1999 Lincoln Navigator complaints

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 )

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

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

TREAD SEPERATED FROM TIRE( DOT NUMBER: )

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 )

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

RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BECAME EGG SHAPED & DEALER IN CHASNSC SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF METAL FATIGUE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE DID NOT INDICATE ANY WARNING LIGHT ON REPORTED FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. AT THIS POINT, DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS, AND HAD NO SOLUTION. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER'S SON GOT CAUGHT ON THE REAR SEAT BELT WHICH TIGHTENED AROUND HIS NECK. CONSUMER HAD TO CUT THE BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE HER SON. *AK

4-WHEEL AUTOMATIC TRANSFER CASE IS SHIFTING PROPERLY, CAUSING GRINDING AND PULLING TO THE SIDE, UNABLE TO FIX AT THIS TIME. *MJS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A FACTORY INSTALLED TRAILER HITCH NEARLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE FRAME. 4 OF THE 6 BOLTS ATTACHING THE HITCH TO THE FRAME CAME LOOSE AND FELL OUT. THE 2 REMAINING BOLTS WERE EXTREMEMLY LOOSE.

WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY DEALER HAS REPLACED MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH WHICH WORKED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND NOW IT IS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. DEALER WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE SINCE THEY CANNOT GET THE WIPERS TO MALFUNCTION. MY CONCERN IS FIRE SINCE THIS IS IN THE WIRING IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE CAR MIGHT SET ON FIRE. DEALER SEES NO CONCERN EVEN WITH THE OTHER LINCOLN RECALLS DUE TO FIRE.

WHEN LEAVING WORK ON EVENING OF 07-08-99, ATTEMPTED TO PLACE SEATBELT INTO LATCH AND LATCH FAILED TO WORK. I WAS CONCERNED THAT IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN EJECTED FROM MY VEHICLE. INCIDENTLY, IN 1997, I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND THE PERSON DRIVING THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT AND WAS EJECTED AND KILLED. I RUN HIGH ANXIETY LEVELS CONCERNING WEARING SEATBELTS. I FEEL THAT MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY IS AT HAND AND THIS PROBLEM COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99S12 DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLAMPING ACTION OF THE WHEEL LUGS ON THE CHROME STEEL WHEELS. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS DENIED REPAIRS FROM DEALER. *YC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT APPLICATION. DEALER CAN'T FIND REASON FOR DEFECT. *AK

FRONT WIPERS COME ON AT ANY TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN INFORMED BY MANUFACTURER THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEM AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS DIRECTED DEALERS NOT TO WORK ON PROBLEM UNTIL A FIX HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED. I WAS BLINDED BY SMEARED BUGS & DUST AT NIGHT LEADING ME TO HAVE TO STOP ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT TO CLEAN.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THREE ACCIDENTS, DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *YC

LITTLE KNOB THAT MANUALLY LOCKS THE DOOR IS SO FAR DOWN INSIDE THE DOOR THAT CONSUMER HAS TO USE TWO FINGERS TO GET THE LOCKS UP. *AK

LEFT REAR WHEEL,RIM, AND TIRE DISENGAGED FROM CAR WHILE CAR WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH. NO WORK WAS DONE ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE PDI (PREDELIVERY INSPECTION) AT THE DEALERSHIP. WE WANT TO KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE WHEEL DISENGAGING AND WHAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THE 1998 NAVIGATOR HAD A RECALL FOR BAD LUG NUTS. DO THE 1999'S HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM?

ON JANUARY 15, 1999 WE HAD A SNOW STORM IN BOSTON WITH AN OUTSIDE TEMP OF 5 DEGREES. WE WERE 4 PEOPLE IN NAVIGATOR TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 25 - 35 MPH AND TO MY ABSOLUTE DISMAY FOUND OUT THAT THE WINDSHIELD KEPT FREEZING IN MY LINE OF VISION / FULL DEFROST & FAN SPEED. THEN ALL SIDE WINDOWS ICED UP & WE COULD NOT SEE OUTSIDE @ ALL. I HAVE SUBMITTED A LETTER TO THE PRES. OF FORD'S LINCOLN MERCURY DIVISION & HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE. THE DEALER TRIED RECTIFYING IT.

A REAR SEATED PASSENGER IN MY LINCOLN NAVIGATOR IS UNABLE TO PHYSICALLY REACH THE RELEASE LEVER IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER PERSON MUST FIRST RELEASE THE SEAT IN FRONT TO EXIT. AS A FATHER AND A PHYSICIAN, THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION. IN AN EMERGENCY, THAT REAR PASSENGER WILL BE TRAPPED BACK THERE. I WAS SO CONCERNED ABOUT THIS THAT I REMOVED THE CONSOLE PRESENT BETWEEN THE "CAPTAIN CHAIR" IN THIS OEM CONFIGURATION. NOW MY KIDS EASILY WALK OUT. I RECEIVED NO HELP FROM THE COMPANY IN HOW TO DO THIS AND HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEIR ENGINEERS REGARDING THIS EASILY REMEDIED PROBLEM. THE SIMPLE FIX IS TO REPOSITION THE RELEASE LEVER IN A PHYSICALLY APPROPRIATE LOCATION. WE DO LOVE THE CAR OTHERWISE. PLEASE RESPOND.

THE REAR LEFT WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 35MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN. HAD HEARD A CLICKING NOISE & NOTICED THE TIRE ROLLING PASSED. MECHANIC WAS SENT TO PICK UP VEHICLE & THE TIRE. *AK

LEFT REAR DRIVER'S SIDE LUGS: NUTS CAME OFF, TIRE WENT ROLLING. DEALER CONTACTED, AND REPAIRED BY INSTALLING ANTI-LOCK NUTS ON EACH WHEEL. INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. DEALER CONTACTED SECOND TIME AND REFUSED SERVICE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ON JANUARY 11, 1999 MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF HAD PULLED OFF THE LOT OF THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE CAME TO THE RED LIGHT ABOUT 100 FEET AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP . WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND WE PROCEED THRU THE LIGHT THE LEFT REAR SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WENT BOMB AND THE TIRE ROLLED DOWN THE STREET BESIDE US.

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