1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR Problems & Recalls
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IT BLOWS THE SPARK PLUGS OUT WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL STREETS IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER 2019 THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO BE REPAIRED TOLD ME THAT HAPPENS ALOT WITH THIS VEHICLE
Mileage: 240,000
LUGNUTS/FUEL LEAKING/LIGHTING/SEATBELTS
LUGNUTS/FUEL LEAKING/LIGHTING/SEATBELTS
LUGNUTS/FUEL LEAKING/LIGHTING/SEATBELTS
THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE DROVE
THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE DROVE
THE VEHICLE IS NOT ABLE TO BE DROVE
FAULTY TRANSMISSION GEAR. THIS MAY BE AN OLDER MODEL, BUT WITH 156,000 MILES, THE GEARSHIFT EITHER PREVENTS THE TRUCK FROM STARTING, OR WILL START ROLLING ON ITS AFTER PUTTING TRUCK IN PARK AND REMOVNG KEY. I ALMOST LOST MY TRUCK FROM THAT AFTER I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED ROLLING AWAY. ...
Mileage: 156,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF LEAKED WATER ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW POST AND THEN TRAVELED TO THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE WATER CAUSED ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR POWER DOOR LOCK COULD ONLY BE ACCESSED MANUALLY. THE ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF LEAKED WATER ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW POST AND THEN TRAVELED TO THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE WATER CAUSED ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR POWER DOOR LOCK COULD ONLY BE ACCESSED MANUALLY. THE ...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROOF LEAKED WATER ONTO THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW POST AND THEN TRAVELED TO THE DASHBOARD AREA. THE WATER CAUSED ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE EXTERIOR POWER DOOR LOCK COULD ONLY BE ACCESSED MANUALLY. THE ...
Mileage: 80,000
IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS MY 255/ 75 17 CONTITRAC TIRES 5 OF THEM HAVE BLOWN OUT OR COME APART IN SOME MANNER! THE LAST TIME A FEW DAYS AGO WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT 65MPH THERE IS AN ABSOLUTE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES !! THIS IS THE SECOND SET THAT HAS BEEN ON THIS TRUCK~! CONTINE...
Mileage: 111,000
DURING REGULAR, CASUAL VEHICLE OPERATION, ONE OF THE SPARK PLUGS FLEW OUT OF ITS SEAT. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LOSE COMPRESSION. I THOUGHT THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND THERE WAS NO WARNING TO THIS HAPPENING. SPARK PLUGS WERE INSTALLED PER MANUFACTURERS SPECIFIC...
WHILE DRIVING ....... WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR SUSPENSION LINE EXPLODED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME UNMANAGEABLE ... CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND STRIKE VARIOUS STATIONARY OBJECTS ...... *TR
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE DRIVING ....... WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR SUSPENSION LINE EXPLODED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME UNMANAGEABLE ... CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND STRIKE VARIOUS STATIONARY OBJECTS ...... *TR
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE DRIVING ....... WITHOUT WARNING THE AIR SUSPENSION LINE EXPLODED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME UNMANAGEABLE ... CAUSING ME TO GO OFF THE ROAD AND STRIKE VARIOUS STATIONARY OBJECTS ...... *TR
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR EQUIPPED WITH NATIONAL A/S COMMANDO TIRES, SIZE: 245/75/16 (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 6,500
WE HAD DRIVEN THE VEHICLE ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE BEACH TO A RESTAURANT, WHERE WE PARKED AS USUAL AND ENTERED TO DINE. WE HAD BEEN IN THE RESTAURANT APPROXIMATELY 15 - 20 MINUTES WHEN THE WAITER ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS A "CAR ON FIRE" IN THE PARKING LOT. MY FAMILY AND I, ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE ...
Mileage: 163,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE F...
Mileage: 99,000
WATER, VAPOR, CONDENSATION KEEPS GETTING ON TO THE COIL ON PLUG ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY ENGINE CAUSING WATER BUILD UP, ELECTRICAL FAILURE, MISFIRES AND SPARK PLUG EXPLOSIONS IN TO MY ENGINE, CAUSING FRAGMENTS OF METAL AND PLASTIC TO FIRE IN TO MY ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL...
Mileage: 81,025
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARKS PLUGS WERE BECOMING OVERHEATED AND POPPING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND WERE ALSO BURNING THE ATTACHED COIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND WOULD NOT INFLATE. THE CONT...
