Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed May 6, 2020
BALL JOINTS, OUTER TIE ROD ENDS AND STEERING SECTION GOES BAD, DOING A LOT OF POPPING AND CREAKING. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 11323457
- Incident
- Oct 8, 2019
- Mileage
- 170,000 mi
2005 Lincoln LS Other / unspecified Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Other / unspecified reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest May 6, 2020
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
9%
of 90 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2005 Lincoln LS submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming other
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Other / unspecifiedSteering
Filed May 30, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF A TIRE BLEW OUT. AFTERWARDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11098800
- Incident
- May 17, 2018
- Mileage
- 96,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 18, 2014
I HAVE A REPEATED PROBLEM WHERE EXCESSIVE CORROSION AROUND THE WHEEL RIM CAUSES A LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY HAVE A MECHANIC GRIND AND RESEAL THE WHEEL RIM. BEAD SEALER ALONE IS INEFFECTIVE DUE TO THE LEVEL OF CORROSION. I CAN LOSE 15 -20 LBS OF PRESSURE IN AN HOUR WHEN THIS OCCURS. I HAVE HAD TWO TIRES THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A RAPID LOSS OF PRESSURE. I AM CONCERNED TO TAKE THE CAR ON LONGER TRIPS BECAUSE I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10614501
- Incident
- Dec 12, 2008
- Mileage
- 40,017 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 24, 2014
WHEELS WERE FOUND TO BE DELAMINATING AND SEPARATING AT THE BASE MATERIAL LEVEL. ALL FOUR WHEELS . ONE TIRE HAD THE SEAL BEAD COMPLETELY MISSING . REPORTED TO LINCOLN / FORD SAME DATE ....THEY REPORTED THAT THIS WAS NOT A QUALITY PROBLEM AND OUT OF WARRANTY . CLEARLY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WILL ALLOW THE TIRE TO COME OFF THE WHEEL AND IS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10605686
- Incident
- Jun 24, 2014
- Mileage
- 32,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 7, 2011
HAVE A 2005 LINCOLN LS.. THE CHROME PLATING IS SEPARATING FROM THE RIMS. THIS IS BREAKING THE SEAL CAUSING AIR LEAKS AND CHANGING OF FLAT TIRES.. HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THE TIRES WILL STAY INFLATED.. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10375180
- Incident
- Jan 6, 2011
- Mileage
- 109,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Aug 7, 2008
THE LEFT REAR WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY FAILED TO HOLD AIR. A LOCAL TIRE MERCHANT SAID THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY THE CHROME PLATING SEPARATING FROM THE ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL. THE DEALER AND LINCOLN-MERCURY SAID THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO BRAKE DUST GETTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL. THEY CLAIMED THAT THIS WAS NOT A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT AND REFUSED A WARRANTY CLAIM. THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN HOW DUST ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE WHEEL COULD CAUSE THE SURFACE INSIDE THE TIRE TO FAIL AND LEAK AIR UNTIL THE TIRE WAS FLAT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10237415
- Incident
- Aug 5, 2008
- Mileage
- 9,200 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 13, 2006
2005 LS PURCHASED NEW 09/05. HAD AFTERMARKET WHEELS AND TIRES REPLACE FOR A BETTER LOOK. ON 09/06, A YEAR LATER, HAD TO HAVE WHEEL STUD REPLACED. DEALERSHIP BILLED ME STATING NOT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE HAD WHEELS & TIRES REPLACED. JUST YESTERDAY 11/12/06, SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. ONLY TWO STUDS HAVE TO BE REPLACED THIS TIME. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10173418
- Incident
- Nov 12, 2006
Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 5, 2005
2 LUGS ON RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE. REMAINING LUGS WERE LOOSE. THIS HAPPENED AT 70 MPH WITH 2005 LINCOLN LS. TOTAL MILEAGE ON VEHICLE AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 1,850 MILES. *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10144453
- Incident
- Nov 14, 2005
- Mileage
- 1,850 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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