There are 8 owner-reported tires & wheels complaints for the 2002 Lincoln LSin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
ALL FOUR 17 INCH CHROME WHEELS ARE CRACKED AT THE LUG NUTS ON MY 2002 LINCOLN LS (STRANGELY SIMILAR TO RECALL NOTICE 03V136000). EXPERIENCED VIBRATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE WHEELS. *TR
I HAVE A 2002 LINCOLN LS. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN PLACE FOR 2003 CHROME RIMS FOR LINCOLN LS FOR CRACKING WHEELS. I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS WHAT IS DESCRIBED IN THE 2003 RECALL. I HAVE CRACKING IN THE WELL OF THE WHEEL ON MY CAR AND AROUND LUG NUTS ON MY VEHICLE. I CONTACTED LINCOLN TO SEE IF I COULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. LINCOLN TOLD ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT THE INFORMATION TO THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS INSPECTED BECAUSE I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS HAPPENING THAT THE 2003 CHROME RIMS HAVE. *TR
ON 12/19/08 APPROX., 1630 P.M., AS WE WERE DRIVING THE 2002 LINCOLN LS CAR, IT WAS TREMENDOUSLY SHAKING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART AND/OR THE TIRES HAD GONE FLAT. WE PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE TIRES FOR FLATS AND THERE WERE NONE. WE THEN PHONED THE DEALERSHIP TO REPORT THIS NEW PROBLEM AS WE INFORMED THEM THAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM . THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME BACK ON THE SAME DAY WE'D PICKED IT UP FOR THAT REPAIR AND REMAINED ON, ALONG W/NEW ISSUES. WE WERE TOLD WE COULD BRING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY, 12/23/08. ON 12/22/08 AT APPROX., 0540 A.M., AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON FWY 99, THE CAR BEGAN TREMBLING ONCE AGAIN. I HEARD AN OVERWHELMING LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL. I SWERVED HEADING IN THE NE DIRECTION, AND HIT A SEMI-TRUCK WHICH WAS DRIVING UP ALONGSIDE OF MY VEHICLE. AFTER HITTING INTO THE SIDE OF THE SEMI-TRUCK, THE VEHICLE TURNED FACING S IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY FACING HEAVY ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE SEMI-TRUCK HIT MY DRIVER'S LEFT DOOR WHICH KNOCKED MY VEHICLE OFF THE FREEWAY ONTO THE MEDIAN. AS I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FURTHER INTO THE MEDIAN FOR SAFETY FROM ON-COMING TRAFFIC, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE IN THE SLIGHTEST. AFTER TWO STRANGERS RAN TO MY VEHICLE PRIED THE DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN AND THEY PHYSICALLY ASSISTED ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I DISCOVERED THE ENTIRE BACK LEFT TIRE, RIM AND ALL HAD FALLEN OFF. THIS INCLUDED THE STUDS WHICH THE TIRE SITS UPON AND IS FASTENED THROUGH. AFTER TOWING THE VEHICLE TO A TOW YARD UTILIZING MY AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF WHAT HAD OCCURRED. I INFORMED THEM THAT VEHICLE WAS HAZARDOUS AND ALMOST KILLED ME. I WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT AND THEY WOULD PHONE THE TOW YARD AND RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE THAT DAY. THE CAR REMAINS AT THE SAME TOW YARD TO THIS DATE, AND ON SATURDAY, 1/3/09, I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE TO THE REPAIR GUY, HE THEN INFORMED MYSELF THEY WERE NOT WILLING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
THE LUG NUTS ON MY 2002 LINCOLN LS HAVE SWELLED ON THE LUG POSTS AND MAKE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE. THE CAR WENT INTO SERVICE AND I WAS PHONED AND INFORMED BY THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP THAT NEW LUG NUTS COST $100 FOR THE CAR. FORD & LINCOLN KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE THROUGH YOUR ORGANIZATION. *TR
NOTICED IN 2003 THAT THE WHEEL HUBS WERE BEGINNING TO CRACK ON MY CHROME WHEELS. INFORMED DEALER. DID NOTHING. AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS BEGAN TO NOTICE A SHIMMY (SHAKE SIDE TO SIDE) MOTION. INFORMED DEALER, THEY SUGGESTED NEW TIRES. PURCHASED NEW TIRES AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED. DEALER SUGGESTED TIRES HAD FLATSPOT. TIRE MFG. SUGGESTED PROBLEM WITH WHEELS. DID A SEARCH FOR RELATED PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS. FOUND THAT A RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR CHROME WHEELS FOR 2003 MODEL YEAR, EXPERIENCING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS AND SAFETY ISSUES. THE CAR VIBRATES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND HAVE ALREADY LOST A LUGNUT. TIRE MFG. WHEN REPLACING TIRES DAMAGED A FEW LUGNUTS IN ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THEM. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HAVING A LEFT REAR FLAT TIRE, THE LUGS NUTS COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY. AFTER INITIAL INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE STAINLESS STEEL JACKET OF ALL OF THE LUG NUTS ON THE VEHICLE WERE DISTORTED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AWAITING TOW SERVICE TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. UPDATED 05/03/06. *JB
WE PURCHASED A 2002 LINCOLN LSE ABOUT 15 MONTHS AGO. ABOUT A WEEK AGO WE TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THEN 3 DAYS LATER BROUGHT IT IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND NEW BRAKES WERE INSTALLED AN WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD BE NEEDING NEW TIRES. WE ASKED IF NEEDED TO BE DONE THEN BUT THE SERVICE PERSON SAID SOON. 7 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE IN THE FAST LANE OUR LEFT REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE LITERALLY BLEW OFF THE CAR LEAVING NOTHING BUT THE RIM. THANK GOD THE CAR BEHIND US WITNESSED IT ALL AND STAYED BEHIND US TILL WE WERE SAFE ACROSS 3 LANES TO THE SHOULDER. HE SAID HE NEVER SAW SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN. WE HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR AT LEAST 26 YEARS AND NEVER NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I THANK GOD WE WERE SAFE BUT I DO THINK THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. TIRES SHOULD NOT JUST EXPLODE OFF A RIM AND DISINTERGRATE. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, AS THIS WAS A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE. AFTER TOWING THE VECHICLE INTO THE LINCOLN MERCURY SHOWROOM WE ARE TOLD WE NEED 4 NEW TIRES AND A RIM -- $1600. *LA
LUG NUT COVER STRIPS AWAY FROM LUG NUT. LUG WRENCH TURNS COVER ONLY. I HAD TO PRY THIS ALUMINUM COVER OFF TO REMOVE LUG. POOR FIT OF LUG NUT WRENCH. *LA
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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