Mileage: 220,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARKS PLUGS WERE BECOMING OVERHEATED AND POPPING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD, AND WERE ALSO BURNING THE ATTACHED COIL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUSPENSION WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL AND WOULD NOT INFLATE. THE CONT...
Mileage: 220,000
1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR-SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *TR
Mileage: 86,000
1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR-SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *TR
Mileage: 86,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN AT ALL ON SATURDAY, BUT AT 4:30 AM SUNDAY MORNING THEY WERE AWAKENED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND WILL PROVIDE A FIRE REPORT. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER...
Mileage: 142,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE CROSSED OVER THREE LANES BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE ROD HAD BECOME F...
Mileage: 200,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING A HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY. THE VEHICLE CROSSED OVER THREE LANES BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THE TIE ROD HAD BECOME F...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SMELL OF SMOKE INSIDE THE CABIN. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND SEVERAL HOURS LATER, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. A REPORT ...
Mileage: 100,000
#1 SPARK PLUG ON 1999 NAVIGATOR BLEW OUT ON RT 80 IN PA 400 MILES FROM MY HOME. I HAD TO RENT A U-HAUL TRUCK AND TRAILER TO TOW MY NAVIGATOR HOME AT THE COST OF $600. I HAD TO LEAVE MY RACE CAR AND TRAILER IN PA. I DON'T KNOW HOW I AM GOING TO GO GET IT. I HAVE NO TOW VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 101,000
REAR TAILLIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK AND HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF AT TIMES DOOR AJAR WOULD COME ON AND ALL DOORS WERE CLOSED AT TIMES HEATED SEATS WOULD WORK AND SOMETIMES NOT TOOK TO SHOP AND HAD WIRING DIAGNOSTICS DONE AND FOUND OUT NEEDED NEW HEADLIGHT SWITCH PUT IN IT SHORTED OUT BURNING WIRES UNDE...
Mileage: 146,116
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE REAR END OF THE CHASSIS HAD RUST ON IT, WAS ROTTEN AND BROKEN. THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND BOTH LEADING ARMS BROKE OFF OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHASSIS AND THE FRAME...
Mileage: 86,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHEN ENGAGING THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH FOR THE HEADLIGHTS THE LIGHTS WILL NOT ACTIVATE. WHEN THE LIGHTS FINALLY TURN ON THEY APPEAR DULL. THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT DEPENDING ON WH...
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE VEHICLES REAR LEFT WHEEL FELL OFF IN JUNE OF 2008. A TIRE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE STUD BROKE. THE WHEEL WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, ON OCTOBER 5, 2009 WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT HE HEARD A NOISE, AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAN...
Mileage: 230,000
MY LINCOLN NAVIGATOR HAS BEEN SITTING THERE FOR SO LONG SINCE MY WIFE AND I CAN NOT AFFORD TO FIX IT. MY 1993 FORD EXPLORER HAS BEEN BROKEN DOWN ON US LIKE YOU WOULD NOT IMAGINE. HELP IS NEEDED PLEASE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE PROCEEDING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD. SHE WAS UNABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND FILED A REPORT. THERE ...
Mileage: 190,000
TOTAL FAILURE OF A/C SYSTEM DUE TO MAIN A/C HOSE. *TR
Mileage: 134,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR COOPER FUTURA ADVENTURER H/T TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO CAPS ON TWO OF THE TIRES HAVE BECOME DETACHED. THE MANUFACTURER IS GIVING HIM THE RUN AROUND CONCERNING REPLACING THE TIRES. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02T003000 (TIRE...
Mileage: 78,000
IT SEEMS THAT THIS ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE ALREADY WAS RAISED AND DISMISSED. HOWEVER, I VERY MUCH WOULD LIKE THIS INVESTIGATION RE-OPENED BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS UNDER REPORTED. I OWN A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR AND EVERY TIME IT RAINS, MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WINDOWS AND ...
Mileage: 133,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, IT EXPLODED. THE CONTACT NOTICED BLACK SMOKE AND A FIREBALL, AND THEN THE WINDOWS BLEW OUT. THE POLICE OFFICER STATED THAT THE ORIGIN OF THE FAILURE COULD NEVER BE DETERMINED BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS BURNED TO THE ...
Mileage: 140,000
DRIVING FROM HOME TO CHARLESTON SC GOT TO LAST EXIT THE CAR SHUT OFF RESTARTED AND PUT IT BACK IN GEAR IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CAR STALLS REPEATEDLY WHENEVER THE TRANSMISSION IS PLACED IN REVERSE. PURCHASED FROM CARMAX MARCH 28,2007 MI 60,315. *TR
Mileage: 67,300
VEHICLE GEAR INDICATOR SLIPPED AND NOW INDICATES WRONG GEAR. *TR
Mileage: 84,720
1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WITH ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT HIS CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AN HE BELIEVES THAT ITS FORD FAULT AND THAT THEY SHOULD REPLACE IT **CC THE CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 06/09/07 AND ALL PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND HIS T...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. AT 103,000 MILES THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING ,AND HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND THE RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DRIVING 1,000 MILES T...
Mileage: 103,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. AT 103,000 MILES THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 25 MPH AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING ,AND HE ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR AND THE RELAY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DRIVING 1,000 MILES T...
Mileage: 103,000
BLEND DOOR FAILURE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. DISCOVERY OF ACTUAL ISSUE WAS AFTER MANY TRIPS TO DIFFERENT MACHANICS ,WHO WERENT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE VIA INTERNET, AND BRING IT TO A MECHANIC ,WHO ESPECIALIZED IN AIR CONDITIONIN (A/)C REPAIR. TOTAL COST ...
Mileage: 70,000
I HAVE A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 2WD WITH GENERAL AMERITRAC TR TIRES. TIRE SIZE P245/75/16 AND THE TIRES HAVE MAYBE 50% WEAR ON THEM. I HAVE HAD BOTH REAR TIRES BLOW OUT ON THE FREEWAY AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. I KNOW THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING. ALSO IN BOTH TIRE FAILURES I FIRST NOTICED TIRE VIBRATION...
Mileage: 67,300
DEALER REFUSES TO FIX THE HEATED SEATS IN A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE MECHANIC STATED THEY WERE DAMAGED DUE TO ABUSE. *KB ***NAR*** SINCE THE CONSUMER HAS OWNED THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 10 TIMES AND IS BROKEN AGAIN. THE CONSUMER SENT A CERTIFIED LETTER TO THE MANUFA...
ON JUNE 30, 2006, WE WERE TRAVELING IN A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR FROM ARKANSAS TO TEXAS. OUR TIRE TREAD TOTALLY SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL AS WE WERE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. WE HAD THE TIRE REPLACED AT A COST OF $313.01. THIS IS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WE ...
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON THE CONSUMER'S 1999 NAVIGATOR LOST IT'S TREAD CAP AND AS A RESULT THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLAT WITH NO OUTWARD SIGNS OF IMPACT OR SIDEWALL DAMAGE. *TS AS A RESULT OF THE TIRE(CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC A/T TIRE 205/75SR 17 RADIAL TIRE). *...
DT: THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH REPLACED UNDER NHTSA RECALL 05V388000. HE NOTED THAT BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY HE DID NOT ALLOW THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE SWITCH. WHEN HE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, NEITHER COULD PROVIDE A DATE OF AVAILABILITY FOR THE SWITCH....
Mileage: 117,000
HEARD CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. TOOK 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR IN FOR INSPECTIONS AND FOUND THAT THE FOLLOWING PARTS NEEDED REPLACING: BALL JOINTS (FRONT-LEFT), REMOVE AND REPLACE CONTROL ARM, LOWER, ONE SIDE, SWAY BAR LINK-REMOVE AND REPLACE STABILIZER BAR CONTROL, ALIGNMENT CAMS/WEDGES (FR...
Mileage: 89,163
HEARD CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. TOOK 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR IN FOR INSPECTIONS AND FOUND THAT THE FOLLOWING PARTS NEEDED REPLACING: BALL JOINTS (FRONT-LEFT), REMOVE AND REPLACE CONTROL ARM, LOWER, ONE SIDE, SWAY BAR LINK-REMOVE AND REPLACE STABILIZER BAR CONTROL, ALIGNMENT CAMS/WEDGES (FR...
Mileage: 89,163
I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR AND SUDDENLY MY REAR SUSPENSION FAILED RESULTING IN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF BOUNCING UP AND DOWN CAUSE A VERY SERIOUS CONTROL PROBLEM. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND TO CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME BY DRIVING SLOWLY ...
