NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2000 Lincoln LS. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION COMBINATION. IN THE AUTOMATIC POSITION THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 20/25 SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING INTO GEAR FROM PARK. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST 4 TIMES BUT NO FAILURE CODES WERE FOUND. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS ISSUE IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. *NM
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A REAR WINDOW PROBLEM. THE REAR WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE WENT DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM. *AK THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS JAMMED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LEFT AND RIGHT REAR WINDOW REGULATOR. *NM
WHEN GOING OVER A BUMPS VEHICLE MADE WEIRD SOUNDS. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THERE WAS A BALL JOINT PROBLEM. *AK
THE LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT IS LOOSE AND IT IS CAUSING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM WAS DETECTED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK.*AK
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.