. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10269297,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/04/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/18/2009","vin":"1LNHM86SX4Y","components":"FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT","summary":"MY 2004 LINCOLN LS AFTER I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. I HIT A POLE TOTLED MY CAR. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"},{"type":"Equipment","productYear":"9999","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"FUEL TANK","manufacturer":"LINCOLN COMPOSITES"}]},{"odiNumber":10267878,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"05/06/2009","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE SIDE-IMPACT AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE.  THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.  THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING TO THE SHOULDER, FACE, AND SIDE OF THE BODY DUE TO THE MODERATE FORCE.  THE POLICE AND AMBULANCE WERE NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE.  THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED.  THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE AIR BAG SENSOR.  THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10266239,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/18/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"04/21/2009","vin":"1LNHM87A94Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES OR PROVIDE A REMEDY.  THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE DEALER ERASED THE CODES SO THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.  HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE BECAUSE A REAR-END CRASH COULD OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THE STALLING.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.     UPDATED 04-28-09  *BF  THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED REFUSED ANY FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING ON THE VEHICLE.  THE VEHICLE COULDN'T BE OPERATED OVER 1000-1500 RPMS'S WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED TO THE FLOORBOARD. UPDATED 04/30/09.*JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10262794,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/23/2009","vin":"1LNHM86S94Y","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"04 LS WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2004. I HAVE HAD CONTINUAL MAJOR PROBLEMS. BEGINNING IN 2004, THE SOLENOID PACK WAS REPLACED, FOLLOWED BY THE FOLLOWING: ALL 6 COILS, A NEW TRANSMISSION (2008), HEATER CORE (TWICE), FUEL SENDING UNIT, OXYGEN SENSOR, SOME HOSE/GASKET (CAN'T REMEMBER) AND NOW THE IGNITION COIL IS BAD. I'M SURE THERE IS SOMETHING I HAVE FORGOTTEN. MY CAR HAS NEVER RUN GOOD FOR MORE THAN 4-6 MONTHS AT A TIME AND HAS COST ME A LOT OF MONEY, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE WARRANTY IS OVER. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10262207,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/13/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"03/18/2009","vin":"1LNHM86S34Y","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"PURCHASED A USED  2004 LINCOLN LS WITH 43,000 MILES,WITH PREMIUM WARRANTY MY TRANSMISSION NOW BEGINS TO HAVE HARD SHIFT IN 3-4 AND IN REVERSE.  SOMETIMES WHEN I PUT ON THE BRAKES THE TRANSMISSION HIT HARD. JERKS THE CAR,TO THE BRAKES STOP IS DELAYED 10 SEC. I HAD A CAR COME IN TO MY LANE WITH OUT WARNING, AND DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION JERKS  WHEN BRAKING MY CAR WAS STRUCK, MINOR BUT IF I WAS GOING FASTER I COULD OF LOST CONTROL.  I SEE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS,WHY HAVEN'T THERE BEEN ANY ACTIONS.  THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AT $19,000 AND I STILL OWE. KNOW I HAVE A LEMON.  I EVEN HAD MY TRANSMISSION FLUSHED. PLEASE NOTE THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE SEALED NOT DIP STICKS,THIS FLUID CHANGED COST ME $250.00 AND I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS.  THE E WARNING IS SHOWING. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10261350,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/25/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"03/09/2009","vin":"1LNHM87A54Y","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"RECALL 2004 LINCOLN LS   HAD IGNITION COIL  PLM AND HAPPEN AGAIN , THROTTLEBODY REPAIR, TRACTION CONTROLS, AND I KNEW IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IGNITION DUE NOT REPLACE ALL NEW ONE WHEN I BUY FROM CHEVY BLOSSOM, FORD  CAPTIO CITY  WANT ME TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSIS TEST MACHINE TO CHECK WHAT WRONG , IT WAS FINE BEFORE WORST ODD  WARNING LIGHT ON TRACTION CONTROL, IT IS NOT DEPENDABLE CAR FOR ME. *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10256099,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/21/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2009","vin":"1LNHM87AX4Y","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"IN NOV 2008,WHILE DRIVING ON A VERY BUSY STREET, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SHIFTING VERY HARD AND AT TIMES CAUSING A HARSH JERK.  AS I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION TO RETURN THE VEHICLE HOME, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND THE ERROR MESSAGE \"ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE\" DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN.  THANKFULLY THE CAR SLOWLY COASTED ACROSS THE 3-LANE INTERSECTION WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEED TO BE REPLACED.  THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED ($761.00) ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN 2 MONTHS LATER IN JAN 2009.  WHEN I TURNED THE IGNITION ON TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE GAVE OFF A VEHICLE LOUD NOISE, THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, AND THE \"ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE\"  ERROR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED AGAIN.  TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME LINCOLN DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY STATED THAT THE SOLENOID BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $1150.00.  UPON ASKING WHY WOULD I GET THE SOME ERROR MESSAGE AND THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT, THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT THE ERROR MESSAGE DISPLAYED WAS A \"FALSE CODE\". *TR","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10254771,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/08/2009","dateComplaintFiled":"01/12/2009","vin":"1LNHM87A94Y","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY DRIVING UPHILL.  THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND REMAINED IN GEAR.  THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP.  THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PACK WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT RESPONDING.  THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR.  THE DEALER INFORMED HER OF A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT SHE MUST FILE A COMPLAINT FIRST BEFORE THEY COULD ASSIST WITH THE VEHICLE.  THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE 2004 LINCOLN VEHICLE.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.   UPDATED 02/05/09 *BF  UPDATED 02/06/09. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10247234,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/28/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"10/30/2008","vin":"1LNHM86S24Y","components":"STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE.  WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY BEGAN TO MOVE, IT FAILED TO GAIN SPEED.  THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE WITHIN THREE WEEKS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL.  ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE MADE ON MORE THAT ONE OCCASION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE PROFUSELY.  THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,231 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,200.   UPDATED 12/11/08 *BF  THE ENGINE LEAKED OIL, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN. THE AIR CONDITION DID NOT BLOW COLD AIR. UPDATED 12/11/08. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10244849,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/01/1901","dateComplaintFiled":"10/08/2008","vin":"1LNHM86S74Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"2004 LINCOLN LS IDLES ROUGH WHEN STARTING AND STOPPING ALSO THE EMISSIONS LIGHT WILL BLINK.   CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS.  *NJ  THE DEALER REPLACED THE FILTER AND PERFORMED AN FUEL INJECTION SERVICE. THE VEHICLE RAN WELL UNTIL THE SPRING. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10243077,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/23/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2008","vin":"1LNHM87A14Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"FIRST IT STARTED OUT IN JULY 2007,AC WASN'T BLOWING LIKE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED CONTROL HEADS. THEN MY TRAC CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND PARK BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON CHECKED AND ADVISED REPLACED SPEED SENSOR. THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOUND UPSTREAM BANK 2 02 SENSOR READING OUT OF SPEC. REPLACED 02 SENSOR AND CLEAR CODES. THAT COST ME$1285.51. WHICH I REPLACED SENSOR,SPARK PLUGS,COIL THEN IN JAN 2008 MY TRANSMISSION SHIFT HARD INTO REVERSE  CHECKED AND ADVISED FOUND FAULTS IN SOLENOID,VALVE BODY,TRANS FILTER,REPAIRED CLEAR CODES,OK. REPLACED DRIVE BELT AND PULLEY. THAT BILL WAS 1318.72. WELL THEN IN 08/2008 SAME THING TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH CONCERN CYLINDER MISFIRE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON. THANK GOD HAD A RECALL FROM FORD ON THAT. FOUND CONTAMINATION IN BOTH SIDES REPLACED AFFECTED COILS,PLUGS,AND COVER WHICH THEY ONLY REPLACED 4 OF THE 8 COILS. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 593.18. THEN ON 08/2008 COOLANT LEAK JUST 3 DAYS AFTER GETTING IT OUT OF THE SHOP HAD TO REPLACE LEAKING THERMOSTAT CONNECTOR. HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS RUNNING HOT UNTIL THEY WORKED ON IT 08/11/2008.   *TR  THE POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR/MOTOR. UPDATED 10/22/08. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10236663,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/22/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"08/01/2008","vin":"1LNHM86S94Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SUDDENLY DEPLOYED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS DUE TO AN IMPACT.  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 61,000.   UPDATED 09/10/08  *BF  THE AC STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE SUPPORT HANDLE IN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE BROKE. UPDATE 09/16/08. