2000 Lincoln Navigator

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

• 12/31/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO PURCHASE TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE BEFORE THERE WAS EVER A RECALL, DUE TO THE TIRES LOOSING TRACTION ON THE STREETS, HOWEVER THE COMPANY ONLY WANTS TO REIMBURSE 110.00 PLUS TAX WHEN THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT TIRE WAS MORE. (CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AW-DOT ADT044U4400)*JB

• 12/30/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED 35 TO 45 MINUTES WHEN SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE GRILL AREA, AND FLAMES COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AREA. NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING.*AK

• 12/25/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  EXITING CAR WASH (WASH RACK) ONTO PAVEMENT, SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, CAR LURCHED FORWARD WITH INABILITY TO STOP WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE FULLY ENGAGED WITHOUT DRIVER INITIATING. FAILURE IN BOTH BRAKING MECHANISM AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHILE IT ACCELERATED UNTIL STOPPED BY TURNING OFF IGNITION. *AK

• 12/24/2003· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHILE DRIVING AT 85 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO LOCK AT 55 AND 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE LOCKED AGAIN AFTER IT WAS FIXED BUT WAS BROKEN OUT OF THE LOCK. THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN STARTED. THE MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MUST BE USED. *SC *JB

• 12/21/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, ENGINE HESITATION THEN FAILURE. TROUBLE CODE READS SEVERAL IGNITION MODULES DEFECTIVE. AFTER CODES ARE CLEARED ENGINES WORKS FINE UNTIL ENGINE UNDER STRAIN, THEN STALLS OUT AGAIN AFTER IGNITION HAVE BEEN CHANGED OUT.*AK

• 12/19/2004· SEAT BELTSCrash

  I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 18 DEC 04. WE WERE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. A VEHICLE STRUCK MY CAR FROM BEHIND. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH CAUSED MY BODY TO JERK FORWARD HITTING MY HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB

• 12/14/2011· STRUCTURE,TIRES

  MY SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM BENEATH MY TRUCK. THE CABLE WAS SPLIT AT THE END. THE SMALL CONNECTOR THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE CABLE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE END OF THE CABLE WHICH ALSO HOLDS A METAL PAD IN PLACE. THE PAD ALLOWS THE SPARE TIRE TO BE RAISED OR LOWERED. ALL PARTS WERE RETRIEVED, THE SPARE TIRE, METAL PAD AND CONNECTOR. THE SPARE TIRE HOIST ASSEMBLY WAS STILL OPERATIONAL, MINUS THE PARTS THAT FELL OUT. *TR

• 12/14/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE TO CLOSE TOGETHER BY DESIGN CAUSING HIS FOOT TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR WHILE BRAKING RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE LURCHING FORWARD. NLM

• 12/10/2003· STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED FIVE TIMES SINCE JULY. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE PROBLEM AND CLAIMED THAT IT WAS FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. *AK

• 12/09/2003· AIR BAGS

  WITHOUT WARNING PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON. *AK

• 12/07/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AW, SIZE P275/60/R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ITS FRONT END. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED FROM TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT IN THAT MANNER DUE TO THEIR AGE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

• 12/02/2003· TIRES

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW. THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN 1997 AND DRY ROTTED. *AK *TT *JB

• 11/29/2007· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 29, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE.

• 11/28/2004· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,TIRES,SEATS,EQUIPMENT

