1999 Lincoln Navigator

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/28/2009· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  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 WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED THEY WOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 12/14/2010· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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 CONTACT WOULD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO ALLOW THE SUSPENSION TO RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 240,000.

• 12/08/2004· STEERING

  TIE-ROD BROKE, WHEN FIXED BY DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF NAVIGATORS, HOWEVER LINCOLN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. FORTUNATELY, MY FAMILY WAS NOT INJURED. *JB

• 12/03/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 11/28/2020· ENGINE

  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

• 11/26/2008· TIRES

  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 (TIRES:SIDEWALL) WAS REFERENCED. THE TIRE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

• 11/21/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1999 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR-SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT. *TR

• 11/09/2002· TIRES

  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

• 11/07/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  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 SPEED CONTROL CABLE WAS CUT. LINCOLN DEALER HASN'T CONTACTED. CONSUMER BACK ON THE PROBLEM.*AK

• 11/03/2006· SEATS

  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 MANUFACTURER BUT HAS RECEIVED NO REPLY.

• 11/02/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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. HE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM TO DATE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT HE WANTED TO HAVE THE SWITCH REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK

• 10/29/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 10/28/1998· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 10/26/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  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 UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER 05V388000. THE CONTACT THOUGHT THE DEALER REPLACED THE UNDERHOOD SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH, BUT WAS NOT SURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 142000.

• 10/26/2000· TIRES

  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 THE FREEWAY WITH CARS AND TRUCK PASSING ME AT 70 MILES PER HOUR. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY SCARY SITUATION. THE PASSENGER IN MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO EXTREMELY DISTRESSED.*AK (DOT NUMBER: AD70 449 0 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)

• 10/26/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  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

• 10/25/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT ANY WARNING, USUALLY WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN.*AK

• 10/22/2002· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 10/21/1999· WHEELS

  WHILE DRIVING WHEEL SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS SEPARATED. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

• 10/17/2004· TIRES

  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 GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP. *JB

• 10/15/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  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 LOCKS STOP WORKING. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING SO NEEDLESS TO SAY I SLOWED DOWN TO ALMOST A CRAWL AND SUBSEQUENTLY WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. THEY HELPED ME TO PULL MY VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL IT STOPPED RAINING BEFORE I CAN DRIVE BACK HOME. NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS A HAZARD NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AS WELL. THE VERY NEXT DAY, I GOT IN MY TRUCK, TURNED THE IGNITION, THE TRUCK STARTED HOWEVER IT DID NOT REMAIN STARTED. IT WAS AS IF IT WAS OUT OF GAS. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A LINCOLN DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS A WINDSHIELD LEAK AND IT LEAKED ON THE GEM MODULE AND FUSE BOX HARNESS AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I TALKED TO A AUTO GLASS EXPERT WHO TOLD ME THAT EVENTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS STATING THAT THE LEAK IS FROM THE WINDSHIELD, IT IS NOT. ACCORDING TO HIM, HE HAS TAKEN OUT, RESEALED AND REINSTALLED WINDSHIELDS ONLY TO HAVE THOSE CUSTOMERS COME BACK VERY ANGRY DUE TO THE LEAK STILL OCCURED. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED BY FORD EXPEDTION OWNERS, HOWEVER I DON'T SEE ANY EVIDENCE THAT COMPLAINTS FROM NAVIGATOR OWNERS WERE CONSIDERED AND/OR INVESTIGATED. IT'S INTERESTING THAT I AM HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT WITH A DIFFERENT MODEL OF FORD/LINCOLN. I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THIS ISSUE DESERVES A SECOND LOOK. FURTHERMORE, BECAUSE THIS IS SUCH A COSTLY ($1,800.00) REPAIR, IT IS MY PRAYER THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL STEP IN AND MAKE THIS AUTO MAKER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ISSUE A RECALL AND HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED, IT MAY NOT BE LEAKAGE FROM THE WINDSHIELD, AND SUBSEQUENTLY FIXED. I ASK THIS IN SAFETY OF ALL OF US. EVEN IF I TRADE THIS VEHICLE IN, SOMEONE ELSE, JUST LIKE ME, WILL PURCHASE THIS DANGER. *TR

