NHTSA Complaint #10499975 — 2005 LINCOLN LS

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10499975
Vehicle	2005 LINCOLN LS
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 7, 2013
Date Filed	February 25, 2013
Mileage	40,950 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

WHILE TRAVELING ON A DIVIDED HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH MY CAR ABRUPTLY SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH CAUSING VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO BRAKE AND/OR SWERVE AROUND ME. A "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I FOUND AFTER GETTING TO A SAFE SPOT AND STOPPING, THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE CAR WAS IN THE "LIMP MODE" WHERE IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER AND NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO MY NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR I SHUT IF OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE WARNING "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE CAR ACTED NORMALLY. I CONTACTED A NUMBER OF DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS AND FOUND THAT IT'S A SOMEWHAT COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THE FIX COULD BE ANYTHING FROM A BAD TRANSMISSION SOLENOID TO A COMPLETE FUEL/COMPUTER/IGNITION REDO FOR $4500 TO $6500. HAVING THIS HAPPEN ON A RURAL ROAD IS ONE THING, BUT IF IT HAPPENED ON AN EXPRESSWAY WITH TRAFFIC AT 75 MPH PLUS, COULD QUITE POSSIBLY BE LETHAL. *TR

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