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10214891,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/07/2008","dateComplaintFiled":"01/15/2008","vin":"1LNHM86S24Y","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE AND REALIZED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD.  THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED.  WHEN THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF FOR 24-36 HOURS, THE BATTERY DIES.  THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL CONTINUED.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,400.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10211488,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/24/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"12/11/2007","vin":"1LNHM87A04Y","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN LS.  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO MISS AN ANIMAL AND STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE ON THE FRONT CENTER OF THE VEHICLE.  THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT.  THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,517.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10199959,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2007","dateComplaintFiled":"08/17/2007","vin":"1LNHM86S04Y","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"AIR-BAG DEPLOYED SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY CAUSE. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10178031,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/28/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"01/07/2007","vin":"1LNHM86S14Y","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"SLOWED AND TURNED INTO PARKING SPACE NOTED VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING PRESSED FIRMER ON BRAKES DID NOT STOP HIT CEMENT POST AT CHATHAM COUNTY TAG DEPARTMENT WITH AN OFFICER WATCHING $10,000 DAMAGE LEFT DRIVER SIDE DAMAGE STARTED AT HEADLIGHT AND STOPPED  AT WHEEL. I HAD PAIN IN NECK AND FROM SEAT BELT. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10177043,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/24/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"12/27/2006","vin":"1LNHM86S04Y","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"TL* -   WHILE DRIVING THE THE VEHICLE LOST  POWER  AND REVERTED TO AN IDLE MODE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.  HE STATED THAT HE WOULD BE DRIVING SPEEDS FROM 25MPH TO 60 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT  TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT WHAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING WAS NORMAL, AND THEY REPLACED A SENSOR IN THE TRANSMISSION. *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10161731,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/01/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"07/06/2006","vin":"1LNHM86S74Y","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE VERY FIRST TIME MY 2004 LINCOLN LS BROKE DOWN ON ME WAS WHEN I STOPPED FOR GAS IN FEBRUARY 2006 AND IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER GETTING GAS I WAS UNABLE TO GET MY CAR STARTED. THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER, BUT WOULD NOT START. I MADE SURE THE GAS CAP WAS ON PROPERLY. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE CAR STARTED WITH NO AVAIL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT A PVC HOSE CAME LOSE AND THAT'S WHY THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE SECOND TIME I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 LINCOLN LS WITH APPROXIMATELY 16,700 MILES ON IT, WAS ON SATURDAY, JULY 1ST, 2006. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 BLOCKS AWAY FROM HOME GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE LINCOLN COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME. I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD, I GO NO RESPONSE AT ALL FROM THE CAR. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND ASKED FOR HIM TO CALL A TOW TRUCK THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES LATER MY HUSBAND ARRIVED ON SCENE AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND THE CAR STARTED AT WHICH TIME WE CALLED AN CANCELLED THE TOW TRUCK. ON MONDAY, WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, AND LET THE SERVICE WRITER KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. WE EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THAT WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE LINCOLN NOT STARTING. WE TOLD HIM THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME, THAT THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CLAIMED THAT IS WAS BECAUSE OF THE PVC HOSE THAT HAD CAME OFF, HE TOLD US THAT WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE CAR NOT TO START. AS OF THURSDAY, JULY 6TH, WE WERE INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AT 25-30 MILES PER HOUR IT WAS DIFFICULT ENOUGH TO TRY AND GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE CAR HAD LOST ALL POWER.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10154407,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/03/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"04/03/2006","vin":"1LNHM86SX4Y","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"DT*:  THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TIRE LYING IN THE ROAD.  THE DAMAGE WAS IN THE FRONT END BETWEEN THE CENTER AND PASSENGER SIDE BELOW THE HEADLIGHT.  THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS OCCURRED.  THERE WAS NO INSPECTION TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING UP A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT.  