2001 Lincoln LS: misfire or rough idle

5 of the 240 complaints about the 2001 Lincoln LS describe misfire or rough idle.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 86,820
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 29 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Misfire or rough idle by model year

2006
1
2005
2
2004
3
2003
3
2002
2
2001
5
2000
9

What owners say

Filed Apr 4, 2014 · Engine · 151,000 miles · CA

The plastic tensioners that the manufacturer put in broke causing a huge engine misfire. The vehicle had these plastic tensioners but a recall should have happened as it appears someone knew about this since manufacturer came up with generation ii and generation iii and these added generations, are made of metal which should have been in placed when they first built the engine. Awesome engine, lousy tensioners that at high speeds, could have cause me to lose control and perhaps got into an accident or killed myself or kill some one else. Please let me know if there is a recall for these tensioners. I am about to spend 1,500 top replace them.

Filed Aug 6, 2008 · Engine · 85,000 miles · AL

2001 lincoln ls with v8. Vehicle had 70,000 miles when purchased one year ago, now has 102,000. I have had multiple engine misfires (which causes the vehicle to stall or sputter during acceleration,) which resulted in me having to replace the coil on plug assemblies and spark plugs. The reason these coil packs go bad is because of a defective valve cover gasket, which leads to oil getting in the spark plug wells. Ford has recognized the valve cover gaskets from the factory are faulty, because the replacement gaskets they manufacture are made of a better material. There should be a recall on both valve cover gaskets and the coil on plug assemblies. I noticed that the ford thunderbirds use the same 3.9l v8 engine, has the same problem, and ford has issued a recall for the valve cover gaskets on these engines, just not for the lincoln ls.

Filed Dec 10, 2007 · Engine · 79,000 miles · OH

2000 to 2006 lincoln ls all have misfire problems , coming from faulty valve cover gaskets, 2000 to 2006 ford t-birds have same problem, only thing is the lincoln didn't made the recall list . Same engine though, seems that the valve cover gasket leaks oil into spark plug wells causing short and misfire.

Filed Jul 10, 2007 · Engine · 86,820 miles · LA

Several engine misfires caused by leaking oil. Coil packs, boots, spark plugs, and the ignition switch have been replaced. On separate occasions, we have fixed the rear and driver side windows which fell in the window tracks, the trunk release was repaired, the rear view mirror shook when driving and the brakes are still squeaking since we bought the car.

Filed Sep 7, 2006 · Electrical · 87,000 miles · CA

We own a 2001 lincoln ls - v8. The engine has a coil on each spark plug. The coils are failing at the rate of one a month. When the coils fail the engine misfires and you have to fight with the car to keep it under control as it lurches on the highway. It is really severe in an uphill failure. I have never owned a car with coil failure. The mechanic tells me (and has coil parts to prove it) that this is a severe ford problem. I called ford and they deny any safety issue or wrong doing. I know it is a safety issue and the coils are failing before the recommended spark plug change period!! Ford needs to step up and replace these parts. They are defective and put the driver in an unsafe driving condition.