2000 Lincoln LS from North America - Comments

Well it seems everytime I get the car fixed by the time its ready to pick up there is another problem. I'll admit I have beaten on it a little, but the first month I had my 2000 LS v8 it had a $700 electrical problem and would not start. The car thought it was being stolen. My spoiler brake light cracked off. Heated seat does not work on driver side. Had the windshield resealed because water leaked in all over. My car runs smooth. I put unleaded gas in and it went downhill... my dash lit up like a pinball machine. I had the engine light reset and didn't go back on, instead the traction control and ABS went on. After 2 tanks of BP Amocco Ultimate gas the lights went off. I then went on a 800 mile road trip and ran great. Until I had that urge to top it out on a long country road. I hit 128 MPH on the road (Hit 130 MPH before) and noticed the engine light blinking... which means slow down!!! I dropped it down to 80-85 MPH and a minute later it stopped blinking and went off. Then I let my foot off the gas and gunned it one more time. In a matter of seconds the light was solid. I had no choice, but to finish out the 600 miles left on the weekend journey. Had it checked on the way home and it was cylinder 3 misfiring the same problem that was cleared earlier. I'm now changing an enging coil which is costing $150. After the coil was changed (before I got it back, called today) the ABS and Traction control came on. Now I must change the left rear sensor which is $125 (should be done tomorrow). A clip also broke for my driver left window. My car is still in the shop now and should have it back tomorrow. Now that I look at these comments and driving my LS 12,000 miles in 5 months I think I got away cheap with these problems. I would like to know how many of us are beating our LS to the brim around every corner and then wonder why something fails? Even though these are not cheap cars there are a majority of young drivers driving them. And we all know young drivers like to drive fast! As for the fogging of the headlights I purchased halo headlghts on e-bay for my car and one fogged up. It was a simple o-ring on one of the bulbs and the problem was fixed. My A/C is still blowing cold and I hear the engine dropping when going into reverse (use parking break) Well I haven't had the car too long, but I love it... I put a lot of money into making it look nice including navi and woodgrain (it's a must!!!). TV's in headrest speakers, amps and so on (no performence parts)...Since the resell value on these cars are low I'm deciding to keep it until it is run into the ground. Even though it 2000 with a little over 70k miles I still get a comment at least once a week on how well it looks... just keep it clean and park where they can see you.. what more can I say... more driving = more problems... but that's the price to ride in style. As for the lawsuit.. sure I'm in.

I will getting it back tomorrow and let you know what else fails... but I love it and will never get rid of it... even if it stops running my music still bumps (All JL all Dynamat.. nothing better)

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I got into a minor accident on the F/R side and cracked the headlight and dented the side a little. Insurance said to replace the bumper and said it was $1800 worth or damage. I had the bumper fixed for $450 (and my window clip) and my halo headlights were $400 on e-bay. There was a $500 deductable so I profited $950...You get big bucks when this baby get scratched. All in all I plan to keep this car until I can save up for a brand new ride and keep this one on the side. Buying a new car is the way to go you really don't know what people are doing to this car. Many people beat on the engine and ruin the ignition coil including me. This car needs premium fuel and you do not know what they last owner did to the car. Well everybody have fun with your LS and my advise is to run this car until it doesn't run anymore.. and then wash/wax it and watch it shine. Well I wrote enough for one night.. happy I found this site, but at the same time dissappointed.

Well I just got my 2000 Lincoln LS back today (the entry above) and it turns out it wasn't the traction control/ABS sensor causing the problem it could be a possible short in a wire and I must bring it back. My traction and ABS lights were off until I was about to pull in my driveway. At least my engine light is off and can pass emissions. I shouldn't have to worry about the traction until winter comes... then I'm really screwed.

Other problems: Door handle cracked (driver side inside) ($75)

Center console cracked (not fixed)

6 disk does not work (not fixed)

Leak in rear view mirror (not fixed)

IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT BUYING ONE OF THESE CARS DO NOT!!!

I do not drive my car fast, I go the speed limit. Take good care of it.

I used to think I just had bad luck with the car or it was possessed. Then I would take it in again for ALL of the same reasons that everyone else has said. The dealership would say this or that is wrong with it, then change whatever part they thought it was, and charge a fortune. They have no clue, because no one knows how to fix a Lincoln LS but the idiot that made this beautiful piece of junk. I think he was watching pimp my ride or something, and thought to throw a bunch of crap together and wrap it with a pretty bow, and call it an LS. You know what LS stands for: LAW SUIT!!! I don't care if it is used, or you say all cars have problems. I have had about 6 cars in my life time and all of them were not even close to costing what this car costs. It sure is funny that the same things keep happening. I just happened to google problems with the Lincoln Ls and found this site. I read every post. I felt like you all were watching me on a reality tv show or something, because you all said the exact same thing that I have said for the past 3 years, but I just keep making my car payment every month so I can have a pretty car in the driveway. That's all its good for. Well, I don't know about all of you guys, and everyone else out there that didn't know this was happening to other people, but I'm mad. If you are too, let's make FORD be responsible for this pile of ****. It's a shame that they probably know all of these problems and are just laughing at the poor hard working people who invested in them. So I say, don't let them get away with this for one more day. Let's call a lawyer. Every one of us call ford every day, and send them all of the receipts and work orders done. Lets put them out like they have been putting us out. Good luck everyone! I would wish you luck on selling your car, but I feel so sorry for the poor guy who buys it thinking it is so beautiful and not knowing it will be the worst investment they will ever make in their lives. I would have rather bought the moon than this car. At least I would have known what I was buying.

I purchased my 2000 LS in Oct of 1999 (Brand New) I had the head lights fog up on me several times and the dealership replaced them each, time until it was out of warranty. I had every window regulator fail. Again, the dealership replaced two of them during the warranty period. The other two I replaced myself. I have actually became pretty good a changing them out at this point. Other than that I have had a good experience with the car. I loved the feeling when I saw people turn their heads to look at the car. It is a nice looking design. Ford just stinks at Quality. When are they going to get with the program, like the Japanese car companies. Now it has been seven years since I purchased it. I thought I would give Ford one last chance. I purchased a 2007 Lincoln MKZ this month. If this does not work out I will be buying an Acura.

On the Ironic side, I should have traded the LS in when I purchased the MKZ, but thought I might get more money by selling it myself. I put the up for sale this week and the check engine light came on... (go figure).

Wow do I only wish I had found this site 2 yrs ago. I own a 2000 lincoln ls v6, I purchased it 2 yrs ago with 56k 2 months after buying I have to replace all 4 rotors and pads. 2 months after that the front end had a bad bounce when running over bumps, mechanic got me for 1,400 stating it was the struts and both driver and pass wheel joints. Turns out it was only the bushings on the sway bar. NICE! Now the car has 70,300 which is amazing since I barley drive it. and now has a mind of its own, one day it starts and the next it won't. Brought it in for a tune up they wanted to charge m3 550, just for plugs, since they said the coils were fine. O yea yes I have also been thru a rear pass window reg. which again seems to sound like it wants to snap. Now to my most recent this last week, OVERHEATING! seem the only fix is to runn the heat, mechanic replaced thermostat didn't worked ck and flushed and refill all cooling fan hoses and pipes nothing.. That was yesterday, same today again, now he saying I need the whole system FAN, PUMP< etc.. I kw the fan was working yesterday, does anyone have advice. DAMN I HATE THIS CAR!!!.

I have had my 2001 V8 LS for four years. After many, many, MANY problems, ranging from the lights filling with water, all of the tires being replaced due to corrosion, the air conditioning having to be replaced, the battery being completely unreliable in the winter months if it wasn't started every day, the car finally took it's own life! We were on the highway, headed off to enjoy our holiday, when the engine stalled. I put my flashers on, pulled off on the shoulder and instantly noticed smoke coming out of my steering wheel... then the fire started coming out of the hood. Within 10 minutes, the entire car was up in flames! It was such a beautiful car and when it wasn't having problems it ran great, but those days were few and far between.

For the person (s) with the overheating problem. I had the same problem with my 2000 and after replacing the heater control valve and the piece that connects to it as well and flushing out the radiator it got a little better, but still had a problem if standing still to long at a light. The final solution turned out to be the water pump as these water pumps have plastic impellers on them that turn into mush after time and those pieces will clog up all of the other component's causing the erratic over heating issues. Without the impeller on the water pump you do not get any flow, especially at a stand still when you need it the most. So check your water pump as this is more than likely your problem.

I bought a 2003 Lincoln LS V8 with 22,000 miles on it in June 2006. I bought this car feeling it would be safe and reliable. However, it has been the total opposite.

At 45,000 miles, my transmission started messing up and jerking from one gear to the next. Luckily at this time I was still under warranty and took to dealership to get fixed.

55,000 miles replaced spark plugs, coils, and gaskets. The spark plugs were filled with oil??? Also the rods are going to have to be replaced.

Then in June of 2007, the car started acting like it wasn't getting gas, and it is the pedal sensor. So it dies on me on the freeway, crossing traffic, jerks hard when driving, so I almost got ran over several times due to the car dying and traffic coming in behind me.

