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2000 Lincoln LS engine problems

43 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2000 Lincoln LS, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
43 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
60,000 miles 31 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2000 Lincoln LS Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 60,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 9 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 60,000 miles
Based on 31 complaints that include mileage. 48% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles9
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 31 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles, and 48% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the engine complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Engine stalls while at highway. Speed. Dealer worked for a week but problem happened again. Dealer working again. Seems to happen when engine is hot.

April 2001

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. The contact stated that since july 2007, the check engine light would illuminate intermittently and the vehicle would stall and began to idle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle immediately. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer could not give a proper diagnosis. The hoses, egr valve, thermostat, cooling system fan and o2 sensor were replaced at a local repair facility. The failure continued to occur.

Reported at 40,000 miles, July 2007

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