2003 Lincoln LS drivetrain & axles problems
15 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2003 Lincoln LS, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 83,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Spark knock under load (passing or from 0) occurs with low RPM and high RPM under loads currently told to wait until lincoln finds a fix since they have never heard or dealt with this problem before. Transmission has had repairs done also. Shifting has gotten better since reprogramming of computor. Since this is a unique problem to this vehicle complaints are not taken too seriously by lincoln of canada.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 lincoln ls. While driving various speeds, the gear shifter became difficult to maneuver. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Lincoln LS
- Engine 15 complaints
Drivetrain & axles problems in other years
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000