2001 Lincoln Navigator

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

• 12/29/2005· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE HOOD LATCH BROKE CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY OPEN. THEY MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEY WIRED THE HOOD LATCH TOGETHER WITH WIRE COAT HANGERS AND THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THEY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE.*AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM

• 12/15/2011· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE REAR TRAILING ARM AND DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

• 12/09/2001· TIRES

  WE UNJUSTLY LOST THE LEMON HEARING, OUR 2001 HAS 1997 TIRES WHICH THEY REFUSE TO CHANGE, THE BOARD FELT THE VIB, AND OUR TIRES ARE BEGINNING TO DRY ROT. THIS HAS BEEN FROM DAY ONE WHEN WE PEELED THE PLASTIC OFF AND HEADED HOME, WE HAVE ALL R/O TO BACK OUR CLAIM. THEY ARE NOW TELLING US THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR A $46,000 CAR TO VIBRATE. PLEASE HELP ME. (DOT NUMBER: E4 0213797 TIRESIZE: P275/60R17)

• 12/08/2003· SEAT BELTS

  THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR RECALL 01S21 FOR REPLACEMENT OF SEAT BELT BUCKLE. *AK

• 12/01/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V017000 CONCERNING THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: CRUISE CONTROL. THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THEIR VEHICLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. HE SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

• 11/29/2001· SUSPENSION

  HAVE THEY BEEN REPORTS OF BALL BEARING FAILURES IN OTHER 2001 LINCOLN LS MODELS? MINE WERE REPLACED LAST WEEK AND ALREADY IT SOUNDS LIKE THE NEW ONES ARE GOING BAD. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU. *AK

• 11/24/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND NO 1 KNOW WHAT IT IS

• 11/13/2012· SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN

  HELLO, LUCKILY I MADE IT HOME BEFORE THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS TOWING MY TRAILER WITH A COUCH AND CHAIR ON IT. I GOT HOME AND STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, THEN HAD TO MOVE THE TRUCK. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO MOVE, THERE WAS A HORRENDOUS BANG, A CLUNKING NOISE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED DOWN ALMOST TO THE GROUND. UPON JACKING THE VEHICLE UP AND EXAMINING THE DAMAGE, THE REAR LOWER CONTROL ARMS ROTTED ON BOTH SIDE AND COLLAPSED LIKE PRETZELS, ALLOWING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO TWIST, SNAPPING THE DRIVESHAFT FLANGE WHERE THE UNIVERSAL GOES AND BLOWING OUT BOTH REAR SUSPENSION AIR SPRINGS. AS I SAID, LUCKILY IT WAITED UNTIL I WAS HOME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. IF IT HAD HAPPEN ON ROUTE 287 ON MY WAY HOME AT 65MPH, I'M SURE THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. EXAMINING THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS SHOWED THEY ARE ROTTED TO! I CONTACTED THE FORD DEALER I HAVE USED FOR REPAIRS AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE SEEN IT BEFORE, BUT TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE, FORD IS NOT ASSISTING FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, THEY TOOK MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE SO FORD WOULD NOT ASSIST EITHER. READING ON LINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND I THINK FORD SHOULD BEE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. I AM 49 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED ALOT OF CARS, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS! I WORK FOR AN AUDI DEALERSHIP, NEEDLESS TO SAY I DON'T THINK I WOULD BUY ANOTHER FORD. *TR

• 11/08/2008· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  THERE WAS A HOUSE FIRE CAUSED BY MY 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE HOME. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH. *TR

• 10/28/2014· TIRES,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND EXHIBITED NUMEROUS OTHER MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE BALD, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES, TIRES, AND PARTS OF THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

