2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR Complaints

WHEN BRAKES WERE CHANGED VEHICLE HAD BRAKE FAILURE, NOT STOPPING. THEY FAILED TO WORK WITH CAPACITY UNTIL A HUNDRED MILES. THIS WAS THE EXPLANATION GIVEN BY GENERAL MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM DUE TO AN IMPROPER CUTTING OF BRAKE ROTORS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY, STOPPING DISTANCE HAS INCREASED, AND BRAKING BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT AT ANY TIME AND SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS TRIED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT REMEDY DID NOT WORK.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND NOTICED THAT LEFT FRONT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM WHEEL. CONTINENTIAL, CONTRAC, P275/60R17. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *JB

I HAVE EXPERIENCED 2 BLOWOUTS ON THIS SET OF TIRES. ON INSPECTION, THE SERVICE REP (FOR THE AUTO DEALER, MARSHALL BROS.) FOUND A THIRD TIRE THAT WAS ABOUT TO SEPARATE IN MUCH THE SAME WAY. I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS TIME TO BUY NEW TIRES. I WENT TO MY LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALER TO REPLACE THE OLD TIRES. HE TOLD ME THEY WERE STILL IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, I DID NOT NEED NEW TIRES. HE BELIEVED THAT THE ONE THAT HAD BLOWN OUT WAS DEFECTIVE. WHAT CONCERNS ME MOST WERE THE COMMENTS MADE BY BOTH THE LINCOLN SERVICE REP & THE INDEPENDENT GOODYEAR DEALER. THAY BOTH STATED THAT THE EXPEDITIONS, NAVIGATORS & EXPLORERS ARE EXTREMELY ROUGH ON TIRES. THE LINCOLN SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SHOWED ME AN EXPEDITION THAT HE WAS CHANGING OUT ALL THE TIRES- IT WAS A 2001 EXPEDITION WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON THE TIRES. THIS CONCERNS ME...IN ADDITION, MARSHALL BROS. LINCOLN-MERCURY WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY ON THE TIRES. I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTINENTAL MFR. IS VERY HARD TO LOCATE. I'M STILL TRYING. I HAVE POSSESSION OF THE MOST RECENT 2 FAILED TIRES @ HOME. THE FIRST BLOW-OUT WAS @ APPROXIMATELY 55MPH WHEN THE CAR HAD 12,000 MILES ON IT. THANK YOU. P.S. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS MY FATHER. HE GAVE ME THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE THIS PAST DECEMBER. HE WILL VERIFY OR SIGN THIS REPORT IF NEEDED.*AK

CONTINENTAL, CONTITRAC, P275/60R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2000, LINCOLN, NAVIGATOR WITH 16000 MILES. RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION AT 60-65 MPH, STEELBELT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK *YH

VEHICLE STALLS AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM.

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF ABOUT 20 MPH TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT STAYS IN HIGH GEAR WHILE DECELERATING FORCING ENGINE TO STALL. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK *YH

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ENGINE STALLING WHEN DECREASING IN SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER'S SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT A LOUD RUBBING NOISE WAS HEARD. WHEN CONSUMER REACHED DESTINATION, HE FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE HAD FALLEN OFF. SPARE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN USED. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK DEALER REPLACED SPARE TIRE AND CABLE WINCH ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY REASON FOR THE CAUSE. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 01V258000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01S24 LETTER. CALLED DEALER TO MAKE APPOINTMENTFOR REPAIRS. DEALER REFUSED TO TALK TO CONSUMER. CONSUMER HAD CALL DEALER SEVERAL TIMES,AND NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER. CONSUMER STARTED CALLING AROUND SECOND WEEK IN AUGUST.*AK