2001 Lincoln LS problems
Owners have filed 319 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Lincoln LS. Suspension is the most reported problem area, at 37% of complaints. Next are air bags (10%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 319 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Suspension 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 3
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 214 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 19 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 51 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 53 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 32 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 15 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 214 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 89,000 miles. For suspension specifically, the median reported mileage is about 95,000 miles (99 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 31 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported; 3 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Lincoln LS with enough data (151 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
: suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint. I took my car into velde lincoln mercury in peoria, ill. 7/11/03 and told them that my car was fish tailing in the front. They told me I needed new tires, they did not tell me that anything else was wrong with the car.I was getting new tires and the place where I put the tires on told me that the lower ball joint was loose. They tightened it up, I had an appointment in two days with lincoln in springfield, ill. To get it looked at.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lincoln ls. While driving 65 MPH uphill, the front passenger side tire detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the lower control arm on the passenger side was repaired. Six months later, while making a left turn, the front end of the vehicle dropped to the ground on the driver's side. The vehicle was towed to a repair shop and the knuckle on the driver side was replaced. The contact was advised to have the bushes on the lower control arm replaced as well.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 lincoln ls. While making a turn at approximately 5 MPH, there was an unexpected loss of power steering ability. The driver experienced extreme difficulty maneuvering the vehicle. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road with caution. Roadside assistance was called to the scene and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for inspection. The technician stated that the failure was contributed to the lower ball joint.