• 10/25/2007· TIRES

  A CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AT SIZE 25575R17 MOUNTED ON THE LEFT FRONT OF A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A A THREE LANE HIGHWAY IN MA. THE SIDEWALL AND TREAD SEPARATED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY, I KEPT MY VEHICLE FROM HITTING OTHER CARS AND/OR GOING OFF THE ROAD. CONTINENTAL HAS RECALLED TIRES OF THIS TYPE BUT NOT MY SERIAL NUMBER. THEY HAVE HAD PREVIOUS SUV CRASHES RESULTING IN DEATHS. I THINK THE TIRES MOUNTED ON MY VEHICLE ARE ALL POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE AND ASKED CONTINENTAL TO REPLACE FOUR TIRES AND THE DAMAGED RIM. THEY HAVE ONLY AGREED TO SHARE 50/50 COST ON ONE NEW TIRE. IT GETS WORSE. THE TIRE THAT FAILED IS OUT OF PRODUCTION. THEY SUPPOSEDLY ARE WORKING ON A REPLACEMENT BUT IT IS IN THE TESTING PHASE. IN AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE SUV ALL TIRES SHOULD BE THE SAME. SINCE THE ORIGINAL IS DISCONTINUED, I NEED FOUR NEW TIRES. I THINK CONTINENTAL SHOULD PAY FOR ALL FOUR AND THE DAMAGED WHEEL. *TR

• 10/19/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  ON 10/16/12 TRUCK STARTED SMOKING TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SUGGESTED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO FIX A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH. ON 10/17/12 DEALER AUTO SHOP REQUESTED WE TAKE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY TO GET FIXED. ON 10/18/12 AROUND 9AM WHILE TRUCK WAS PARKED IT STARTED SMOKING AND THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS BURNED INCLUDING THE INTERIOR. *TR

• 10/19/2005· STEERING,SUSPENSION,TIRES

  DT: 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTER TIE ROD BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING FROM 60-45 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER. ALSO, THIS BROKE THE INNER BELTS OF THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AT THAT TIME. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE A REASON WHY THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH LINCOLN ABOUT THE INCIDENT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE OUTER TIE ROD END, AND REALIGNED THE VEHICLE AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER TIRE, AND CHOSE TO REPLACE THE OTHER TIRES AS WELL. *AK UPDATES 1/11/2006 - *NM

• 10/11/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I OWN A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WITH A 5.4L ENGINE. I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WAS GOING APPROX. 15 MPH WHEN I HEARD A BANG COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT I HAD HIT SOMETHING OR SOMETHING WAS FALLING OFF THE CAR. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH. I SHUT IT OFF AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. I THOUGHT, AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE THAT IT MIGHT BE A BAD SPARK PLUG. AS I STARTED OFF THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BAD SO I DECIDED TO RETURN HOME.THE NEXT DAY, 10/09/2010, I DECIDED TO CHECK FURTHER AND REMOVED THE THREE OF THE SPARK PLUGS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, BUT THE LAST ONE WHICH IS AT THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE I NOTICED THE COIL WAS ALL TORN APART AND THE END OF THE COILED WIRE WAS STICKING OUT FROM THE PLUG HOLE. I PULLED SAID WIRE OUT AND SAW THE SPARK PLUG AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN BLOWN OUT OF ITS THREADS. ALSO TO BE NOTED IS THE SMELL OF GAS WAS VERY APPARENT AND BECAUSE THE SPARK PLUG WAS DAMAGED, THE GROUND WAS FORCED AGAINST THE ELECTRODE AND WAS UNABLE TO SPARK. IF IT DID, I'M SURE THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. I ALSO FOUND TWO PIECES OF SOME UNKNOWN MATERIAL THAT FELL INTO THE CYLINDER. THE PART APPEARS TO BE A CARBON MATERIAL AND MIGHT BE PART OF THE COP, COIL OVER PLUG. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF FORD ENGINES. I CALLED THE LINCOLN DEALER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. BUT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME IF THEY CAN HELP. FURTHER INQUIRY FOUND THAT FORD RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE CYLINDER HEAD WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS. THIS WOULD COST APPROX. $3500.00. AS I HAVE BEEN UNEMPLOYED FOR FIFTEEN MONTHS, AND FINALLY FOUND A PART TIME JOB,(14 HOURS A WEEK) THIS WOULD BE AN EXPENSE I CAN NOT AFFORD. THE WEB SITES DID STATE THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT ADMIT TO THEIR POORLY DESIGNED HEAD. *TR