• 10/15/1999· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF ON A DAILY BASIS. TOOK TO DEALER , DEALER WILL NOT CORECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/14/2010· STEERING

  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 FRACTURED. THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE PROTRUDING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE TIE ROD WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300,000. UPDATED 01/06/11*LJ UPDATED 03/30/11

• 10/11/2000· TIRES

  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 RECENT TRIP.*AK (DOT NUMBER: 025825 TIRESIZE: 17 IN)

• 10/08/2007· STEERING

  VEHICLE GEAR INDICATOR SLIPPED AND NOW INDICATES WRONG GEAR. *TR

• 10/06/2009· WHEELS

  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 LEANING TO THE RIGHT. WHEN HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HE OBSERVED THAT THE RIGHT LEFT WHEEL AND THE ROTOR FELL OFF. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V095000 WHEELS: LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS; THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 230,000. UPDATED 11/06/09 *BF UPDATED 11/09/09*JB

• 10/06/2000· TIRES

  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. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 70 449 338 TIRESIZE: P245/75/R1)

• 10/04/2000· TIRES

  CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AS 16" TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *SLC

• 10/02/2000· TIRES

  I HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH MY TIRES THAT THE OTHER RECALLED TIRES HAVE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: AD70449228 TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)

• 09/29/2000· TIRES

  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 )

• 09/28/2004· STEERING

  CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MANUFACTURER IS TRYING TO AVOID RECALLING THE VEHICLES STEERING LINKAGE AND TIE RODS *NM *TC

• 09/23/1999· VISIBILITY

  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

• 09/21/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  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 FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 09/20/2000· TIRES

  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

• 09/20/2000· TIRES

  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 COST TO MYSELF. I DO NOT HAVE THE VIBRATION ANY MORE. I AM HAPPY WITH THE REPLACEMENT POLICY BUT AM CONCERNED WITH THE STRUCTUAL INTEGRITY OF THE OTHER TIRES. IN LIGHT OF THE RECALL BY CONTINENTAL OF ONLY "16" INCH TIRES, I THINK IT MIGHT BE PRUDENT TO REVIEW HISTORY ON THE "17" INCH TIRES. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/75R17 )

• 09/20/2000· TIRES

  THE CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AT P255/75R17 TIRE ON THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BLOWOUT FROM TREAD SEPARATION WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *MJS

• 09/19/2000· TIRES

  TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE( DOT NUMBER: )

• 09/18/2000· TIRES

  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 )

• 09/14/2003· POWER TRAIN

  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 WHERE THE SOUND COULD BE HEARD. HE FOUND THAT THE NOISE WAS INCONCLUSIVE TO ANY MANUFACTURE RECALLS AND COULD NOT IDENTIFY THERE WAS ANY PROBLEMS. THE NOISE IS STILL THERE AND HE STATES THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. I FEEL THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND DO NOT WANT MY FAMILY OR MY SELF TO BE INJURED BECAUSE OF SOMETHING UNIDENTIFIABLE. *PH

• 09/12/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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. DEALER CANNOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM AND ADMITTED THAT THERE IS SOME SORT OF UNKNOWN COMPUTER GLITCH. BOTH THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR CO HAVE MADE THIS PROCESS VERY DIFFICULT AND I AM DEMANDING A FULL REFUND UNDER THE LEMON LAW.*AK

• 09/10/2003· TIRES

  THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO ABRUPTLY PULL OVER. *JB

• 09/09/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  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 (FRONT-LEFT INCLUDING ALIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT. VERY COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING REPAIRS. SINCE I TRAVEL A LOT I FEEL MORE THAN BLESSED THAT THERE WAS NOT A BREAK DOWN IN ROUTE OF A TRIP. WAS TOLD THAT THIS INDEED COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. *NM

