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I own a 2001 fully loaded pearl white Lincoln LS V8. I bought it in August with 96,500 miles on it, a bit high, but they were mostly highway miles. This is my first car, and I have not had any problems, other than engine noise. The previous owner told me that he had the engine and transmission replaced under warranty, and the mechanism that rolls down the windows was also replaced. The engine and transmission only have about 70,000 miles on them.
The guy I bought the car from was a jewelry dealer, and thus the car has locks and chains in the trunk, a bulletproof trunk, and an additional alarm system. The only problem I have had besides the engine noise (I'm pretty sure it's the serpentine belt) is the fact that the right headlight fogs up. I plan on putting black custom 20" rims on her, a sound system, custom grill, hid headlights, a lowering kit, Lamborghini doors, custom exhaust, and other engine modifications.
If you have any questions about Lincoln LSes or just want to talk cars feel free to contact me at my e-mail: Gota69StangMach1@hotmail.com or add me on msn messenger at that same address. In case you couldn't tell I also have a 1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 that my dad gave me that I'm currently restoring.
I have read about the air conditioner blowing warm air when it should be cold does anyone have any idea where to look to fix this is problem? Is there a cabin air sensor. Our air bag light is also on constantly any ideas on the fix. Thanks.
I have owned my 2000 Lincoln Ls V8 for over three years. For the most part I have loved the car. It has 94,000 miles and it has had some of the same problems.
I have replaced the wheel bearing twice on the same wheel.
One window regulator (there is another that is loose, but I don’t allow anyone to put it down, fearing it will fall and I will have to replace it).
As for the coils, three have been replaced. The car is misfiring and will until I replace all the coils. A Ford dealer gave me a theory on the coil problem. Only on the Lincoln LS’ is there a pretty cover over the coils (other Fords do not have this cover nor the coil problems). The theory is that the cover heats up the coils and destroys them. Maybe to prevent the problem the covers can be taken off and thrown away. The valve cover gasket was replaced, but I still smell the oil burning.
I’m now having an intermitting overheating problem. The temperature gauge starts to heat up and if I turn the heat on it brings the temperature back down. Once, it pegged hot, but the engine had no signs of overheating. It cooled off in 15 minutes and I was on my way. Can anyone help me diagnose this problem?
Wow, this website is really negative, I've just went to a dealership, and looked at the 2000 LS, good price for the car, but now I see all the things that goes wrong, I don't know what to do : (
To the commenter with the mild overheating problem closely above. (I haven't read all 60+ comments!) You did not mention all your maintenance history, so this is only a suggestion. I read about a different Ford model on this site, that had a mild overheating problem and the fix was a water pump replacement. The pump impeller blades had corroded off the shaft and were not pushing the coolant thru the block. Since you have close to 100K on your car, it would not be a bad idea to replace the pump anyway (unless you did this recently). 100K on a water pump is excellent; this doesn't make your car junk. Pumps are usually pretty cheap, $20-$50, but you have to check for your model. Oh and if the blades did corrode, perhaps you should change the coolant too.
This is for the guy with the overheating problems. It just happened to my 2000 Lincoln LS with sport package. My problem is that I had a leak in the upper hose of my radiator it took me 500 bucks to fix then they said either I had a crack in the radiator resovoir or a leak on the resovoir hose, but I asked not to do that process. So my suggestion to you is to check and see you have any leak or cracks in your hoses and the hose pipe. That should be the problem. Most likely it will be the upper hose because the stupid technology they use to make the radiator pipe as it was made out of plastic and radiator coolant get very hot a lot of pressure and crack the pipe.
I also have a 200Lincoln LS I had MAJOR problems... had them fixed and it's running like silk for NOW... Sell time, anyways seems it overheats for MAY reason, mine was a sticky themostat, the hesitation in reverse was the fact that the first cylinder wasn't firing, somesaid TRANSMISSION, that's a scary thought since a rebuild is $3400, however I found a transmission expert in my area... he said it was the SOLENOID and replaced it, and now it's running like silk, except now my heat won't kick in... it blows off air, but the temperature won't rise...it's freaking cold! Getting it checked out today.
I would tell anyone that is reading this site not to buy this car, but as soon as I get it fixed I'm selling it so I would recommend a Lincoln LS to anyone. This car has been a poorly engineered and the service of F/L/M dealerships is some of the worst customer service I've ever experienced. I have the foggy headlights, the replaced driver side window regulator, stripped lug nuts, ever glowing airbag indicator, squeaky brakes/rotors whatever, and the list goes on. My main issue is the occasional overheating. I've had the thermostat replaced, some hose connected to the radiator replaced, the water hose replaced, coolant flush, and some sealant in the radiator just for good measure. I thought I had it taken care of and found out that was not the case in front of the club of all places. I don't even want to take about the car dealer who hit my car and refused to fix the damage. I think I'm gonna go to law school just so I can start the class action law suit. If anyone hears of one let me know.
