NHTSA Complaint #10330298 — 2004 LINCOLN LS

DRIVING DOWN ROAD - ETC ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE LIGHT COMES ON, AND CAR DRIVES TERRIBLE AND SLOW. THEN, AS DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, ABS LIGHT AND CHECK AUTOTRAC LIGHT COME ON. PULLED OVER TO WAIT TO FOR TOW TRUCK, AS FORD PLACE TOLD ME THE CAR WOULD EVENTUALLY SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY IF I KEPT DRIVING IT (I WAS JUST TRYING TO DRIVE IT TO THE FORD PLACE) PROBLEM ENDED UP BEING THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS REPLACED FOR $1255 PARTS & LABOR. AFTER THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, REAR WHEEL SENSOR FOR ABS IS BAD, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $220. I TOLD THEM TO HOLD OFF ON THAT, AS IT WAS ALREADY EXPENSIVE ENOUGH, AND THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS ALREADY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE TO JUST COME ON WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ALSO, THE CAR BARELY MOVES IN THIS MODE. MY CAR IS A 2004 LINCOLN LS WITH 78,000 MILES. THIS HAS HAPPENED SOONER THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED, AND I WONDER IF IT IS A LEMON CAR WITH ALL OF THE ISSUES THAT JUST BEGAN OCCURRING. I ALSO HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO. *TR