2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TRIED TO CHANGE GEARS BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,291.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM DROPPED THE VEHICLE DOWN UPON STARTING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE AND DRIVE LOW TO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THE LEVER (AN "L" SHAPED LEVER) ON THE MIDDLE SEAT IS DEFECTIVE. WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON THE LEVER, THE LEVER SWUNG OVER AND HIT MY THUMB WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT FRACTURED MY THUMB. IT APPEARS THAT THE COIL/SPRING ACTION IN THE SEAT IS DEFECTIVE AND DANGEROUS. UPDATED 11/25/11 *BF UPDATED 11/30/11 *TR

VEHICLE SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AFTER A BEEPING SOUND AND A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES THE SAME DAY AND AFTER SEEN THIS INCIDENT REPORTED BY OTHER CUSTOMERS, QUITE DANGEROUS CONSIDERING THAT ONE COULD BE HIT BY A VEHICLE DRIVING BEHIND IF THE DRIVER IS NOT KEEP SAFE DISTANCE AND CAN STOP. THE STEERING BECOMES STIFF AND THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS GET LOCKED INTO PLACE. THE VEHICLE IS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE OCCURRENCE IS QUITE DANGEROUS AND PUTS ONES LIFE AT RISK. *TR

2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR GEARS WERE SLIPPING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT; HAD IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. 2 DAYS LATER WE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN "NEUTRAL". HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 63,000 MILES. NEVER HAD A TRANSMISSION FAIL WITH ONLY 63K MILES, ALL PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE IS KEPT UP ON OUR VEHICLE. LOUD NOISE AT STARTUP AND A/C DOES NOT WORK, I BELIEVE IT IS THE CLUTCH. NO HELP FROM FORD EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION/POWER TRAIN PROBLEMS. ALSO, READ THAT THE EXPLORER WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE EXPLORER AND AVIATOR ARE BUILT WITH MANY OF THE SAME PARTS, HOWEVER, NO RECALL ON THE AVIATOR? *TR

ENGINE BEGAN IDLING ROUGHLY, AND EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD FOR NUMBER 8 CYLINDER. TALKING TO LINCOLN MECHANICS AND CHECKING VARIOUS DISCUSSION GROUPS ON THE WEB SHOWED THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER LINCOLN AVIATORS, AND OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE WERE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME FAILURE. THE ROUGH IDLE CAN BE ALLEVIATED BY INCREASING THE IDLE SPEED OR TAKING THE CAR OUT OF GEAR WHILE IDLING. BOTH OF THESE ACTIONS ARE DANGEROUS AND CAN LEAD TO ACCIDENTS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, IT SUDDENLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A PLASTIC COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF

I OWN A 2004 LINCOLN AVIATION. ON 6 MAY 2011, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, I HEARD A LOUD SOUND IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE (AS IF SOMETHING HIT IT). I PULLED OVER AND FOUND A LARGE CRACK ON THE VEHICLE PANEL (MIDDLE, TO THE RIGHT OF THE FORD LOGO), UNDERNEATH MY BACK WINDOW. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW OR WHY IT CRACKED. ON MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011, I WATCHED A LOCAL NEWS STORY ON WAVY TV 10 (VIRGINIA) ABOUT THIS HAPPENING ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES FROM 2002-2005. THE STORY SHOWED FIVE OTHER FORD VEHICLES FOUND IN OUR AREA WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE STORY SAID FORD WAS CONTACTED, BUT SAID THERE IS NO AN ISSUE/RECALL ABOUT THIS.

THE PANEL BELOW THE BACK WINDOW ON THE HATCH HAS CRACKED AROUND THE EMBLEM. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF AVIATOR'S THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS MINE. WE PAID GOOD MONEY FOR THIS CAR WHEN WE BOUGHT IT NEW AND HAVE KEPT IT IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. ACCORDING TO LINCOLN, THIS IS ONLY COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS HATCH WAS NOT ENGINEERED CORRECTLY AND LINCOLN SHOULD FIX IT.

THE BACK LIFT COMPONENT HAS A CRACK ON EACH SIDE OF THE LINCOLN EMBLEM. THE BODY SHOP NEAR WHERE I WORK TOLD ME THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THE AVIATORS, AND THAT HE HAS REPLACED MANY OF THEM. IT IS A MANUFACTURING ERROR AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY FORD/LINCOLN. I HAVE PURPOSELY LOOKED AT OTHER AVIATORS AND FOUND THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACE BY THE EMBLEM. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP HERE THAT THE COMPANY WOULD NOT FIX IT. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY. IT NOW HAS ABOUT 51,000 MILES. CRACKS HAVE BEEN THERE OVER A YEAR AND STILL NO ONE WILL HELP ME!. *TR