June of 2005 I purchased a 2002 Lincoln LSE sports package, chromed wheels etc... BEAUTIFUL CAR Certified pre-owned from a Lincoln dealership in my area. Buying certified pre-owned is like buying brand new with the 70000 mile warranty!! GREAT!! Just today I had my Lincoln towed through road side asst. to the local Lincoln dealer!! I started my car, had a horrible gas like smell, pulled it out of the garage & noticed a silver dollar size of oil!!! Went to get gas & came back & under the hood was smoking!!! Still waiting to hear from the dealership to see what the problem is!!! Sounds like I am in for it!! Luckily I have the warranty for another 25000 miles!!! Oh, forgot to add my air bag light has been on now for about 3 months!!! : (
I have a 2000 Lincoln LS, that I bought in 03' I have 129,000 miles on it now and since I bought it I've replaced 2 coils that were covered under my extended warranty. Now my temperature gauge will rise to hot anytime that I open the coolant reservoir. Last week my check engine light came on for couple of minutes then it went away, I took it to the shop and the diagnosis was that the temperature gauge was malfunctioning, I noticed that the check engine light only comes on when going up a steep upgrade. I'm taking my car to the Lincoln dealership and I hope it will be a simple fix.
Hey fellow awesome looking car owners! that's about it, isn't it? well, same problems as everybody else, $1400 to change valve cover gaskets and coils (saved $1300 by following directions I found online at lincolnvscadillac. com doing it myself) $300 on trans solenoid replacement (had to eat that one based on time frame) but car is working WONDERFULLY now. hope all this online b-s isn't hindering loyalty, this is indeed an awesome car, looks and performance. my burgundy black leather 3.9 looks beautiful with chrome 20's and purple led underbody light kit, and gets a lot of attention from the ladies (and car guys too). sound was improved (not to local law enforcement) with dual bandpass 10's and 1000watt amp. cold air intake is an easy and affordable upgrade, and with a decent set of muff's really performs excellent and sounds just damn nasty (in a good way). love the car, hated the problems, but... in the end you get what you pay for and with some aftermarket parts (like the replaced coil packs) the car is once again beautiful AND reliable. happy hunting!
I'm an 01 Lincoln LS owner, car has 58k miles. Over the period of time while car was under warranty the dealership replaced 3 thermostats due to chronic overheating (2.5 years). Same problem exist today, dealership states they ran a block test and I need a new engine at a cost of $7,800. Took it to 2 other repair centers who ran same test, they state block if fine. Had the cooling fan replaced, fixed overheating for 3 months. Put a 4th thermostat in, fixed issue for 2 months. Repair center states this is a unique breed/engine (complicated). They state there is a small crack in the engine coolant recovery bottle. This causes a small air bubble to form by the thermostat thus you have irregular fluctuation. He states any time you loose.5 gallon in coolant recovery bottle, engine can overheat and allow an air bubble to form around the thermostat. Replaced bottle and custom cap at $280. Going to pick up car now, he will show me how to bleed the air in the event this happens again. He also states the reason other fixes worked for a while was that they had bled all air out. Will keep you posted if this does not work.
I have owned a 2001 for about two and a half years now. Never had any over heating problems. One window regular problem and one steering unit leak and a/c problem. All in first year and all covered by warranty and no more problems. Really love the car. My problem now is finding a part. The front bumper grille has an access panel next to the fog light on the passenger side. A separate part from the rest of the bumper grille. After hitting something in the road and breaking it, I am having a hard time finding one. I had to take the dealer parts man to the car to prove to him that this part was indeed seperate. He's not sure if he can get one or not. Strange. Anyone out there that might help me to locate this part feel free to email me at: maplesrandy@bellsouth.net. As for the overall car. Love it and will keep an eye out for the problems I have read about.
I have a 2000 LS and have some of the troubles listed above. Currently I have a heating problem and a skip when the engine is around 1500rpm. The temp gauge is my guess on the heating problem. It will be in a normal position and suddenly it will rise to the hot position. I will cut the engine off and imediately turn it back on and the gauge is in the correct position again. The engine does not seem to be hot, but I'm taking it in tomorrow anyway. Any help on these two problems would be helpful. gsoharris@yahoo.com.
I have a 2001 Ls about 66,000 miles on it and warranty covers up to 75,000. No bad problems really, but power steering rack, and the whatever made the front end knock over bumps was fixed under warranty. I have one foggy headlight and don't know if that is covered under the warranty and same with a heated seat not funtioning. Can someone tell me if these problems are covered under my extended warranty, which is the best one you can purchase. Other than that my ls has been great. But best believe that for sales signs go on at the 72-73,000 mark!!! haha. gl to everyone dealing with these problems.