Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Lincoln Navigator submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE AIR COMPRESSOR CONTINUES TO FAIL, THIS CAUSES THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE TO DROP WAY DOWN. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY I AM AFRAID THAT THE VEHICLE CAN FLIP OVER WITH MYSELF AND MY BABY. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE TREMBLED AND GEARS WOULD NOT CHANGE WHEN THE SPEED REACHED 40 MPH. THERE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL THAT ACCOMPANIED THE SHAKING. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 75 MPH, THE SHAKING STOPPED. HOWEVER, WHEN THE SPEED WAS LOWERED, THE SHAKING BEGAN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN CORRECTLY. ALTHOUGH THE CHILD LOCKS HAVE BEEN DEACTIVATED, THE DOORS STILL WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DOORS WERE NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.
THE PASSANGER DOOR LOCKED AND WILL NOT OPEN, IT JUST HAPPEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WE CANT UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY, POWER LOCKS OR ALARM SWITCH. THIS WAS REALLY ALARMING TO ME AND MY FAMILY SUPPOSE, WE HAD BEEN IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT AND HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRUCK
GREY PAINT ON BUMPER HAS PEELED OFF ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE BUMPER MATERIAL DOES NOT BIND WELL WITH THE OEM PAINT.*AK
WE HAVE HAD OUR NAVIGATOR INTO THE DEALERSHIP A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. THE FOLLOWING HAD TO BE REPLACED: SUNROOF, GROANING NOISE FROM BENEATH THE HOOD (IN 4 TIMES FOR THIS STILL NOT CORRECTED), CD PLAYER REPLACED, STERIO REPLACED, HEATING ELEMENTS BOTH FRONT SEAT REPLACED 2 TIMES EACH, INCORRECT LUG NUTS, INCORRECT TIRE WRENCH, SHAKING IN STERING @ HIGHWAY SPEEDS-STILL NOT CORRECTED, LIFT SYSTEM BROKEN-NOT FIXED, HOOD LATCH WOULD NOT RELEASE, FUSE BLOWEN 3 TIMES FOR AC OUTLETS, CHECK SUSPENSION LIGHT ON, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, REAR TURN SIGAL OUT, PASSENGER WINDOW CATCHES, INCORRECT SPAIR TIRE. (TIRESIZE: P265/70R17)
HINGE ON REAR DOORS WILL NOT KEEP DOOR OPEN. MY YOUNG SON HAVE BEEN HURT BY THE DOOR SLAMMING ON HIM SEVERAL TIMES WHEN HE IS GETTING IN/OUT OF THE CAR. MY WIFE AND I HAVE ALSO BEEN HURT.*AK
BROKEN RIGHT SUN VISOR MIRROR. NOISE WHEN OPERATING LEFT FRONT WINDOW.
ROOF RACK SYSTEM - AFTERMARKET - THULE CARRIER SYSTEM - WINDSURFERS FLEW FROM ROOF, NARROWLY MISSED ONCOMING TRAFFIC, COULD HAVE CAUSED FATALITIES
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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