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Ford parts locator checks stock in all Ford dealerships. The only one that showed up did not have the part on the shelf during a physical shelf check. And no search turned up any aftermarket replacements. If we still had the car (now property of the local Lexus dealer) I would ask you to...

Absolutely not true, the Mrs and I loved the LS. With only 59.5k on it was just broken in and still like new. I hated to part with it and have always been a Ford advocate but today it was the Parking Aid Module and tomorrow it might have been the Nav System or the Seat Heat/Cooling system...

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No doubt the LS was wonderful and beautiful creation but because of their uniqueness and their low numbers I think they are being quickly relegated to an enthusiast type vehicle. This is not the kind of vehicle that the Mrs wants to rely on for her everyday needs. However much I enjoyed...

It was a Service Team Mgr from Landmark Ford/Lincoln in Tigard Oregon. He stated flat out that the LS part was not used on any other vehicle. I would have thought that he would not have made that all up out of whole cloth but that he got his information from the parts dept. As for being a...

We did not leave Lincoln (Ford) Lincoln left us. My wife just traded her 2005 Lincoln LS in on a Lexus RX350. Her Lincoln had 59.5K miles on it and it looked and drove like new. Earlier this year her back up parking aid quit working. The dealer diagnosed it as a defective parking aid module...

Joe, you had better luck than I did. Do you think these modules are plug an play or do they require any 'programming'. I'd hate to buy one and assuming it is good, have it not solve the problem for lack of a programming requirement. btw, the Mrs had to spend $100 to diagnose it and if they...

Thanks joegr. I re-googled the Parking Aid Module and came up with no sources. The dealer made it sound like Ford was on the verge of dropping this part. That is pretty poor even though this car is 9 years old. It only has 56K miles on it and has been garaged it's whole life. What are you...

Just had the dealer diagnose the parking aid system. They said it was the main module that is located under the rear parcel shelf. They also said that there are very few of these modules left in the country and to order one, it would have to come from the east coast. It seems that I have...

No, I am not although research has indicated that the most like culprit is at least one of the outer, ultrasonic sensors. They are the only ones that show thru the bumper cover. The center radar sensor is not exposed to the rear. I may have it diagnosed by a local independent. Ford wants an...

This is for a 2005 LS. Does anyone know how to access the two rear sensors to change them out? There is no room to access them from up under the rear bumper valence.

joegr, thanks for that info. I'll see if there is anything I can do about it. This is my wife's car and although I thought there must be a 'disable' switch I did not know where it was. With your info and the manual in hand I went out and checked things. The manual states that the switch...

This is for a 2005 V8 LS. Apparently the backup warning system has quit working, When you first shift into reverse you get the rapid tones that you usually get but beyond that, there are no beeps as you back closer to an object.. Any particular place to start looking for the cause of this...

All so true! If only I had had the tumerity to believe Joejr, I would have saved many days of worry and about $800 in dealer charges. That amount was the cost of the rental car and the replacement of 5 coils and 8 spark plugs. Incidentally, you can buy MotorCraft coils for about $50 each...

Well Joe, you'll be happy to know (others pay attention) in the end, even though it was an arduous route to get a hard confirmation on the coil issue, it was the #4 coil that was causing the throttle body and TPS codes. Only in the end did it throw a misfire code. The service writer told me it...