Lincoln LS Review | 2000-2006
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- In this video I review a 2000 Lincoln LS which is a luxury sedan sold from the 2000 to 2006 model year. This model is equipped with the optional 3.9L V8 and Select Shift Automatic. This review includes a full walkaround, interior overview, technical specs and test drive.
Thanks to Wholesale Auto Connection for the use of this LS:
www.wholesaleautoconnection.com/
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Most slept on car
I am from Azerbaijan baku. I have this car . Lincoln ls 2004 . Super car hard and speed tandem
I own a 2005 with V8. I like it quite a bit but there have been issues. Cooling system parts made from plastic that develop tiny fractures and leak, though not that common. The coils have been a constant problem, not really sure why but I have replaced them a couple times. Engine light comes on and the code is kind of vague as to what the problem is. Also, I think this is the best advice I can give: twice a year, take your LS on a long trip, and let it stretch its legs. Take it up to 75 or greater and let it exercise. I really believe it helps keep things in order. Maybe it's just me but I believe it helps. This is not a car that does well going to the supermarket and back, it needs to get out and zoom! Edit a year later: I did take the fuel injectors out and had them serviced also replaced the fuel filter. That was a couple years ago and have had no problems with coils or anything else. So if you're getting weird codes regarding coils you might want to service those fuel injectors. Just a note for our noble video maker here, it is Jag-u-ar or Jag-uwor, definitely not Jag-wire.
Ive had mine for 10 years. No major issues since owning. Parts arent too expensive. I mix gas with no problem. Doesnt look dated which I knew would be the pay off. Still a Ford so plastic parts are failing. Im not one bit tired of it.
Really everyone im considering buying one used and everyone is making it sound like these things cant go a week without an issue
@@iShowUnusualBehavior coils need to be replaced often. The front bumper skirt also gets wrecked if you keep hittibg curbs. Thermostate housing gets stuck.
@@coolconfuzer thank you for the fast reply, i really like this car. But the court of public opinion has me nervous
@@coolconfuzer depends on your opinion of 'Often'. I've changed one side in the 7 years I've owned mine ... but the other side will probably go soon. (
It seems every car has it's achilles heel.
@@keithhinchcliffe5629 maybe 2 or 3 every 3 ir 4 years I reckon.
2006 Lincoln LS sport.
I love mine..
I have had all 6 years..
This is my 2nd 06v8
Still have it?
just picked up a 02 ls sport for 2500....1 owner who pretty much kept all maintenance on it....runs really good, kids love the torque, and space over my 05 ford focus.....
I had a LS V8 Sport, loaded with Alpine sound (marginal), sunroof, etc. Always thought it looked nice, it was surprisingly quick (very quick in fact for the time), got horrible gas mileage, handled quite well - and while it was a couple inches too long in the trunk, and a little wider than it might have been, it could carve corners better than the Audi I replaced it with and equaled the 5 series that came after that. Unfortunately the driver's seat was impossible, materials cheap, cabin small for exterior size - and it needed too much maintenance. Lincoln should have stuck it out an developed it, but instead given a light facelift, some worthwhile mechanical improvements and then left to die and be replaced by ... the Zephyr. Yeah, who remembers that. A Fusion in drag.
Hahaha, I have a 2000 LS V8 Sport and actually also just picked up a mind bogglingly straight 1981 Mercury Zephyr Fox Body and it's actually about to get the Lincoln LS power train. Both awesome cars! After replacing the front and rear brakes, oil change with engine restorer the LS gave me ZERO problems for over 4 years, it was the ex wife overheating it that caused any problems but it loved to eat coils after overheating. I had to reflash the ECM on my own cause after going to 5 different Ford and Lincoln dealerships that just plain didn't understand the concept of REFLASHING AN ECM (REWRITING THE PROGRAM) 😳😧🤯😡 Not a stitch of problems afterwards.
