Two problems related to manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe have been reported for the 2001 Lincoln LS. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Lincoln LS based on all problems reported for the 2001 LS.
Intake manifold cracked. Owner went to start the vehicle and there was an explosion under the hood, and a puff of smoke that smelled like fire works came from under the hood. Owner had the vehicle towed to the dealer, who discovered a cracked intake manifold, and 4 fuel injector was not working.
2001 Lincoln Ls had an air vent facing the wrong way causing water to enter into the trunk. ** answer required***. The cd player malfunctioned, front rotors were below specifications and needed to be replaced, when the key was turned on, fresh gasoline was smelled, the vehicle would take 5 seconds to crank before it turned over, slipping was felt in the front end, the engine light had come on and had gone off when the speed was decreased below 60 mph, the #4 coil had gone bad and needed replacement and on another occasion a loud bang was heard under the hood along with white smoke due to a cracked intake manifold. The brake pads had about 2k miles left on them. The consumer requested reimbursement.