2001 LINCOLN LS — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 236 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: SUSPENSION (93 complaints · 39.4%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 18
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 11
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SUSPENSION appears in 93 of 236 owner complaints (39.4%) in this vehicle snapshot. SUSPENSION: 93 complaints, 39.4% of reports SUSPENSION 93 · 39.4% · 5 crash reports AIR BAGS: 25 complaints, 10.6% of reports AIR BAGS 25 · 10.6% · 4 crash reports ENGINE: 23 complaints, 9.8% of reports ENGINE 23 · 9.8% STEERING: 12 complaints, 5.1% of reports STEERING 12 · 5.1% · 1 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 11 complaints, 4.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 11 · 4.7% · 2 crash reports 1 fire reports VISIBILITY: 10 complaints, 4.2% of reports VISIBILITY 10 · 4.2% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 9 complaints, 3.8% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 · 3.8% · 1 crash reports SERVICE BRAKES: 9 complaints, 3.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 9 · 3.8% · 1 crash reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 9 complaints, 3.8% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9 · 3.8% · 3 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 160 complaints, 67.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 160 · 67.8% · 13 crash reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SUSPENSION 93 39.4% 5 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 25 10.6% 4 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 23 9.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 12 5.1% 1 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 11 4.7% 2 crashes · 1 fires
VISIBILITY 10 4.2% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9 3.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 9 3.8% 1 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 9 3.8% 3 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 160 67.8% 13 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2000; the first recall shown was reported in Nov 2000. 2000-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2001-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2003-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2003-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2004-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2005-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q4: 9 owner reports 9 2007-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2008-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2009-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2009-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2009-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2010-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2011-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2015-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2016-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Oct 2000 Apr 2023 Recall campaign 00V359001 ◆ Recall campaign 00V359001
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2000-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q1 Owner reports 1
2001-Q2 Owner reports 7
2001-Q3 Owner reports 8
2001-Q4 Owner reports 1
2002-Q1 Owner reports 4
2002-Q2 Owner reports 4
2002-Q3 Owner reports 5
2002-Q4 Owner reports 6
2003-Q1 Owner reports 2
2003-Q2 Owner reports 4
2003-Q3 Owner reports 7
2003-Q4 Owner reports 3
2004-Q1 Owner reports 2
2004-Q2 Owner reports 6
2004-Q3 Owner reports 4
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 5
2005-Q3 Owner reports 7
2005-Q4 Owner reports 5
2006-Q1 Owner reports 4
2006-Q2 Owner reports 4
2006-Q3 Owner reports 5
2006-Q4 Owner reports 9
2007-Q1 Owner reports 11
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q3 Owner reports 6
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q1 Owner reports 10
2008-Q2 Owner reports 9
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 4
2009-Q1 Owner reports 6
2009-Q2 Owner reports 5
2009-Q3 Owner reports 7
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 4
2010-Q2 Owner reports 4
2010-Q3 Owner reports 7
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 3
2011-Q3 Owner reports 2
2012-Q1 Owner reports 3
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 3
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 4
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q4 Owner reports 4
2015-Q1 Owner reports 4
2015-Q2 Owner reports 4
2016-Q1 Owner reports 5
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 2
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2021-Q1 Owner reports 1
2023-Q2 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 00V359001
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V359001

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    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.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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