THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WILL NOT ALLOW THE CONSUMER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM ONCE, BUT SIX WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. ALSO THE REAR RIGHT ELECTRIC WINDOW FELL INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND WILL NOT ROLL UP. THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. *PH
2000 Lincoln LS complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *CB
WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED, PER DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED EVERY AIR BAG COMPONENT, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT HELD MOISTURE AND THE FOG LIGHT HELD WATER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. THE BULB FOR THE LEFT SIDE FOG LIGHT BURNED OUT. THE LEFT SEAT WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CLIPS ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN FRONT HE INSIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HANDLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTAKE HOSE. THE ENGINE MADE NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW REGULATOR. WIND NOISE COULD BE HEARD AROUND BOTH DOORS. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH BODY SEALS. *NLM
MY 2000 LINCOLN LS WAS STRUCK BROADSIDE BY A 1997 MAZDA PROTEGE. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR, AS WELL AS THE CENTER PILLAR, BEING CAVED IN BY THE OTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, DESPITE A COLLISION THAT RESULTED IN OVER $4,200 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THIS VEHICLE, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WHAT IS THE USE IN HAVING SUCH SAFETY EQUIPMENT IF ONE CANNOT RELY UPON IT WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURS? *LA
WHEN TURNING ON SIGNAL LIGHT AND HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHT VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
I OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS, I HAVE HAD AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2 TIMES. ALONG W/ REPLACING GASKETS WHICH LEAKED OIL AND SHORTED OUT THE PLUGS ETC. MAJOR THINGS! I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED. SEAT HEATER REPLACED AND HEADLIGHT COVERS THAT CONSTANTLY FOG W/ ANY MOISTURE STILL EVEN AFTER REPLACING SEVERAL TIMES. RADIO WAS REPLACED, ALONG W/ REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS SHORT OUT ALL THE TIME DUE TO MOISTURE IN REAR LIGHT COVERS! NOW MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THE 1000'S OF DOLLARS. *LA
REGARDING 2000 LINCOLN LS 6 CYL. WITHIN A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR I HAD 3 WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE FAIL, BOTH AT THE BACK AND THE OTHER AT THE PASSENGER WINDOW, WHICH WAS THE LATEST ON 10/27/03. IN ALL THREE, THE REGULATOR ASSEMBLY AND THE CABLE HAVE FAILED. FORD HAS TOLD ME THAT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS ISSUED REGARDING THIS OCCURRENCE. *LA
FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. EXITING THE VEHICLE REQUIRED THE OWNER TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW, REACH OUTSIDE AND LIFT THE HANDLE. *AK *NLM
THE DECORATIVE CAP THAT COVERS THE LUG NUTS SWELLED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CHANGE THE TIRES. THE WRENCH THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE COULD NOT REMOVE THE DECORATIVE CAP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
THE DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE HAVE BEEN QUOTED OVER $650 TO REPAIR THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE DOOR HANDLE IS OPERATED ELECTRONICALLY.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, THE HEADLIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.*AK. THE SEAL WAS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAUSED CONDENSATION. *PH *JB
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
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH DRIVER'S REAR SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY FOR NO KNOWN REASON. NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. *AK
ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED AN INCONSISTANT MISFIRE AT IDLE, DURING ACCELERATION, AND WHEN IT LOBS ALONG IN OVERDRIVE. RECENTLY THE THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE PASSING A SLOW MOVING VEHICLE ON A 2 LANE ROAD. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT STILL CONTINUED TO MIS-FIRE AT RANDOM. SOMETIMES DURING A TURN AT INTERSECTIONS IT STALLS AND THEN REGAINS POWER AND LUNGES FORWARD (ALMOST LIKE A TRANSMISSION SLIP). DEALER CAN NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM(S), THUS THEY CAN NOT FIX IT. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ONE OF THE SALES STAFF INFORMED ME THAT LINCOLN HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE LS-V8 FOR A WHILE. THAT'S GREAT, PUT SOME MORE POOR PERFORMING, UNSAFE CARS OUT THERE TO SELL TO UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS! I'M FORWARDING A COPY OF THIS COMPLAINT TO MY ATTORNEY SHOULD THIS PROBLEM NOT GET FIXED PROPTLY OR SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM, LINCOLN CAN BE PREPARED TO HEAR FROM THEM.*AK
CONSUMER STATES SEAT BELTS LOCK UP WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
THIS PAST APRIL I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO GET THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FIXED. IT IS NOW JULY AND MY REAR PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR NOW NEEDS REPLACED. MY OTHER TWO WINDOWS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE FIXED IF I WERE TO ROLL THEM DOWN. FOR ALL MY REGULATORS TO GO OUT AT BASICALLY THE SAME TIME, TO ME MEANS THAT THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THESE PARTS. *PH
2001 LINCOLN LS WITH 60K MILES. UNUSUAL SMELLS INSIDE CAR. FOUND WARPED EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND DAMAGED ATTACHEMENT BOLTS. DEALER SERVICE SAYS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN SEEN ON A NUMBER OF LINCOLN LS VEHICLES. REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR CORP.*AK
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY REAR WINDOW FELL DOWN, WHEN I WENT TO TRY AND PUT IT UP, IT SOUNDED AS IF THE WINDOW WAS BEING SMASHED. *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH FRONT WINDOWS FELL DOWN IN SIDE THE DOOR. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON TEN OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM IS RECURRING.*AK
MOONROOF LEAKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHENEVER IT RAINS.
~BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS HAVE FAILED ~DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T WORK ~DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL STRAP BROKE ~VEHICLE TRANSMISSION MISSES GEAR GOING UP INCLINES ~VEHICLE MISFIRES AND ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AT TIMES, DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG ~REPLACE BACK RIGHT SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATORS AFTER FAILURES ~MOONROOF SWITCH WENT BAD ~LUG NUTS ON VEHICLE STRIP EASILY, HAVE TO REPLACE MOST OF THEM ~SHIFTS EXTREMELY ROUGH FROM REVERSE TO PARK ~ENGINE IDLE SOUND TERRIBLE FOR A LUXURY CAR, EVER AFTER DEALER TUNE UP ~HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE GASKETS, COOLANT LEAKED INTO ENGINE BLOCK CONTAMINATING THE OIL ~HEADLIGHTS FOG OVER AFTER ANY PRECIPITATION, VERY DANGEROUS ~LOWER FRONT BUMPER IS SEPARATING FROM THE UPPER BUMPER
NHTSA RECALL 00-V-35-000: CONSUMER'S TWO YEARS OLD SON, ENGAGED THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DAMAGED A FENCE AND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS WELL. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH WIRING FOR ENGINE. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
REAR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR, WITH FAILURE HISTORY KNOWN TO DEALER, FAILED JUST OUTSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD. DESPITE THEIR PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, THEY DID NOT ADVISE OR RECOMMEND UPGRADED EQUIPMENT/REPAIR UNTIL UNIT FAILED. ALSO REFUSED TO REPLACE LEFT REAR UNIT DESPITE ANTICIPATED FAILURE. REFUSED TO PROVIDE COPY OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN IN THEIR POSSESSION. *NLM
THE HEAD LIGHT LENSES FOGGED UP. *JB THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT DEVELOPES MOISTURE ON THE INSIDE THUS NOT BEING ABLE TO ILLUMINATE FULLY.*TS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.*JB...*AK
CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND JERKING INTO GEAR HARSLY- I AM BEING PUT OFF BY DEALER..CAR HAS DONE THIS CONTINUOUS..HAS BEEN TO THREE DEALERSHIPS AND NONE CAN RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR ME AND MY CHILD. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASSIONS. I HAVE BEGGED THE DEALER TO JUST PUT ME IN ANOTHER 2000 LINCOLN LS. I BOUGHT THE CAR JUNE OF 2002- CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED THIS PROBLEM AND HAS CONTINUED. I PAID 23,900 FOR MY CAR 6 MONTHS AGO AND DEALER TODAY TELLS ME HE WILL GIVE ME 15,000.00 FOR MY CAR AND WILL PUT ME IN ANOTHER LINCOLN LS FOR 3600.00 MORE DOLLARS. PLEASE HELP- I HAVE CONTACTED LINCOLN TO START A DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. I FEEL THIS IS MORE A SAFETY HAZARD THAN ANYTHING.
HEADLAMP FILLS UP WITH MOISTURE, DECREASING OUTPUT OF BEAM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO REPLACE DESPITE A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND THAT ENGINEERS WERE INVESTIGATING FOR A FIX. DEALER ADVISED THAT PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE APPROXIMATELY DEC 2002.
CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE "SIDE AIR BAG" DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY VEHICLE IMPACT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON HIGHWAY. TS
THE HEADLIGHT COVERS ON THE VEHICLE COLLECT MOISTURE AND FOG OVER TO THE EXTENT THAT VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED. THE MOISTURE DOES NOT GO AWAY, CLEAR UP, OR DISPERSE. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH IT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN A TECH. SERVICE BULLETIN FROM LINCOLN IN JANUARY, 2002. THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE AUTO ARE INEFFECTIVE WITH THE MOISTURE BUILD-UP. IT IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. TS
WHEN VEHICLE IS TAKEN OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE THERE IS A NOISE, A QUITE NOTICEABLE POPPING SOUND. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY HERITAGE LINCOLN-MERCURY IN GREENVILLE, SC THE PROBLEM HAS RETURN, UNSURE IF THIS NOISE OCCURS IN THE 2000 LS MODELS. *AK
ALL FOUR TIRES ARE CUPPING, AND AT 27000 MILES MANUFACTURER WANTS TO REPLACE THE TIRES. P215/60R16, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 27000 MILES MOUNTED ON LINCOLN LS, 2000. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TIRES HAD BEEN ROTATED THREE TIMES BUT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CUPPED AND SHOWS WEAR. *YH
REAR AND FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION. P215/60R16, ORGINAL TIRES. PLEASE INCLUDE DOT # W2X81RK 189. *AK.*JB
ONE OF THE TIRES WAS LOSING AIR DUE TO A SIDE WALL PLUG THAT WAS INSTALLED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT THE CONSUMER'S KNOWLEDGE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. (GOODYEAR TIRE) *YH. CONSUMERS CO-WORKER NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS LOW, AIR WAS THEN PUT IN THE TIRE, HOWEVER IT WAS THEN DISCOVERED THAT A FINISHING NAIL WAS EMBEDDED IN THE SIDEWALL, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE GOODYEAR DEALER, AND THE MECHANIC KEPT THE TIRE FOR A FEW HOURS TO PERFORM A TEST, HE THEN STATED THE NAIL DID NOT GO THROUGH THE TIRE AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO PATCH OR PURCHASE A NEW TIRE, ON MONDAY JUNE 24, 2002, CONSUMER NOTICED THE TIRE WAS LOW AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO GOODYEAR, AND THE MECHANIC STATED HE WOULD INVESTIGATE THE TIRE FURTHER, THE MECHANICS DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE HAD A SIDEWALL PLUG AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RECOMMENDED TO REPAIR THE TIRE IN THAT MANNER OR EVEN DRIVE WITH THAT TYPE OF REPAIR, A NEW TIRE WOULD NEED TO BE PURCHASED BECAUSE IT WAS ILLEGAL TO PATCH OR PLUG IN THE SIDEWALL, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY NEVER PLUGGED OR PATCH THE SIDEWALL.(GOODYEAR TIRES)*JB *JG
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE OVERHEATED. AND SHUT DOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED.
