Lincoln LS Complaints (2000)

354 consumer complaints on file.

#10152125March 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MONDAY, MARCH 6, 2006, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A THREE LANE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS STUCK IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW MY CAR. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, AND DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED. THERE WAS SUFFICIENT FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION JUST SEEMED TO DIE. A POLICE OFFICER STOPPED TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE WORST POSSIBLE PLACE FOR MY CAR TO DIE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151485February 28, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
DRIVING AT NIGHT HIT DEBRIS IN ROAD AT APROX. 55 MPH. NOTICED FUEL GAGE LEVEL DESCENDING. WHILE EXITING RIGHT CURVING RAMP AND BRAKING AUTO STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL. ABS HELPED CORRECT SWERVE. INSPECTED UNDERBODY FOLLOWING DAY. FUEL TANK WAS RUPTURED. I PAID LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER TO REPLACE FUEL TANK. *APROX. INCIDENT DATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150417February 16, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT END MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V359001, REGARDING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150340February 15, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE AND A PINCHING SENSATION EMITTING FROM THE DRIVER SEAT CUSHION AREA OF THE SEAT HEATER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AT WHICH TIME THE SEAT HEATER AUTOMATICALLY TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150253February 14, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CAR PURCHASED 2/2000. RECALL ON FRONT BALL JOINT(TIGHTEN NUTS) PERFORMED ON 11/27/00 WITH CAR MILEAGE AT 9548. IN JANUARY OF 06 BEGAN EXPERIENCING CAR JERKING TO THE LEFT. CAR TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS AND FOUND LOWER BALL JOINT NUT WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE, NUT TIGHTENED. TWO WEEKS LATER SAME SYMPTOMS BEGAN. THIS TIME DIAGNOSIS WAS BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT SEATS WALLOWED OUT. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE BOTH STEERING KNUCKLES AND LOWER CONTROL ARM $1500. RESEARCHED EARLIER RECALL AND FOUND THAT IT WAS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT THE STEERING KNUCKLES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT THAT TIME DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR. MANUFACTURER OFFERED $500. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149713February 8, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. TOOK TO A MECHANIC AND HE INDICATED A RECALL ON THE CAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC ALSO DEEMED THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE, "FIX OR TOW". CALLED LINCOLN CUSTOMER SERVICE AFTER THE DEALER TOLD ME NO RECALL ON THE CAR. I HAVE PAID FOR THE COSTLY REPAIR OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145989December 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 00' LINCOLN LS WITH 71K MILES ON IT AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEMS, THE WORST OF WHICH HAS BEEN THE TRANSMISSION(S). I HAVE JUST BEEN INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP HERE THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN. I JUST BOUGHT A NEW ONE 32K MILES AGO, BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL HAD GONE BAD. THIS IS THREE TRANSMISSION I HAVE NOW NEEDED FOR A CAR WITH UNDER 75K MILES ON IT, THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. PLUS, ON AVERAGE, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH. THE ONLY EXPLANATION I HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE DEALER FOR THIS IS THAT "00' WAS THE FIRST YEAR THEY MADE THE LS AND IT TOOK THEM A FEW YEARS TO GET IT RIGHT," SO I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THEM. THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VEHICLE ARE WAY TO FREQUENT AND EXPENSIVE TO BE CONSIDERED NORMAL FOR ANY CAR. ACCORDING TO MY DEALERSHIP, THE 00' LS IN GENERAL IS A LEMON AND EVERY ONE WITH THAT YEAR LS IS SUFFERING BECAUSE OF IT. OTHER PROBLEMS ASIDE, I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR ANOTHER TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR WITH THIS LOW OF MILES. I ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE TO WORK AND BACK AND AROUND TOWN AND NEVER WRECKLESSLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN HANDLE WITH CARE, SO WHY THE PROBLEMS? DEALER INFO: CAPITOL LINCOLN MERCURY 3469 S STATE ST SALT LAKE, UT 84115 801-263-2222. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145810December 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359001 CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT HAD THE NUT TIGHTENED TWICE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE.*AK UPDATED 01/23/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144898December 10, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE 4TH ELECTRICAL SPARK PLUG COIL (OUT OF 8) IN MY 2000 LINCOLN LS. COILS USUALLY DON'T FAIL. THIS ONE DID WHEN I WAS DRIVING UP INTO THE MOUNTAINS. THANKFULLY, I WASN'T PASSING ANYONE AT THE TIME, OTHERWISE, THINGS MAY HAVE GOTTEN UGLY. EACH REPAIR COSTS ABOUT $300, SO FOR ALL EIGHT CYLINDERS, I MAY END UP SPENDING $2400. I'VE NEVER HAD A CAR GO THROUGH COILS BEFORE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144842December 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
MY CAR WAS SLUGGISH AND LOSING POWER UPON TAKING IT IN FOR SERVICING I HAD FIVE OF EIGHT COIL ON PLUGS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, NOT MORE THAN ONE WEEK AFTER MY CAR STARTED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND HAD AN CLICKING NOISE IN THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD BUY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEIR DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT WAS GIVING THEM FALSE READING, ONE SAYING THAT THE CAR WAS ALRIGHT, AND THE OTHER SAYING THAT IT WASN'T. THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH AN ANSWER ON WHAT I CAN DO. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144566December 6, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359001 CONCERNING THE LOWER BALL JOINT. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144608December 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
