10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
67,167 miles

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problem #6

Oct 042017

Navigator

  • 290,000 miles
On October 4, 2017 at approximately 3:45 pm, I departed from the sacramento children's home through an adjacent alley traveling through the South bound entrance. As I made the left turn into the alley as I gradually got up to speed my vehicle suddenly began to accelerate. I was startled by the sudden increase of speed and immediate made an attempt to put the vehicle in neutral and shut the vehicle down and apply the brakes. Before I could make the corrections the vehicle had veered off to the left hand side of the alley and struck an oak tree. To my guess the vehicle was traveling at a rate of speed of about 25-30 mph. On impact I slammed into my motorola speaker that was attached to my sun visor and split my head open which required 8 staples to close.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

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problem #5

Nov 072005

Navigator 8-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2000 Lincoln Navigator. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to be repaired under NHTSA campaign id number: 05V388000 (vehicle speed control) but the vehicle still had a problem with the wiring. The contact also stated that there was a burning wire odor. The dealer stated there was no problem with the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was unavailable. The current mileage was 127,000.

- Newport News, VA, USA

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problem #4

Mar 292007

Navigator

  • 75,000 miles
Run away Lincoln Navigator. In light of Toyota's problems, the same problem occurred in 2007. Out of control acceleration, unable to stop, unable to shift to neutral. SUV kept increasing speed despite not depressing the gas pedal.

- Flossmoor, IL, USA

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problem #3

Oct 132008

Navigator

  • miles
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.

- Los Alots Hills, CA, USA

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problem #2

Jul 012003

Navigator 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 38,000 miles
While driving at 85 mph, the steering column locked without warning. The vehicle also lock at 55 and 70 mph. The vehicle locked again after it was fixed but was broken out of the lock. The vehicle would lunge forward when started. The mechanic found nothing wrong. The emergency brake must be used.

- Klamath Falls, OR, USA

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problem #1

Oct 302000

Navigator 4WD

  • miles
Exiting car wash (wash rack) onto pavement, shifting from neutral to drive with foot on brake pedal, car lurched forward with inability to stop with 4 wheel drive fully engaged without driver initiating. Failure in both braking mechanism and 4 wheel drive control systems causing loss of control of vehicle while it accelerated until stopped by turning off ignition.

- Waterford, MI, USA

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