2004 Lincoln LS electrical system problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2004 Lincoln LS — 20% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Brand new battery in car. Come out to start car. Battery is dead. My mechanic has car for three days. He tried to find a short. He instructed me to make sure all doors are completely closed and lights are all out. This was after multiple dead batteries. I made sure of all the above and still came…”
filed Jun 22, 2014
“Driving down the side street and my car goes into limp mode. Reads etc .start up will move about 1/4 of the block and does it again. Had to keep turning it off and on to get home.once stop in the middle of the intersection. From what I have seen this is not unusual for ls. This is a safety concern…”
filed Oct 3, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Ford/lincoln mercury: certain 2003-2005 model year lincoln ls and ford thunderbird vehicles equipped with 3.9l engine with extended warranty coverage on ignition coil assemblies and on 2003 my vehicles only , engine…
CSP 07M07 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 20, 2008
Electrical System problems in other LS years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 LS | 21 | 23% |
| 2003 LS | 11 | 16% |
| 2002 LS | 9 | 7% |
| 2001 LS | 14 | 6% |
| 2000 LS | 24 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Lincoln LS
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.