https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Ford Navigator. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:29:18 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-906301 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT MY HUSBAND WERE INVOLVED IN A SINGLE CAR CRASH. THE 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR SPUN AROUND AND ROLLED OVER AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS SHOCKED WHEN ADVISED OF THIS. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-680823 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT TRUCK WAS PARKED NOT RUNNING WHEN IT JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE IN GARAGE. ALLEN FIRE DEPT CAME AND PUT OUT FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STORAGE FACILITY, DAMAGE TO TOWNHOME, FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. TRUCK WAS NOT PD FOR, SO LIENHOLDER WENT AND SUED ME. WANT DAMAGES AND MENTAL ANGUISH PAID FOR BY FORD. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-660146 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON THE CAR. FUSE #13 WAS BLOWN. WHEN FUSE #13 WAS REPLACED, LARGE QUANTITIES OF WHITE SMOKE BOILED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I RAISED THE HOOD AND FOUND THE WIRING TO THE SWITCH INSTALLED ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BURNING. THIS OCCURRED IN MY HOME DRIVEWAY. I PUT THE FIRE OUT. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-660147 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT BLINKERS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON THE CAR. FUSE #13 WAS BLOWN. WHEN FUSE #13 WAS REPLACED, LARGE QUANTITIES OF WHITE SMOKE BOILED OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. I RAISED THE HOOD AND FOUND THE WIRING TO THE SWITCH INSTALLED ON THE MASTER CYLINDER BURNING. THIS OCCURRED IN MY HOME DRIVEWAY. I PUT THE FIRE OUT. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-645221 Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT MY SUV WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, SUNDAY NOV. 4TH AND A FIRE STARTED. 911 WAS CALLED, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE, AND TOLD ME IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-639726 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT 03 NAVIGATOR BEGAN "STUTTERING" WHEN DRIVING, FELT LIKE A TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THREE OF THE EIGHT CYLINDERS WERE NOT AT FULL COMPRESSION. HE ADVISED NEW HEADS WERE NEEDED. COST: $7000. SEVERAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ON THE PROBLEM, INDEPENDENT (FORMER FORD TECH) MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM. HE ADVISED THIS IS VERY COMMON ON THE TRITAN MOT https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-636340 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT CAR SITTING IN DRIVEWAY. REAR SUSPENSION DOWN AGAIN! THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED WITHIN A 7 YEAR PERIOD OF TIME. FORD WILL NOT DEAL WITH THE ISSUE AND NEITHER WILL THE DEALERSHIP. BELIEVE IT'S A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE NAVIGATOR. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-611088 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE SPARK PLUGS EXPLODED, AND SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS EXPLODED THEY SENT SENDS THE FRAGMENTS FROM THE SPARK PLUGS INTO THE ENGINE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED THE NUMBER 3 AND NUMBER 4 SPARKS WERETHE ONES THAT EXPLODED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-611089 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE SPARK PLUGS EXPLODED, AND SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS EXPLODED THEY SENT SENDS THE FRAGMENTS FROM THE SPARK PLUGS INTO THE ENGINE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED THE NUMBER 3 AND NUMBER 4 SPARKS WERETHE ONES THAT EXPLODED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-611090 Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE SPARK PLUGS EXPLODED, AND SHE HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SPARK PLUGS EXPLODED THEY SENT SENDS THE FRAGMENTS FROM THE SPARK PLUGS INTO THE ENGINE. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED THE NUMBER 3 AND NUMBER 4 SPARKS WERETHE ONES THAT EXPLODED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-609843 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT UNWANTED ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY WHEN THE CAR IS UNATTENDED. EVERY TIME IT RAINS I HAVE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FOR DAYS. STARTER KICKS IN AUTOMATICALLY, BLOWER STAYS ON WHEN CAR IS OFF. HEADLIGHTS JUST TURNING ON WITH THE SWITCH OFF AND THE KEYS OUT. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-602551 Thu, 09 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT 2003 FORD EXPEDITION XLT WITH 5.4 LITER TRITON V8 ENGINE WITH 59,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED AND NOT ABUSED. THE #3 SPARK PLUG WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD DURING DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THIS EVENT WAS PRECEDED BY A TAPPING NOISE WHICH OCCURRED OVER THE PRECEDING TWO WEEKS. THE NOISE WAS SIMILAR TO A NOISY VALVE LIFTER. THE ENGINE HAD THE ORIGINAL FACTORY https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-585453 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BURNED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIRE DID ORIGINATE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PRIOR TO THE FIRE THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH AND IT WAS ORDERED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE SWITCH https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-558656 Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT ON 9/25/2005 ABOUT 2:30 AM MY LINCOLN NAVIGATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS TOLD BY THE FIRE INSPECTOR THAT THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL BY FORD. APPARENTLY THE CRUISE CONTROL SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE TRUCK WAS NOT ON IT WAS JUST SITTING IN FRONT OF MY TOWNHOUSE VILLA AND IT JUST CAUGHT ON FIRE. I NOTIFIED FORD COMPANY THEIR REPLY "GET A LAWYER". *NM https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-536359 Mon, 23 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT DT: CONSUMER STATES: TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND IT HAS BEEN FIXED. WAS BACKING OUT OF GARAGE A SUDDENLY VEHICLE SURGED AND LEAPED BACKWARDS. REPAIR SHOP SAID IT WAS IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE AND GASKET. NO LIGHTS CAME ON. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-528314 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT ON FEBRUARY 25, 2005, I TOOK MY 2003 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A MAJOR FRONT AIR SUSPENSION PROBLEM; THE FRONT HALF OF MY CAR WAS SO LOW TO THE GROUND WHILE THE BACK HALF WAS SET HIGH. THE RIDE WAS VERY BUMPY, ROUGH,AND UNWIELDY . THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE VEHICLE'S AIR SUSPENSION COMPRESSOR WAS INOPERABLE AND THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE CAR'S FRONT https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-527625 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. THEN, CONSUMER ENTERED THE GARAGE AND SMELLED SMOKE. AFTER INSPECTING THE GARAGE HE CHECKED THE VEHICLE, AND THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. HE PROCEEDED TO BACK THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE FOR FEAR IT WOULD BURN THE HOUSE, AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. CRUISE CONTROL NHTSA RECALL 05V017000. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-523110 Wed, 23 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT WHILE OPENING THE REAR DOOR, THE HINGES BROKE CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO USE THE REAR DOOR. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOUND. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-485426 Mon, 19 Jul 2004 00:00:00 GMT RECALL 00 V 073 000/TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY: VEHICLE TRAILER FISHTAILED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, RESULTING IN A CRASH. BOTH THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE WITH NECK INJURIES. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-393377 Mon, 10 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION.*JB https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-392962 Thu, 06 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE CONTINENTAL TIRE OF NORTH AMERICA INFORMING THERE ARE MISSING COPIES OF ORIGINAL RECEIPT. GENERAL GRABBER P275/60R17. PH https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-388350 Wed, 08 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE'S FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS SENSOR STAYS ON. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#recall-02V239000-ford-ford-navigator-2000 Mon, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT CERTAIN 4X2 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 120, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OTHER THAN PASSENGER CARS." THE REAR TIRE PRESSURE IS INCORRECTLY LISTED ON THE LABEL FOR 4.2 VEHICLES. https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-325507 Thu, 06 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT BRAKES DEFECTIVE AND FRAME RUSTED https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-325508 Thu, 06 Dec 2001 00:00:00 GMT BRAKES DEFECTIVE AND FRAME RUSTED https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-304523 Mon, 23 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-279166 Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING NOTICED OUTSIDE AIR ENTERING THROUGH DOORS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, REPLACED DOOR SEALS . PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#recall-00V396000-ford-ford-navigator-2001 Tue, 28 Nov 2000 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE AFFECTED EXPEDITION/NAVIGATOR OWNER GUIDES DO NOT IDENTIFY THE LOCATIONS OF SEATING POSITIONS EQUIPPED WITH TETHER ANCHORAGES, AND DO NOT PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECURING CHILD SEATS TO THESE TETHER ANCHORAGES. T https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#recall-00V396000-ford-ford-navigator-2000 Tue, 28 Nov 2000 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND PASSENGER VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 225, "CHILD RESTRAINT ANCHORAGE SYSTEMS." THE AFFECTED EXPEDITION/NAVIGATOR OWNER GUIDES DO NOT IDENTIFY THE LOCATIONS OF SEATING POSITIONS EQUIPPED WITH TETHER ANCHORAGES, AND DO NOT PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS FOR SECURING CHILD SEATS TO THESE TETHER ANCHORAGES. T https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator https://plaincars.com/make/ford-navigator#complaint-225753 Fri, 18 Aug 2000 00:00:00 GMT SOMETIMES WHEN PULLING OFF VEHICLE WILL STAL. , CONSUMER HAS CAME CLOSE TO HAVING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK