2004 Lincoln Aviator complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE SIDE OF THE TAILGATE NEAR THE LINCOLN EMBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT HER EXPENSE; HOWEVER, THERE IS ANOTHER CRACK IN THE SAME LOCATION. HER MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CRACK IS DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED AGAIN AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51525. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/13/10.*JB

THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR BROKE AND I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT TURN OFF THE IGNITION SYSTEM. *TR UPDATED 01/13/10.

EARLY THIS MORNING WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN OUR 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THERE WAS A MODERATE RAIN FALL AND ZERO NATURAL LIGHT WAS AVAILABLE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE HEADLIGHTS, IN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 70 MPH AND WAS CARRYING A TOTAL OF SEVEN PEOPLE. UNABLE TO SEE, I DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND WAS HORRIFIED TO DISCOVER THAT I ALMOST RAN INTO THE GUARD RAIL. WHILE THIS SITUATION DID NOT RESULT IN ANY DAMAGE OR FATALITIES, THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN A DISASTER RESULTING IN MULTIPLE DEATHS. I SPOKE TO THE LOCAL LINCOLN DEALERSHIP WHO TO MY SURPRISE, INDICATED THAT HE WAS AWARE OF SIMILAR BEHAVIOR ON A SIMILAR FORD VEHICLE. APPARENTLY, A LEAK IN THE WINDSHIELD SEAL CAN DIRECT WATER INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND INTO THE PRIMARY ELECTRONIC CONTROL COMPUTER. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HOWEVER, THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND WILL THEREFORE BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ANOTHER TIME A FEW MONTHS BACK, BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAME RIGHT BACK ON SO WE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I AM PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF MULTIPLE FATALITIES AND THE CAUSE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO MY FALLING ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS IMPORTANT PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SELECTORS CAME APART WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS. GEAR FAILURE WHILE DRIVING INCREASES THE RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH.HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT AN EXISTING RECALL THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD ROARING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REBUILT THE REAR END PINION AND BEARINGS, WHICH ONLY REMEDIED THE FAILURE FOR TEN MONTHS. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARINGS. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE NOISE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT HEAR THE SOUND; THEREFORE, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THE SAME DEFECT SEVERAL TIMES. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE APPEARED TO BE DUE TO A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,270 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,475. THE CLOCKSPRING WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 10/23/09 UPDATED 01/28/10.

I PURCHASED AN 04 LINCOLN AVIATOR IN DEC. 2006, IN AUG. 2007 I NOTICED IT WAS NOT RUNNING RIGHT. IT WAS STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. IT WOULD SPUTTER LIKE IT WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE PROBLEM WORSENED FOR THE NEXT 6 WKS. NO MECHANIC COULD TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOT COME ON. IN OCT. 2007, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER FOR A SPLIT SECOND. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT WAS WRONG STILL. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COIL PACK. I HAD THAT REPLACED AND 2 DAYS LATER, THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I WENT TO MY MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO FORD, BECAUSE A CAR WITH THAT FEW MILES SHOULD NOT BE HAVING ENGINE TROUBLE. I TOOK IT TO FORD WHO TOLD ME IT WAS ANOTHER COIL PACK. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY SERVICE RECALL ISSUED FOR THE COIL PACKS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR UP TO 120,000 MILES. I TOLD FORD OF THIS AND THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED. I ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE REMAINING 6 COIL PACKS, THEY SAID THEY COULD ONLY DO IT AS THEY WENT BAD. THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD NOT BREAK DOWN, IT WOULD JUST RUN BAD. 08/28/08 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND I LOST ALL POWER DRIVING 60MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I LOT MY STEERING AND BREAKS. IT TOOK ALL THE STRENGTH I HAD TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. ONCE THE VEHICLE SLOWED, IT WAS NOT STOPPING (ON A HILL), I HAD TO USE THE E BREAK TO STOP IT. I TOOK IT TO FORD WHO REPLACED 2 MORE COIL PACKS. I C

LIFTGATE GLASS APPLIQUE DAMAGED/CRACKED. *TR

OUR 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR HAS DEVELOPED A SMALL 6 INCH CRACK IN THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING AND BELOW THE BACK WINDOW. WHEN CONTACTING THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE WERE THEN TOLD TO CALL FORD DIRECTLY AND WERE TOLD THAT YES THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT THEY ARE NOT OFFERING ANY HELP TO CUSTOMERS. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE THERE ARE 100'S IF NOT 1,000'S OF FORUM POSTS DISCUSSING THIS DEFECT. A PRIMARY FORUM WOULD BE ON THE EDMUNDS CAR SITE. MY ISSUE IS THAT THIS CRACK COULD NOT BE CAUSED BY ANYTHING BUT A DEFECT AND THEREFORE FORD SHOULD BE LIABLE. THE LOCATION IS SUCH THAT DEBRIS, ETC. COULD NOT CAUSE THIS CRACK. FORD HAS QUOTED US OVER $ 1,000 TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM AND UNTIL WE DO THE CAR IS NOW SUSPECT TO WATER DAMAGE IF IT WERE TO RAIN. THANK YOU . *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2 YEARS AGO OR SO. TOOK INTO SHOP. REPLACED COIL #8 AND SPARK PLUGS. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN, THIS TIME #7. 2 DAYS LATER, LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN, MUST HAVE BEEN A DEFECTIVE PART, REPLACED THE REPLACED #7. ANOTHER 2 DAYS LATER, LIGHT BACK ON. I'M TOLD IT'S A CYLINDER HEAD PROBLEM AND THEY WON'T KNOW WHAT EXACTLY THE PROBLEM IS UNTIL THEY TAKE THE CYLINDER HEADS OFF. OR I CAN GET A NEW ENGINE.... LINCOLN WANTS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH A CATASTROPHIC AND KNOWN PROBLEM. SINCE MY MILEAGE IS OVER THEIR WARRANTY (ALTHOUGH AT THE ONSET IT WASN'T). GEE, I WONDER WHY NO ONE WANTS TO BUY AN AMERICAN MADE CAR! *TR

THE BACK HATCH PANEL CRACKED WAS FIXED , THE STEERING NOT RIGHT SOME TIMES ITS HARD TO STEER. MAIN PROBLEM IS CYLINDER COILS GOING BAD ALOT. NOW #8 COIL WENT BAD AND HAS BEEN REPLACED 2TIMES, AND ITS STILL IN THE SHOP THEY CANT FIND OUT WHY IT KEEPS COMING UP #8 STILL MISFIRING .. THEY THINK ITS THE HEAD NOW. I UNDERSTAND LINCOLN HAS HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS THAT THEY HAVE ALLOWED A 10YR. EXTENDED WARRANTY ON ALL THE COILS. IS THIS RIGHT ? I WANT LINCOLN TO DO SOMETHING. I AM SO MAD RIGHT NOW . I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER LINCOLN. HELP ME. *TR

2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAR WOULD BE REPAIRED BUT AT HER EXPENSE BECAUSE OF HER NEGLECT. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. *KB THERE WAS ALSO A NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHEN MAKING A TURN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED RIGHT BEFORE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT'S SON SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS HAND AND LEGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SOUTH POINT LINCOLN MERCURY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED DUE TO A PREVIOUS FRONT END CRASH SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,183. UPDATED 3/4/08 *CN UPDATED

THE SWITCH, ATTACHED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH RELEASES THE SHIFT LOCK, AND ACTIVATES BRAKE LIGHTS, HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, WE WERE ABLE TO REMOVE THE SWITCH AND CLEAN THE INTERNAL CONTACTS, AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED FOR APPROX. SIX MONTHS. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC BY ANOTHER DRIVER TO INFORM ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND HE ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME. I ESSENTIALLY WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO PURCHASE A NEW PART, ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT FORD HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED THE DESIGN, OBVIOUSLY ADMITTING A DESIGN FLAW. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SWERVED INTO THE LEFT LANE AND ALMOST COLLIDED WITH A TRAILER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DISCOVERED A METAL SHAVING ON THE TIRE. IN ADDITION, THE LUG NUTS FAILED AND WERE THE WRONG SIZE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 25,339. UPDATED 07/23/07 *TR

ENGINE MISFIRE DUE TO CYLINDER LEAKAGE. FORD RECOMMENDS REPLACE CYLINDER HEAD WITH TSB 06-5-13 FOR 2003-2004 MUSTANG, 1999-2004 NAVIGATOR, 2003-2003 BLACKWOOD, 2003-2005 AVIATOR, 2003-2004 MARAUDER. CYLINDER HEAD REPLACEMENT WILL BE MADE IF CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY

2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LIFTGATE CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOOR. THE CRACK IS ABOUT AS LONG AS AN INDEX FINGER. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRACK WAS STRESS AND SEVERAL PANELS HAD BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST. *MC *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED, WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH. THE SERVICE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED THE ROTORS BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE WARPED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED WHO THE REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 08/14/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED AND BEGAN SMOKING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE BRAKES. THIS HAD OCCURRED ON 1 OTHER OCCASION AND AGAIN THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS/PADS. THE CONTACT WAS TOLD FAILURE WAS DUE TO RUST, BUT NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. FAILURE HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 15 MONTHS AFTER STARTING UP THE VEHICLE. *AK

DT: 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR . THE CONSUMER OWNED CAR FOR A YEAR. WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOP PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR DID NOT MOVE. HAD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, AND IT TOOK AT LEAST A QUARTER OF A MILE AND THEN IT FINALLY TOOK OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TIMES, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 6 TIMES ALSO, THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP, AND THEY STILL CAN INDICATE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID PAC WAS REPLACED PER TSB 051504. *NM

I PURCHASED BRAND NEW CAR WORTH $60,000 AND FROM DAY 1 THE FIRST TIME I PUT THE KEY IT SHOWED AN ERROR ON THE DASHBOARD. I BEEN TO SERVICE CENTER 5 TIMES, AND AS OF TODAY 04/20/05 THE CARE IS WITH THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I BEEN CALLING FORD MOTORS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CALLS FROM FORD MOTORS. I AM PAYING $905 + INSURANCE FOR THE CAR WHICH IS 6 MONTHS OLD AND SITTING IN THE REPAIR SHOP. *AK

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR. THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE REAR WINDOW GLASS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

MY MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE RACES. I HAVE MENTIONED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY TELL ME IT?S MY PROBLEM TILL IT DOES IT FOR THEM. THE OTHER DAY I GOT A LETTER FROM LINCOLN SAYING THAT THE FACTORY HAD PUT THE WRONG TRANSMISSION FLUID IN THE CAR. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STILL DOES NOT THINK THIS IS MY PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR THE AC BEING BROKEN; THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CAR MAKES A LOUD NOISE ON START UP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL, HOWEVER I HAVE ASKED OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY MOLDED CAR AND THE SAID THAT THERE CAR MAKES NO ABNORMAL NOISE ON START UP. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING WHEN THE CAR IS NOT IN MOTION. OTHER PROBLEMS ARE MINOR INCLUDING SOME SMALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND THEY JUST DO NOT CARE. IN THE MEAN TIME WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN THE LAST TIME FOR THE TRANSMISSION THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WOULD KEEP AN OPEN ORDER ON THE CAR. THE BIG SURPRISE IS THAT THEY LOST THE ORDER AS I HAVE REQUESTED A COPY OF IT. PLEASE HELP HAROLD BENNETT. *JB

WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE REAR SPINDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