Mileage: 34,000
SEVERAL MONTHS TO A YEAR AGO, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD/LINCOLN TELLING ME TO HAVE MY TIRE RODS INSPECTED. I DID SO THE LAST TIME THE CARE WAS IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD ALL WAS OK AND THEY DIDN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. LAST NIGHT, WHILE DRIVING NEAR RFK STADIUM IN WASHINGTON, DC, THE T...
Mileage: 80,000
THE CONSUMERS 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE IGNITION WAS OFF. THE CONSUMER INDICATED A CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM. *SC *JB
1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT HEATED SEATS.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUSES WERE OPERATIVE. THE PADS IN BOTH SEAT HAD BURN HOLES IN THEM. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY COULD NOT BE DISCONNECTED BECAUSE HE WOULD LOSE THE POWER SEAT CONTROL. *JB
SPARE TIRE ON 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR FELL OFF, LANDING IN ROADWAY. SPARE AND WHEEL WEIGH APPROX. 80 LBS. NO INJURY OR DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLES OCCURED AS THIS TRANSPIRED ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AT LOW SPEED. CONCERN REGARDING FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED OR IN CONGESTED AREA. NO PRIOR WARNING OF FAI...
Mileage: 78,000
THE VEHICLE STALLS AT 45 MPH OR MORE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. TAKEN IN FOR TESTING AND RESULTS SHOW THAT THE COMPUTER HAS NO CODES, WHICH RECOGNIZES FAILURE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *NM
TIRE TREAD SEPARATION AT 65 MPH, 2ND TIRE IN 6 MONTHS. CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 61,455
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF RESIDENCE AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, AND VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. *AK
OIL ODOR WAS COMING FROM THE VENTS WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, A LIQUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD AND HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
CHECKED PRESSURE AT 40 # AT 9AM. LEFT ON A TRIP AT 1130. AT 1150 THERE DEVELOPED A HEAVY VIBRATION AT 70 MPH. SLOWED TO 45 AND THE RIGHT REAR SUFFERED COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR DURING SEPARATION. OLD TREAD IS STILL ON SHOULDER OF I75, REST OF TIRE REPLACED IN TAMPA AT A GOODY...
CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO AVOID RECALLING THE VEHICLES STEERING LINKAGE AND TIE RODS *NM *TC
(1) NOTHING BEFORE IT HAPPENED. (2) I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 10:50 PM AND AS I MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN INTO THE PARKING LOTS AT ABOUT 5-10 MPH, I HEARD A CLANK AND BUMP BUMP. I TURNED AND SAW NOTHING AND SLOWLY MOVED FORWARD WHERE I SAW A TIRE IN THE ROAD BEHIND ME. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK AND...
WHILE DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING AND HESITATING. THE CHCK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. ACCORDING TO LINCOLN, THE ENGINE NEEDS TWO NEW CYLINDER HEADS. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 64,000 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 63,755
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ENGINE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK VEHICLE WOULD STALL AS SOON AS CONSUMER TAKES OFF FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, CONSUMER HAD CONCERNS REGARDING THE INCIDENT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *LA
Mileage: 60,000
THE REAR WHEEL AND RIM SEPARATED AND FELL OFF WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN. THERE'S A WHEEL LUG NUT RECALL 99V099000 ON THIS ISSUE BUT THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. *LA
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING 4-WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RETURN TO 2-WHEEL DRIVE. *AK *JB
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY ABOUT 65-70 MPH THE VEH SUDDENLY STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND AFTER PULLING OVER WOULD NOT ACCELARATE. AFTER INSPECTION I LEARNED THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT DETECTED WITH TRANSMISSION
Mileage: 70,000
SUSPENSION FAILED. AS A RESULT , VEHICLE ROSE OFF THE GROUND HIGHER THAN NORMAL. IF A PASSENGER LEFT THE VEHICLE HE COULD HAVE FALL TO THE GROUND. *AK
MY 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR [XXX] WITH 5.4L A ENGINE WITH 80,000 MILES. THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE HEAD HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE RECENTLY HAD A NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A FAULTY DESIGN WHICH UTIL...
Mileage: 85,400
CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, POPPED HOOD, AND NOTICED OIL LEAKING ONTO THE MANIFOLD. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. CONSUMER FOUND TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 03-6-2002 FROM 03/31/2003 THAT EXPLAINED THE EXACT PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 120,000
SPARK PLUGS FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK COOLANT LEAKED TWICE IN THE PAST. THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REINSTALLED. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW SQUEAKED. THE TRIM ON THE FRONT DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE ENGINE HA...
