We have owned this car for about 3 years and it has been one problem after another and see same problems on line 1) Will start over heating sometimes at idle sometimes while driving (try being in DFW rush hour traffic and deal with that 2) Wife was driving one day and a bolt on right lower control arm broke sending her across 4 lanes of traffic including on coming. 3) All of a sudden when brake pedal was depressed started hearing vacuum leak under dash, brake pedal real hard , and couldn't hardly get car to stop, traction control light started flashing. Found bad brake booster and sensor located on it (both unavailable from manufacturer), also found on line that to get light to stop flashing you have to take to dealer and have reprogrammed (nobody else has the ability) 4) Have constantly had problem with check engine light staying on and running rough, no power, and having to replace ignition coils 5) While wife was driving with no advance notice of any kind heading home on farm market road with no shoulder to pull off on transmission went out completely and stopped pulling 6) Rear control arm bushings go from ok to extremely bad causing back end to drift from side to side going down the highway in a blink of an eye 7) Right front sway bar link keeps wearing control arm and snapping stud off 8) Sunroof drain hoses constantly failing and allowing water to get to electrical components The list goes on but all you have to do is a online search of the LS sport with the 3.9 v-8 and see all the problems. I was in automotive for over 16 years and every vehicle generally has its know couple problems but this is way beyond that. There hasn't been any accidents or injuries but real close to it.
Lincoln LS transmission failure problems
18 of the 982 owner complaints about the Lincoln LS describe complete transmission failure, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 18
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical repair cost reported
- $3,000
- typical mileage
- 74,000
By model year
Often reported together
Jerking 3Check engine light 3Won't shift 1Stalling 1Overheating 1Loss of power 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 lincoln ls. The contact stated that the transmission was slipping out of gear. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who replaced the transmission. In addition, the vehicle was overheating without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the thermostat, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.
Cel came on, code indicated transmission issue. "e" appeared in the gear indicator, rather than the gear the transmission was in. Trans would not shift into 2nd and 5th of gears. Had the car towed to transmission shop, who told me the problem was a bad transmission case that had been destroyed as the result of servo impact over time. A bushing could have resolved the problem, had lincoln installed one at manufacture. Tech told me this was a known problem with the lincoln 5r55 transmission. Shop installed new transmission, with bushing, for $3700. No way a modern trans should fail at 113k miles, esp. From something like this, so easily preventable. Lincoln purchasers, who pay a premium for the advertised quality of a lincoln, expect and deserve better, especially since a substantial number of lincoln purchasers have experienced the exact same problem, and have had to bear the cost of the transmission replacement necessitated by lincoln's manufacture and placement in the stream of commerce of a proven defective product. Lincoln should bear some of the cost, but has refused to do so.
The transmission failed and has to be replaced per grapevine ford in texas. These fords have had transmissions failing for years and you lazy people won't make them recall them. Exactly has does one get to own a government agency??
I have been having the same problems from day one since I bought this car. I had a brand new transmission put in by the lincoln place three years ago. Now my transmission is acting up again. 1. Transmission shifts rough or jerky from park 2. Transmission shifts rough or jerky while driving 3. Gear changes take to long to complete 4. Shifts occur too early, too late, too often 5.always having to replace the same parts.
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 !
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 lincoln ls. The contact was parking on an incline. As he shifted into park and removed his foot form the brake pedal, the vehicle began to independently roll backward. The dealer replaced the transmission. Within 300 miles, the failure recurred. The failure and current mileages were approximately 74,000.
Problems with car stalling after stop (I.e. Not responding easily to gas pedal) and jerking into gear since purchase. Problem reported to dealer one year post-purchase with no resolution. Car continued to get worse - going from periodic to constant problems with stalling and jerking into gear (from a stop and also from reverse into drive.) at 39,000 miles now we are told a new transmission is needed. Despite reporting the problem while the car was under warranty (it is now two weeks out of warranty) neither dealer nor lincoln are responding to the issue.
I have a 2005 ford expedition & 2004 lincoln ls I just replaced the transmission for the expedition @ 53,000 miles it quit on me on the freeway almost causing and accident and now a month later same thing happened with the lincoln ls I think some one has to get hard on ford lincoln same thing it is not possible that two cars bought @ over $43,000 dollars each are piece of '!@#$% cars I would understand if I had bought an ikea or hyundai I knew what I was getting into, some one has to make ford and lincoln fix these problems with there product maybe that's why they only offer a 27,000 mile warranty and still had my differential changed on the expedition 6 months after purchase with only 3500 miles on the expedition.
While driving suddenly the ABS light, traction control light and the parking brake light came on. I immediately exited the freeway and pulled into a parking area and turned the car off. After calming my 87 year old mother down I restarted the car and none of the lights came on. I proceeded to start driving my car home and again all the lights came on. I contacted the dealer where I purchased my car and spoke to the service manager who informed me that they knew of this problem with the lincolns and that I should bring it in which I did. I was informed that it would cost approx. $2,000.00 to fix this problem because lincoln only covers automobiles that are less than 10 years old or have less than 100k miles. My car has 109k but I feel that lincoln should cover this since they have known about it long before my car had 100k miles and this is a very big safety hazard. I have taken excellent care of my car getting every oil change on time and each of the services that have been suggested. Lincoln has said they can't help me and the dealer says his hands are tied, what recourse do I have? Also I have already had to have a new transmission put in my car.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Lincoln LS transmission failure
Which Lincoln LS years have complete transmission failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2000 (6 complaints), 2003 (5 complaints) and 2004 (3 complaints).
How much does it cost to fix complete transmission failure on the Lincoln LS?
Owners who mentioned a price put the repair at about $3,000 (median of 5 complaints that include a dollar amount). Costs vary with mileage, warranty and where the work is done.
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