Lincoln Navigator Complaints (2006)

60 consumer complaints on file.

#10342031July 8, 2010
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WITH POWER DEPLOYING RUNNING BOARDS. BOTH SIDES HAVE FAILED DUE TO THE STRUCTURAL SUPPORT POST CORRODING TO THE POINT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. WHEN THIS FAILS A PASSENGER STEPPING ON IT CAN BE HURT DUE TO A FALL SO IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AGAIN THIS IS A STRUCTURAL FRAME MEMBER THAT IS FAILING CATASTROPHICALLY DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335055June 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SPARK PLUG IN 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR POPPED OUT! SERVICED BY FORD/LINCOLN/MERCURY AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IGNITION SYSTEM. SPARK PLUG REPLACED AND CARS IS BARELY DRIVABLE. IT OFTEN STALLS AT IDLE RPM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329901May 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, 50,000 MILES ON CAR. CAR SHUT DOWN AFTER GIVING AN ENGINE SAFETY MODE ERROR ON DASH WHILE ON FOUR LANE BUSY HIGHWAY TRAVELING 40-45 MPH. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD (NO BERM AVAILABLE). CARS RACING BY. WAITED 5 MINUTES. RESTARTED CAR AND LIMPED INTO TEAM FORD OF MARIETTA GEORGIA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY & MOTOR ASY #8L3Z*9E926*A WAS BAD AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE $1,000 EXTENDED WARRANTY I PURCHASED ON THE CAR IN 2006. REPAIR BILL WAS $800 OUT OF POCKET. CHECKED ONLINE AND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR FORD EXPEDITIONS & LINCOLN NAVIGATOR ENGINES AND YET FORD DOES NOTHING TO FIX. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE TO GET FORD TO REPAIR THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS? NOTHING MORE DANGEROUS THAN A CAR THAT SHUTS DOWN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328682May 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHENEVER THE CAR IS WASHED OR IF IT SNOWS OR RAINS THE CAR EXPERIENCES SPONTANEOUS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY WHEN NO KEY OR PERSON IS PRESENT USING ANY ASPECT OF THE VEHICLE. FOR EXAMPLE, AFTER WASHING THE CAR, THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE PERFECTLY FINE, BUT UPON BEING PARKED, SOMETIMES HOURS AFTER BEING PARKED, THE VEHICLE WILL THEN BE OBSERVED TRIGGERING POWER SEATS, AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS, AND CLICKING SOUNDS CAN BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A POWER WINDOW MOTOR BURN OUT AND A WIRING HARNESS RELATED TO THE POWER SEATS CORRODE AND FAIL COSTING OVER $700 IN REPAIRS. WE BELIEVE THE REASON FOR THESE PROBLEMS IS DUE TO THE WINDSHIELD LEAKING ON TO SOME KIND OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE SUCH AS THE GEM MODULE AND THEN CAUSING THE DEVICE TO SHORT CIRCUIT AND TRIGGER VARIOUS ELECTRONIC LIGHTS/SWITCHES. MORE RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT OUTSIDE FOR TWO WEEKS WITH NO USE AND SEVERAL FEET OF SNOW FELL ALONG WITH SOME RAIN AND THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY IS NOW COMPLETELY DISCHARGED DUE TO THE ELECTRONIC PROBLEMS/MOISTURE LEAKAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10325456April 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT THE DEALER COULD FIND NO PROBLEMS. ANOTHER DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING, TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AS THE STEERING ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314582February 26, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND A TUNE-UP, HE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE MECHANIC STATING THAT THEY BROKE PART OF THE SPARK PLUG INTO THE ENGINE CYLINDER WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE THEM. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSUME LIABILITY FOR THE REPAIR. THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 35 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE FUEL PUMP COMPUTER MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 11/22/10 *BF UPDATED 11/23/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297713December 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIP BROKE 5 OF MY 8 SPARK PLUGS WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE THEM. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO PAY SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD ENGINES. PLEASE REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING LINK. HTTP://WWW.FORDPROBLEMS.COM/SPARK-PLUG-EJECTED-FROM-ENGINE.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296569December 21, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE "ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND RECEIVED LOW VEHICLE POWER. HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE TO RESUME NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ENGINE THROTTLE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294295December 2, 2009