Mileage: 100,000
SPARK PLUGS FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK COOLANT LEAKED TWICE IN THE PAST. THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REINSTALLED. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW SQUEAKED. THE TRIM ON THE FRONT DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE ENGINE HA...
Mileage: 100,000
SPARK PLUGS FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK COOLANT LEAKED TWICE IN THE PAST. THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REINSTALLED. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW SQUEAKED. THE TRIM ON THE FRONT DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE ENGINE HA...
Mileage: 100,000
SPARK PLUGS FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK COOLANT LEAKED TWICE IN THE PAST. THE RADIATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REINSTALLED. THE LEFT FRONT WINDOW SQUEAKED. THE TRIM ON THE FRONT DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED. THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE ENGINE HA...
Mileage: 100,000
THIS IS A TWO PART COMPLAINT. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED IN DECEMBER OF 2002. MY WIFE WAS IN A PARKING LOT OF A MAJOR SHOPPING CENTER AND WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING DOWN A PARKING LANE, SHE FOUND AN OPEN SPOT IN WHICH SHE STARTED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. AS SHE TURNED, SHE HEARD A POPPING SOUND, THEN SH...
Mileage: 63,420
SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN MAY 1999, I HAVE HAD NO WORKING DASH LIGHTS IN THE CAR STARTING AT 22,000 MILES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FORD OVER 7 TIMES WITH NO FIX, JUST A BULB REPLACEMENT AFTER THE 50K WARRANTY. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, THIS PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT ...
Mileage: 22,000
GRINDING NOISE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE'S FRONT END WHILE APPLICATION OF POWER IN ACCELERATION OR DURING CLIMB ON A HILL. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE WITH MECHANIC AND HE COULD NOT HEAR A SOUND IN THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE SAME MECHANIC ON ANOTHER TEST DRIVE ON A HILL WHE...
Mileage: 50,000
THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO ABRUPTLY PULL OVER. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK
AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING ALONG IN THE VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED & STARTED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN WHICH CAUSED ME TO SWERVE..LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN MY PATH. WHEN I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT ...
I OWN A 1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (FORD ENGINE 5.4L DOHC) ONLY 52000 MILES. THE SPARK PLUG #4 BLOW OUT OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I'VE SEEN MANY OF THE FORD EXPEDIGION AND LINCOLN NAVIGATOR OWNERS EXPERIENCE THIS SAME ISSUE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFAULT WITH THERE ENGINE FOR THESE M...
Mileage: 51,870
REAR WIPER DOES NOT ALWAYS COME ON, ODOMETER LIGHTS GO OUT, DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON WHEN ALL DOORS ARE CLOSED, RADIO SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN UP, INTERIOR CABIN LIGHTS COME ON, SEAT WARMERS DO NOT COME ON. ALL OF THIS HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY, WITH NO WARMING, RHTME OR REASON. UNABLE TO HAVE DIAGNOSE...
Mileage: 60,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT BEING SWITCHED ON/OFF. THEY SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL MOST TIMES, EVEN WHEN TURNED ON. ALSO, THE ODOMETER LCD READOUT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. SEVERAL LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTROLS PAN...
Mileage: 60,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT BEING SWITCHED ON/OFF. THEY SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL MOST TIMES, EVEN WHEN TURNED ON. ALSO, THE ODOMETER LCD READOUT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. SEVERAL LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTROLS PAN...
Mileage: 60,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT BEING SWITCHED ON/OFF. THEY SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL MOST TIMES, EVEN WHEN TURNED ON. ALSO, THE ODOMETER LCD READOUT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. SEVERAL LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTROLS PAN...
Mileage: 60,000
AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR FAILURE @ 40,000 MILES.*AK
Mileage: 40,000
THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE ELECTRO SPARK PLUGS WENT INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS N OTIFIED BUT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. *NLM
I HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TIRES ON MY NAVIGATOR, THEY ARE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AT'S THE SIZE IS P255-75R17 AND THE DOT NUMBER OFF THE TIRE FOR PRODUCTION TIME IS 129. ON SUNDAY APRIL 13 I WAS TRAVELING DOWN I-4 FROM TAMPA TO WINTER HAVEN FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE TRUCK STARTED SH...