I just barely purchased a '06 LS last week. It has 73,000 miles on it. I'm looking forward to driving it. When I went through a canyon driving it home, I was more than pleased on how it handled corners. And I got a great deal on it for $4,400. This is great since there is a huge mark up on used cars right now. The only thing wrong with it when I bought it was, the AC wasn't blowing cold air. I have an appointment tomorrow to have it serviced for that.
And I thought the narrator did an excellent job describing the features and comparisons. Two thumbs up on your presentation!
what’s your experience with the transmission, my accord had major problems so i’m trying to avoid that kinda thing
I love my LS
My friend was considering this car when he got his first car after getting his permanent license, a year ago, but he ended up getting a Cadillac cts
Nice video work! Excellent narrative! A fair commentary. My only, small quibble is use of the word "VEHICLE," a word I've never used for any of my 28 CARS! Thanks!
Such a rare color for that car! I have the same! It's a 2000 LS V8 Sport, I've only seen one other car that color and it had a tan vinyl top. Mine has the matte silver painted wheels but same style and I prefer those over the chrome. It's a fast car, drove it for 2 hours from San Diego to Las Vegas at 150mph plus and the awesome thing is I had about 4other cars rolling that speed with me😃
This car was a money pit when I had it. So many cooling hoses with constant leaks and the transmission crapped out on mine. But it was fun to drive.
Same. Loved the look of the car but it was always something. Heard the same thing from most LS owners
I've heard this before but mine has 250,000 miles on it and all I've done is replace the radiator and the water jug it all depends on the maintenance and who owned it before you
If you stay on top of the maintenance of the car and know how to fix/do some repairs it’s really not a bad car and parts are not all that expensive
lucky those who've owned or currently own this. loved this car since i was kid
I have a 2000 ls v8. And its the cream color. Its still in greay condition with 197k miles. Its faaast! I paid 900 bucks for it. The person didnt want to change the ignition coils on it. Lol
@@donovanward1334 NICE!!
I ordered a V-6 LS early in the 2002 model year, and still have it. It's been a great car, the only issue being the hydraulic fan system solenoid, a part which is now very hard to find (I keep a spare!).
I ordered the V-8 2002 Black in and out with the rear spoiler and still have it, I had the exact problem and I also keep a spare. LMAO
@@hurricane2649 how is it? i’m looking at getting into one from an accord
lol. The same exact thing happened to me. Had a tough time finding one. I also keep a spare.
@@WhyDoIDriveAMustang What? a spoiler? I love it. Changes the whole look of the car.
@@hurricane2649 oh nah lmao the ls v8 in terms of reliability
I got one now it’s actually really dope never owned a Lincoln just a Dodge Charger 3.5L v6
I have a 2000 v8 rn and i love mine as well
I just got one too 2002 LS V8 so far i love it!
How are they holding up? I'm thinking about a 2005
@@jfish9014 I ordered mine in the spring of 02, got it in the fall of the year. I still have it with 119k on it. Over all it has been excellent. The performance is all there. Now, to buy a used one I have heard horror story's. Unlike a Mercedes or BMW they do not need CONSTANT and EXTREMELY expensive maintenance no matter how well you take care of it. If you find one that has not been beaten to death you will have a very good car. However, most of them have been driven to death with no maintenance and of course it is going to turn into a money pit. As far as ageing well I would have to give it a perfect 10 as mine looks and drives the same as the day I bought it. Of course I have taken very good care of mine with it getting regular wax jobs and leather treatment. I have the oil changed every 3000 whether it needs it or not and I only run Premium through it.
@@hurricane2649 that’s awesome to hear, as im used to BMWs, albeit 80s and 90s models. I remember test driving a new LS in early 2000s with my dad - no intent on buying because they were expensive, and I was like 12 years old - but we just loved how they looked. Im keeping my eye out for a 2005 with the sport appearance package…
I've got a 2002 V6 LSE. Or Lincoln Special Edition. With only 500 being made in 2002.