• 10/11/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN BUTTON IS HARD TO PUSH. HAVE TO PUSH ON IT THREE TIMES FOR IT TO WORK. WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. MR

• 10/11/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSUMER STATES AFTER PUTTING DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOWN THE RADIO WILL CUT OFF. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED.THIS IS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX PROBLEM,CONSUMER AFRAID THIS SHORTAGE WILL CAUSE A FIRE. MR

• 10/11/2002· SUSPENSION

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE MAKING THE SLIGHTEST TURN VEHICLE WILL SCREECH SO HARD. WHEEL HAVE NO TRACTION CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE OUT OF CONTROL. MR

• 10/10/2005· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  MY 2001 NAVIGATOR CAUGHT FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY ON 10/06/05. MY CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH BEING RECALLED UNTIL THE FIRE DEPT TOLD ME THAT THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL AND THERE WAS A FORD RECALL. I HAVE SOME DAMAGE TO MY HOUSE AS WELL. MY GARAGE DOOR IS MELTED AND THE FRAME IS WARPED. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. I RECEIVED MY RECALL LETTER THE DAY AFTER THE FIRE. I HAVE THE ENVELOPE WITH THE 10/04/05 POSTMARK. DO I HAVE ANY GROUND TO STAND ON WITH FORD, NOW I HAVE TO COME UP WITH 3,000 FOR A DOWN PAYMENT ON A CAR AND I DON'T HAVE IT. SO I WENT FROM A 30,400 CAR TO BEING CARELESS. THAT IS NOT RIGHT. *NM

• 10/03/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER HOOD BY FUSE BOX/FIREWALL AND WIRING HARNESS TO MOTOR. FIRE MARSHALL STATED ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF THE FIRE. MY WIFE AND MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WERE IN VEHICLE WHEN IGNITED WITH NO NOTICE. I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL RECALL AND RECALL WAS NEVER PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF THAT. FIRE OCCURRED IN AREA OF SPEED CONTROL CABLE. *NM

• 10/03/2002· TIRES

  TIRE MANUFACTURER CONTINENTAL CONTITRACK AD9C4484300; WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED TRUCK HAD STARTED TO SWAY. THE DRIVER THEN SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED THE TRUCK. THE OWNER CHECKED THE TIRES AND NOTICED THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD BLOWN THE WHITE SIDEWALL OFF. THE TIRE LOOKED LIKE IT HAD BEEN SLICED THRU TO THE RIM. NLM

• 10/01/2003· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED A BAD JERK IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHENEVER THE GEAR WAS SWITCH FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE OR VISE VERSA. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHERE THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE TRANSMISSION BE LOOKED AT, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE AND ONLY THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOOKED AT. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND IT WAS EXPLAINED THAT THE WAY THE CLUTCH WAS DESIGNED IT DID NOT ALLOW THE PROPER AMOUNT OF LUBRICANT TO REACH THE CLUTCH WHICH THEN CAUSED THE CLUTCH TO SEIZE UP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *JB

• 10/01/2002· WHEELS

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A KNOCKING AND POPPYING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. NLM

• 09/29/2006· POWER TRAIN

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THAT DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION WAS BURNING FLUID AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT.

