2001 Lincoln LS Review and Specs

Summary

What Edmunds.com says

Want a BMW 540i? Buy one, because the LS is no substitute, even at a fraction of the price. But it does handle brilliantly, it is comfortable, and it looks good.

Pros

Confident steering and handling, choice of either a V6 or V8 engine, comfortable and roomy interior, clean exterior design.

Cons

Acute lack of interior storage space, V8's transmission isn't as good as expected, questionable build quality.

What's New for 2001

V6 models now come with standard traction control and optional AdvanceTrac. All models receive a glow-in-the-dark manual trunk release and child safety-seat anchor points. The sport package has a new 17-inch chrome wheel design and a mini spare tire and wheel instead of the previous 16-inch nonmatching aluminum wheel (both late availability). Inside, there is an additional power point, a revised cupholder design, an optional in-dash six-disc CD changer and an optional mirror-mounted compass. The height-adjustable rear-seat head restraints have been deleted from V8 automatics. Four new exterior colors are offered. Lincoln now offers complimentary maintenance at no additional charge for the first three years/36,000 miles in service.

Consumer Ratings & Reviews

This car has guts

Written by: Razbo on 04/29/2009

Detailed Ratings

Overall Rating


Performance:	10	Fun-to-Drive:	10	Build Quality:	10
Comfort:	10	Interior Design:	10	Reliability:	10
Fuel Economy:	7	Exterior Design:	10

Vehicle

2001 Lincoln LS 4dr Sedan (3.9L 8cyl 5A)

Review

Love this vehicle. It's a muscle car disguised as a sedan. Quiet, comfortable ride. The luxury you'd expect from a Lincoln but this car moves. No major problems/repairs. I'm passing this car down to my daughter soon and I'm going to miss it.

Favorite Features

The beautiful handling and responsiveness.

Suggested Improvements

Better MPG -still not bad.

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Great car gone bad!

Written by: D.Boyd on 07/23/2008


Performance:	7	Fun-to-Drive:	9	Build Quality:	3
Comfort:	9	Interior Design:	9	Reliability:	1
Fuel Economy:	5	Exterior Design:	9

2001 Lincoln LS 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5M)

I purchased my 2001 LS as a lease return in Jan. of 2004 with 66,000K. Car was in perfect condition and had just been serviced by the dealer. Purchased a 48 month/50K warranty.Put 22,400 miles in 4 years when the transmission solenoids went bad. Cost $1090 to fix. Then a coil went bad. Cost $690. 10 months after the transmission problem, the transmission went out again. The dealer had closed so I went to AMMCO for the work. Cost $4200. Was thinking this car is costing me way too much when the car stopped on the freeway. Towed to dealer ,the engine coils were bad. Cost $2470. Dealer could not get the car to idle correctly. Took the car back 3 times, no luck. Traded in for 07 Infiniti G35.

Loved the body design and the rich interior. The power memory, heated seats, six disc CD, sun roof, leather and fold down rear seats are great.

The transmission and engine are poorly built. I found out the LS has a lot of transmission and bad engine coils from a defective gasket used by Ford. No more Ford cars for me!

Great car!

Written by: Eric on 07/07/2008


Performance:	7	Fun-to-Drive:	8	Build Quality:	9
Comfort:	8	Interior Design:	8	Reliability:	9
Fuel Economy:	8	Exterior Design:	9

I bought my LS new in 2001. As of July 2008 I have 144,000 miles on it. Overall this has been a great car. It's a V6 with 5 speed manual trans. The only problems I have had are 2 window regulators (I see this is a common problem but you can replace them yourself its not that hard) and 2 ignition coils that failed. I am still on the original clutch and have only replaced tires and brakes once - at 75,000 miles. Ride and handling are great, power is adequate, and fuel economy is good. I get about 20-22 mpg in normal city driving, and have seen high 20's on freeway trips.

Ride and handling, style, manual trans.

Window regulators fail often, automatic climate control system doesn't seem to work well.

I love it

Written by: romaniv90 on 06/14/2008


Performance:	9	Fun-to-Drive:	10	Build Quality:	9
Comfort:	10	Interior Design:	10	Reliability:	9
Fuel Economy:	8	Exterior Design:	10

I bought my first LS in 2007 with 104K miles on it. Yesterday, I've bought my second LS, and I love it. Yeah, I had some trouble with it, but it's a used car with a lot miles on, so you should expect some repairs. The only problem I've had with is it was overheating in traffic, so I went to many different mechanics, and they told me it might be a radiator, or a water pump. Eventually when I changed both of them myself, the motor on the fan broke, and that was the issue. So, I think its not the car, but some mechanics are just not educated enough.Otherwise, the car is amazing, I've just got a black on black one with low miles, and I can tell you its something amazing for an 18 year old.

Everything is great, it's so luxury, and fast that its amazing, I've dusted a Camaro on it. Buy one you won't be disappointed.

More aftermarket parts available

Say No to Ls

Written by: Chris on 02/18/2008


Performance:	9	Fun-to-Drive:	9	Build Quality:	2
Comfort:	8	Interior Design:	9	Reliability:	2
Fuel Economy:	5	Exterior Design:	9

This is a awsome vehicle when running. At 99k the engine threw a rod which Ford could not replace.the lower ball joints went out which cost big bucks.It has cost a lot of money to own.I do want to point out that if your ls miss fires check for oil around the spark plug because it will leak oil int that area.

Very fast car and very heavy frame which makes me feel secure

Lincoln has already made the improvement by not making them any more

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2001 Lincoln LS Consumer Ratings & Reviews