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE VALVE CORE WAS COMING OUT (ALMOST COMPLETELY). IT WAS STICKING OUT SO FAR THAT I WAS UNABLE TO SCREW TIRE VALVE CAP ON COMPLETELY. BY SCREWING THE VALVE CAP TIGHTLY WOULD ACTUALLY CAUSE THE VALVE CORE TO BE PUSHED IN WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE AIR TO ESCAPE FROM THE TIRE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE VALVES WHICH HAVE THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR ATTACHED TO THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278539July 28, 2009
STEERING, WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. ON JULY 17, 2009, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 23 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THE STEERING PULL TO THE RIGHT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO KEEP IT CENTERED AND THEN HEARD A LOUD NOISE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE INSTANTLY COLLAPSED AND SHE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL WAS BROKEN IN THE CENTER AND THE TIRE WAS DETACHED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. THE CONTACT INJURED HER RIGHT KNEE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10250761December 4, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR STUCK FULL OPEN WHEN PUTTING IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF MY CARPORT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE (2006 NAVIGATOR) BURNT RUBBER FOR TWO FEET BEFORE I CUT THE IGNITION. THE DEALER CHECKED AND FOUND NO DISCREPANCY ON FILE OR WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238573August 17, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1: 10/19/08 I WAS DRIVING 70+MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN CAR GIVES AN ENGINE FAILURE/SAFE MODE SIGNAL WHICH LOCKED WHEEL, NOT ALLOWING ACCELERATION. ONCE ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, I HAD TO TRY AT LEAST 2 TIMES UNTIL FINALLY CAR TURNED ON. IT WAS TOWED AND DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. 2: 11/16/07 STARTED CAR DROVE ABOUT 2-3 MILES AND THEN WHEN I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR, IT DID NOT COME ON. IT WAS TOWED AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED 3: 7/16/08 TURNED ON CAR, DROVE FOR ALMOST 2MILES, STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I HAD TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR GAVE ME A ENGINE FAILURE/SAFE MODE SIGNAL. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226107April 30, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OUR 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (WITH 14,500 MILES) THAT WE JUST BOUGHT TODAY WAS PARKED IN OUR SLOPING DRIVEWAY. MY HUSBAND AND I ALONG WITH OUR TWO KIDS - 4 YR OLD SON AND 22 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER JUST GOT INTO THE TRUCK TO GO SOMEWHERE AND I JUST TURNED ON THE CAR, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CHANGED THE GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE. AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, THE TRUCK WAS ROLLING DOWN OUR SLOPING DRIVEWAY AND ROAD IN REVERSE AND I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHY THAT WAS HAPPENING BECAUSE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I JUST KEPT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. SINCE IT WAS DOWNHILL, IT JUST KEPT GOING REALLY FAST AND EVEN PUTTING THE AUTO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK DIDN'T SLOW IT DOWN UNTIL IT SWERVED AND RAMMED IN REVERSE INTO A CITY FENCE WHICH IS WHAT HALTED THE VEHICLE. MY ENTIRE FAMILY IS COMPLETELY SHAKEN BY THIS. WE JUST CALLED THE POLICE, CALLED OUR INSURANCE, ETC. TRUCK HAS BEEN REMOVED BY CUTTING THE FENCE, ETC AND HAS BEEN TOWED. FURTHER INTERNET SEARCH HAS REVEALED (ON EDMUNDS) 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR BRAKE FAILURE. MY ENTIRE FAMILY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226000April 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR THE TRANSMISSION IS GOT PROBLEMS AND I FELL OF A RUNNING BOARD THAT WAS DEFECTIVE WAS HOSPITALIZED I ASKED DOWNY FORD IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANS THEY SAID NO AND REFUSED TO CHECK THE TRANS WHEN LAST SERVICED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10216627January 31, 2008
