NHTSA lists 240 complaints for the 2001 Lincoln LS, 20 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 11 complaints mention an injury, with 13 injuries and 1 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as LINCOLN LS.
At a glance
Complaints
240
With crash
20
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
11
Injuries
13
Deaths
1
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
82,300
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
135
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
SUSPENSION
110
45.8%
AIR BAGS
33
13.8%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
26
10.8%
VISIBILITY
16
6.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
5.8%
POWER TRAIN
14
5.8%
STEERING
14
5.8%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
12
5.0%
STRUCTURE
11
4.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11
4.6%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
SUSPENSION
FRONT
87
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE
11
VISIBILITY
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
10
AIR BAGS
FRONTAL
9
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
9
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST SYSTEM
5
STRUCTURE
BODY
5
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS WHEN THEY WERE ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS.
Consequence: 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.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE ON THE TWO BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS. VEHICLES WITH LOOSE BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS WILL EITHER HAVE THE FASTENERS TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION, OR IF NECESSARY, THE BALL JOINTS WILL BE REPLACED.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
135 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
29
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
17
POWER TRAIN
14
VISIBILITY
12
EQUIPMENT
11
AIR BAGS
7
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
7
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
6
10177863
Date: 2020-07-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
This article supersedes TSB 19-2026 to update the vehicle model years affected. Some 2000 and newer Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is
10155551
Date: 2019-02-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
10156863
Date: 2019-02-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.
Some 2000 and newer Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles equipped with aluminum body panels may exhibit corrosion concerns appearing as bubbled and/or peeling paint with or without accompanying white dust. Panel replacement is recommended. Follow the Service Procedure steps to correct the condition
10018745
Date: 2005-11-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT
636096
Date: 2005-11-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
EXCESSIVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CURRENT DRAW WHICH COULD RESULT IN A DISCHARGED BATTERY AND A NO CRANK CONDITION. *TT SERVICE TIPS. *TT
10014138
Date: 2005-06-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
SAFETY BELT RETRACTION SPEED. *TT
10017925
Date: 2005-06-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STRUCTURE.
WATER/MOISTURE IN COP WELLS - DTC P0301-P0308 - 3.9L ENGINE - VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 5/1/2004. *TT
10017917
Date: 2005-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
UNUSUAL ENGINE NOISE OR ENGINE KNOCK CONCERNS DUE TO REGULAR FUEL. *TT
10012954
Date: 2005-02-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
SAFETY BELT WEB STOP BUTTON SERVICE. *EH
10012964
Date: 2005-02-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
AM FM AND CELLULAR PHONE RECEPTION INTERFERENCE . *EH
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.