Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||||
| 16748 | 04/01/2003 | 10002650 | Difficulty fully engaging a lug nut wrench or socket over the nut on vehicles with exposed wheel lug nuts only. *tt | 09/09/2003 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 01/11/2013 | 67000 | ||
| I am a 66 yr old widow, owner of a 2001 ls purchased june 2001, a recall fix was to have been done before my purchase in march of 2001 to correct a problem with ball joints. i read online that many of these vehicles have the damage that was suppose to be corrected for when they get to about 67000 miles, i am at 67000 miles, took my car in for inspection and need an 1800 dollar fix to correct the issue that was suppose to be avoided by the recall. ford said, too long ago, no warranty beyond the norm for recall fixes. i can not believe with the amount of evidence that these cars all require a fix at 67000 miles that ford isn't forced to address this dangerous condition. i also don't know if it's safe to drive a while longer, i just don't know how they got away with a recall that did not provide the fix. | |||
| 08/17/2011 | 148000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2001 lincoln ls. while driving approximately 25 mph over a roadbump, the contact lost slight control because the vehicle began to abnormally sway from left to right. in addition, the four wheel rims installed on the vehicle were corroded near the hub. the dealer was notified of the failure and they informed the contact that the vin was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 00v359001 (suspension: front: control arm: lower ball). there was also a manufacturer voluntary recall on the wheel rims but the vin was ineligible. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 148,000. | |||
| 04/11/2001 | 111000 | ||
| 2001 lincoln ls--front passenger wheel- there was alot of sweaking noises coming from the wheel before incident occured. yesterday, going through a drive-thru, i heard a pop. i got out and inspected the vehicle. the fender was resting on the tire. i called a tow truck and as he was trying to put the car on the tow truck, he showed me the damage. the bolt that holds the ball joint and control arm to the wheel came off. please investigate this for me, and contact me when you find something out! thx | |||
| 01/06/2007 | 99500 | 2 | |
| Tl* - the contact owns a 2001 lincoln ls. while driving at approximately 2 mph the wheel caved in. the car was towed to the dealer and repaired. the mechanic state the failure was due to the lower ball joints, and provided the contact with a copy of recall #00v359001. the contact called ford, who stated the recall was not related to this vehicle. the contact felt ford wasn't accepting responsibility for the incident. the contact will further investigate, and was concerned about the safety risk involved as the incident could have been devastating if it had occurred while driving at at a much faster speed.*ak updated 03/30/07. *jb | |||
| WHEELS - LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS | |||
| 03/14/2004 | 34000 | 20 | 06/01/2001 |
| Road wheel lug nut design used on certain my2001 lincoln ls sedans is dimensionally unstable, growing in size over time and making it impossible to remove and/or secure with the correct wheel brace or socket tool. following a puncture and subsequent replacement of 4 tires on my vehicle due to normal wear, all 20 nuts also had to be replaced as they could only be removed by force. dealer informed me that tsb exists for this issue, but no formal recall. note: 1 sample of defective nut available upon request. *jb | |||
| 09/15/2002 | |||
| The caps on the lug nuts on the front wheels is striped causing it to bedifficult to change the tire. ts | |||
| Ts | |||
| 06/17/2002 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| One lug was sheared off and the other lug nuts were loosened. this could have caused the wheel to comeoff of the car at high speed. it is unclear if the lug sheared first and then the remaining lug nuts loosened or if the lug nuts were first loose and then the lug sheared.*ak | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 07/01/2006 | 73000 | 35 | 06/01/2006 |
| We have a 2001 lincoln ls sport v-8 with the sport 17 inch chrome wheels. the wheels are defective. for some reason lincoln designed the rims with chrome on the inside which over time, bubbles and corrodes. it constantly causes the tires to go flat and cuts them up. it is ridiculous that there is not a recall on this problem as i have heard many people having trouble with these specific chrome 17 inch wheels. of course during the 2003 design, the wheels were changed. why no recall on such a serious problem??? it is causing alot of grief over something as simple as wheels and tires. *nm | |||