1998 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR Complaints

A LARGE BULGE DEVELOPED ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE, BUT IT DID NOT DEFLATE. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE AGENT AT THE LINCOLN DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO, TX TOLD US THESE TIRES WERE ONLY GOOD FOR 20,000 MILES AND RECOMMENDED WE HAVE THEM ALL REPLACED. HE SOLD US A MICHELIN TIRE TO REPLACE THE DAMAGED ONE. THESE TIRES HAVE NOW ALL BEEN RECALLED AND WE GOT THE REMAINMING 4 REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE. ( I WAS UNABLE TO GET YOUR PROGRAM TO TAKE ALL 17 DIGITS OF HTE VIN. IT IS 5LMPU28L3WLJ54862). *AK (DOT NUMBER: AD704490XX TIRESIZE: P245/75R16)

ON THREE OCCASION THE TIRES EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOWOUT AND LOST A LARGE PIECE OF TREAD CAUSING IRREGULAR TREAD WEAR AND STRONG VIBRATION, CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRES AND REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT (CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE). NLM

JUST LIKE THE EXPLORER TIRES THE TREAD JUST CAME LOOSE YESTERDAY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/75 17 )

APPX. 12" OF INSIDE SHOULDER OF P245/75R16 TIRE LOCATED ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEPARATED. (DOT NUMBER: UNK. TIRESIZE: P245/75R)

PROBLEM IS THAT THERE WAS ABNORMAL WEAR OF TIRES ON VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED LINCOLN, AND CONTINENTIAL HAS ALSO BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TIRE SEPARATION ON THE HIGHWAY....QUESTION:DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE TO HAVE THESE RECALLED?*AK (TIRESIZE: P255/75R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/75R17 )

3 OUT OF 4 TIRES HAVE SIGNS OF SIDEWALL SEPARATION. TIRE IS A CONTITRAC AT, P255/75R17. ORIGINAL TIRE EQUIPMENT ON A 1998, LINCOLN, NAVIGATOR. TIRE MILEAGE AT 40,000. CONTINENTAL WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRES FREE OF CHARGE.*AK

WAS OPERATING MY 1998 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WITH LISTED TIRES FOR SEVERAL HOURS ON 08/01/2000 WHEN I FELT A SUDDEN CONSTANT VIBRATION IN TIRES OR SUSPENSION. AFTER LOOKING AT TIRES DID NOT INITIALLY SEE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THEM BUT LATER ASSUMED IT WAS POSSIBLY THE TREAD SEPERATING AND GIVING MY VEHICLE A ROUGH RIDE. I SLOWED MY SPEED AND DROVE VEHICLE HOME VERY SLOWLY AND NEXT DAY TO DESERT LINCOLN MERCURY IN LAS VEGAS. DEALER STATED THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, TOTAL COST OF $124.76. I BELIEVE THIS TIRE COULD BE PART OF NATIONAL RECALL AND SHOULD BE COVERED.( DOT NUMBER: E4025825 TIRE SIZE: P255/75R17 )

WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HAD A MASSIVE AND COMPLETE OUTER SIDEWALL FAILURE. THROUGH SKILLFUL MANEUVERING, THE TRUCK DID NOT LOOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WERE ABLE TO CHANGE LANES TWICE AND STOP ON THE SHOULDER. TIRE WAS CHANGED AND TRIP COMPLETED. THE SIDEWALL WAS SO DESINTEGRATED THAT I TOOK PICTURES. CONTACT ME IF YOU WANT COPIES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/75R17 )

MY CONTITRAC AS TIRES HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE TIRES IN THE RECALL ANNOUNCED BY CONTINENTAL TIRES ON 9/19/00; HOWEVER, THE RECALL DOT NUMBER RANGE INAPPROPRIATELY EXCLUDE MY TIRES. MY CONTITRAC P246/75R16 TIRES SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS PART OS THIS RECALL BECAUSE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THE RECALL SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE CONTITRAC 17INCH TIRES BECAUSE I HAVE SOME FRIENDS WHO HAVE THOSE TIRES WHICH HAVE THE SYMPTOMS OF VIBRATION, MISSING CHUNKS OF TREAD. *AK( DOT NUMBER: AD70449397 TIRE SIZE: 245/75R16 )