Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Lincoln LS submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
HI I'M MAKING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF MY MOM SHE JUST PURCHASED HER CAR THAT DOESN'T HAVE AN AIRBAG WITHOUT SIGNING A DISCLOSURE FORM AND THE TRANSMISSION IS TOTALLY RUNNING DOWN AND NOT BEING INFORMED OF THIS SHE WENT AHEAD AND BOUGHT THE CAR UNAWARE OF ANY OF THIS. *TR
TRANSMISSION IS FAULTY E-CODE POPS CHECK TRANSMISSION AND FORD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT COME ON! I WAS PULLING OUT OF A SIDE STREET AND I WAS PASTED BY A SEMI THAT WITH CONDITIONS BARELY MISSED T BONING ME CUZ OF THIS FAULTY WHATEVER U WANNA CALL IT! I CAN'T EVEN CHECK THE [XXX] FLUID! IT COSTS $120 JUST TO CHECK IT! IT BLOWS MY MIND U CA THIS CAR IS CONSIDERED SAFE AND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE HASN'T BEEN TAKEN CARE OF! PEOPLE WILL DIE OR I'M SURE ALREADY HAVE, THE TRANSMISSION IS WHAT DRIVES THE WHEELS HOW IS IT SAFE THAT U CAN'T CONTROL UR SPEED! THE THING ACTS DIFFERENT EVERY DAY. SOME DAYS OK SOME DAYS LAGGING AND SLOW AND SOME DAYS THE [XXX] THING TAKES OFF LIKE I DUMPED THE CLUTCH AND GUNNED IT BUT I BARELY PUSHED THE PEDAL! I'VE NEVER BEEN SO DISSATISFIED AND DISAPPOINTED WITH LAWS RULES REGULATIONS OR WHATEVER! EVERY LINCOLN LS SHOULD BE CRUSHED OR FITTED WITH TOTALLY DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP TRANSMISSION JUST GOES OUT WHEN EVER PICTURE PULLING OUT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND THE TRANNY GOING OUT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH 3 KIDS IN THE CAR. *TR
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 ! *TR
2000 LINCOLN LS FAILED TO ACCELERATE. *KB THE VEHICLE ALSO MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND LEFT THE CONSUMER STRANDED. THE AXLE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. JB
I HAVE A LINCOLN LS 2000 WHICH HAD TO HAVE THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED( DONE 6/27/05) AFTER 34,343 MILES. CROSSING AN INTERSECTION ON 6/29/05, THE LEFT REAR AXLE BROKE, MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE WITH ON COMING TRAFFIC FROM BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. LUCKILY, CARS WERE ABLE TO STOP AND HELP PUSH CAR OFF THE ROAD. AXLE WAS REPLACE 34,400 MILES. ON 8/6/05, DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TOWN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED, MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE, BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ACCIDENT. THIS TIME THE RIGHT REAR AXLE BROKE ( 34,806 MILES). BOTH INCIDENTS IF HAD HAPPENED ON AN INTERSTATE OR VERY BUSY ROAD, WOULD HAVE DEFINITELY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH. BOTH LINCOLN AND THE DEALER (BOB WADE LINCOLN, HARRISONBURG, VA) HAVE TOLD ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE. *JB
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
WHILE TRAVELING IN WARM WEATHER AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION SPEEDOMETER FAILED, GIVING NO PROPER READING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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