  I'VE BEEN HAVING QUITE A FEW THINGS GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. #1 THE POWER WINDOWS WOULD GET STUCK & NOT GO UP OR DOWN. SUNROOF WOULD GET STUCK AS WELL...I HAD TO REPLACED THE FUSE(SAME) SEVERAL TIMES..ABOUT 3 TIMES TO BE EXACT. #2 SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START...I WOULD HAVE TO TURN ON THE A/C OR HEAT FOR IT TO START..AS LONG AS THE AIR WAS BLOWING, IT WOULD GO AHEAD & START...BUT EVEN SOMETIMES THAT DIDN'T HELP...I WAS LISTENING TO MUSIC WHILE AT MY SONS FOOTBALL PRACTICE, TRIED TO START THE CAR & IT WOULDN'T START...REPLACED THE BATTERY... SOMETIMES THE CAR STILL CUTS OFF & HESITATE ON ME. I'VE NOTICED THAT PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WHEN IT RAIN. I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS CLICKING & TICKING NOISE ALL THE TIME...IT GETS ANNOYING...IT SOUNDS LIKE THE SIGNAL LIGHT IS STILL ON..BUT ITS NOT....#3 THE PAINT ON THIS VEHICLE IS POOR...THE COAT IS VERY THIN...CAUSING THE PAINT TO CHIP & FADE AWAY QUICKLY...#4 THE BUTTONS FOR THE SEAT MOVEMENT CAME OUT ON THE SIDE...IT'S HANGING OFF ON THE SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE...I THINK THE LATCH TO HOLD IT TOGETHER BROKE #5 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY WHEN ITS RAINING...#6 THE VEHICLE TENDS TO MOVE TOWARD THE RIGHT FOR SOME REASON...LIKE ITS OUT OF LINED OR SOMETHING, EVEN AFTER HAVING THE WHEELS ON THE CAR ALIGNED & CHECKED..#7 THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE IS WHEN WE ARE AT A LIGHT(STOPPED) THE VEHICLE WOULD MOVE LIKE ITS ABOUT TO RACE ANOTHER CAR...WHILE HAVING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE...IT WOULD JERK ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME...I DON'T KNOW WHATS GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE....BUT THESE PROBLEMS NEED TO BE RESOLVED......THESE ARE MANUFACTURER DEFECTS!! *AK

• 11/21/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL 4 TIRES. MR

• 11/17/2005· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT 50 MPH SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. *NM

• 11/15/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A BROKEN BRAKE DISC WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. ALSO, PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL UNEXPECTEDLY. *AK

• 11/12/2009· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrashFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR-BOARD. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, IN WHICH THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO MAKE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, WHILE IN THE SHOP THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IDLING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE REPORT STATES THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. ALL THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND BRAKE LINES WERE DESTROYED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 190,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/12/2003· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE EITHER WAY, TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE NOISE WA RANDOM AND NOT ALWAYS PRESENT. *PH *JB

• 11/12/2002· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE FRONT END WOULD HEAVILY VIBRATE CAUSING THE FRONT TIRES TO WEAR. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

• 11/07/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE HEAT BLOWS HIGH AND WILL NOT CUT OFF. HAVE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY OR WILL RUN IT DOWN. HAVE ALSO NOTICED INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASHING AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF. RECENTLY NOTICED THAT IT HAPPENS AFTER RAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE - UNABLE TO DETECT PROBLEM AFTER KEEPING VEHICLE FOR 2 DAYS. *LA

• 11/06/2008· PARKING BRAKE,POWER TRAIN

  I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 NAVIGATOR. I BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE OWNER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. WHEN GO TO CHANGE GEARS, THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES WON'T GO INTO GEAR OR IF I PUT IT IN PARK, IT SOMETIMES WON'T GO. THEN I TRIED TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN PARKING, WHICH IS WHAT I HAD TO RESORT TO DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STAYING IN GEAR, IT ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. I WENT TO GET MY VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT PASS. SO THAT PROMPTED MY ONLINE RESEARCH AS TO HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN I CAME ACROSS THE RECALL IN FORMATION FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SIMILAR MODELS AND I SEE THAT SOME RECALLS WERE MADE, BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE'S YEAR. I WAS WONDERING IF MY VEHICLE'S YEAR MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN SOME OF THE OTHER RECALLS BECAUSE I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 AND THE RECALL WAS FOR A 1998 AND SO ON. THANK YOU. *TR

• 10/31/2007· TIRES

  2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR SUFFERING TIRE BLOW OUTS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY HAD 2 BLOW OUTS WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AW TIRES AND ONE WITH CONTINENTAL SPORT LT/SUV. *KB WHEN THE THIRD BLOWOUT OCCURRED, THE RUBBER SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE VEHICLE. *JB