I am sick of this car. We did not spend $25,000 on this car to have problems 1 year later starting at 45,000 miles. I hope someone will bring a class action lawsuit against this, because the cars are horrible and we work hard for the money we spend, and should not have to be dishing it out due to poor engineering...

Well well where should I start? Since it seems that all of you have primarily covered the basics, I guess I can throw in a complaint or two as well. I read the majority of the comments which I thought many were hilarious, but in all actuality I think I had to laugh to keep from crying (As a co-worker stated).

For starters like many of you, I absolutely love the look of this car. Unfortunately, that's all I can say: (I brought this car after it had been the long awaited "car of my dreams". I wish this was now a dream that I can awake from.

I brought the car in November of 2005 and literally got into an accident exactly 2 months to the date of purchase (January 2006). Me being naive thought that as a result of the accident that was probably the explanation to the problems I constantly experience. When I purchased the vehicle it had 65k and now currently has over 105k. It's from the lack of funds that I have previously exhausted into repeated maintenance as to why I'm unable to invest in another vehicle. To top that I still owe a significant amount on the vehicle and with the high mileage, it would be hard to trade-in and not screw myself more than I already have.

Ummmm lets see so since the accident I had to replace coils like so many of you have previously mentioned which causes the stuttering. My driver side handle broke where I was unable to get out of the vehicle using the handle inside. Instead, in my shiny sleek Lincoln I had to roll the window down and actually pull the handle to open the door from the outside to exit the vehicle (how horrible is that). All of that cost a wonderful $800. A crack in the engine coolant reservoir that was causing the vehicle to overheat and now that that is repaired and STILL overheating ($350), it's been reported that the thermostat may be sticking... who knows, as stated earlier I'm convinced no one knows whats actually wrong with these cars, but the *bleep* that built it. What else the ball joint repaired twice due to an EMBARRASSING SQUEAKING noise that occurred when turning the steering wheel. The passenger side rear window makes this noise like the regulator may be giving way soon. The Airbag light started coming on like 6 months and I'm actually grateful that is the only light that remains lit on the dash.

FORD-Fix Or Repair Daily!!!

Hi everyone! Rome from b-more. what can I say that hasn't already been covered. the ls is one off the worst products built by ford. and fords customer service is dead last in my opinion. I don't know what I was thinking anyway. this car has to be the slowest v8 in history. 252 hp are you kidding me. I got v6 cars killing me. fortunately, I've only had to replace a coil at 70k. I didn't even bother with the faulty clock spring in the steering wheel which the dealer claims is repairable for 400$.

Also the horn, the seat controls and the back window. I consider myself lucky after reading some of these testimonials. oh plus the mysterious overheating out of the blue. I'm well over 125,000 miles. that's on an 02. I brought it for 21,000 in an a year or so it was only valued for 10,000. I beg anyone that is thinking of buying this car to invest in a foreign car. you will be sorry if you buy any ls. any ford product for that matter.

The story starts so happy - young guy in a position to drive the Motor Trend car of the year. I remember my newly-wed wife and I joking as we went over potholes - "bumps are for poor people" - the car was like heaven. All the way until the warranty ran out.

Like so many others... Let's see. Multiple replacement of foggy headlamps. Finally ran a bead of caulk around the entire lens to rear case of the headlight and never had another problem.

Replaced rear window regulators 2X each.

Driver side seat heater replaced - Loved the bun warmer, but won't pay for a new seat to fix it.

Replaced starter - well - had a dealer do it. The thing is like next to impossible to get to due to some shielding near the heavy wires leading to it. I actually felt good about this one, as the dealer cost to fix it was just a hair more than I paid for the replacement starter (that I returned).

Replaced driver side interior door handle.

It has had four windshields, 2 of which had no evidence of a rock or something starting the giant cracks.

At 100,000 miles, I figured hey, maybe I'll replace the spark plugs. After looking on the internet for "hints", I ran into the oil-leaks-onto-the-plugs issue so common in these ford engines. So, before pulling the plugs out, I held a paper towel over the access hole and hit it with compressed air - blowing out all of the oil that had accumulated over the plugs. Since it never got high enough to start missing/destroying the coils, I figure I saved myself big bucks having a guy tell me I needed to replace the gaskets, get new boots for the plugs, etc - a job my mom paid $1400 for on her Lincoln something-or-other. I figure if it goes another 100k miles, I'll blow out the oil again. Well, a year later, I get smoke coming out the steering wheel, and finally it got so bad I took it to a dealer. I hadn't finished my sentence when he was saying head cover gaskets. $1000 - poof! At least they 1) knew what the prob was and 2) fixed it.

