Lincoln Navigator Brakes Problems
78 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 19 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2017. Best year: 2024.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
No collision warning; completely break failed. Vehicle had some fuel leakage which was fixed on May-21-2026 and break was failed on May-22-2026 which caused due to this repair. It was a major accident and my car got total due to this. I...
On [XXX] during sunny, dry weather conditions I was travelling north bound on [XXX] at 25 mph, 4 to 5 car lengths behind the next driver. Driver ahead stopped for a crosswalk, I immediately braked and the anti-lock brake system erroneou...
I was driving and didn't notice this truck ahead of me as I switched lanes. Although fault is questionable since the truck we traveling extremely slow on the highway, my vehicle had plenty of time to stop with the Pre-Collision System. ...
The brakes on my car stopped working and this caused me to crash into a wall. This accident caused by my brakes failing nearly killed me and put others at risk. There were no recalls, or warnings about the brakes failing before the accid...
REOCCURRING BRAKE FLUID SYSTEM. HAVE HAD IT REPLACED 3 TIMES ALREADY. I HAVE LOST THREE ABILITY TO STOP MY VEHICLE IN MAY AND ENDED UP CRASHING INTO A TREE WHILE BACKING UP. CONSTANT BREAK FLUID SPRAYING ON THE TIRES AND RIM OF THE FRO...
IN REVERSE. IN A PARKING LOT, THE CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT BRAKE OR MOVE OUT OF REVERSE. HIT F250 TRUCK, REFRIGERATOR, JUMPED CURB AND AIRBORNE INTO DITCH WHICH STOPPED CAR. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, AND IN THE PARK POSITION WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED I...
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 M...
2008 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR SOMETIMES HAS NO BRAKES. HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. TOOK THE NAVIGATOR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. WROTE FORD A LETTER AND THEY REPLIED "THE ...
ON MARCH 7, 2005, I WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN OUR 2000 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL. I HEARD A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE AND A LOUD EXPLOSION AS THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW. WE TRIED TO CHANGE THE TIRE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ...
I PURCHASED A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR FROM LAUREL-FORD DEALER IN MISSISSIPPI ON AUGUST 21, 2003. AFTER ASKING THE DEALERSHIP IF ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCES WERE DONE ON VEHICLE MY FAMILY AND I LEFT FOR NEW YORK. I STILL HAD THE ORIGINAL MF...
WHEN BACKING UP IN DRIVEWAY, 2003 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR ACCELERATED EXTREMELY WITH WHEELS "PEELING" AND CAR WOULD NOT BRAKE. CAR CAME TO REST AFTER GLANCING OFF A TREE AND PLOUGHING OVER COLUMNS IN FRONT OF HOME. CAR WOULD NOT START SUBSEQ...