I never seen a ls with green paints looks so clean
yea for sure. that color would look great with black wheels with a machined lip
I have an '04. Still looks and drives beautifully. My mechanic just told me it's now junk.
The uni-body frame is suddenly rotting out of it over the last year. I'm so bummed.
How was your experience with reliability
@@iShowUnusualBehavior Very reliable; except for the time the right bank of Coils quit, and I was 300 km. from home. That sucked. A common problem with this Jag powerplant.
My '00 daily driver's frame rotted away too. Just got an '02 though so I'm back to living the LS life lol. Plus now I have a donor car for lots of little goodies.
I miss my Ls. Great car highly slept on
? I don't get it. slept on?
@@keithhinchcliffe5629 ohhh geeeze lol
@@keithhinchcliffe5629 I think he means it was a car that was mostly overlooked and underrated.
@@richardharris3423 Oh. as in "that car was a sleeper".
I thought maybe he slept in it. 🙃
I bought an 06 recently for $1000. It only came with the V8 that year and it makes 280hp I love driving it.
How is the reliability? And is it expensive to maintain?
@@Combatsportsprodigy they commonly overheat, and they are not expensive to maintain. But they are very rear so parts can be hard to come by. The aftermarket is not there tho
@@Combatsportsprodigy change the entire coolant system with all new plastic parts otherwise trying to do parts here and there it will continue to overheat. One and done. The degas tank, upper and lower radiator hoses, thermostat housing and water outlet pipe all disintegrate at the same time so if one fail then all of them no good. I have a 2006 with 125k miles now
it had v8 03-06
@@Chitwn81 have you had any heating trouble since replacing all the new plastic?
Nice example, never seen the factory phone in one before. 👍🏼👍🏼
Hello, I really enjoyed your tour of the Lincoln LS. I Bought a 1996 6 cyl. I want to know does this car need a 89 octane fuel? mine never ran that smoothly lots of hesitation almost like the emergency brake was on. also the gas gauge stops working when fueil gets to a quarter of a tank. any advice would be greatly appreciated, I do now have Much income as this time to have it checke3d ou.
If you find a clean well mantained one, its an excellent all around vehicle for a couple grands...
6k in 2022
Found one with 38k for 6500. Looks New in and out. Buy?
@@JohnTaylor-bd1uy Nice low mileage. I would pay 5k no more.
@@RabihSaadguitars I'd talk him down to 5000-5500. Thing is, I'm hesitant. These cars have a history of cooling system failures. They also have issues with the spark pkug boots, impeller, and AC clutch air gap. At 38k for a 20 year old car those components might start acting up once the car I driven regularly.
@@JohnTaylor-bd1uy I realy dont know much about these cars and never owned one. So i cant give you an advice on the matter. All i know they come with a v8 and they get pimped with tainted windows and 20" wheels lol. It seams you have done your research. Every car has it's problems unless you get a Toyota. hehe..
Nice
I have a 2001 v8 love it how can you tell if you need shocks
Shocks or suspension? My suspension was failing at 125k replaced everything but front lowers for $3,000.
I love mines just have to get my brakes done🤞🏾
2004 lsc v-8...had it for a year and had heating and A/C faults....the car was fun at first, then turned into a headache....it overheated at a dealership and they screwed me for $1000 trade in?.....The plastic parts on the front of block leaked and cracked...
Is this still out for sell if so what website?!
is the steering column broken? I noticed you didn't move it from the home position
Nope
Very nice video. I have a 2001 LS with the V6 engine. I love it.
Same here ..how many miles?
@@danielkammer3244 A little over 120,000. I bought it four years ago with about 97,000.
I just bought one with a 100000 miles.i hope I can get a few yrs out of it.
@@danielkammer3244 The LS rides really nice and I just enjoy driving it. If you search, you’ll find that there are certain things people say go bad…and they are pretty spot on. Here are things I’ve had to fix. This might seem like a lot, but spread over four years, it isn’t bad. And, I have a totally reliable car.