POWER WINDOWS DROP DOWN INTRMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS REPLACED REGULATOR FOR ALL 4 WINDOWS. DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE UNTIL RELAY SWITCH(S) HAVE FAILED. IN A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING BETEEN 58-75 MPH. GETTING WORST AT HIGHER SPEED. TIRES WERE BALANCED, BUT VIBRATION STILL EXIST. *TT
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT SURGES FORWARD AND WHEN IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE SURGES BACKWARDS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE PCV VALVE YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST, THE DEALER THEN DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE SURGING *MJ
CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD . DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND REPROGAMMED VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURING.*JB
AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN APPLING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DUE TO A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE LOCATED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER, CONSUMER APPLIES BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WHEN BRAKING/ ACCELERATING. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *YD
VEHICLE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND INSTANTLY AFTER CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT A QUICK STING ON LEFT SIDE AT THE HIP AREA, WHILE PULLING VEHICLE OVER CONSUMER REALIZED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND THE TOXIC GAS WAS SEEPING OUT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED.*AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT WITH NO WARNING. WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. MAJORITY OF TIMES, VEHICLE WAS TOWED. BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES FOR STALLING, BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK
DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON
THE JACK PROVIDED WITH THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED AFTER TIRE WAS REMOVED ALLOWING THE CAR TO CRASH TO THE GROUND. I WAS NOT NEAR THE CAR AT THE TIME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER EXAMING THE JACK ,THE JACK WAS BENT IN HALF . THIS IS A SCISSORS TYPE JACK, WAS NOT EXTENDED VERY HIGH AS THIS CAR SITS LOW TO THE GROUND .THE QUALITY AND STRENGHT OF THE JACK IS QUESTIONABLE. FORTUNATELY , THERE WAS NO INJURY AND ONLY DAMAGE TO THE REAR DISC WHICH I INTEND TO REPORT TO THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR CO. *AK
VEHICLE HAD A BLOWOUT WITH FIRESTONE BRAND TIRES (FIREHAWK LH P215/60 R16 94V)THAT SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AS THOSE SEEN IN FORD EXPLORERS. *JG
VEHICLE STALLS AT TAKE OFF AT 70 MPH. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 4 WEEKS AND CANNOT FIND CAUSE FOR STALLING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH STRAIGHT SECTION OF INTERSTATE 75 AT 80 MPH I APPARENTLY RAN OVER A PIECE OF METAL WHICH FLIPPED UP AND HIT THE UNDER SIDE OF THE CAR UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT TOWARD THE OUTSIDE. THEN THE SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STRIKING MY UPPER ARM,CAUSING A LARGE BRUISE. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR. I CHECKED FOR DAMAGE AT THE NEXT LIGHTED EXIT. FINDING NONE I PROCEEDED ON MY TRIP HOME. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE TO THE LINCOLN DEALER. THEY DISCOVERED A 2-3 INCH GASH UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AND SAID THAT CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THEY DENIED A WARRENTY CLAIM FOR THE REPAIR AND REFUSED TO STATE IN WRITING THAT THE IMPACT TO THE UNDER SIDE OF THE CAR CAUSED THE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY PROPERLY AND THEREFOR WAS NOT A COVERED DEFECT. AT THIS TIME I AM TRYING TO CONTACT THE LINCOLN 800 NUNBER TO GET THE REPAIR COVERED UNDER THE WARRENTY AND HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED INTO FOR OTHER DRIVER'S SAFETY.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 80 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPOLYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK
WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL PEDAL, IT WILL FALL TO THE FLOOR AND CONSUMERS FOOT WILL INADVERTENTLY HIT ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED FOR THE FOURTH TIME, HE HAD TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN, AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE DOOR, CAUSING $1,800.00 DAMAGE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *AK *JB
AIRBAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
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