• 10/30/2002· TIRES

  SEVERAL OF THE TIRES EXPERIENCED SIDEWALL SEPARTION, THE CONSUMER REPLACED ONE OF THE TIRES BEFORE HE LEARNED OF THE RECALL ON THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER STATES THE PRICE ALLOWED FOR REPLACING DEFECTIVE TIRES WAS LOWER THAN WHAT THE TIRE DEALERS CHARGE. *YH

• 10/29/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. AFTER DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. SHE NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND FLAMES APPEARED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

• 10/29/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHEN DECREASING IN SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

• 10/27/2003· TIRES

  DEALERSHIP NOTICED WHILE SERVICING VEHICLE THAT A HOLE DEVELOPED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE SIDEWALL. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE HOLE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT AND NOT TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.*AK

• 10/27/1999· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH AND 300FT FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND CONSUMER'S FOOT HIT THE GAS PEDAL . HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME. *AK

• 10/22/2003· SUSPENSION

  WHEN VEHICLE'S SPEED REACHED 68 MPH THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT TIRES WERE NOT WEARING EVENLY, AND MADE AN ADJUSTMENT. WHEN THE TIRE ADJUSTMENT WAS COMPLETED VIBRATION STARTED BETWEEN 34-38 MPH. *AK

• 10/21/2003· TIRES

  DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE IS SHOWING PREMATURE FAILURE (CONTINENTAL TIRE, P27560R17 . *AK TIRES WERE SO OUT OF ROUND THAT THEY COULDN'T BE BALANCED. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT TIRE FROM CONTINENTAL AND THE TREAD WAS SHAVED ABOUT 18 INCHES TO MAKE IT MORE ROUND. THE CONSUMER FEARS SEPARATION MAY OCCUR. *PH *NLM

• 10/19/2004· AIR BAGS

  THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM . *BF *JB

• 10/19/2000· SUSPENSION,TIRES

  VEHICLE IS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY TO THE LEFT, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES VIBRATION, THIS COULD POSSIBLY BE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM OR A TIRE PROBLEM. *SLC

• 10/18/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

• 10/16/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS, MAIN TERMINAL, COMPRESSOR AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD MELTED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE HEARD A PECULIAR NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR HAS HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 169,000.

• 10/16/2006· POWER TRAIN

  UPON DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD,WITH NO AAPARENT PRELIMINARY WARNINGS, A SCREW FELL FROM UNDER MY DASH ONTO MY FEET. I DISMISSED IT AS A DASH COVER SCREW AND KEPT DRIVING. UPON REACHING MY HOME AND TRYING TO PUT MY GEARSHIFT INTO "PARK", I REALIZE THIS SCREW HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE GEAR SHIFT AND LINKAGE. THE SHIFTER IS NOW LOOSE AND WILL NOT GO INTO "PARK". IF I HOLD IT TOWARDS THE "P" I AM ABLE TO GET MY KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. I NOW HAVE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE AND I HAVE TO START THE CAR IN "NEUTRAL". NOT A SERIOUS ISSUE UNLESS IT PROGRESSES AND THE GEARSHIFT FALLS OFF. I WILL HAVE IT FIXED BY THE DEALER TOMORROW - JUST THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *NM

• 10/16/2001· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 70 IN MO. THE RIGHT AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT DEPLOYED.AFTER ALMOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE CURB CALLING FOR HELP.I NO LONGER FILL SAFE IN THIS LINCOLN LS AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE.*AK

• 10/15/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 2000 BURST INTO FLAMES LAST NIGHT IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND BURNT OUR OTHER CAR A LAND ROVER AND 8 SUITCASES WORTH OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF CLOTHES AND JEWELRY. BICYCLIST AWOKE THE FAMILY WHO WERE SLEEPING AT 5AM TO WARN THEM TO EVACUATE THE HOUSE. FIRE FIGHTERS TOOK 3 HOURS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

• 10/15/2001· EQUIPMENT

  WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT A LOUD RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHEN CONSUMER REACHED DESTINATION, HE FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF. SPARE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN USED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK DEALER REPLACED SPARE TIRE AND CABLE WINCH ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY REASON FOR THE CAUSE. *SLC