I had a gobble-gobble sound from the front end fixed (can't recall the cost, but it wasn't cheap: surprise, surprise), and currently suffer from the engine temperature gauge pegging high problem. I sit for about three minutes with the engine off, and the problem goes away. This, of course, after spending $350 to get the thermostat replaced.

They took that opportunity to say my alternator wasn't performing, I needed a new one plus a new battery. Total bill, $900.

When the engine temp problem recurred, I took the car in and they plugged in the diagnostic computer. The tech mutters something about an instrument cluster tech notice - like an electrical problem in the dashboard. I say screw it, I can wait three minutes many times before deciding my time is worth more than what it must cost to dig into the dashboard - forget about it.

The airbag light - that cost about $1000 to fix - an electrical short somewhere in the harness.

Squeaky brakes - sure the car looks great as you approach the stop sign, then people think "POS" as you squeak to a stop. Replaced pads 2X, rotors 1x to try to stop it with no luck.

Front headlight decides to quit. Some sort of short somewhere. They charge me $350 to string a wire back to the firewall so they can get it to turn on- $350 for a patch job! I'm pretty handy, so I get really annoyed when I pay someone to do something I should be able to do myself.

I am the original owner and have 146K on the car, and I am sure that I have forgotten the pain of other repair bills.

Now with 2 kids the next car will be a minivan, not a high-performance luxury car/money pit. I have loved the car, but it is too rich for my blood.

Thanks to all of you for your input. I bought a 2000 Lincoln LS V8 two years ago from the original owner, the dealership owner's granddaughter, who also worked there. I figured it had to have been well maintained under those circumstances.

My first problem was the unique lug nuts. What a pain. Four are broken now. Then the brake light on the passenger side started not working off an on. Three attempts to change the bulb, but the light assembly was melted; so I couldn't replace the light, but for some unknown reason it's been working for the last year anyway! The first year, my car kept overheating until I found out that the radiator fill cup must me topped off all the time or it panics. :) No repairs there either. Then the regulator went out on the driver window and when the window dropped it made the door handle stop working from the outside. I haven't fixed it yet (it's been taped closed for about 18 months now, with a couple of "Darn, I'm locked out with the engine running!" exceptions) and it is quite amusing to watch a nearly 60-year-old woman get in the passenger side door, reach across and open the driver door to stick a baseball bat in it to keep it open. A wonderful experience on rainy days. But my funds are limited so I'm living with it for now. Recently my check engine light came on for a couple of days and then went off. I get quick beeps and brief flashes of messages, but have no idea as to what or why. Oh, heated seats? Am I supposed to have heated seats? -- By the way, the windows and sunroof opening all at once is a quick cooling thing you can do by pushing your lock or unlock (I don't remember which at the moment) button on your remote three times. It is a planned convenience.

My first car (in the sixties) was a Ford, and a great car! In the last 10 years I've had a Ford Mustang convertible that had major overheating problems, a Mercury Sable that had seatbelt, door handle, and window regulator problems, and this Lincoln with its own set of problems, which I now learn are typical. I've had it with Ford products. It is Honda/Acura for me from now one--best cars I ever owned.

I have a 2000 Lincoln ls and it has been great to me... the only problems I have had were the ignition coils until I changed out 6 of the 8. I'm thinking they only went out cuz the engine was getting to hot from doin 140 on the highway... one thing that just went out recently was a clock spring... I replaced that with ease and now everything has been working fine... I was a lil confused why my airbag light was on and why my cruise control wasnt working, but reading online you can find someone who has had a similiar problem... only 90 dollars for that and a lil time and effort... the ignition coils here only 45 at advanced auto parts... as long as you keep good maintenance on the car and listen to your engine every once in a while you shouldn't barely every have any problems...

2001 Lincoln LS Sport V6 with 157,000 miles...

Yes there is some hope... my LS looks so good my son calls it a monument! I purchased the car new.

I have had the normal issues, rear window regulators- first month I owned the car, tires, spark plugs at 100k, and am on my fourth set of brakes.

At 156,500 the plastic water expansion tank cracked and the car overheated. Hopefully this is not, but I know better, a sign of things to come. However the car has and still is a great machine and has been a pleasure - I guess I was pretty lucky.

Just thought I'd share with everyone...

Lincoln LS 2000 (Ford/Lincoln = awful expensive experience) this car looks good, but issues with the passenger side window regulator, it just dropped into the slot.

Other problems; airbag lights came on, transmission problems, a/c problems blows hot air, constant oil burning smell coming into the car, replaced that t-tronic part - never used this cuz I am afraid it will break, and sure enough it broke anyway.

Overall, it looks great, but it's a money pit. DO NOT BUY THIS CAR. Just check this forum; the list goes on and on with negatives on this car... awful awful awful..