# 2001 LINCOLN LS — SUSPENSION:FRONT
> NHTSA complaint `286483` · 2001-04-13 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** LS
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT
## Narrative
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
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