2005 Lincoln LS problems
Owners have filed 132 complaints about the 2005 Lincoln LS with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 15.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 12.9%.
Complaints132
Crashes6
Fires0
Injuries6
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 15.9% · 21
Power train 12.9% · 17
Engine and engine cooling 9.8% · 13
Air bags 7.6% · 10
Engine 6.8% · 9
Vehicle speed control 6.8% · 9
Fuel/propulsion system 6.1% · 8
Wheels 6.1% · 8
Severity
Of those complaints, 6 describe a crash and 6 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Lincoln LS in this data, 2005 draws comparatively few complaints; 2000 is the outlier year.
Filings have fallen off, 10 in the last three years against 18 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 60,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Driving down the road and looses all power and the wrench light comes on and the check engine light also so I took it to the dealer they say all 6 of the coils need to be replaced and so do the spark plugs 1350 buck they want even though the codes my car is putting out are in one of fords services bulletins I only have 54000 miles on it its a v6 like new. Electrical system · reported at 54,000 miles
2005 Lincoln LS v8 etc failsafe error -- mainly happens after heavy rain. Car will not shift correctly then loses power. Etc failsafe & parking brake error is shown on dashboard. Happens constantly on the highway when trying to merge or pass someone. Dealership says is has something to do with the parking brake trying to automatically engage. Electrical system · reported at 80,000 miles
2005 V8 Lincoln LS with 78 k miles started giving me an error message ecl engine fail safe mode came on in my car and the engine went to idle when I was able to get out of traffic I put it in n and restarted engine it ran ok but did it 3 times before getting home took it to local parts stores to be diagnosed it said throttle body failure. Electrical system · reported at 78,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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