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2000 Lincoln LS complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2000 record →

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Feb 7, 200535,000 milesNC

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATOR CONTINUED TO FAIL. AS A RESULT THE OWNER WAS UNABLE TO ROLL THE WINDOW UP OR DOWN. *JB THE WINDER REGULATOR WAS BINDING. *SC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 17, 2005FL

TRANSMISSION JERKING AND KICKING WHEN SHIFTING TO REVERSE. HARSH/DELAYED UPSHIFTING. COUNTING THE FACTORY INSTALLED SOLENOID PACK I HAVE GONE THROUGH A TOTAL OF 4 PLUS ONE VALVE BODY WHICH WAS INSTALLED RECENTLY WITH THE LAST SOLENOID PACK. THE PCM WAS REFLASHED AS WELL.*JB

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Jan 17, 200590,000 milesFL

ENGINE STALL/SHUTDOWN AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND DURING APPLICATION OF BRAKES TO OBSERVE A STOP SIGN/LIGHT. *JB

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Jan 12, 2005LA

WHILE DRIVING 4 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER LOWER BALL JOINT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Dec 21, 200477,000 milesTX

RECALL 00V359001 CONCERNING FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. VEHICLE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND PROVIDED THEM WITH THE VIN. MANUFACTURER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT RECALL DUE TO VIN. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT WERE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *AK THE CONSUMER HEARD A GRINDING NOISE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Dec 16, 200474,600 milesGA

THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION, THAT FRONT BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. THE BALL JOINT WAS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Dec 3, 2004127,989 milesTN

THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN AT BUD DAVIS LINCOLN 2177 COVINGTON PIKE MEMPHIS, TN 38128 (901)373-5700 I PURCHASE A KEY; A SECURITY REMOTE TO BE PROGRAMED, IN THE PROCESS I ENDED UP WITH A BROKEN DRIVER DOOR. I HAVE THE OEM PART THAT CAME OFF THIS VEHICLE. THE NEW PART WHICH REPLACE IT NOW HAS GEARS TO PREVENT HAIR LINE CRACKS AND STRESS. I ASK THE DEALSHIP IF THIS WAS A RECALL ISSUE AND WAS APPROACHED WITH HOSTILY AND TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF A DOOR HANDLE WHICH THIS DEALERSHIP BROKE WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS. I WAS HELD HOSTAGE AND FORCE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OF A MODIFIED DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE THE OEM PART THAT CAME FROM THIS VEHICLE WHICH SHOWS A HAIRLINE STRESS CRACK WHICH PREVENTS THE DOOR FROM OPENING. HOW MANY REPAIRS HAS FORD MADE AND CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER FOR PLASTIC FAULTY DOOR HANDLE WHICH IT HAS NOW MODIFIED AND NOT ISSUE A RECALL?*AK

Air Bags
Filed Nov 12, 200452,000 milesMD

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR CAUSE AIR BAG UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING 60-70 MPH. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.*AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Nov 8, 200470,000 milesLA

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN FRONT LOWER BALL JOINT RECALL 00V35900. MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON 12/20/2002, BUT THEY FAILED.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Nov 5, 2004MD

VEHICLE SHUTS OFF MAKING A RIGHT TURN. WITHOUT WARNING AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SHUT OFF PROBLEM. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE HE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THERE WERE TWO OTHER VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND UNFORTUNATELY THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A CAUSE. *JB

Air Bags
Filed Oct 13, 200475,000 milesSC

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER RECALL. *JB

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 12, 2004NE

UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE OR SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE SURGED. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB. IT HAS HAPPENE DOVE RTHE FOUR YEARS THA TCONSUMER OWNED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY HAD REPLACED THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. AT ANOTHER, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. WIPERS ARE UNRELABLE WHEN NEEDED. HAS CAUSED QUITE AN INCONVENIENCE DURING STORMS, AS WELL AS A POTENTAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Sep 28, 2004MD

THE INSIDE FRONT DRIVER'S PLASTIC DOOR KNOB HANDLE BROKE TRAPPING THE CONSUMER INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY INDICATED IT WAS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP WILL FIX AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OVER THE CENTER CONSOLE TO EXIT THE VEHCILE FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. *NM

