2000 Lincoln LS

Typical pattern

8.2% of complaints about the 2000 Lincoln LS came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2000 vehicle — around the middle of the 213 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 6.1 yr in service. The most-reported system is suspension (127 complaints), typically at 8.3 yr or about 92,000 miles.

Complaints: 415
Median age at failure: 6.1 yr
Median mileage: 76,000 n=262
Crash / fire / tow: 8.9% of reports
Safety recalls: 1

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

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Suspension

127 reports · 92,000 mi

8.3 yr

5.5%

Air bags

41 reports · 75,000 mi

5.1 yr

26.8%

Engine cooling

41 reports · 60,000 mi

4.8 yr

Power train

34 reports · 70,000 mi

5.8 yr

5.9%

Electrical system

23 reports · 69,000 mi

6.1 yr

13%

Speed control

22 reports · 63,000 mi

4.5 yr

31.8%

Visibility

18 reports · 55,600 mi

4.1 yr

Service brakes, hydraulic

17 reports · 70,000 mi

1.4 yr

23.5%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

00V359001 2000-11-03

Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS WHEN THEY WERE ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS.

IF THE BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED, THEY CAN LOOSEN AND, ULTIMATELY, RESULT IN FRACTURE OF THE BALL JOINT STUD. IF THE BALL JOINT FRACTURES, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

In owners’ own words

Air bags mileage not reported 5 mo in service

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR AIR BAG LIGHT FAILURE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS AT DEALER FOR SAM EPROBLEM. ALSO. BRAKES ARE BEGINNING TO SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY, AND LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT COMPONENT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE CHANGED. *AK

Air bags mileage not reported 1.4 yr in service crash / fire / tow

WHEN DRIVING 15-20 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A GRADUAL STOP VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE HIT A BRICK WALL IN WHICH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

Air bags mileage not reported 2.3 yr in service

WHILE TRAVELING AT 80 MPH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPOLYED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *AK

Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 1 mo in service

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES VERY HARD AND RESISTS APPLICATION, CAUSE UNKNOWN. HIGH ALTITUDE AND COLD CONDITIONS MAKE IT WORSE. *AK *ML

Other LS model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.