THE DEALERSHIP DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN A COLLISION CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY.  THERE WAS NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND THERE HAD BEEN NO RECENT COLLISION.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10154119,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/03/2006","dateComplaintFiled":"03/27/2006","vin":"1LNMH87A74Y","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"2004 LINCOLN LS HAS HAD 4 BRAKE FAILURES IN LESS THAN 2 YEARS.  THERE IS A POSSIBLE DEFECT PER THE CONSUMER.  *TS ***NAR***  THE CONSUEMR ALSO EXPERIENCED AN INGITION/STARTER PROBLEM WITHTHE VEHICEL ON 2/4/2006.  *NM","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10152626,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/22/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"03/13/2006","vin":"1LNHM86S74Y","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"YOUR DRIVING ALONG , THE CAR SLOW DOWN THERE IS A METAL TO METAL NOISE, TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON, YOU STEP ON THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.  CAME TO CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT'  I OR MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY SAY THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR SPENT MORE THAN 2 MONTHS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10149753,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"01/23/2006","vin":"1LNHM87A04Y","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT","summary":"2004 LINCOLN LS V8 SPORT BUCKED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED CODE 92106 TP SENSOR.   *TS  ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION, SUCH AS ERRATIC SHIFTING, HARSH ENGAGEMENT WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE.  IN JAN 2005 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL WHICH STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUID FORMULATION THAT, OVER TIME MAY CAUSE DELAYED AND HARSH REVERSE TRANSMISSION ENGAGEMENT.  THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, UNTIL THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE.  THE VEHICLE NEARLY STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION AND IT WOULD HARDLY ACCELERATE ABOVE 30 MPH.  THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED OTHER PROBLEMS SUCH AS A FAILING HEADLINER, THE STEERING WAS SQUEAKING AND THE CABIN FILTER LIGHT STAYED ILLUMINATED.  THE CD PLAYER WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING, AND WHEN REMOVING PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO COAST.  THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE NOW HAS SCRATCHES AND INDENTATIONS IN THE REAR BUMPER FROM WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10131676,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/30/2005","vin":"1LNHM86S54Y","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC","summary":"DT: CONTACT STATED WHEN  PUTTING ON THE BRAKES THE PEDAL PICKED UP THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL,  CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE UNNECESSARILY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN FURTHER WHEN COMPRESSED THAN THE GAS PEDAL DID WHEN IT COMPRESSED.  THE DEALER WAS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS LOOKING AT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE CAR. THE CONSUMER TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. HE HAS NOTICED THIS PROBLEM EVER SINCE SEPTEMBER 2004. *AK   THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10134139,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"08/24/2005","vin":"1LNHM87A54Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"(1) DRIVING ON A TWO LANE CURVY MOUNTAINOUS ROAD PASSING A LOGGING TRUCK.  (2) CAR ENGINE FAILED RESULTING IN NO POWER, NO STEARING CONTROL AND NO BRAKES.  THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING SUCH AS LIGHTS OR MESSAGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE. THE LOGGING TRUCK NARROWLY MISSED US AS DID THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC.  WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO BEING KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.  (3) THE FAILURE WAS THE ENGINE MASS AIR FLOW (MAF) SENSOR RESULTING IN SHUT DOWN OF THE ENGINE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10125877,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/16/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"07/15/2005","vin":"1LNHM86S14Y","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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   *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10124762,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/03/2005","vin":"1LNHM86S44Y","components":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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.  *JB","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10116862,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/20/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"04/13/2005","vin":"1LNHM87AX4Y","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE 14 FREEWAY CHANGING LANES MY DRIVER'S SIDE SIDE IMPACT BAGS DELPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AROUND 80 MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10113367,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/18/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"03/03/2005","vin":"1LNHM86S74Y","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"DRIVER'S AIR BAG  DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY  WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RUN OVER ANYTHING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10113114,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/26/2005","dateComplaintFiled":"02/28/2005","vin":"","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURY TO THE PASSENGER'S ARM.   