My 2000 Lincoln Ls has allready bad front wheel bearings at 42000 miles. The left set has been replaced a month ago (seems that the bearings were not properly greased at assembly plant) at a cost of over $200 and now the right hand bearing is failing.this failure could cause the wheel to come off at great peril to the persons in the vehicle (interstate at 70 mph)

- Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

My wife reported this incident yesterday, but without the V.I.N. motor trend's car of the year had a major failure while I was driving, fortunately in a parking lot, at a very low speed. There was a spontaneous loss of control (there was no contact with anything else), followed by partial detachment of the front left wheel from the vehicle. This occurred as a result of fracture of a bolt securing the lower contol arm. The vehicle was rendered undriveable, as the wheel was turned 90 degrees. Obviously, a similar incident at a higher rate of speed would likely have resulted in major injury. I thought it was important to report this to you because, incredibly, it is Ford Motor Co.'s policy not to do so automatically!

- Gibsonia, PA, USA