• 09/08/2005· SUSPENSIONFire

  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 AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE DISCOVERED THAT THE COMPRESSOR RELAY AND CONNECTOR PLUG WAS MELTED/BURNED AND FOUND THE MAIN AIR LINE ALSO MELTED CAUSING THE SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THERE WERE ALSO NUMEROUS MELTED AND BURNT WIRING. HE WAS ABLE TO INSTALL A TEMPORARY AIR LINE TO GET THE SUSPENSION TEMPORARILY WORKING AND RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT TO A LINCOLN GARAGE FOR FURTHER WORK. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL LINCOLN GARAGE AND HE ADVISED ME THAT THE RELAY, CONNECTOR AND WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED/REPAIRED. AFTER A WAIT OF 2 WEEKS HE WAS ABLE TO GET THE PARTS AND DO THE REPAIR WORK. THE PARTS REPLACED WERE: RELAY,P/N 2C013/A, CABLE CONNECTOR, P/N 14488/A, CABLE CONNECTOR P/N 14488/B, AND WIRE ASSY P/N 14S11/HA. I AM VERY SHOCKED THAT THERE WAS NO FUSING MECHANISM TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING AND THE FACT THAT THE AIR LINE WAS ROUTED OVER THE RELAY ALLOWING IT TO MELT AND GET A HOLE IN IT. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO CONTACT SOMEONE IN THE LINCOLN ORGANIZATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR A SITUATION THAT SHOULD NEVER HAD HAPPENED. I CAN SEE THE RELAY FAILING BUT I CANNOT SEE WHY THERE WASN'T A FUSIBLE LINK TO PREVENT THE FIRE OR A RE-ROUTING OF THE AIR LINE TO KEEP IT FROM GETTING DAMAGED.*JB

• 09/08/2005· SUSPENSION

  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 TIRE ROD ON MY 99 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR SEVERED FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STEERING. SHORTLY BEFORE INCIDENT I HAD BEEN ON THE BELTWAY GOING 55 MPH. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 25-30 MPH. BY LUCK, THE CAR VEERED INTO A EXXON GAS STATION. IN TALKING WITH THE LINCOLN SERVICE DEALER THIS MORNING, THEY SEEM TO BE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND INFORMED ME THAT THERE REALLY IS NO WAY TO TELL IF THE TIRE ROD JOINT IS WORN BY INSPECTION. THEY SEEM TO IMPLY THAT THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOWN BUT THAT OTHER THAN THE LETTER, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 80,000 MILES'MOST OF WHICH ARE TRAVELED ON THE HIGHWAY (BETWEEN OCEAN CITY AND BETHESDA MD. THE PART IN QUESTION WAS REPLACED AT THE EXXON STATION LAST NIGHT AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE AND PART THIS MORNING TO MANHATTAN LINCOLN IN ROCKVILLE, MD. THEY SUGGESTED REPLACING THE OTHER TIRE ROD (AT COST TO ME) AND THEN INFORMED ME LATER IN THE DAY THAT THE SWAY BAR LINKS ALSO NEEDED REPLACING AT A COST OF $275 FOR BOTH. APPARENTLY ONE OF THEM WAS LOOSE OR HAD ALREADY COME OFF. NOT SURE IF THE INCIDENT LAST EVENING CAUSE THIS. I REQUEST THAT NHTSA LOOK INTO THIS MATTER ASAP. I TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH TO OCEAN CITY, MD ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND AND AM CONVINCED THAT HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 55 MPH OR WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE, YOU'D PROBABLY HAVE FOUR FATALITIES TO INVESTIGATE (MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN). THE VIN NUMBER IS [XXX]. PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. SINCERELY, [XXX]. *NM UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

• 09/08/2003· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK

• 09/05/2006· TIRES

  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 HAD WITH WILDERNESS AT TIRES, WHICH WERE RECALLED. WE BELIEVE THIS TIRE SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR RECALL. THE TIRE IS CONTIENENTAL TRAC AT, P255-75R17-1138, DOT #AD90448477. *JB

• 09/03/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  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

• 09/02/1999· VISIBILITY

  WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON PERIODICALLY WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 09/02/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 08/28/2001· TIRES

  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