• 09/26/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  ABOUT 2 HOURS AFTER ME AND MY CHILDREN GOT BACK HOME FROM WAL-MART AND GOT SETTLED IN FOR THE NIGHT MY BROTHER STEPPED OUTSIDE AND CAME BACK IN THE HOUSE YELLING FOR ME TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE MY 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WAS ON FIRE. I SERIOUSLY THOUGHT HE WAS PLAYING A JOKE ON ME BUT INSISTED SO I GOT UP AND MY TRUCK WAS ON FIRE IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY HUSBAND HAD TO GET 2 WATER HOSE AND KEEP THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL SO THE WIND WOULDN'T BLOW THE FIRE TOWARDS THE OTHER VEHICLES PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT WE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW WHERE THE FIRE STARTED WHICH WAS OVER BY THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. AT FIRST I DIDN'T KNOW OF A RECALL I JUST THOUGHT IT HAPPENED AFTER SEARCHING THE WEBSITES I LEARNED OF THE RECALL ON THE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WHICH IS LOCATED UNDER THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. I CALLED FORD AND DIDN'T GET ANYWHERE AT ALL. WHEN I MENTIONED THE CONTROL SWITCH I WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN BUT WHEN I TOLD THE LADY THAT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE THE CONVERSATION GOT CUT SHORT. AND SEARCHING SOME MORE I FOUND OUT THAT I NEED TO REPORT IT TO THE NHTSA. AND I'M TAKING OTHER STEPS TO SEE IF FORD WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPLACE MY VEHICLE. *TR

• 09/16/2005· SEATS

  DT: THE REAR SEAT HAS NO LOCKING MECHANISM, WHEN THE SEAT IS PUSHED UP THERE IS NO LOCK TO KEEP IT LOCKED. THERE IS AN ARM THAT PULLS OUT AND ATTACHED TO THE BACK. ON THE BACK OF THE SEAT ON THE DIAGRAM IT SHOWS THERE IS A LOCK, BUT ON THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE THERE IS NO LOCK. NOTICED THIS ON AUGUST 26, 2005; WHEN THE SEAT CAME DOWN TO REST IN ITS POSITION, IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE. IT IS SO LOUD THAT ONE WOULD THINK THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT DIRECTION TO GO WITH THIS. *AK

• 09/16/2002· TIRES

  CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, HE FELT A VIBRATING SENSATION WHICH APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM THE TIRES. AS THE VIBRATIONS WORSENED, THE CONSUMER WITH AN EMPLOYEE AT WINSTON TIRE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS BADLY SHREDDED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHREDDED TIRE WAS DUE TO ROAD DAMAGE, WHICH CONSISTED OF A SMALL NAIL EMBEDDED IN THE TIRE.(CONTINENTAL TIRES)*SCC

• 09/11/2006· TIRES

  THE FACTORY TIRES ON THESE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED! I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT NONE OF MY BLOW-OUTS WERE WHEN I WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH. DOWN INTERSTATE 10 ! I HAD JUST HAD MY TIRES ROTATED AND CHECKED, AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, I NOTICED A TERRIBLE VIBRATION IN MY STEERING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY TIRE. I HAD THEM CHANGE IT, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE HUGE KNOT ON THAT TIRE. THEN, JUST ABOUT 11 MONTHS LATER, MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING AGAIN, I TOOK IT TO A TIRE SHOP HERE, AND HE TOOK THE TIRE OFF, AND LOW AND BEHOLD, HERE IS ANOTHER HUGE KNOT ON THIS TIRE. WE FINALLY DID WHAT WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, WE PUT A DIFFERENT BRAND OF TIRE ON THE CAR. THOSE ARE THE WORST TIRES I HAVE EVER DRIVEN ON BAR NONE....*JB

• 09/09/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLFire

  WHILE WE WERE HOME SOMEBODY CAME TO MY APARTMENT TO TELL ME THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. I WENT TO CHECKED IF TI WAS TRUE AND I SAW THAT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED 911 AND THEY RESPONDED. THE FIRE MARSHALL TOOK THE NAVIGATOR FOR INVESTIGATION AND AT THE END OF THE MONTH I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE POLICE DEPT. TO PICK UP THE REPORT. AFTER THE INVESTIGATION THE FIRE MARSHALL CONCLUDED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY MECHANICAL DEFECTS. MY OTHER CAR WAS DAMAGED DUE TO A FIRE. THE FIRE WAS STARTED BY AN ENGINE FAILURE ON THE CRUISE CONTROL DEVICE. I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT MANY LINCOLN NAVIGATORS BURST INTO FLAMES TOO AND FOR THAT REASON THE FORD COMPANY MADE A WORLDWIDE RECALL THAT MORE THAT 3 MIILION CARS THAT HAVE THE SAME DEFECT.