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR OWNED OR LEASED BY MY DAUGHTER/SON IN LAW ALMOST LOST LEFT REAR WHEEL ON JANUARY 27, 2008. UPON INSPECTION, LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE. WHEN HUB CAP WAS REMOVED IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT TWO OF THE THREADED WHEEL LUGS HAD BROKEN OFF WITH THE LUG NUTS STILL ON THE BROKEN PART OF THE STUDS. THE OTHER FOUR LUG NUTS WHERE LOOSE. THIS VEHICLE WAS CARRYING THREE BABY GIRLS (TRIPLETS) AND THEIR MOTHER AND FATHER WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO OF LOOSING THE WHEEL. WITH POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS RESULTS. THE WHEEL STUDS SHOULD NEVER HAVE SEPARATED EVEN IF THEY WERE OVERTIGHTENED. THE THREADS SHOULD HAVE STRIPPED FIRST. WHEEL STUDS MAY HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE AND THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10206860October 25, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND FLAMES WERE NOTICED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE EXPLODED FIVE TIMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER FACE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10205361October 10, 2007
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS FALCON, SIZE P30540R23 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TIRE. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SIDEWALL HAD BEEN PUNCTURED, HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DISAGREED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 13,700. UPDATED 10/23/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186946April 3, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:LINES AND FITTINGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKING AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH OUR 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR AND HAVE BEEN TOLD TODAY THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH BRAKE ROTORS OVERHEATING, ABS FAILURE AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THESE CONDITIONS CAN HAPPEN SUDDENLY AS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186456March 29, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:LINES AND FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING BRAKE, TRANSMISSION AND AIR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER MORE THAN SIX TIMES TO BE REPAIRED, BUT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING AS THEY CLAIMED THAT COMPUTER SHOWED NOTHING HAPPENED OR THE COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. FORD SENT A FIELD REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT HE SAID THE SAME THING. WAS TOLD BY A DEALER THAT FORD DID RISK STUDIES AND WEIGHED THE COST OF ADMITTING TO AN ISSUE, AND LETTING A FEW PEOPLE GET INJURED OR DIE OVER THE COST IT WOULD PAY IN THE EVENT OF A RECALL. THE DEALER WE PURCHASED OUR LINCOLN NAVIGATOR FROM HAS BANNED ME FROM GETTING THIS LOOKED AT AGAIN AT HIS DEALERSHIP, AND AS MENTIONED IN THE FORD DATABASE I AM FLAGGED WHEREVER I GO. ALSO, THEY HAVE HAD AN AUTHORIZED FORD AFTER MARKET VENDOR INSTALL AN ILLEGAL DEVICE ON MY VEHICLE TV VIEWING BY THE DRIVER, AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AS A PART OF THEIR NORMAL SELLING PRACTICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10137404September 23, 2005
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
(1) TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE (4) PLUS TIMES. (2) BRAKES BEGAN TO PULSATE, THE WHEELS STARTS TO GRIP AND GRIND TO MAKE A TRACTION ADJUSTMENT AND THE ENGINE STARTS TO STALL. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS.(3) DEALER SERVICE MANGER REUBEN FERNANDEZ AT FREEWAY LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA HAS TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION AND HAS NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO. THE DEALER'S SERVICE REQUEST THAT I DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE CONDITION WORSENS BEFORE HE CAN FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SUV'S COMPUTER WAS ADJUSTED AND RESET. THE FAILURE HAS ACCRUED TWICE SINCE THEN. THE DEALER CURRENTLY HAS THE SUV AND IV'E REQUESTED THE CAR BE REPLACED BY FORD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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