2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELL TO THE FLOOR-BOARD. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, IN WHICH THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO MAKE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, WHILE IN THE SHOP THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE IDLING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE REPORT STATES THAT FIRE WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. ALL THE PLASTIC COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND BRAKE LINES WERE DESTROYED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 190,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS, MAIN TERMINAL, COMPRESSOR AND THE ALTERNATOR HAD MELTED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, HE HEARD A PECULIAR NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR HAS HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 169,000.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 NAVIGATOR. I BOUGHT IT FROM A PRIVATE OWNER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. WHEN GO TO CHANGE GEARS, THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES WON'T GO INTO GEAR OR IF I PUT IT IN PARK, IT SOMETIMES WON'T GO. THEN I TRIED TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WHEN PARKING, WHICH IS WHAT I HAD TO RESORT TO DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STAYING IN GEAR, IT ALSO WOULD NOT WORK. I WENT TO GET MY VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION AND OF COURSE IT DID NOT PASS. SO THAT PROMPTED MY ONLINE RESEARCH AS TO HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEN I CAME ACROSS THE RECALL IN FORMATION FOR THIS VEHICLE AND SIMILAR MODELS AND I SEE THAT SOME RECALLS WERE MADE, BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE'S YEAR. I WAS WONDERING IF MY VEHICLE'S YEAR MODEL SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN SOME OF THE OTHER RECALLS BECAUSE I HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 AND THE RECALL WAS FOR A 1998 AND SO ON. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. AFTER DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. SHE NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND FLAMES APPEARED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE BODY SHOP FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

LINCOLN NAVIGATOR 2000 BURST INTO FLAMES LAST NIGHT IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND BURNT OUR OTHER CAR A LAND ROVER AND 8 SUITCASES WORTH OF PERSONAL EFFECTS OF CLOTHES AND JEWELRY. BICYCLIST AWOKE THE FAMILY WHO WERE SLEEPING AT 5AM TO WARN THEM TO EVACUATE THE HOUSE. FIRE FIGHTERS TOOK 3 HOURS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. FOUR HOURS AFTER BEING DRIVEN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS SO BAD THAT THE HOOD BLEW OFF. THE TIRES AND EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WERE MELTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIREFIGHTER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FORD RECALL REGARDING THIS FAILURE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW YARD. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS AND A VIDEOTAPE OF THE FIRE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.

2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, RADIO FLASHES ON AND OFF WITH VEHICLE OFF, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING, AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING OFF FOR A COUPLE HOURS, THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE WINDSHIELD, OPEN THE VEHICLE DOOR AND A/C IS BLOWING FULL BLAST AND RADIO IS FLASHING ON AND OFF AGAIN SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING AND CAUSED A MINOR FIRE. LOOKED UP RECALL INFORMATION AND FORD STATES THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE RECALL# 01S24, ALTHOUGH IT SHOWS OUR MODEL YEAR ALONG WITH A MAJORITY OF FORD, LINCOLN, AND MERCURY VEHICLES. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAPPENED WITH THE 2000 FORD EXPEDITION NHTSA ACTION# EA05015. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AIR BAG SUSPENSION KIT IS DEFLATED. THE MOTOR APPEARS TO BE SHORTED OUT. HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS APPEAR TO WIND BACK UP, BUT THEN MOVE UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AS IF THE MOTOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION IT CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $2,500 TO INFLATE THE AIR BAGS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AW, SIZE P275/60/R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ITS FRONT END. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED FROM TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT IN THAT MANNER DUE TO THEIR AGE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 29, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE.