2002 Lincoln Ls: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 179 complaints
179
Total Complaints
80,502mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
31
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

48,140 25th Percentile
80,502 Median Mileage
102,254 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
16
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
14
SUSPENSION
12
SUSPENSION:FRONT
9
STEERING
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
POWER TRAIN
8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
SERVICE BRAKES
6
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
5

Severity Assessment

31
Crashes
0
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. IT WILL BE HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO START AGAIN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK"
"REAR QUARTER PANEL DEFECT PAINT SWIRLS. $2,5OO DEALER ESTIMATE FOR WARRANTY REPAIR. PURCHASED NEW. MR"
"2002 LINCOLN LS SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF ABRUPTLY WHEN UNDER BRAKING, INCLUDING LIGHT BRAKING. SO FAR IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT LOW SPEED. HOWEVER, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN MINOR DAMAGE BECAUSE THE FEMALE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STEER AROUND A VERY SHARP CORNER DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE (AND THEREFORE POWER STEER..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28