• 09/09/2002· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TRAVELING DOWN US HIGHWAY 30 AT 55 MILES PER HOUR I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES , WHEN I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER. THE BRAKES, AND STEERING FAILED AND I WAS FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO STEER ON THE ROAD BURM UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO STOP. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT STARTED AGAIN. DEALER HAS INSTALLED A COMPUTER TO RECORD ANY IRREGULARITIES IN THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, I WILL NOT DRIVE THE UNSAFE CAR KNOWING THAT AT ANYTIME I WILL BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

• 08/29/2007· TIRES

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AW, SIZE P275/60R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE ALSO HAD A KNOT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 02T012000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT), BUT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE CHARGE DUE TO THE WEAR AND TEAR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,550 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,650.

• 08/28/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS SUMMONED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS ALSO FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000. *TT

• 08/22/2007· STEERING,SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND/OR THE TIE RODS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 08/22/2006· TIRES

  2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR'S TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE'S FRONT FENDER MOLDING, RIGHT FRONT BUMPER, WASHER FLUID HOSE, RIGHT SIDE RUNNING BOARD, SCRATCHED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, SCRATCHED RIM AND LOST MUFFLER CLAMP. *NM

• 08/15/2005· AIR BAGSCrash

  I OWN A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (PRE-OWNED BY SOMEONE ELSE WHO WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE THE SAME MONTH I GOT IT WHERE HE HIT SOMEONE FROM BEHIND IN A CHAIN-REACTION CAR PILE-UP). I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I WAS GOING ABOUT 40-50 MPH (THAT ROADS SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH). I HIT THE OTHER DRIVER IN HIS DRIVERS SIDE, SO MY TRUCK LOOKED LIKE A FRONT END COLLISION EXCEPT FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE FRONT WASN'T DAMAGED. I SUFFERED A DEEP CUT IN MY NECK FROM THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENING A LITTLE BIT & I HAD JUST HAD ABDOMINAL SURGERY IN MAY SO I GOT MY INCISION SITE RE-BRUISED, & MY KNEES GOT JAMMED UP IN THE DASHBOARD. I HAD A PASSENGER UP FRONT & MY 5 YEAR OLD SON IN THE BACK, BUT HE WAS OK JUST COMPLAINED OF KNEES HURTING BUT THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS HURT. SHE SUSTAINED A BROKEN TOOTH FROM HER SEAT BELT HITTING HER IN THE MOUTH, HER ANKLE WAS HURT, HER NECK WAS HURT A BIT & OTHER BREATHING ISSUES. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED!! I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD/LINCOLN CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THAT IF A TEST IS DONE TO SHOW THAT THE AIR BAGS AREN'T FAULTY(NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM), THEN NOTHING WOULD BE DONE BECAUSE IT COULD BE THE FORCE OF THE CRASH OR THE FACT THAT I DID HAVE A GUARD-GRILLE ON FRONT OF MY TRUCK & IT COULD HAVE TAKEN THE BRUNT OF THE FORCE WHICH DIDN'T ALLOW MY AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY & THAT'S TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO ME BECAUSE I'M PAYING FOR SOMETHING & IT DOESN'T WORK REGARDLESS OF THE FORCE! *NM

• 08/12/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER STATES ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS STICKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE HAS UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND OR STUCK IN PASSING GEAR OVER 12 TIMES. ON JULY 14, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE IN REVERSE. THE REMAINING TIMES IN FORWARD WHILE APPROACHING SPEEDS OF 90 TO 95MPH. THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO "REV" UP FOR NO REASON. THE CONSUMER'S ONLY RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON TO CONTROL THE STEERING AND HAVE BRAKES POWER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD STARTED MAKING A "CLUNKING" NOISE WHEN SWITCHING FROM NEUTRAL TO EITHER DRIVE OR REVERSE. *PH

• 08/11/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED AND THE ENGINE HAD NOT BEEN STARTED, THE DRIVER SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT HEARD AN EXPLOSIVE NOISE AND JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG EXPLODED AND SMOKE AND OBJECTS WERE EJECTED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH FIRST DEGREE BURNS ON HIS BACK SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 163,000.