• 10/07/2002· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REAR AIR SUSPENSION DEFECTIVE. *MR

• 10/06/2017· STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  ON OCTOBER 4, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45 PM, I DEPARTED FROM THE SACRAMENTO CHILDREN'S HOME THROUGH AN ADJACENT ALLEY TRAVELING THROUGH THE SOUTH BOUND ENTRANCE. AS I MADE THE LEFT TURN INTO THE ALLEY AS I GRADUALLY GOT UP TO SPEED MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I WAS STARTLED BY THE SUDDEN INCREASE OF SPEED AND IMMEDIATE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND APPLY THE BRAKES. BEFORE I COULD MAKE THE CORRECTIONS THE VEHICLE HAD VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ALLEY AND STRUCK AN OAK TREE. TO MY GUESS THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF SPEED OF ABOUT 25-30 MPH. ON IMPACT I SLAMMED INTO MY MOTOROLA SPEAKER THAT WAS ATTACHED TO MY SUN VISOR AND SPLIT MY HEAD OPEN WHICH REQUIRED 8 STAPLES TO CLOSE.

• 10/03/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  A FIRE WHICH STARTED OUTSIDE IN THE CARPORT DESTROYED MY HOME, MY 2000 LINCOLN TOWNCAR, A BERETTA, AND AN OLDER FORD 150 TRUCK ON JANUARY 16, 2005. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THE LINCOLN TOWNCAR SIGNATURE POSSESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISMS WHICH ARE CAUSING FIRES TO IGNITE EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. I READ AN ARTICLE WHICH STATED THAT FORD DID NOT CHANGE THE CRUISE CONTROLS UNTIL 2004. *JB

• 10/01/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE MAKES NOISE. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE ABS TRYING TO ENGAGE WITHOUT APPLICATION. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR. *AK

• 09/28/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN RECALL # 05V017000( VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE . THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

• 09/25/2001· VISIBILITY

  CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 01V258000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S24 LETTER. CALLED DEALER TO MAKE APPOINTMENTFOR REPAIRS. DEALER REFUSED TO TALK TO CONSUMER. CONSUMER HAD CALL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES,AND NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER. CONSUMER STARTED CALLING AROUND SECOND WEEK IN AUGUST.*AK

• 09/23/2002· STRUCTURE,TIRES

  CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, THE PROBLEM STARTED WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TIRE LOST APPROXIMATELY 50 SQUARE INCHES OF RUBBER AND THE FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A LARGE BUBBLE, SINCE THEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT WITH NO RESULTS, THE DEALER IS NOW STATING THAT THE VIBRATION IS NORMAL FOR THIS KIND OF VEHICLE.*JB

• 09/23/2000· TIRES

  DEAR JEFF:NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P275/60R17 )

• 09/22/2000· TIRES

  TIRE VIBERATES AT 55-60 MILES. DRIVES ROUGH AT ALL SPEED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

• 09/22/2000· TIRES

  TIRE VIBERATES AT 55-60 MILES. DRIVES ROUGH AT ALL SPEED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

• 09/20/2006· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR SEEMED TO TAKE CONTROL OF ITSELF. MY TAPE PLAYER QUIT WORKING, MY AIR TURNED OFF. MY ENGINE WAS ROARING. PUSHING FORWARD EVEN WITH MY BRAKES ON. I WAS SHAKING AND CRYING I COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR IT WAS TRYING TO MOVE INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH A RED LIGHT. I COULD NOT CONTROL THE MOVEMENT. I FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS POSSESSED WITH IT'S OWN MIND. THE CAR REPAIR SHOP REPLACED IT'S ALTERNATOR. I AM ON MY 4TH ALTERNATOR THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP IT CAN NOT BE DRIVEN ON THE ROAD SAFELY. THEY HAVE TRIED REPLACING SOME WIRING. STILL IS NOT WORKING. *NM

• 09/16/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED, AND BRAKING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AT ANY TIME AND SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT REMEDY DID NOT WORK.*AK