Lincoln LS steering problems
93 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
982 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
74,978 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2006 model years. Data snapshot: . 700 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
93 of 982 complaints match this topic (9.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10038056 · 2003-09-03 (September 3, 2003)
RECALL 00V359001 CONCERNING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPAIRED IN 2000. OWNER DESCRIBED FAILURE OF "RUMBLING WHILE BEING DRIVEN ON SMOOTH ROAD SURFACE AND INADEQUATE STEERING". OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER FOR A SOLUTION. *AK
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Owner report 10075578 · 2004-07-06 (July 6, 2004)
THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMING APART DUE TO LOOSENED NUTS. THE STEERING WAS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT AS WELL. *AK THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY SHOWED TIRE WEAR AND ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO OWNERSHIP AND ADJUSTMENTS. *SC *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 32,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10075578 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10113344 · 2005-03-03 (March 3, 2005)
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY CAR WHICH HAD A RECALL FOR LOWER BALL JOINT INSPECTION (NOT TORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS) IN NOVEMBER 2000. MY COMPLAINT IS I HEARD LOUD CLANKING NOISE EMITTING FROM FRONT SUSPENSION WITH BAD VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM TO CHECK OUT THE NOISE. AS A MECHANIC WAS DRIVING THE CAR INTO SHOP, THE SUSPENSION SNAPPED AND THE CAR AND SUSPENSION FELL TO GROUND. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM THAT THIS WAS A RECALL. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE V…
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Owner report 10119914 · 2005-05-05 (May 5, 2005)
DT: THE CONSUMER'S COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO A RECALL THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN PERFORMED IN 2000. THE CONSUMER IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS IN REFERENCE TOT EH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT FRACTURE. THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN HEARING FRONT END NOISE. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IF SHE BOUGHT NEW TIRES THE NOISE WOULD GO AWAY BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. FORD IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING AND THEY STATE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. ( FORD HAS TOLD HER SHE NEEDS TO HAVE THE BALL JOINTS AND THE STEERING KNUCKLE ON THE F…
Owner-reported narrative. 36,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10119914 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10127640 · 2005-08-05 (August 5, 2005)
DT: THERE IS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING THE UPPER BALL JOINTS. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE VEHICLE HAD TO HAVE BALL JOINTS TIGHTENED, THEN THE OTHER SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS CRACKED. THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AROUND CURVES. THE VEHICLE WOULD WANDER BACK AND FORTH. *AK *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 64,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10127640 at NHTSA ↗