2005 Lincoln LS Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 17about this part
- Share
- 19%of 90 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 58,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 17 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2005 Lincoln LS, 19% of the 90 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 58,000 miles.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“It was driving fine one day until I went to start it. It said etc engine fail safe mode, check parking brake and something about the gears. It starts sometimes, I've had it shut down while doing 50 MPH and lose steering and bad braking. This is a potential hazard for my newborn in the car. Now it wont start and no one knows what the problem is. How can they sell a car that they cant find out the problem on themselves and sell it?”
NHTSA complaint #10553224, filed 2013-11, 67,000 miles“While traveling on a divided highway at approximately 35 MPH my car abruptly slowed to about 20 MPH causing vehicles behind me to brake and/or swerve around me. A wrench warning light came on and I found after getting to a safe spot and stopping, that the owner's manual stated that the car was in the limp mode where it would not go any faster and needed to be taken to my nearest ford dealership. After stopping the car I shut if off and upon restarting, the warning wrench light was off and the car acted normally. …”
NHTSA complaint #10499975, filed 2013-02, 40,950 miles“While traveling on a divided highway at approximately 65 MPH my car abruptly slowed to about 10 MPH causing vehicles behind me to brake and/or swerve around me. A wrench warning light came on and I found after getting to a safe spot and stopping, that the owner's manual stated that the car was in the limp mode where it would not go any faster and needed to be taken to my nearest ford dealership. After stopping the car I shut if off and upon restarting, the warning wrench light was off and the car acted normally. …”
NHTSA complaint #10501292, filed 2013-03, 74,595 miles“The transmission shift abruptly and very hard gear shifts at times. I also had the car loose complete power while driving at low speeds. I would press the accelerator but the car would not respond to the throttle input.”
NHTSA complaint #10365585, filed 2010-11, 58,900 miles“I have three major problems with my 2005 Lincoln LS. The first problem is I have a hard reverse and the gears stick between 30-35 MPH as I accelerate. Sometimes it has a hard bump once it starts accelerating! The second problem is that I have replaced two ignition coils within a year apart and now I have two more ignition coils that need to be replaced per p0354, p0301and p0304.I have replaced the throttle bottle, but the limp home sign has occured twice since then causing the car to decelerate!! The third problem is the catalytic converter per p0420. …”
NHTSA complaint #10465152, filed 2012-07, 60,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10017898Apr 1, 2005Delayed or harsh reverse engagements - 5r55s transmission - vehicles built prior to 09/23/2004.
- 10014086Dec 13, 2004General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures.
- 10013369Nov 1, 2004General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Lincoln LS
21 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsEngine
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
9 complaintsWheels
8 complaintsTires
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 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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