NHTSA Complaint #10145989 — 2000 LINCOLN LS

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 00' LINCOLN LS WITH 71K MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEMS, THE WORST OF WHICH HAS BEEN THE TRANSMISSION(S). I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP HERE THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW ONE 32K MILES AGO, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL HAD GONE BAD. THIS IS THREE TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOW NEEDED FOR A CAR WITH UNDER 75K MILES ON IT, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. PLUS, ON AVERAGE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH. THE ONLY EXPLANATION I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER FOR THIS IS THAT "00' WAS THE FIRST YEAR THEY MADE THE LS AND IT TOOK THEM A FEW YEARS TO GET IT RIGHT," SO I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM. THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE WAY TO FREQUENT AND EXPENSIVE TO BE CONSIDERED NORMAL FOR ANY CAR. ACCORDING TO MY DEALERSHIP, THE 00' LS IN GENERAL IS A LEMON AND EVERY ONE WITH THAT YEAR LS IS SUFFERING BECAUSE OF IT. OTHER PROBLEMS ASIDE, I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR WITH THIS LOW OF MILES. I ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE TO WORK AND BACK AND AROUND TOWN AND NEVER WRECKLESSLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HANDLE WITH CARE, SO WHY THE PROBLEMS? DEALER INFO: CAPITOL LINCOLN MERCURY 3469 S STATE ST SALT LAKE, UT 84115 801-263-2222. *NM