2000 Lincoln LS Reviews - Page 7 of 22

I have had basically the same stuff go wrong with my car that others have had, but now I am dealing with the replacement or repair of the ball joints. Has anyone just replaced the ball joints only? I found a mechanic that only replaces the ball joints and has been successful with it. Let me know if anyone has just replaced the ball joints and if you are satisfied. thanks.

Love the styling of the car and the handling.

At 18 my dream car was the Lincoln LS. So like an idiot I went out and bought one. I have had the car for 4 years now and have had the following problems:

- 2 window regulators changed

- Overheating

- Spark plugs galore

- Head gasket that leaked into my spark plugs

- Air bag light stays on

- Ball joints changed

- O2 sensors changed

- Brake light bulbs going out regularly

- Steering wheel controls not working.

I still love my car to death and am at the point where it would be pointless to get a new one. I will have it paid off in the next 6 months and once that is done, I will make a decision.

The Lincoln LS is a beautiful car, but if I had been told all the problems beforehand, I would have not bought it.

Door handle had to be repaired.

Window regulator on the drivers side pulley broken. Rhis is a 2 inch plastic pulley, ($2?) have to replace whole regulator w/motor to fix. Canadian dealer cost $245.00 plus taxes (13%). Stupid. However NAPA Mississaga has new replacement for $135.00 CD plus taxes. This is not one of "Fords better ideas".

Stabilizer bar broke.

Heat and AC not blowing air.

Clock spring problem.

Front driver side window broke.

Passenger headlight shorted out probably due to condensation... Never resolved problem.

Rear tail light failed.

Engine timing got off and bent pistons ruining my engine.

I wanted to write a review to express my displeasure with this vehicle. I only had it for about 6 months. It was a horrible six months. I had so many things go wrong in that time it made me mad. I fixed most all of them at a Ford dealership, except when they told me that the engine timing got off and destroyed the engine @180,000 miles. While it was fun when this car worked, it didn't really ever work without problems for very long. I hate this car's reliability. I do not recommend this vehicle.

1. Window regulators - PLURAL / Door handle

2. AC compressor

3. Transmission solenoid

4. Condensation on all front head lamps

5. Flooded spark plugs with engine oil

6. Overheated engine (t-valve connector plastic component) cracked

7. Locked engine & transmission

8. Electrical problem (radio only works through steering wheel buttons)

9. Front struts are busted

This car has a beautiful shell. If the Japanese would remake this car I'd buy it. I owned a HONDA CIVIC & that car lasted with less maintenance required.

Not much wrong with the car.

I have a brake issue with a bad squealing, but I don't really mind it; I guess it's not too big of a deal, and once I have the money I'll just have it fixed.

Other than that, I haven't had any real problems with it.

Just recently an oxygen sensor go bad. And about 10k miles ago I had to replace my lower ball joints, but they were covered under my warranty, so I don't exactly know what it cost.

I like the car a lot. I think it's a pretty reliable car despite what I've read on the site.

It's my daily driver and I don't really seem to have many problems with it.

In my opinion it's a very comfortable car to sit in, but maybe I only say that cause other than this I only have race cars (1984 Trans Am, 2006 Hyundai Tiburon gutted supercharged with 200 shot of nitrous).

But I enjoy my Lincoln, and it has awesome trunk space for a stereo. The only real downfall in my opinion is that it is horrible on gas.