2000 Lincoln LS Problems, complaints & recalls

Ball joint bolts loosen or don't tighten to specifications which causes a lot of wear and tear on the front end of my vehicle. I've had to have them replaced twice and tightened up or re-fixed several times it's unsafe at time. I take chances of my life safety. I mostly have had problems on the regular streets and to afraid at most times to even think about getting on a highway.

Tl* the contact owned a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving 35 mph, the steering wheel pulled to the right and caused the vehicle to drive into a ditch. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was totaled and towed to an unknown location. A police report was filed. The contact suffered injuries and received medical attention. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was unknown. *Bf

The horn and cruise control just suddenly quit working does a master automotive technician ase-certified I decided to check it out before I contacted the dealer the problem is in the clock spring the clock spring has failed without an accident or anything to cause it to file this seems like it should be an issue that's a national highway traffic and safety administration should be interested in as it is a safety issue because of clock spring that will fail without stop the airbag it says car is in an accident the...

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. While slowing down the vehicle, it surged and accelerated unexpectedly several times and the tachometer increased. The contact constantly had to apply the brake pedal to slow down the vehicle due to the failure. The vehicle was taken to dean arbour ford of west branch (3382 m-55, west branch, mi, (989) 345-1590), but the cause of the failure was unknown. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was awaiting to determine if they had a remedy to provide to the dealer. The failure mileage was not available. *Tt*jb consumer stated engine randomly revs from 2,000 to 3,000 rpm.

My 2000 lincoln ls leaking from the gas tank. This was identified as a defect in 2005 but according to lincoln my vin number is not included in the recall.This is a very dangerous perhaps life threatening . When I was last filling up my car I was told by the costco attendant I had to roll my car forward due to the leak from the tank.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle swayed and the contact heard an abnormal sound. The contact parked the vehicle and observed that the axle failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 149,825.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 194,000.

I was getting on a freeway on ramp that turned not going more than maybe between 30-35 mph and when almost getting ready to merg on to the freeway my lower right ball joint broke. Causing my wheel to turn side ways and put a dent in the fender. Later after being repaired I saw there was a recall for this, and contacted a dealership and they told me my car was not part of that recall. But the stuff that is described in the recall seemed to fit exactly what happend to my lincoln ls. I was lucky I was on the on ramp...

Tl* the contact owned a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle unexpectedly swerved off the road and crashed into an iron fence. The front driver side air bag failed to deploy with the massive impact. The front passenger seat was unoccupied, but the air bag deployed. The driver was fatally injured. The vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a salvage facility. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. .Updated 06/28/16 *bf *cn

On saturday february 06,2016 at 12 a.M. I started my car and it sounded normal. When I placed my car in reverse it started to idle very highly and was reading 3000 rpm although I was still holding my foot on the brake. I placed the car in park and turned it off. I started the car again and it sounded normal until I placed it in drive and started accelerating. The car was pulling as if it wanted to take off during braking. When I removed my foot from the brake pedal the car accelerated on it's own. I drove 1.3...

My car sways from side to side due to the ball joints not being torqued down properly which can cause loss of control which can end in a fatality. The dealership said their are no recalls yet the number for the recall is 00v359001.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving at various speeds, there would be an abnormal squeaking sound emitting from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the driver and passenger side control arms failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 141,308.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle veered to the right without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that a wheel alignment needed to be performed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 00v359001 (suspension). The failure mileage was 170,000.

Randomly when applying the brakes the car accelerates instead of stopping. This is referred to as unintended acceleration. In some cases this happened on the freeway and others on city streets at very low speeds. Attached is my correspondence with ford over this matter. As you will see from the correspondence, these incidents occurred soon after I bought the vehicle in 2000 (first incident was in 2001) up until most recently, 2/28/2015. I'm uploading three documents: 1 - my initial to ford dated 08/23/2015...

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. The contact stated that the suspension was unstable in the front of the vehicle. Without warning, the vehicle veered left or right and force had to be applied to the steering wheel to keep the vehicle centered on the road. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 00v359001 (suspension). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving approximately 5 mph, the contact felt a vibration from the floor of the vehicle and noticed an abnormal noise coming from the front end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic who stated that the lower ball joint and lower control arm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 157,000.

While driving to work at 50mpg the airbag in the passenger seat deployed. I did not hit anything nor was I hit by anything. The airbag deployed for no reason. This is an issue as now I can not use the vehicle when traveling with my family as it is unsafe for anyone to sit in the passenger seat.

Timing belts had to be replaced it was $3500.Oo. August 2008 transmission had to be rebuilt n updated cost was $1989.00. August 2013 both lower ball joints was replaced the right outer tyrod and left inner tyrod was replaced had to get new brakes and tires n it cost me $1200.00. I gave $5000.00 For the car so I have a grand total of $11,689.00. Nothing but a piece of junk and now my security system is going crazy it goes off every few times u open the door so im sure its a electrical problem and thats lovely.

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...

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving low speeds, a loud abnormal noise emitted from the vehicle when making a turn or hitting a dip in the road. The failure occurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the front suspension lower ball joint needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

Air bag light went on. After internet research, I learned that there may be a short under the driver's seat that causes the airbag to not deploy. *Tr

My vehicle had a recalled and the work was performed at crouse ford in pennsylvania in june 18 2002. Unfortunate from the information I received on the recall, the initial inspection and work was never done although the recall was said to be satisfied. The recall was for the lower steering suspension torque on the front of the vehicle but the only work was performed based on the dealership notes were the left spindle was replaced. I have called the lincoln center to get them to look into this and the...

Driving on interstate at 65 mph when motor shut off and would not restart. Fortunately I was in the right hand lane and able to coast to a safe stop. I required a tow to the dealership. Discovered that the problem was a failure of the crankshaft position sensor. *Tr

I was turning the corner of day avenue and 2nd street sw. As I turned the tire came all the way off. I looked online and researched and seen that this vehicle has been recalled due to the suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint. I need to know what I need to do? Nhtsa campaign #00v359001. *Tr