2000 Lincoln LS: complete transmission failure

6 of the 354 complaints about the 2000 Lincoln LS describe complete transmission failure.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

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

Complete transmission failure by model year

2005
2
2004
3
2003
5
2002
1
2001
1
2000
6

What owners say

Filed Jan 19, 2011 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · OH

Terminal issues with the transmission in my 2000 lincoln ls ! I and everyone else are having issues with the transmissions in the lincoln ls models. Both the v-8 & v-6 models have constant issues with transmission failures & puts the owners at risk while driving these vehicles ! I was passing a semi when my failure happened and the car lost complete power and we almost got hit head on by an oncoming car (that was nowhere in sight when I started to pass this vehicle) ! It takes no effort to discover that this is a habitual issue with this vehicle. I was a lincoln salesman for over 3 years and I know that lincoln builds a great product, and reliability isn't an issue with any of their other models. Please don't allow lincoln to address this issue by saying ,"well if your over 100k miles , we wont address it", becauseit will force us to go the route of spending $3500 to replace it with a genuine lincoln tranny then they are happy . This is a safety issue , because this car will basically "shut itself down" when it encounters tranny issues , & lincoln is going to say they don't know there is an issue ............c'mon !

Filed Feb 17, 2009 · Engine · 48,150 miles · VA

Check engine/check transmission message has come on. Vehicle has less then 50k miles on it, transmission needs to be replaced already, looking at $3000+in repairs.

Filed Mar 7, 2006 · Transmission · NY

Monday, march 6, 2006, I was driving to work on a three lane highway. I stopped at a red light, and my car would not move. I was stuck in a dangerous situation. I called a tow truck to tow my car. The mechanic diagnosed the problem, and determined that the transmission died. There was sufficient fluid in the transmission, the transmission just seemed to die. A police officer stopped to see what the problem was. He told me it was the worst possible place for my car to die.

Filed Dec 23, 2005 · Transmission · 71,000 miles · UT

I currently drive a 00' lincoln ls with 71k miles on it and have had numerous unacceptable problems, the worst of which has been the transmission(s). I have just been informed by the dealership here that I need a new transmission again. I just bought a new one 32k miles ago, because the original had gone bad. This is three transmission I have now needed for a car with under 75k miles on it, this is completely unacceptable. Plus, on average, the vehicle has been in the shop for various repairs at least once every other month. The only explanation I have received from the dealer for this is that "00' was the first year they made the ls and it took them a few years to get it right," so I will have to deal with them. The problems associated with this vehicle are way to frequent and expensive to be considered normal for any car. According to my dealership, the 00' ls in general is a lemon and every one with that year ls is suffering because of it. Other problems aside, I should not be paying for another transmission on this car with this low of miles. I only drive this vehicle to work and back and around town and never wrecklessly. This vehicle has always been handle with care, so why the problems? Dealer info: capitol lincoln mercury 3469 s state st salt lake, ut 84115 801‑263‑2222.

Filed Apr 20, 2004 · Transmission · 53,000 miles · FL

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

Filed May 18, 2001 · Acceleration, Airbags · OH

Consumer states on several occasions he experienced sudden and excessive unexplained acceleration, while in his garage and attempting to park vehicle with his foot on the brake the engine reved and the tires started spinning out of control, consumer ended up going through the back wall of the garage causing damage to the vehicle and the wall, dealer has replaced transmission, however problem still occurs.