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Lincoln Navigator

Safety Grade: F
1,726
Total Complaints
128
Crashes
159
Injuries
18
Deaths

Top Issues

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
164
SUSPENSION
107
POWER TRAIN
97
ENGINE
84
TIRES
77
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
69
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
67
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
64
AIR BAGS
53
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
47

Recent Complaints

2025 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Driving vehicle at 73mph on I-75 in GA Northbound. Front panel of moon/sun-roof exploded/shattered with no indication of impact causing the failure. Loud bang followed by safety glass falling into cabin. Vehicle had lincoln-approved/dealer roof-rails.
2019 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — POWER TRAIN
Issues with the 10R80 transmission, specifically concerning the CDF Clutch Drum. TSBs 24-2254 and 25-2429 are related to this problem.
2015 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Unknown. When vehicle is running there is a strong smell of burnt wires coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle. It gets worse after running for awhile. Smell is stronger when the air is on. Reading other recalls it sounds similar to recalls on similar vehicles blower motors.
2017 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — SERVICE BRAKES
The vehicle has a severe brake fluid leak. There is a recall for the issue. I called the local Lincoln dealership Ford Mill Lincoln SC and they said there was nothing they could do. I explained to them that there was a safety recall. They refused to fix the vehicle under the recall. The car is very ...
2021 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE REAR LIGHT BAR DEVELOPS LEAKS AND CAN MAKE THE REAR LIGHING GO OUT. DEALER WAS MADE AWARE AND STATES IT'S NO LONGER A COVERED ITEM.
2020 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — POWER TRAIN
Transmission issue: Not shifting properly while on the highway and almost causing a crash by loosing power and shifted into neutral after attemting to accelerate. The next time it occured the transsmission would not down shift and I was not able to accelerate.
2017 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — BACK OVER PREVENTION
The contact owns a 2017 Lincoln Navigator. The contact previously received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available, and the rearview camera intermittently displayed a blank or distorted image. The contac...
2022 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
While in an airport cell phone waiting lot, an extremely loud explosion happened. I screamed and looked back at my toddler and infant also in the vehicle with me. Thankfully, nobody was harmed. There were no warning lights or sounds before or after the event. I could hear some wind above. I exited t...
2018 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — POWER TRAIN
The vehicle has experienced repeated mechanical failures involving the engine, cooling system, drivetrain, and electronic systems. Documented failures include the navigation/APIM module, transmission jerking and drivability issues, transmission valve body concerns, cam phaser failure, driveshaft rep...
2018 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
The vehicle has experienced repeated mechanical failures involving the engine, cooling system, drivetrain, and electronic systems. Documented failures include the navigation/APIM module, transmission jerking and drivability issues, transmission valve body concerns, cam phaser failure, driveshaft rep...

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