2000 Lincoln LS review from North America
"Great looking car, great speed and handling- troublesome- Ford workers should be fired lousy quality"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Both rear window actuators broke, and needed to be replaced, I performed the work myself, cost $52.00/window.
New brake pads and rotors all around - performed the work myself - $310.00.
Heater broke - several attempts at dealer - I finally told them it was the aux heating pump - replaced for 210.00.
Front headlight lens fogged up.
Head gasket is bad - burnt oil smell in cabin during winter months when the climate control system is in operation.
Third brake light went out, very difficult to change and replace.
Noise in front end - clanking, refuse to get it fixed - I'm not a bank!
Replaced all eight coil packs at 98,000 miles, check engine light came on and car was running lousy - dealer told me cylinders 2 and 8 were misfiring - I could have told them that - cost for diag fee - $178.00, I bought coil packs on ebay for $163.00 for all eight, did work myself. Dealer wanted $1600.00 for job.
Alpine stereo and controls for the radio on steering wheel work sometimes, real pain at night.
Airbag warning light on - diag fee for that $75.00, to fix $310.00, I refused to have that done, now can't get the light off.
Seat backing on the driver's side is coming off, poor quality.
General comments?
This car is awesome on the highway, very fast and handles like a dream, but poor quality and lousy service at the dealers. For a car of this price and what it's supposed to be competing against - BMW 5 series, it's not worth it.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2000 |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2002 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | 3.9 liter V8 Automatic |
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| Distance when acquired | 47000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 98000 miles |
| Previous car | Lincoln LS |
| Date of Entry | 8th July, 2006 |