2005 Lincoln LS problems
Owners have filed 132 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Lincoln LS. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are electrical system (16%) and fuel system (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 132 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 116 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 | 16 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 26 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 30 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 11 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 116 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 60,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 60,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 7 model years of the Lincoln LS with enough data (64 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.
I was completely stopped at a red light with my foot on the brake. The car suddenly lurched on it's own. My reaction was to apply both feet to the brake with force. In spite of that, the vehicle continued to crawl and it rolled into the intersection. I was hit by an oncoming car. My car was totaled.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 lincoln ls. The contact was driving 15 MPH and crashed into another vehicle due to the lack of visibility between the passenger's side window and the windshield. The contact stated that the interior designs width was too large and caused him not to notice the other vehicle. The contact stated that he sustained minor lacerations to the head from the crash. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the incident.
The 2005 lincoln ls left the road, hit a ditch, and overturned several times in a field. The vehicle overturned side to side. The airbags did not deploy during the crash. The driver seat and the passenger seat we're both occupied at the time of the crash. We do not believe that the accident was caused by in a faulty mechanisms in the vehicle, however, despite multiple impacts during the accident, the airbags never deployed.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 lincoln ls. While driving 70 MPH, the computer within the vehicle activated the emergency brake. The vehicle is equipped with a brake by wire system. The contact stated that all of the instrument panel lights illuminated and the security alarm sounded. He pulled off the road, shut off, and then restarted the vehicle. He took it to the dealer and they replaced a relay in the vehicle, however, the failure recurred two weeks later.
Had just come off freeway and parked. Noticed that climate control was blowing hot air (excessively). Turning the control to cooler settings just increased the blast of heat. The dual setting was not working either as most air was being forced to the driver side. The strange thing was that shortly after that, the parking brake service light came on!