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Sedans Lincoln LS Lincoln LS Rough Idling and codes
22 messages, Last post on Oct 10, 2009 at 4:36 AM
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After reading Rut1's comments, I joined this board to add in. Recently my "check Advancetrac" warning and ABS light came on. They go on and off periodically. Yesterday, the "ETC engine failsafe mode" warning came on, and put my 2004 Lincoln LS VS Sport into a limp mode (also see http://answers.edmunds.com/question-2006-Lincoln-LS-ETC-engine-failsafe-mode-err- or-9646.aspx). I took it to a Fod/Lincoln dealer who ran a diagnostic. They told me they had to special order a "Throttle Body", and it would cost $900 parts and labor. I am holding off for now because all lights have gone off, and I'd love to hear your thoughts first before I get caught replacing 5 different things over the next 6 months, and dropping thousands. Also, interestingly as Rut1 said, this seems to have happened after heavy rains recently. I felt fluid dripping on my left foot driving after going through heavy rain recently, and there was also water in my trunk (right up front on the left side). Anyone else seeing this? Could the rains have caused a sensor malfunction? I've never seen the ETC warning before, and once I pulled over and restarted the car, everything has been fine since.
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Replying to: jtw72 (Aug 06, 2009 5:14 am) The ETC failsafe mode could easily be caused by an electrical problem and could be moisture related. If it doesn't reoccur I wouldn't worry about it. |
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| Thanks Akirby! I appreciate the reply. That is what my plan was before I spent the dough. | |
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| I have a 2000 Lincoln LS.It has been running great.Then the other day I started it up and it started idling very rough(my whole car was shaking).When I am driving it,it runs very smooth like always.But when I am stopped at a light it feels like my car is going to die.Please help !!!!!Also there is no engine light coming on. | |
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Had a rough idle, misfire episode on my 2004 LS last week (88K miles). Check engine light went on and I limped back home then took it to a dealer. They said it was #3 coil problem and it was going to be $300. Fortunately, I had my letter from Lincoln and claimed the coil was covered under a program. The regular service guy said no but I appealed to the Service Mgr. He re-read the service notice and then agreed with me. I picked up the car and didn't really drive it until Saturday. My son said it was running a little rough but no engine light. On Saturday night I was on a major highway under construction and accelerated to pass someone. The engine shut down and gave me the ETC Engine Fail Safe Mode notice was given. I coasted for about 30 second with the flashers on and traffic quickly approaching my backside. I put the car in neutral, turn the key towards off then re-started the engine. I put it in gear and it took off. The construction zone only had concrete barriers with no place to turn off so fortunately this process worked. It dropped again when I attempted to accelerate hard again on a side road on my way home. ETC Engine Fail Safe mode light again. I found this thread on Sunday. I ran it up to AutoZone to have them check the codes. They found a P2104 and P2112 code. I took it to the dealer on Monday and they replaced the #5 coil, this time they already knew it was covered under the program. I spoke with the service manager and talked about this may be a challenging problem based on my research. He recognized that once one coil goes it might there is a tendency for more of them to go but he could not replace them all and get it covered. At least they didn't say it was the throttle problem (which isn't covered under a program). I guess now I have to wait and see what else goes wrong and how long in between. I ask what codes the dealer found but they never have them available when I pickup the car. I'll keep checking this thread and post any updates...
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I bought a Lincoln LS 2002. It had 60,000 miles on it. I drove it about 1000 miles and it started to misfire at idle. I kept driving it for a while and the misfire got worse. It got so bad that the car didn't want to shift, it kept hesitating instead of shifting into high gear. It wasn't fun to drive anymore and I decided to get it fixed. The dealer wanted an outrageous amount of money to do this. I met a guy who was a laid off certified FORD mechanic. He had worked on the Lincoln LS alot and said they had cronic coil problems. I hired him to fix my car. He had a code reader and said #4 and #6 had a problem. We took the coil covers off and pulled the coils and spark plugs. Many of them were drenched with oil. The plugs sit way down in a hole in the middle of the valve covers. Those holes were filled with oil ...........ah we have come to the problem.......a faulty seal between the valve cover and the cylinder head. Turns out the valve covers are made out of plastic (composite). Gee do ya think maybe that has something to do with why they failed. There is an O ring like seal around each spark hole but the plastic valve cover does not exert enough pressure around the plugs to make a dependable seal. Lincoln needs to make a metal valve cover replacement. I don't trust this car on a long trip!!! By the way the valve cover gaskets can only be bought at the dealer $60.00 each - thats $120.00 - WHAT A RIP-OFF. The dealer wants $80.00 each for the coils but you can buy them for $50.00 at the auto parts store. I hate to say this but I might be buying a Honda or Toyota next! PLACTIC VALVE COVERS ON A $40,000.00 CAR! #$%&(*)
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Replying to: pipsqueek (Sep 11, 2009 1:27 pm)
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Replying to: akirby (Sep 12, 2009 4:19 am)
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Replying to: pipsqueek (Sep 12, 2009 11:51 am) |
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