AT 13,650 MILES THE ENGINE DESTROYED ITSELF DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CRANKSHAFT. I WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LOUD BANGING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY & CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I WAITED FOR 3 HOURS FOR A TOW TRUCK AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO CALL CT STATE POLICE WHO SUMMONED A WRECKER. THE LOWER HALF OF THE ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A NEW ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND ENGINEERS REQUESTED THE OLD ENGINE BE SENT TO THEM FOR INSPECTION AS THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THIS DEFECT BEFORE. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 15 DAYS. THE FIRST NIGHT I PICKED IT UP THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER LESS THAN 20 MILES ON MY WAY HOME, AGAIN AT NIGHT. IT WAS NOT A DUMMY LIGHT. ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS TIME IT WAS THE EGR MODULE. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL SKIPS WHEN THE VEHICLE TRIES TO SHIFT TO UPPER GEARS FROM A DEAD STOP. I AM CONFIDENT THIS PRODUCT IS A LEMON AND HAVE WORKED FRUITLESSLY TO TRY TO GET THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE AND I HAVE RECEIVED NO CONSIDERATION FOR A REPLACEMENT OTHER THAN TO TREAT THE TRANSACTION AS A NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE WITH MINE AS A TRADE. AT THE TIME OF THE FIRST EVENT, I HAD ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR 4 MONTHS AND PUT ROUGHLY 6,700 MILES ON IT AS IT WAS A DEALER'S DEMO, DRIVEN BY THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP. IT HAD OVER 6000 MILES AT PURCHASE AND I HAD ON

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES OR ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE DRIVER SIDE SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH. *AK

REAR LIFTGATE COMES COMPLETELY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 20+ TIMES AND SUV HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE, AND THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THIS. DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE ANYTHING ON THIS LIFTGATE BOTH TIMES. *AK

THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL LINCOLN AVIATORS, AND IT ONLY MANIFESTS IN COLD CLIMATES. IN "HEAT" MODE, COLD (AMBIENT) AIR IS BLOWN ON THE SIDE WINDOWS AND WINDSHIELD. THE COLDER IT IS OUTSIDE, THE COLDER THIS AMBIENT AIR BLOWING INTO THE VEHICLE IS. THIS RESULTS IN VERY WARM AIR BLOWING AT YOUR FEET AND COLD AIR BLOWING AT YOUR FACE. THIS RESULTS IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, IN ORDER TO KEEP WINDOWS FROM FOGGING, ONE HAS TO MANUALLY CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE UP TO 90 DEGREES UNTIL THEY ARE DEFROSTED AND THEN TO TRY TO ACHIEVE SOME DEGREE OF COMFORT, ONE HAS TO THEN CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE BACK DOWN. THIS HAS TO BE DONE CONTINUOUSLY, AND ON LONGER TRIPS (ESPECIALLY IN POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS), THIS IS POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. FORD SAYS THIS IS "NORMAL" FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IT FUNCTIONS "WITHIN SPEC". WHY DO ALL VEHICLES WITH CLIMATE CONTROL NOT BLOW FRIGID OUTSIDE AIR INTO YOUR VEHICLE THEN???

THE CLIMATE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE AUTO MODE DURING WINTER DRIVING, CAUSING COLD AIR TO BLAST OUT OF THE DEMISTER AND DEFROSTER VENTS. THE WINDOWS CANNOT BE CLEARED OF MINOR ICING AND THE DRIVER IS THERMALLY VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE FROM THE FLOOR VENTS VS. THE DEMISTERS IS AS MUCH AS 70 DEGREES COLDER. THE DEMISTER VENTS HAVE MEASURED TEMPERATURES OF 40 DEGREES WHEN THE FLOOR VENT READS 110 DEGREES. MANUAL MANIPULATION OF THE SYSTEM HAS LITTLE EFFECT AND IS HIGHLY UNSAFE.*AK

ROUGH IDLING AT STAND STILL AND WITH ACCELERATION AND DECCELERATION WITH A WHINING NOISE, MISS FIRING HAPPENED 1ST TIME THE DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT THE CAR- DEALER SAID HE FIXED THE PROBLEM. HAPPENED AGAIN JUST A FEW WEEKS LATER. THE CAR IS SIX WEEKS OLD AND IN THE SHOP FOR THE SECOND TIME. DEALER SAYS PROBLEM IS THE MANAGEMENT PROCESSOR. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS MADE FOR TOWING AND WAS EQUIPPED WITH ALL THE TOWING SOCKETS AND EQUIPMENT FOR TOWING. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TOW THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DIDN'T MAKE A REAR MIRROR EXTENDER FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

AUTOMATIC HEAT CLIMATE CONTROL MALFUNCTIONED. AS A RESULT COLD AIR BLOWS OUT, FOGGING THE WINDOWS. *AK