The dual climate control valve. Funny story…in August 2018 I headed off for Florida from Virginia to visit friends. The valve went bad and when it does, it defaults into the full heat position. I drove about 800 miles with the heat on and no A/C with outside temps over 90. The fan wasn’t on blowing heat, but the heater core was hot and radiating through the trim by my feet. At that time, I didn’t know what a DCCV was. I took it to the Ford dealer in Panama City and they figured out the problem, and replaced the valve. Excellent work.
Misfiring cylinder. I started having a misfiring cylinder. Of course it was a coil that is not easily reached on the V6. My mechanic replaced all of the spark plugs and coils with OEM Motorcraft parts. That was maybe three years ago and still running smooth as silk.
The A/C compressor. It gave out and replaced it with an aftermarket one.
Last year, the low oil pressure light started coming on once in a while when the car would idle. The problem was the oil pressure sensor. Replaced it and haven’t had a problem since.
The clock spring. I started having problems with the cruise control not working properly. The radio controls on the steering wheel stopped working. Then the horn was sometimes working and then not. Then the air bag warning light came on. I called the Ford dealer here and the parts guy said it sounded like the clock spring went bad. Doing some research, I confirmed this. I purchased an OEM Ford clock spring on E-bay for a good price. I replace it myself one nice afternoon last November. Everything has been working fine ever since. I had watched a number of youtube videos on how to do this. If you do ever replace the clock spring, I suggest that you take a picture of each step, or write down each thing you do, so that you can put everything back together in reverse order. There are just a lot of steps. I’m not a mechanic, but I wanted to try this myself. The Goodyear place where I bought my tires wanted almost $700. I did it for the price of the clock spring which was less than $200.
I also had water leaking in behind the carpet on the driver’s side. I’m pretty sure the problem was that the drain line under the wiper trim on the driver’s side was totally clogged with dirt and leaves. I managed to get it flowing. I haven’t had a problem since. But in heavy rains, I put some plastic sheeting over the front of the car to keep water off.
I have also made several videos about my LS. My channel is bestgirlsdad.
DIYMAG Review - Keeping my 2001 Lincoln LS Dry
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Replace 2001 Lincoln LS Brake Light
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Replace front side marker light - 2001 Lincoln LS
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Replace Low Beam Headlight - 2001 Lincoln LS V6
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@@danielkammer3244 still have it?
I have an 03 LS... Lincoln improved the v8 engine in 03-06 models to make 280 hp, 0-60 in 6.6 seconds. Also improved the handling to go great on windy roads. Enjoyable ride. The 03-06 models also have an improved exterior and interior
Hi I have the same thing and I was wondering if you connect your phone to play your own music. I tried a Bluetooth transmitter but it seems to not work for me.
Yes I use bluetooth on my phone but I have a custom pioneer touchscreen system in mine I dont have a transmitter
I love my 03 Pearl White 86k miles brown and tan two tone interior. She is a Highway Beast.
@@lange5832 Radio Station
@@marksecondo3677 What’s the model of the touch screen you have installed?
Is the Lincoln ls easy to drive? My dad used to own a lincoln town car, and those are quite big cars that are kinda hard to drive, which is why I was wondering if the Lincoln ls is the same. I'd like to have this as my first car (I used to want a jeep wrangler as my first car).
Don't let any more grass grow under Ur feet brah... Get up Get out and Get U one... My girl has a really clean 04 Mercedes e320 but every time we're both home and she has an errand to run she kidnaps my Boo and leaves her's with me....
@@adolphspears8986 NICE!!
The 05-06 models are the only ones worth buying since most of the kinks where ironed out, and the fully loaded ones are pretty fast, and nice inside. Still a money pit though
donde cambiar fusibles de air bag y baterial ?
buen video gracias, pero seria bueno que estuviera subtitulado para entender mejor.
I'm in the market for a 2005/06
Get a 06....the best looking one unless u get a 05 LSE...
@@Chitwn81 unless you get a 2006 front bumper cover, then you can get a 2003-2005 and it will look like a 2006
@@scottcheffey2571 nah only the 04/05 LSE will look like the 06 as far as the front facia. The LSE had the round fog lights body color grilled and different bumper cover surround all of which was standard on the 2006 which was the last model year. The regular 03-05 has a different look
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My honest opinion is that it should have been the new 2000 Mercury Cougar not the bland "LS" moniker Lincoln gave it. The front of the car looks utterly SINISTER LIKE A BIG CAT THE COUGAR WAS BASED ON! Especially if it's lowered like I did installing Eibach Pro springs in it. Not that it needed such a serious upgrade in the handling department cause I held way more speed through corners on a road course than a late model Mustang GT and damn Parnelli Jones Mustang. I would be deep trunk in the Parnelli Jones and the GT just couldn't keep up through every corner. I think honestly it was more just timid drivers in those cars than anything else. I still hit 145mph in the straightaways.
I have a 2000 Lincoln LS with 90,000 miles that I am wanting to sell. v6 engine, 4 door, and leather tan interior and exterior. How much would a car this model and miles should I sell for?
Gail
I have a 06 and just had to change coils,sparks plugs but still has a misfiring so now the mechanic is going to check for any wiring,check computer wish me luck cuz I'm getting impatient and I love my car and I'm not going to give up we're going to find a problem if it gets too expensive I'll get rid of it 🤦🏿♀️
Should I trade.my 2013 toyota camry reliable for this .this car sounds cool
no
This guy looks like the stradman.
Ikr
I have a 2003 Lincoln Ls. Its 1 of 72 made.
1 of 72?
@@scottcheffey2571 1 of 72 made in my spec. If you buy a marti report for any Ford product it will tell the production number, build date, and options of your car.
I gor a 02 Lincoln Ls v8
Should I go V6 or V8?
V8 mine is a 2000 Lincoln ls V8 it has 240,338 and it runs like a champ
@@giovanninajera6273 Performance the V-8 Economy the 6, They are both excellent engines.
V8
Color is smooth as fuk ...if its factory...its exstreamly rate probably
Looking for1998
What a nice house! Is it for sale?
For the right price :)
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Yeah I rough with mine
I loved my ls the first year i bought it. Then the problems started, suspension problems,electrical problems,cooling leaks,coil problems,transmission errors,oil leaks, good luck if you need to change the heater core out. This car is a lemon, never will i buy one of these money pits again, you have been warned.
"Manual shifting automatic/ select shift" I would expect a professional or even intermediate car reviewer to have heard the word 'tiptronic' before.
He’s not making the video for those people pretty obviously dude lol
I dont know....for me....this car year is a better looking car than the bmw or mercedes of that year..... plus... is cheaper to fix....cause honestly as experience work on cars....that year mercedes and BMW break a lot...more expensive to fix....and they rust like shit too
I completely agree. I own an auto electrical shop and I get them in all the time and they are not only a nightmare to work on they are total and complete garbage. I can not believe people pay the prices they do for nothing more than a Chinese computer circus.
@@hurricane2649 because we got ppl like this guy in the video hyping the hell out of them when everyone that knows anything about cars knows that most euro cars are heaping piles of shxt and spend more time in the shop than on the road and thats a fact!!
Price too high lol
go back to looking at your nissan altimas!
Mine was 600 dollars
🤔 0-60 V6 7.4sec V8 7.2sec 😬🤨👎 can’t be true 🤷♂️
4skin
4 skin
Biggest pos I've ever owned in my life
Lol nobody buys those anymore.
I still see these LS cars on occasion. I couldn't tell you the last time I saw a W140 S Class.
Buying this piece of crap was one of the bigger mistakes in my life.