Seats
Filed Sep 14, 20046,162 milesMA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE ON FOUR OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE #1 SEAT WON'T RETURN TO THE SET POSITION. *TC

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Sep 13, 2004300,000 milesFL

PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION COILS ON LINCOLN 2000 LS. *MR THERE WERE A NUMBER OF IGNITION COILS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THESE VEHICLE. (4/8/04 ONE COIL HAD TO BE REPLACED, ON 6/15/04 TWO MORE HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF THAT, TWO MORE HAD GONE BAD) *SC *JB

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Sep 8, 2004PA

REQUEST TO GET DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEACTIVATED.*MR *JB

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 25, 20041,200 milesGA

FROM DATE OF PURCHASE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT ARIOUS THINGS HAVE BEEN TRIED BUT NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 25, 2004SC

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS SINCE FEBRUARY, AN IGNITION COIL HAS FAILED IN MY LS(# 2,3,AND 6). EACH TIME THE REPAIR HAS COST ALMOST $300, AND IN ADDITION SINCE THE DEALER THOUGHT A SMALL LEAK IN THE VALVE COVER GASKET MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM WITH #3, THAT WAS REPLACED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $225. IN THE 45 YEARS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER HAD A COIL GO BAD. THERE IS CLEARLY A DEFECT IN THE ORIGINAL COILS OR ENGINE DESIGN. THE DEALER HAS INDICATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY OF THESE ON LS'S. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Aug 19, 200457,890 milesIL

DRIVERS DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. HAD IT REAIRED (WE THOUGHT) BUT QUIT WORKING AGAIN WITHIN 4 WEEKS. WILL COST $ 700 TO FIX. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 12, 200430,000 milesFL

MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S IGNITION COILS. *MR ON APRIL 18, 2004 THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED ONE COIL. THEN ON JUNE 15, 2004 TWO MORE COILS WERE REPLACED. WITHIN TWO WEEKS, ANOTHER COIL OR MORE WENT BAD. THERE WAS RANDOM MISFIRES WHICH REMAINED THE SAME EVEN AFTER REPAIR, THEN IT WORKED FINE BUT WAS FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE RUNNING ROUGH. *SC *JB

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 15, 2004NC

DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE REAR WINDOW MECHANISM FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE LAST TWO MECHANISM THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAID OVER $525.00 PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jul 14, 2004CA

ALL FOUR WINDOWS ON MY 2000 LINCOLN LS HAVE FAILED AND CRASHED INTO THE DOOR WELL. THE REAR WINDOWS HAVE FAILED TWICE. LINCOLN SAID THAT THEY HAVE NO RECORD OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO COMP FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Jul 7, 200466,100 milesNM

WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 LINCOLN LS THE TRANSMISSION TENDS TO SHIFT ON IT'S OWN FROM HIGH TO TO LOW GEAR AND BACK TO HIGH GEAR THUS CAUSING A STALL. THIS SITUATION CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME, IE: WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH IT WELL SHIFT BACK AND FORTH AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND THEN STALL. WHEN THERE IS A TRACTOR TRAIL RIG BEHIND YOU AT 65 OR 70 MPH YOU KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN. BEING A TRAINED VEHICLE OPERATOR TO DRIVE UNDER VERY ADVERS CONDICTIONS I CAN HANDLE THE SITUATION, ON MOST TIMES, BUT THERE ARE SITUATIONS THAT EVEN THE BEST DRIVERS CAN NOT HANDLE. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME THAT IT IS AN AIR FLOW PROBLEM TO WITH THE SENSOR BUT I SAY IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND THE DEALER SHOULD REPORT IT TO THIER HEADQUARTERS AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM FOR FREE.*AK

Electrical System
Filed Jul 7, 200455,000 milesOR

OIL LEAK FROM VALVE LIFTER COVER GASKET. LEAK DETECTED JAN 2004. GASKET BACKORDERED (ACCORDING TO HOOD RIVER FORD DEALER) TO OVER 8000 VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE RELEASED FROM DEALER WITHOUT REPAIR. FEBRUARY RETURNED WITH ROUGH RUNNING AND ENGINE LIGHT. OIL HAD LEAKED ONTO SOLINOID SHORTING OUT SEVERAL WITH ASSOCAITED BOOTS. THESE PARTS WERE ALSO BACKORDER TO THE SAME NUMBER AS GASKETS. VEHICLE SAT AT DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH WITHOUT LOANER OR PARTS.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 6, 2004115,900 milesCA

AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE FORWARD AND A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONSUMER EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AT HAND. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT COMPLETELY SNAPPED OFF. *NM THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE'S VALVE COVER FAILED AND THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *NM

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed Jul 6, 200432,000 milesNC

THE LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE COMING APART DUE TO LOOSENED NUTS. THE STEERING WAS BECOMING MORE DIFFICULT AS WELL. *AK THE VEHICLE'S HISTORY SHOWED TIRE WEAR AND ADJUSTMENTS PRIOR TO OWNERSHIP AND ADJUSTMENTS. *SC *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 28, 200430,000 milesNE

UPON DEECLERATION VEHICLE ENGINE RACES ON INTERMITTETENT BASIS- ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT AND CAR HAD TO BE SHUT OFF AFTER STOPPING TO PREVENT ACCIDENT- DEALER, MARKEL FORD OF OMAHA NEBRASKA UNABLE TO SOLVE PROBLEM- ACCEPTING CAR BACK WITH NO ASSURANCES OF SAFE CONDITION BY DEALER.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 23, 2004TX

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD.THIS PROBLEM RECURRED, AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 4, 2004FL

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND STALLED WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED A TEMPERATURE. THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY COIL PACK. THE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE COIL PACK ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. CONSUMER WILL SEND ORIGINAL BILL FOR REPAIRS. *LA 10/17/02 THREE COIL PACKS WERE REPLACED (#'S 2-6-7) DUE TO THE ENGINE MISSING, 3/19/03 THE COIL PACK #3 DUE TO MISSING, 10/09/03 THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FLUID FILTER, AND ON 4/8/04 TWO COIL PACKS #'S 1 AND 4 WERE REPLACED DUE TO ENGINE MISSING. *SC *JB

Air Bags
Filed Jun 2, 2004MA

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY.*MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THE AIR BAG BE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. *NM THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPAIRED.

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint
Filed May 20, 200460,000 milesMN

THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT IS LOOSE AND IT IS CAUSING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM WAS DETECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK.*AK

Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields
Filed May 11, 2004TN

LINCOLN LS RUBBER FLOOR MATS. *MR THE LIP WHERE THE MAT BENDS UP TO BE PLACED AGAINST THE FLOORBOARD BEHIND THE PETALS. WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE HEEL OF THEIR SHOE WOULD GET CAUGHT, MOST OF THE TIME ON THE MAT. *SC

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 20, 200453,000 milesFL

THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION . *AK UNDER FAST ACCELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL FOR 2-3 SECONDS, TO REGAIN DRIVE THE CONSUMER HAD TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR AND WAIT FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RE-ENGAGE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. THIS DID NOT TOTALLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *SC *JB

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 31, 200463,000 milesTX

ON THREE OCCASIONS, MY 2000 LINCOLN LS (V6) HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON 03-29-04 IN THE CITY LIMIT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET DOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED AND THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I BEGAN TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, I FELT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GO DOWNWARD. THE CAR BEGAN TO INCREASE SPEED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I PLACED MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I TRIED PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AS MUCH AS I COULD BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK AND THEN THE CAR STOPPED. *AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed Mar 23, 200423,500 milesKY

POWER WINDOW INOPERTIVE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BROKEN PLASTIC PART CAUSE. *AK HEATED DRIVERS SEAT HAS NEVER WORKED FROM DAY ONE

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Mar 23, 200424,500 milesKY

POWER WINDOW FAILED WITHIN A WEEK AFTER WARRENTY DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR EVENTHOUGH THIS MODEL HAS WELL DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF SUCH FAILURES.*AK