I HAVE HAD MANY SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 LINCOLN LS. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY DEALERS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY DIFFERENT REASONS WHY I AM HAVING THE SHIFTING PROBLEMS. ONE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER GLITCH AND CANNOT BE FIXED. SO FAR I HAVE HAD MY COMPUTER RESET, FUEL FILTER CHANGED, IGNITION COILS AND IGNITERS CHANGED, FUEL INJECTORS CLEANED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND SOME SHIFTING SENSOR OR TRANSMISSION SENSOR CHANGED. WITH ALL THIS MAINTENANCE DONE I STILL HAVE A ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH AND MY CAR STILL SHIFTS WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. MANY TIMES WHEN I NEED TO ACCELERATE IT PAUSES AND SEEMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO FIND GEARS. THE MOST SCARY INCIDENT WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY ON DECEMBER 3, 2005 MY 2000 LINCOLN LS'S SHIFTING BECAME ERRATIC SPUTTERED AND THEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. WHILE GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR I WAS LEFT WITH NO POWER STEERING AND HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED BY A TRUCK. I HAVE YET TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT FEAR THAT WITH THIS ERRATIC SHIFTING IT MIGHT HAPPEN. I WILL PAY WHATEVER IT TAKES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THIS CAR TO AND FROM WORK BECAUSE IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I LOVE MY LINCOLN AND THIS IS MY SECOND ONE MY FIRST WAS A 2001 AND IT HAD THE SAME SHIFTING PROBLEMS BUT NOT AS BAD AS THIS ONE. MY LINCOLN IS NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THESE PROBLEMS I AM A MEMBER OF 4 LINCOLN CLUBS ON LINE AND HAVE HEARD MANY HORROR STORIES ABOUT LINCOLN LS'S ERRATIC SHIFTING. NOT ONLY IS THIS PROBLEM DEEMED UNFIXABLE BY MY DEALERSHIP. MANY OTHER LINCOLN DEALERSHIPS HAVE GIVEN THE SAME RUN AROUND TO MEMBERS OF THE LINCOLN CLUBS THAT I AM A MEMBER OF. LLSOC IS ONE OF THE CLUBS THAT I AM A MEMBER OF. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144434December 5, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V359001 CONCERNING SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143497November 22, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
LOWER BALL JOINT STUD ON RIGHT SIDE OF MY 2000 LINCOLN LS BROKE OFF WHILE DRIVING @ 45 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID PROPERTY DAMAGE & WRECKING VEHICLE,THE AMOUNT OF REPAIRS MY CAR WILL REQUIRE IS STILL NOT KNOWN AT TIME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143366November 21, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE AT A COMPLETE STOP HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT'S WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND IT, IN TURN , HIT A VEHICLE FROM BEHIND. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. HE HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REPORTED THE AIR BAG FAILURE TO THE MANUFACTURER. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. THERE WERE POLICE AND INSURANCE REPORTS TAKEN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10142013November 7, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT
DT: WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS SWERVING. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE TIRES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE STORE, BUT IT WAS NOT THE TIRES. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE BOLTS IN THE SUSPENSION WHICH WERE NOT TIGHTENED PROPERL, CAUSING THE BALL JOINTS WEAR OUT. THIS WILL BE REPAIRED AT CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 00V35900. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140838October 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY LS WILL CRANK BUT WILL NOT START. THE ANTI-THEFT INDICATOR ON THE DASHBOARD FLASHES WHICH INDICATES THAT THE CAR WILL NOT START. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS ONLY TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT STARTS JUST FINE FOR THEM. I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPLACED: TRANSCEIVER, ANTI-THEFT MODULE, COMPUTER AND THE CABLES THAT CONNECT THE TRANSCEIVER TO THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140444October 21, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
DT: THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005. THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE AND HEARD SOMETHING POP. THE BOLTS OF THE CONTROL ARM CAME OFF. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING KNUCKLE. THERE WAS A SECOND ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 19, 2005. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, NOT HITTING ANYTHING, THE CONTROL ARM DISCONNECTED AND THE WHEEL ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAVED IN. SHE TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS THE CONTROL ARM THAT WAS DISCONNECTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENTS, AND THE PASSENGERS WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS. THE DEALERSHIP RAN THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONTACTED MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140236October 19, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
CONTROL ARM AND LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACING ON VEHICLE (I HAVE TWO QUOTES) - POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE- SAME YEAR INCLUDED IN RECALL (82000 PLUS VEHICLES). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140032October 17, 2005
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN LS. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FIRST BEGAN TO BLINK, AND IT IS NOW STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THIS WAS WHAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT DID. THE PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT FIRST BEGAN ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO.*AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - THE RIGHT REAR WINDOE WOULD NOT COME BACK UP. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR ASSEMBLY BECAUSE IT HAD BROKEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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