2000 Lincoln LS Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 22about this part
- Share
- 6%of 354 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 63,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2000 Lincoln LS, 6% of the 354 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 63,000 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Randomly when applying the brakes the car accelerates instead of stopping. This is referred to as unintended acceleration. In some cases this happened on the freeway and others on city streets at very low speeds. Attached is my correspondence with ford over this matter. As you will see from the correspondence, these incidents occurred soon after I bought the vehicle in 2000 (first incident was in 2001) up until most recently, 2/28/2015. …”
NHTSA complaint #10785841, filed 2015-10, 48,000 miles“I just purchased a used 2000 Lincoln LS; my line to my acceleration failed due to line broke and I was almost hit by a vehicle that ran the light as I was pressing my brakes; and I was missed by inches; I was cleared by carfax on this vehicle. This need to be checked on the piece broke under the hood that hold this line my vehicle is parked in store lot until I take it back to dealer where I purchased it.”
NHTSA complaint #10312311, filed 2010-02, 98,999 miles“I bought my Lincoln LS in august in september it started messing up when I would get on the interstate it would stop in the middle of driving and the steering wheel will not move so that I can pull over it is very dangerous.”
NHTSA complaint #10439783, filed 2011-12, 160,000 miles“On three occasions, my 2000 Lincoln LS (v6) had a sudden acceleration. The first two incidents happened on the highway. The last incident was on 03-29-04 in the city limit. I was driving down the street doing about 30 MPH when the traffic light turned red and the cars in front of me came to a stop. When I began to take my foot off of the accelerator, I felt the accelerator pedal go downward. The car began to increase speed without my foot on the accelerator. I placed my foot firmly on the brake pedal but the car would not stop. …”
NHTSA complaint #10064257, filed 2004-03, 63,000 miles“My 2000 Lincoln LS v8 frequently accelerates on it's own. There is no response to braking and putting it in park or neutral, the RPM rises to 3k. It only stops eventually on its own or after it's been turned off for a little while. Recently, this has caused the temperature gauge to red-line. The engine does not actually overheat, but the car reacts as such and power to the engine is reduced. My local Lincoln dealer has attempted to repair the vehicle 3 times without success. They were only able to reproduce the behavior on one occasion, but still could not identify the problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10211771, filed 2007-12, 105,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2000 Lincoln LS
123 complaintsAir bags
47 complaintsEngine cooling
42 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
38 complaintsElectrical system
24 complaintsBrakes
21 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsBody and structure
14 complaintsExterior lighting
12 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsTires
9 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Lincoln LS
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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