Lincoln LS brakes problems
150 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
982 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
74,978 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2000 to 2006 model years. Data snapshot: . 700 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
150 of 982 complaints match this topic (15.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10041620 · 2003-10-10 (October 10, 2003)
I OWN A 2000 LINCOLN LS, I HAVE HAD AN ENTIRE ENGINE REPLACED. I HAVE ALSO HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2 TIMES. ALONG W/ REPLACING GASKETS WHICH LEAKED OIL AND SHORTED OUT THE PLUGS ETC. MAJOR THINGS! I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED. SEAT HEATER REPLACED AND HEADLIGHT COVERS THAT CONSTANTLY FOG W/ ANY MOISTURE STILL EVEN AFTER REPLACING SEVERAL TIMES. RADIO WAS REPLACED, ALONG W/ REAR BRAKE LIGHT BULBS SHORT OUT ALL THE TIME DUE TO MOISTURE IN REAR LIGHT COVERS! NOW MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN THE 1000'S OF DOLLARS. *LA
Owner-reported narrative. 18,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10041620 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10056471 · 2004-02-03 (February 3, 2004)
SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE PAST 6 MONTHS WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND LIGHTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENGINE STARTS TO RACE TO THE POINT IT CAN'T BE HELD BACK WITH THE BRAKES. QUICKLY PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL CORRECTS THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY AND THE ENGINE RETURNS TO IDLE SPEED. MOST RECENTLY I HAD THIS PROBLEM 3 TIME IN ONE EVENING. THE LAST TIME I WAS SLOWLY TURNING ONTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR TOOK OFF. BEFORE I COULD REACT I WAS ON THE FRONT LAWN AND NARROWLY MISSED MY SON WHO HAPPENED TO BE ON THE DRIVEWAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM…
Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10056471 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10062805 · 2004-03-22 (March 22, 2004)
SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING - GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. HEADLIGHT COVERS COLLECT MOISTURE. AIRBACK LIGHT ON - WAS QUOTED APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX. DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE - $85 TO DETERMINE THAT THE LATCH IS WORN OFF & AGAIN AN ESTIMATE FOR $850 TO FIX THE HANDLE. THREE OUT OF THE FOUR POWER WINDOWS DROPPED DOWN & HAD TO BE FIXED IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER SEATBACKS HAVE FALLEN OFF. DRIVER SEAT MAKES NOISE WHEN GOING/SLIDING BACK. ON TWO SEPERATE OCCASIONS I WAS UNABLE TO APPLY THE B…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10062805 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10064257 · 2004-03-31 (March 31, 2004)
ON THREE OCCASIONS, MY 2000 LINCOLN LS (V6) HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE LAST INCIDENT WAS ON 03-29-04 IN THE CITY LIMIT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET DOING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED AND THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A STOP. WHEN I BEGAN TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, I FELT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL GO DOWNWARD. THE CAR BEGAN TO INCREASE SPEED WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. I PLACED MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I TRIED P…
Owner-reported narrative. 63,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10064257 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10096588 · 2004-10-12 (October 12, 2004)
UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE OR SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE SURGED. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB. IT HAS HAPPENE DOVE RTHE FOUR YEARS THA TCONSUMER OWNED THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY HAD REPLACED THE COMPUTER IN THE CAR. AT ANOTHER, THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. WIPERS ARE UNRELABLE WHEN NEEDED. HAS CAUSED QUITE AN INCONVENIENCE DURING STORMS, AS WELL AS A POTENTAL FOR AN ACCIDENT. *AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10096588 at NHTSA ↗