Mileage: 46,000
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE TIRE TO 2 DIFFERENT PLACES AND THE FIRST MECHANIC STATED THE BLOW OUT WAS CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD, AND THE SECOND MECHANIC STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO TELL, BUT MAYBE DUE TO AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM.*JB
UPON ACCELERATING VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT THROUGH THE GEARS. WHEN GETTING SET TO SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRINDING SOUND. FELT LIKE HIGHWAY RIGHT OF WAY REMINDERS TO WAKE UP THE OCCUPANTS. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE AND I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED 4 TIMES AND THE DEALER COULDN'T EXPLAIN...
Mileage: 55,000
MY DAUGHTER AND I BOTH OWN 1999 NAVIGATORS. I HAVE HAD ONE TIRE SPLIT AND SHE HAS ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE TWO AND NOW THE THIRD TIRE IS DEFECTIVE. WE BELIEVE THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE TREAD HAS SPLIT ON ALL THESE TIRES. DT
CONSUMER STATE WHILE VEHICLE WAS COLD WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD STALL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICE BY DEALER, TECHNICIAN REPLACE IDLE AIR CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
NO SUMMARY. DT
NO SUMMARY. DT
ON FLAT SURFACE AT 25MPH REAR SUSPENSION SNAPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL. ALSO, SAW FUEL UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. A RUBBER GASKET HAD FAILED, CAUSING LEAK WHERE FILLER NECK MET FUEL TANK. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK.*AK
SHORTLY AFTER A BRAKE REPAIR CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH FRONT CALIPERS BEING LOOSE. CALIPERS WERE TIGHTENED BY DEALER, BUT KEEP GETTING LOOSE.*AK
CONTINENTAL AND THE DEALER CONSPIRED TOGETHER AND MY FIRST TIRE WAS THROWN AWAY IN 2 DAYS AGAINST MY WISHES.NO SAFETY DEFECT NOTED. *AK
AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF WHEN HIT FROM FRONT AND REAR.*AK
BRAKE LIGHT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
I WAS DRIVING UP TO A RED LIGHT AND WAS STOPPING AND APPLIED EVEN BRAKE PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED BUT DID NOT COME TO A STOP. I HAD PLENTY OF STOPPING ROOM AND THE VEHICLE JUST SLOWLY DROVE RIGHT INTO THE STOPPED VEHICLES. I KNOW HOW TO USE ABS BRAKES AND JUST PRESSED HARDER AND HARDER BUT THJ...
WHILE DRIVING, THE TREAD OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT PER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AS, P245/75R16, DOT #AD70449387). NLM
WHILE DRIVING, THE TREAD OF THE LEFT REAR TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT PER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AS, P245/75R16, DOT #AD70449387). NLM
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH HEARD A LOUD BANG, THEN, REAR OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED ON THE TIRES. REAR BUMPER WAS ONLY 6-8 INCHES OFF THE GROUND. NO ACCIDENT. VEHICLE NOT AT DEALER YET.*AK
ON JUNE 20, 2001 I TURNED ON MY LINCOLN NAVIGATOR AND THE ENTIRE CAR BEGAN SHAKING OUT OF CONTROL AND I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I CALLED FORD AND INFORMED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ASKED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. I TOLD FORD THAT I WAS ...
WE HAD A TIRE-TREAD SEPARTATION INCIDENT ON OUR LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WITH THE ORIGINAL CONTINENTAL TIRES. . I REPORTED TO COMPANY, BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY REPORTED IT TO YOU. CALL ME WITH ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. *AK (DOT NUMBER: AD70449247 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE STARTED ROCKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. WHEN APPLYING GEARS VEHICLE WAS STREAKING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION OR WHILE STARTING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE BEEN INTO DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING COULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE FLOOR LIKE A TRAIN. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER MORE THAN FOUR TIMES. *AK THE DEALER HAD NOT FIXED THE VEHICLE PROPERLY, AND THE GRINDING NOISE STILL EXISTS. THE CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *YH
AFTER RECALL REPAIR THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THEM ON DURING RAINY WEATHER RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
THE TURN SIGNAL FAILED. NLM
VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED & STEERING ALIGNED. CONSUMER PICKED VEHICLE UP & WAS TRAVELING HOME AT 50MPH AND BRAKES WENT OUT. VEHICLE COULDN'T BE SLOWED DOWN. UPON ENTERING CONSUMER'S COMPLEX VEHICLE WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP & HIT BRICK WALL, TO STOP IT. DEALER FOUND THAT SPEE...
VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER TO HAVE TIRES ROTATED & STEERING ALIGNED. CONSUMER PICKED VEHICLE UP & WAS TRAVELING HOME AT 50MPH AND BRAKES WENT OUT. VEHICLE COULDN'T BE SLOWED DOWN. UPON ENTERING CONSUMER'S COMPLEX VEHICLE WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP & HIT BRICK WALL, TO STOP IT. DEALER FOUND THAT SPEE...
I HAD TREAD SEPARATE ON A SECOND TIRE ON MY VEHICLE (THE FIRST TIRE TREAD SEPERATED ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO). THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON A FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65-70 MILES PER HOUR. A CHUNK OF TREAD ABOUT 12 -16 INCHES LONG RIPPED COMPLETELY OFF OF THE TIRE. I THEN HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF...
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING, USUALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN.*AK
I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THE TIRES WOULD LAST AT LEAST 60 THOUSAND MILES, WITH REASONABLE CARE, HOWEVER WE WERE WRONG. TWO OF THE TIRES NOW HAVE PLUGS IN THEM, ONE OF WHICH WE ARE AFRAID TO USE, SINCE WEVE HAD TO HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS PUT PLUGS IN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING A RE...
THE TIRES TREAD COMPLETLY SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALLS. ALL THAT WAS LEFT ON THE RIM AFTER STOPPING WERE THE TWO SIDEWALLS STANDING LIKE DOUGHNUTS ON THE EDGES OF THE RIM. OTHER DRIVERS SAW CHUNKS OF RUBBER FLYING OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THOUGHT I HAD RUN OVER A TRACTOR TRAILER SHED RECAP. *...
CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AS 16" TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC
I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH MY TIRES THAT THE OTHER RECALLED TIRES HAVE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: AD70449228 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)
TWO ORIGINAL TIRES 'SHREADED' BEYOND REPAIR WITHIN FIRST YEAR. SAME DEFECT AS FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS EXPERIENCED WITH ITS FIRESTONE TIRES. THE FAILURE APPEARS THE SAME AS WHAT HAS BEEN NOTED IN LINCOLN NAVIGATORS SOLD IN SAUDI ARABIA. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16 INCH)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 16 INCH )
I NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT APPROXIMATELY 60+ MPH. I THOUGHT I NEEDED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT SO I SCHEDULED IT AT THE TIME I HAD THE ENGINE OIL CHANGED. AFTER THE OIL WAS CHANGED, I WAS INFORMED THE REAR RIGHT TIRE WAS "BAD" AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER FREE OF ANY COS...
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER EXPERIENCED POOR DRIVABILITY, UPON INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A 8-10 INCH SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE, TO THE BELTS (17 IN FIRESTONE TIRES). NLM
THE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AT P255/75R17 TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT FROM TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MJS
TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE( DOT NUMBER: )
TREAD SEPARATED FROM CARCASS AT SPEED, DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE, BUT LUCKILY IT WAS RIGHT REAR AND I FELT IT STARTING TO GO AND SLOWED BEFORE TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 255/75R-17 )
LINCOLN NAVIGATOR STALLING AT RANDOM TIMES AND AT RANDOM SPEEDS...NO WARNING LIGHTS TO ALERT ME OF PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM...AND WAS JUST TOWED IN FOR THE FOURTH TIME, SAME PROBLEM.THE VEHICLE HAS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND I AM REFUSING TO DRIVE IT. DEAL...
RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BECAME EGG SHAPED & DEALER IN CHASNSC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE DID NOT INDICATE ANY WARNING LIGHT ON REPORTED FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. AT THIS POINT, DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS, AND HAD NO SOLUTION. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S SON GOT CAUGHT ON THE REAR SEAT BELT WHICH TIGHTENED AROUND HIS NECK. CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE HER SON. *AK
4-WHEEL AUTOMATIC TRANSFER CASE IS SHIFTING PROPERLY, CAUSING GRINDING AND PULLING TO THE SIDE, UNABLE TO FIX AT THIS TIME. *MJS
BRAKES ARE MAKING NOISE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD DUE TO AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM THE BRAKES ARE MADE WITH DIFFERENT MATERIAL. DEALER ORDERED PADS AND ROTORS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS SEPARATED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF ON A DAILY BASIS. TOOK TO DEALER , DEALER WILL NOT CORECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE COMING ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED DEALER ON JUNE 3, AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO CORRECTION PIECE FOR THIS PROBLEM. TOOK THE VEHICLE AGAIN ON 7 JUN 99, THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING THE GEM MODULE AND WAITING. CONSUMER CURRENTLYWAITING ON THE PART. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER MAKES A STOP AND THEN PROCEEDS CAR WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THAT HE DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM IN HIS COMPUTER, AND THAT HE COULD NOT FIX IT UNLESS IT WAS IN THE COMPUTER. *AK
VEHICLE HAS HEAVY GAS FUMES AFTER FILLING UP. LEAKS AROUND WHERE GAS TANK AND SEAL COLLAR MEET. DEALER CONTACTED AND REPLACED TANK, GAS LEAK AND FUMES NO LONGER EXIST. *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON PERIODICALLY WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
A FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH NEARLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. 4 OF THE 6 BOLTS ATTACHING THE HITCH TO THE FRAME CAME LOOSE AND FELL OUT. THE 2 REMAINING BOLTS WERE EXTREMEMLY LOOSE.
A FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH NEARLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. 4 OF THE 6 BOLTS ATTACHING THE HITCH TO THE FRAME CAME LOOSE AND FELL OUT. THE 2 REMAINING BOLTS WERE EXTREMEMLY LOOSE.
WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY DEALER HAS REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND NOW IT IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE SINCE THEY CANNOT GET THE WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. MY CONCERN IS FIRE SINCE THIS IS IN THE WIRING IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CAR MIG...
WHEN LEAVING WORK ON EVENING OF 07-08-99, ATTEMPTED TO PLACE SEATBELT INTO LATCH AND LATCH FAILED TO WORK. I WAS CONCERNED THAT IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN EJECTED FROM MY VEHICLE. INCIDENTLY, IN 1997, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE PERSON DRIVING THE...
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99S12 DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLAMPING ACTION OF THE WHEEL LUGS ON THE CHROME STEEL WHEELS. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS DENIED REPAIRS FROM DEALER. *YC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. DEALER CAN'T FIND REASON FOR DEFECT. *AK
FRONT WIPERS COME ON AT ANY TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS DIRECTED DEALERS NOT TO WORK ON PROBLEM UNTIL A FIX HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. I WAS BLINDED BY SMEARED BUGS & DUST AT NIGHT LEADING ME TO HAVE TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE ACCIDENTS, DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *YC
LITTLE KNOB THAT MANUALLY LOCKS THE DOOR IS SO FAR DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR THAT CONSUMER HAS TO USE TWO FINGERS TO GET THE LOCKS UP. *AK
LEFT REAR WHEEL,RIM, AND TIRE DISENGAGED FROM CAR WHILE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH. NO WORK WAS DONE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE PDI (PREDELIVERY INSPECTION) AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE WHEEL DISENGAGING AND WHAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE 1998 NA...
ON JANUARY 15, 1999 WE HAD A SNOW STORM IN BOSTON WITH AN OUTSIDE TEMP OF 5 DEGREES. WE WERE 4 PEOPLE IN NAVIGATOR TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 25 - 35 MPH AND TO MY ABSOLUTE DISMAY FOUND OUT THAT THE WINDSHIELD KEPT FREEZING IN MY LINE OF VISION / FULL DEFROST & FAN SPEED. THEN ALL SIDE WIND...
A REAR SEATED PASSENGER IN MY LINCOLN NAVIGATOR IS UNABLE TO PHYSICALLY REACH THE RELEASE LEVER IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER PERSON MUST FIRST RELEASE THE SEAT IN FRONT TO EXIT. AS A FATHER AND A PHYSICIAN, THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. IN AN EMERGENCY, THAT REAR PASSENGER WILL BE TRAP...
THE REAR LEFT WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 35MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN. HAD HEARD A CLICKING NOISE & NOTICED THE TIRE ROLLING PASSED. MECHANIC WAS SENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE & THE TIRE. *AK
LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF, TIRE WENT ROLLING. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIRED BY INSTALLING ANTI-LOCK NUTS ON EACH WHEEL. INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. DEALER CONTACTED SECOND TIME AND REFUSED SERVICE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ON JANUARY 11, 1999 MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF HAD PULLED OFF THE LOT OF THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE CAME TO THE RED LIGHT ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP . WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WE PROCEED THRU THE LIGHT THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WENT BOMB AND THE TIRE ROLLED DOWN THE STREET BESI...
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED 20 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION HITTING A TREE IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER DIED IN THE CRASH. (STATE OF ILLINOS TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *AK