• 08/10/2008· TIRES

  DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

• 08/10/2008· TIRES

  MERGED ONTO INTERSTATE. TRAVELING AROUND 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. COMPLETE TREAD SEPARATION. *TR

• 08/10/2008· TIRES

  TIRE TREAD STARTED TO SEPARATE. REMOVED TIRE FROM VEHICLE BEFORE COMPLETE SEPARATION. *TR

• 07/31/2002· SUSPENSION

  FRONT END RAISES UP HIGHER ABOUT 10-12 INCHES THAN REAR. DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING UNBALANCED IT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO WANDER. VEHICLE WAS SENT IN 5 TIMES TO DEALER,AND ONCE TEST DRIVEN BY A AREA REPRESENTATIVE, WHO DETECTED A PROBLEM.*AK

• 07/25/2004· TIRES

  AUGUST 2002, I REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES ON MY 01 NAVAGATOR WITH 17" MICHELIN XROSS TERRAIN TIRES DUE TO A SAFETY RECALL ON THE OEM CONTENINTALS. SINCE THE REPLACEMENT DATE, THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE ALL SUFFERED SIDEWALL FAILURES ON THE HIGHWAY, IN THE SUMMER AND WITH NORMAL LOADING. ALL THREE WERE ON THE REAR AND ALL WERE CATASTROPHIC FAILURES. THE FIRST HAPPENED ABOUT LAST SEPTEMBER 2003 WITH APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THE TIRE HAD A NAIL IN IT AND THE CAUSE FROM THE DEALER WAS MY FAULT, UNDER INFLATED TIRE. THE SECOND WAS THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY 2004, SAME PROBLEM AND EXACTLY THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. LOCAL HIGWAY DRIVING AT SPEED AND ON A HOT DAY WITH A NAIL IN THE TREAD. AGAIN, IT WAS MY FAULT DUE TO UNDER INFLATION. IT HAPPENED A THIRED TIME YESTERDAY AT SPEED, COOL HIGHWAY TEMPS, OVERCAST SKIES AND ABOUT 75 DEGREES, PRESSURE IN THE TIRE WAS SET THE DAY BEFORE AT 36 PSI AND CONFIRMED THAT MORNING BY AIR CAPS (36 PSI UNITS). NO NAILS IN THE TIRE, JUST A CATROSTROPHIC FAILURE. I AM CONVINCED THE FIRST TWO TIRES WERE DEFECTED AS IS THIS THIRD ONE. THESE THREE TIRES ARE FROM THE ORGINAL BUNCH OF FIVE THAT WERE INSTALLED. I HAVE THE FORTH TIRE ON THE GROUND NOW AS A SPARE AND THE REMAINING ORIGINAL IS ONE OF THE FRONT TIRES. NOT SURE WHICH. I AM GOING TO PRESS FOR A MEETING WITH THE HOUSTON AREA TIRE REPRESENTATIVE THIS WEEK AND BRING UP MY CONCERNS WITH HIM DIRECT. I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE TWO TIRES IN MY ADULT LIFE (44 YEARS OLD). ONE WAS 6 YEARS AGO WHEN A VALVE STEM FAILED, THE FIRST WAS IN 1980 WITH A BAD TIRE ON THE HIGHWAY, LOADED UP AND HEADING TO COLLEGE. SINCE THIS TRUCK WAS BOUGHT, I HAVE HAD 4 TIRE FAILURES, ALL ON THE REAR AND ALL AT HIGWAY SPEED AND DURING THE SUMMER. I AM KEEPING THE LATEST DAMAGED TIRE JUST IN CASE IT NEEDS TO BE STUDIED. I AM GOING TO CHANGE OUT ALL FIVE TIRES TO ANOTHER BRAND AND TRY SOMETHING NEW TO TRY AND SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 07/24/2014· TIRES,WHEELS

  WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 NORTHBOUND AROUND WOOLBRIGHT ROAD, I RAN OVER TIRE DEBRIS AND CAUSED PART OF MY TIRE TO COME OFF. THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT AMAZINGLY, BUT I WILL DEFINITELY NEED A NEW TIRE. I HAVE A NAVIGATOR, SO LUCKILY IT DIDN'T CAUSE ANY MORE DAMAGE LIKE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

• 07/20/2004· TIRES

  2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR- 21,000 MILES -CONTITRAC AT-P255/75R17 TIRES - DOT# AD9C 448 5100. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS ON I-95 AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH. (POSTED LIMITS ON I-95 ARE 65 AND 70) ON A SUNNY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND 95 DEGREES. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE LOST ALL IT'S TREAD AND IMMEDIATELY BLEW OUT. THIS HAPPENED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AROUND 5 PM IN MODERATE TRAFFIC 7/16/2004. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER TO CHANGE TIRE. THE TIRE TREAD CAUSED BODY DAMAGE OF APPROXIMATELY $500.00 AND FORCED ME TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND ONE WHEEL AT A COST OF $868. (AT MY EXPENSE OF COARSE. THE FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.) I WILL RETAIN THE OLD TIRE AND WHEEL FOR INSPECTION IF NEEDED. *LA

• 07/14/2009· SUSPENSION

  2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR SUSPENSION. *NJ THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *JB

• 07/12/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ENGINE

  SECOND TIME THE SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF THE TRITON 54 HEAD.. TRAINED TEC PERFORMED IT THE FIRST TIME SERT INSTALL AND WORKED FINE. HE DIDN'T TOUCH THE FACTORY PLUGS ON THE OTHER CYLINDERS. BUT THOSE BLEW OUT THIS IS A FORD DESIGN ERROR AND FLAW BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. INSTEAD THEY RATHER BLAME THE TECHS AND THE CUSTOMER. *TR

• 07/08/2009· VISIBILITY

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND NOTICED THAT THEY BEGAN TO PERFORM AT A VERY HIGH SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIPER DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE WIPERS COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE AT LOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 126,374.

• 07/08/2007· SUSPENSION

  THE STEERING CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY AND FRONT SUSPENSION OF THE LINCOLN NAVIGATOR BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME. IT WAS LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED ON THE LOCAL STREET AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 30 MPH. I WA SABLE PULL THE CAR TO SAFETY. THE YEAR OF THE CAR WAS A 2001 MODEL. I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO EARLY TO BE BROKEN. WE WERE NOT AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS. WE JUST USED THE CAR TO COMMUTE FROM HOME TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE LOCAL STREET. WE WENT TO THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER BLAMED IT ON THE EXTREME TIRE, (MICKEY THOMPSON : BAJA CRAWL RADIAL THAT WE USED. WE WERE SKEPTICAL OF THIS ANSWER. MAY BE IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE STEERING CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY AND FRONT SUSPENSION SHOULD BE STRONG AND DURABLE TO GAURANTEE THE DRIVER SAFETY. IT SHOULD NOT BE BROKEN EASILY LIKE THIS. COULD YOU GIVE US SOME ADVICE? WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CASE? SHOULD WE KEEP OR SELL THIS CAR. *AK

• 07/07/2003· POWER TRAIN

  COMPLETE TRANSMISSION BURNOUT, THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. *AK

• 06/26/2003· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,TRAILER HITCHES,SEATS,EQUIPMENT

  PROBLEMS WITH FUEL PUMP, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, DRIVER'S SEAT, BRAKES, AIR CONDITIONER, GEAR SHIFT, AIR BAG, CD PLAYER, WINDOW MOTORS, DRIVER'S HANDLE DOOR, SUNROOF. *MR PH. ALSO THE FUEL PUMP, TRAILER HITCH, THE LIGHTER EJECTED TO THE FLOOR ,THE IGNITION WAS LOOSE AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WINDOWS.. *JB

• 06/24/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR SPONTANEOUSLY IGNITED RESULTING IN DESTRUCTION OF VEHICLE, ADJACENT VEHICLE AND HOME. *TR