CONSUMER HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE , AND HAS REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALER.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10107222,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/16/2005","vin":"1LNHM87A24Y","components":"SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,STRUCTURE,SEATS","summary":"WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE JERKED AND VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY.   THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER.   THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION.  HOWEVER,  MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT THIS TIME.  *AK  BLEMISH IN REAR LEATER SEATS.  ENGINE STALLS OUT AND OCCASIONS SURGES/HESITATES.  VERY HARD 1-2 SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION HUNTS 4-5 SHIFT.  NO PROBLEM FOUND.  TRANSMISSION WAS UPGRADED FOR 2004 LS TO SYNCRO TYPE, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR A CRISP 1-2 SHIFT.  UNDER LOAD GOING UP HILLS VEHICLE WILL BUCK/LOSES POWER ON ACCELERATION.  POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) UPGRADED.  RIGHT SIDE VISOR INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED.  LEFT FRONT SILL PANEL POPPED OFF.  SILL PANEL REATTACHED.  CIGARETTE LIGHTER INOPERATIVE AND REPLACED.  WHEN STEPING ON GAS VEHICLE HESITATES THEN TAKES OFF.  NO PROBLEM FOUND.  TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LAMPS WERE ON.  LEFT FRONT ABS SENSOR REPLACED.    *TT","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10108826,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/21/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/10/2004","vin":"1LNHM86S44Y","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"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.    *SC","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10102045,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/25/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"12/02/2004","vin":"","components":"ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"VEHICLE  STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS  SERVICED  SEVERAL TIMES.  A WEEK AGO VEHICLE DIED AT THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THERE WERE NO  INJURIES.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10086398,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":1,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/30/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"08/08/2004","vin":"1LNHM87A84Y","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING ON THE PA. TURNPIKE WHEN A TRACTOR TRAILER BLEW A TIRE. I STRUCK A SMALL PIECE OF THE TIRE AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR CANOPY AND SEAT SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, INJURING MY WIFE AND ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT!*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10080323,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"07/02/2004","vin":"","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"INTERMITTENTLY WHEN RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE, IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL  CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.  *AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10079278,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/15/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"06/15/2004","vin":"FILL  IN","components":"AIR BAGS","summary":"WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER WAS SIDE IMPACTED ON DRIVER SIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE  FURTHER INFORMATION.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10071894,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/19/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"04/30/2004","vin":"1LNHM86S04Y","components":"PARKING BRAKE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKES ENGAGED WITHIN SECONDS.  WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS FLAT BEDDED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A COMPUTER FAILURE AND THE ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON IT.  THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 12 DAYS, IN WHICH THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES WHILES BEING TEST DRIVEN.  *LA","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]},{"odiNumber":10056494,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2004","dateComplaintFiled":"02/04/2004","vin":"1LNHM86S14Y","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE HORN ON MY CAR DOES NOT BLOW AT TIMES.  THE DEALER SAID TO SIMPLY PUSH HARDER.  DEALER CHECKED ANOTHER SIMILAR CAR ON THE LOT AND SAID IT WAS THE SAME.  WHEN THE HORN IS NEEDED  IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO THINK \"PUSH THE HORN HARDER\".  MY CAR IS NEW AND THIS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM.*AK","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2004","productMake":"LINCOLN","productModel":"LS","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]}]}