Air Bags
Filed Mar 22, 2004IL

SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING - GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. HEADLIGHT COVERS COLLECT MOISTURE. AIRBACK LIGHT ON - WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX. DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE - $85 TO DETERMINE THAT THE LATCH IS WORN OFF & AGAIN AN ESTIMATE FOR $850 TO FIX THE HANDLE. THREE OUT OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS DROPPED DOWN & HAD TO BE FIXED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SEATBACKS HAVE FALLEN OFF. DRIVER SEAT MAKES NOISE WHEN GOING/SLIDING BACK. ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS I WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP - CAR KEPT ON ROLLING & I COULD NOT PRESS THE BRAKE. LOUD NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 45-55MPH WHICH I WAS TOLD IS "NORMAL".*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 16, 200452,000 milesOR

IN JANUARY 2004 THE VALVE COVER GASKET STARTED LEAKING ON MY 2000 LINCOLN LS [XXX]. PART BACK ORDERED UNTIL MARCH 2004. WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT OVER 8,000 WERE BACK ORDERED IN JANUARY. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I COULD DRIVE VEHICLE UNTIL PART ARRIVED. OIL LEAK CAUSED THE COIL BOOTS TO SOAK SHORTING COILS (SEVEN OUT OF EIGHT COILS). COIL BOOT BACK ORDERED (NO KNOWN ESTIMATE OF TIME FOR GETTING PART) [XXX]. AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE MULTIPLE CALLS I HAVE MADE TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR OVER A MONTH. NO LOANER WAS OFFERED. REPAIR COSTS ARE ESCALATING. WAITED TWO MONTHS FOR GASKET. HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG BOOT ITEM WILL BE BEFORE ARRIVAL. SEEMS THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE. SEEMS FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS REFUSING TO DEAL WITH THEIR CUSTOMER.*JB UPDATED 07/29/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 11, 200452,000 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WAS ON AND WAS ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. *SC

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Mar 5, 2004NJ

WHEN GOING OVER A BUMPS VEHICLE MADE WEIRD SOUNDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK

Electrical System
Filed Feb 26, 200427,000 milesNY

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A REAR WINDOW PROBLEM. THE REAR WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS JAMMED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR. *NM

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Feb 25, 2004FL

THE PASSANGER HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FOG UP, THEN THE DRIVER. CONTACTED LINCOLN THEY SAID THERES WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER LINCOLN LS OWNERS AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. LINCOLN SATED THAT I SOULD JUST BUY NEW ONES AT 295.99 A HEADLIGHT PLUS INSTALL.*AK

Power Train
Filed Feb 5, 200450,000 milesGA

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION COMBINATION. IN THE AUTOMATIC POSITION THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 20/25 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO GEAR FROM PARK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST 4 TIMES BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS ISSUE IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Feb 3, 200435,000 milesIL

SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND LIGHTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENGINE STARTS TO RACE TO THE POINT IT CAN'T BE HELD BACK WITH THE BRAKES. QUICKLY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL CORRECTS THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE RETURNS TO IDLE SPEED. MOST RECENTLY I HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 TIME IN ONE EVENING. THE LAST TIME I WAS SLOWLY TURNING ONTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. BEFORE I COULD REACT I WAS ON THE FRONT LAWN AND NARROWLY MISSED MY SON WHO HAPPENED TO BE ON THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 2, 2004FL

AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE REPLACED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT AND AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *NM

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jan 25, 200488,000 milesKY

2000 LINCOLN LS . THE VALVE BODY IN THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER JACK KAIN FORD LINCOLN MERCURY IN LONDON KENTUCKY. THE VALVE BODY WAS BAD AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE THE VALVE BODY WAS ORDERED. THE WAIT WAS BECAUSE THE VALVE BODY HAD TO BE REENGINEERED DUE TO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *LA

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Dec 19, 200349,000 milesNC

WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AT 5 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Dec 17, 200379,000 milesMI

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE VEHICLE FROM THE OUTSIDE.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Dec 13, 200375,000 milesIL

I PURCHASED THE 2000 LINCOLN LS IN NOVEMBER 2002. I HAVE HAD BREAK TROUBLE AT THE COST OF $1000. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAS HAD CATOSTROPHIC DAMAGE AND WOULD BE BETTER OFF BUYING A NEW ENGINE. I'M HIGHLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS OCCURRENCE AND REQUEST AN IMMEDIATE RESOLUTION TO MY CONCERNS.*AK

Air Bags › Side/Window1 injured
Filed Dec 3, 2003GA

WHILE DRIVING, THE SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. *AK *SCC *JB

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