Addickted2me9
New LVC Member
What I have:
Black 2003 LS V8 Sport w/ navigation. 67k miles.
Whats wrong:
Navigation touch screen only works sometimes, it will take quite a few taps before it recognizes what I'm pressing and sometimes that doesn't even work. Although when I'm in the audio screen everything works perfectly.
Center console release button is cracked, I have to play with it to keep it shut. Is there a place I can buy another one? Just the lid?
The leather on the driver side seat has worn down to create a hole. Anything I can cover this up with, or do I just need to replace the whole thing?
The panel on the back of the passenger seat is broken and wont stay attached to the seat, so all the wires for the heated/cooled seats are unprotected.
The car has been overheating a lot lately, mostly when the car is idle or I'm driving under 40 mph. The temperature will rise almost instantly as soon as I pull out of the drive way. It did this a few months ago and a brilliant co-worker of mine added coolant and it didn't happen again until last week. As soon as I speed up the temperature will go back to normal, but now my engine light is on. This morning on my way to work, it happened again and this time I ignored it, thinking it would go away again and the car slowed down and said Engine Power Reduced . I left it parked hoping it will be better when I get off of work. After I parked I could hear the coollant (or whatever that was) boiling.
Lincoln replaced the catalytic converter about 6k miles ago free of charge since that part was covered under warranty. This did not start happening to me until they replaced it. Is this just a coincidence?
A little more about me and the car...
I'm a 24, and a woman, and I know very little about cars. I bought the car off eBay for only 5k back in January. I was able to see it before I purchased it since it was only 50 miles from me, but I wasn't able to drive it (no one ever seemed to be home). It was owned by a family in their 50's I can tell it wasn't taken good care of. The car runs and drives very smooth besides the overheating problem. I have cleaned up the car a lot and have some dings and chipped paint to fix.
I want to get this car back to looking the way it is supposed to so any advice would be helpful
Sorry so long but like most women, I have a lot to say
Black 2003 LS V8 Sport w/ navigation. 67k miles.
Whats wrong:
Navigation touch screen only works sometimes, it will take quite a few taps before it recognizes what I'm pressing and sometimes that doesn't even work. Although when I'm in the audio screen everything works perfectly.
Center console release button is cracked, I have to play with it to keep it shut. Is there a place I can buy another one? Just the lid?
The leather on the driver side seat has worn down to create a hole. Anything I can cover this up with, or do I just need to replace the whole thing?
The panel on the back of the passenger seat is broken and wont stay attached to the seat, so all the wires for the heated/cooled seats are unprotected.
The car has been overheating a lot lately, mostly when the car is idle or I'm driving under 40 mph. The temperature will rise almost instantly as soon as I pull out of the drive way. It did this a few months ago and a brilliant co-worker of mine added coolant and it didn't happen again until last week. As soon as I speed up the temperature will go back to normal, but now my engine light is on. This morning on my way to work, it happened again and this time I ignored it, thinking it would go away again and the car slowed down and said Engine Power Reduced . I left it parked hoping it will be better when I get off of work. After I parked I could hear the coollant (or whatever that was) boiling.
Lincoln replaced the catalytic converter about 6k miles ago free of charge since that part was covered under warranty. This did not start happening to me until they replaced it. Is this just a coincidence?
A little more about me and the car...
I'm a 24, and a woman, and I know very little about cars. I bought the car off eBay for only 5k back in January. I was able to see it before I purchased it since it was only 50 miles from me, but I wasn't able to drive it (no one ever seemed to be home). It was owned by a family in their 50's I can tell it wasn't taken good care of. The car runs and drives very smooth besides the overheating problem. I have cleaned up the car a lot and have some dings and chipped paint to fix.
I want to get this car back to looking the way it is supposed to so any advice would be helpful
Sorry so long but like most women, I have a lot to say