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2002 Lincoln LS power train problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2002 Lincoln LS12% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Power Train complaints
12%
share of all complaints
85,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2002 lincoln ls. While driving approximately 70 mph, the vehicle lost power and shut down. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and restarted. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure recurred and the headlights went out. When the vehicle was…

    filed Mar 14, 2018

  • No matter what is done the check transmission and everything error comes up and car shifts hard and slips I see I am not the only one having this problem seems all of the ls cars are doing the same thing.

    filed Dec 17, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other LS years

YearReportsShare
2005 LS1719%
2004 LS1921%
2003 LS2029%
2001 LS146%
2000 LS3811%
LS power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.