2000 Lincoln LS: hesitation when accelerating

5 of the 354 complaints about the 2000 Lincoln LS describe hesitation when accelerating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 50,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 44 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Hesitation when accelerating by model year

2005
1
2004
5
2003
2
2002
2
2001
3
2000
5

What owners say

Filed Apr 7, 2015 · Fuel system · 70,000 miles · PA

On i95 car started hesitating, bucking I pulled off i95 and slowly bucked to work when I left work slowly drove home engine light came on and went to my mechanic. He checked the car out and said it is probably the catalytic converter, these ls's are know for this problem. He said I could continue to drive it safely as I only put less than 5000 miles a year but eventually it will go. I went on line and so many people have reported the same issue with all different years of this model. It has acted up several times and then it settles down and drives okay, the check engine light is on again and I wonder why there has not been a recall on this car and issue as so many people have been on line about it, it must be a defect, probably why they stopped making this car. It is too costly to repair this car because of the age and its a shame as I only have 80000 miles on it. Automakers should be held liable for these defective issues.

Filed Oct 22, 2006 · Electrical, Transmission · 30,000 miles · NY

I own a 2000 lincoln ls with severe and erratic transmission problems which make this car unsafe to drive. I have spent over $2000.00 with numerous trips back to the repair shop in trying to correct this problem, but the car still hesitates, bucks, and even shuts down at highway speeds at which time the car has no power steering or brakes!! Reading up on forums, it appears that this is a very common problem with 2000 - 2002 lincoln ls's. Lincoln mercury repair shops "shoot in the dark" trying to repair these problems costing customers across the country thousands of dollars and still can not come up with a solution. They have stated that it is an "uncorrectable computer glitch". I am sure that there will be people who lose there lives do to this problem if some haven't already. This a $40,000 car and my problems started when the car had only 30,000 miles on it. Ford should recall these vehicles and correct the problem before people get killed or seriously injured.

Filed Jul 27, 2005 · Electrical, Transmission · 10,000 miles · IL

Purchased my 2000 ls in october of that year. In 2001 had to have regulator on back passenger window replaced. Since then 2 more back window regulators have also been replaced at cost of approx. $700. Had to have coil replaced. Car has always hesitated shifting into reverse. At 40 MPH car runs roughly, shakes. In june this year car would not start after shutting off. Some computer valve sticking; dealership told my husband to take a rock and hit it to free it up so car will start. Several times car would not start at all for no apparent reason. Called dealership about ball joint noise under front of car; they said nothing wrong. Front passenger door drains plugged --- door filled with water that sloshed when coming to a stop. Called dealership(s) --- no help. Called lincoln hotline - no help. They said it was a 5 year old what do we expect!

Filed Jul 7, 2004 · Transmission · 66,100 miles · NM

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.

Filed Feb 5, 2004 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · GA

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.