2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR Complaints

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  • 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR
    - BLUE BELL, PA

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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR
    - MONROE, MI

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR
    - ROCHESTER, MN

    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???

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR
    - EDINA, MN

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR
    - POTOMAC, MD

    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

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR
    - NIPOMO, CA

    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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2004 LINCOLN AVIATOR
    - ROCHESTER, MN

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

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE