Problems with 2001 Lincoln LS SUSPENSION

: suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint. i took my car into velde lincoln mercury in peoria, ill. 7/11/03 and told them that my car was fish tailing in the front. they told me i needed new tires, they did not tell me that anything else was wrong with the car.i was getting new tires and the place where i put the tires on told me that the lower ball joint was loose. they tightened it up, i had an appointment in two days with lincoln in springfield, ill. to get it looked at. the next night the ball joint broke while i was going 50 miles an hour. i reinjured my back.*ak

Consumer states that upper ball joint is wearing prematurely.*ak

2001 lincoln ls--front passenger wheel- there was alot of squeaking noises coming from the wheel before incident occurred. yesterday, going through a drive-thru, i heard a pop. i got out and inspected the vehicle. the fender was resting on the tire. i called a tow truck and as he was trying to put the car on the tow truck, he showed me the damage. the bolt that holds the ball joint and control arm to the wheel came off. please investigate this for me, and contact me when you find something out! thx *tr

Vehicle had electrical problems, gearshift panel lights went out/ back up light were not working. *ak consumer was involved in an accident, while driving the vehicle drifted across the center lane and sideswiped 2 vehicles, there were no injuries, however there was property damage, consumer feels this is related to recall 00v359001, prior to the accident, consumer had alignment issues with vehicle and had the lower ball joint replaced. clock spring was replaced and dealer had to reposition a dropped air bag. *slc

While driving about 5 mph vehicle swerved across center lane, and side swiped oncoming truck. damage was $ 7200. after vehicle was repaired steering wheel was off center, about 45 degrees. dealer then aligned front end. 2 weeks later, wheel went off center oi other direction by 45 degrees. dealer then found one lower ball joint missing. and said there was a recall on that component. consumer did not get recall letter , daler checked vin, and this vehicle was not affected. after repair was done, repair bill stated lower ball joint was loose, not missing. then wheel was making a clicking sound when turning. dealer then replaced clock spring assembly and reset airbag. consumer felt incident was caused by missing ball joint. *ak

While driving, vehicle drifted across center lane sideswiping a truck and another vehicle, recall 00v359001 states lower ball joints may loosen and cause an accident, however consumer's vin. was not included but on invoice it states that lower ball joint was missing, consumer was issued a ticket for accident, however possible cause could be recall related, prior to accident consumer felt that something was wrong with the steering, after the accident many problems have occurred: loose connection at bulb for gear shift, automatic seat belt, mirror, and steering wheel settings intermittently fail while using the remote, automatic sensor failure, moisture sensitive wiper did not work, and reverse light bulb failed. *slc