The 2000 Lincoln LS has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 82,300 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 458 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the suspension. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SUSPENSION00V3590012000-11-0382,300 affected
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.
Complaints by component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
73
1crashes1fires
AIR BAGS
28
3crashes3injuries1deaths
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
27
2crashes
SUSPENSION
26
SUSPENSION:FRONT
23
1crashes1injuries
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
17
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
17
3crashes
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
1fires
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
11
Total complaints458
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Ball joint bolts loosen or don't tighten to specifications which causes a lot of wear and tear on the front end of my vehicle. I've had to have them replaced twice and tightened up or re-fixed several times it's unsafe at time. I take chances of my life safety. I mostly have had problems on the…”
“Ball joint bolts loosen or don't tighten to specifications which causes a lot of wear and tear on the front end of my vehicle. I've had to have them replaced twice and tightened up or re-fixed several times it's unsafe at time. I take chances of my life safety. I mostly have had problems on the…”
“Ball joint bolts loosen or don't tighten to specifications which causes a lot of wear and tear on the front end of my vehicle. I've had to have them replaced twice and tightened up or re-fixed several times it's unsafe at time. I take chances of my life safety. I mostly have had problems on the…”
“Tl* the contact owned a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving 35 mph, the steering wheel pulled to the right and caused the vehicle to drive into a ditch. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was totaled and towed to an unknown location. A police report…”
“Tl* the contact owned a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving 35 mph, the steering wheel pulled to the right and caused the vehicle to drive into a ditch. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was totaled and towed to an unknown location. A police report…”
“My 2000 lincoln ls leaking from the gas tank. This was identified as a defect in 2005 but according to lincoln my vin number is not included in the recall.this is a very dangerous perhaps life threatening . When I was last filling up my car I was told by the costco attendant I had to roll my car…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. While slowing down the vehicle, it surged and accelerated unexpectedly several times and the tachometer increased. The contact constantly had to apply the brake pedal to slow down the vehicle due to the failure. The vehicle was taken to dean arbour ford of…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln ls. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle swayed and the contact heard an abnormal sound. The contact parked the vehicle and observed that the axle failed without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Lincoln LS as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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