2000 Lincoln LS Fuel system Problems

“My 2000 Lincoln LS leaking from the gas tank. This was identified as a defect in 2005 but according to Lincoln my VIN number is not included in the recall.this is a very dangerous perhaps life threatening . When I was last filling up my car I was told by the costco attendant I had to roll my car forward due to the leak from the tank.”

“On i95 car started hesitating, bucking I pulled off i95 and slowly bucked to work when I left work slowly drove home engine light came on and went to my mechanic. He checked the car out and said it is probably the catalytic converter, these LS's are know for this problem. He said I could continue to drive it safely as I only put less than 5000 miles a year but eventually it will go. I went on line and so many people have reported the same issue with all different years of this model. …”

“The engine failures began on july 28, 2005 and have continued through this date. This engine should have been recalled. The types of problems cause the engine to create erroneous mechanical readouts preventing the vehicle from passing state's emission inspections. The engine shuts down due to faulty plastic tensioners causing the timing chains to become loose, thus causing engine failures. I'm lucky I was not going any faster when my engine failed twice causing me to lose my steering capabilities, etc. …”

“Driving at night hit debris in road at aprox. 55 MPH. Noticed fuel gage level descending. While exiting right curving ramp and braking auto started to lose control. Abs helped correct swerve. Inspected underbody following day. Fuel tank was ruptured. I paid local Lincoln dealer to replace fuel tank. *aprox. Incident date.”