I NOTICED A CRACK ALONG THE REAR HATCHDOOR LIFT GATE ALONG THE BEZEL OR EMBLEM THAT RUNS VERTICALLY DOWN THE LIFT GATE, IT WAS BOUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FORM OTHER AVIATOR OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT DEFECT ON THEIR REAR HATCH DOOR LIFTGATES, THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ALL AVIATOR HAVE. I STARTED TO NOTICE OTHER AVIATOR AND SURE ENOUGH …
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I NOTICED A CRACK ALONG THE REAR HATCHDOOR LIFT GATE ALONG THE BEZEL OR EMBLEM THAT RUNS VERTICALLY DOWN THE LIFT GATE, IT WAS BOUGHT TO MY ATTENTION FORM OTHER AVIATOR OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT DEFECT ON THEIR REAR HATCH DOOR LIFTGATES, THAT THIS IS A DEFECT ALL AVIATOR HAVE. I STARTED TO NOTICE OTHER AVIATOR AND SURE ENOUGH THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME CRACK, MY NEIGHBOR WAS ABLE TO DET HIS FIXED WITH THE LINCOLN DEALER IN PEMBROKE PINES, WHO ACKNOWLEDGES THIS AS BEING A COMMON DEFECT. ALTHOUGH I WENT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY WERE WILLING TO COVER PART OF THE COST, BUT I WILL STILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A PORTION, I FELT THIS SHOULD NOT BE MY RESPONSIBILITY BUT LINCOLNS FOR THE POOR DESIGN. I ALSO DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND DID FIND OTHERS WITH THE SAME SITUATION, WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT THE DEFECT IS CAUSED BY STRESS ON THE DOOR, FROM OPENING AND CLOSING, AND MANY OF THESE CRACKED PANELS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. LINCOLN IS NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BECOME A RECALL. I THINK IT IS ABOUT TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT DUE TO THE EXCESS NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME DEFECT GOING BACK TO 2003 MODELS. THE LINCOLN AVIATOR MODELS HAS A DEFECT ALONG THE REAR HATCH DOOR LIFT GATE, THE A STRAIGHT CRACK APPEARS AFTER. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10325167
Mileage unknown · Mar 15, 2010
Structure
I HAVE A LINCOLN AVIATOR AND FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE LIFTJAR CRACK IN THE BACK IT IS A CONCERN SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH RAIN IN FLORIDA HOW DO I KNOW WHAT LEAKS IN THERE AND ITS THEIR DEFECT JUST BECAUSE ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE DOESN'T MEAN THEY SHOULDN'T HONOR THE FIX ITS RIDICULOUS I MADE NUMEROUS CALLS AS WELL AS A DEALERSHIP TR…
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I HAVE A LINCOLN AVIATOR AND FORD REFUSES TO FIX THE LIFTJAR CRACK IN THE BACK IT IS A CONCERN SINCE THERE IS SO MUCH RAIN IN FLORIDA HOW DO I KNOW WHAT LEAKS IN THERE AND ITS THEIR DEFECT JUST BECAUSE ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE DOESN'T MEAN THEY SHOULDN'T HONOR THE FIX ITS RIDICULOUS I MADE NUMEROUS CALLS AS WELL AS A DEALERSHIP TRYING TO HELP ME OUT BUT FORD REFUSED. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10320028
71,500 miles · Jan 19, 2010
Structure
DESIGN FLAW. SEE NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 0485, DATE: 1/1/05, ITEM NUMBER: 10008546. DESIGN FLAW ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD/MERCURY. REPAIRED ONCE BY DEALERSHIP, BUT NOW REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIR AFTER STRUCTURE HAS AGAIN CRACKED ALLOWING WATER ACCESS TO STRUCTURE, POSSIBLY CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A…
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DESIGN FLAW. SEE NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 0485, DATE: 1/1/05, ITEM NUMBER: 10008546. DESIGN FLAW ACKNOWLEDGED BY FORD/MERCURY. REPAIRED ONCE BY DEALERSHIP, BUT NOW REFUSES TO MAKE REPAIR AFTER STRUCTURE HAS AGAIN CRACKED ALLOWING WATER ACCESS TO STRUCTURE, POSSIBLY CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE ACCIDENT IF DRIVING. CURRENTLY APPLYING TAPE TO BODY STRUCTURE. FILED COMPLAINT WITH BBB, BUT NEGATIVE RESULTS. STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH A DESIGN FLAW, THEIR REGULATIONS & POLICIES DO NOT COVER THE ABOVE PARAMETERS UNLESS WITHIN THE WARRANTY LIMIT OF VEHICLE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10300326
35,000 miles · May 21, 2009
SteeringStructure
MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, AT START UP THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, CAN CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT IS OK BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES CHANGED HOSE, MODULAR, AND STEERING GEAR, AND TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ALSO THERE IS A CRACK DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK HATCH UNDER THE GLASS, I HAVE READ 4 OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS TH…
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MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT, AT START UP THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING, CAN CUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT IS OK BEEN TO THE SHOP 3 TIMES CHANGED HOSE, MODULAR, AND STEERING GEAR, AND TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN, ALSO THERE IS A CRACK DOWN THE MIDDLE OF MY BACK HATCH UNDER THE GLASS, I HAVE READ 4 OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS THAT SAID THE SAME THING IN THE SAME PLACE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10269647
58,234 miles · May 14, 2009
Structure
ON MY 2005 LINCOLN AVIATOR THE REAR PANEL BELOW REAR WINDOW HAS A VERTICAL CRACK THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE PANEL ON THE RIGHT OF THE LINCOLN EMBLEM. . IT HAPPENED AFTER A HOT DAY AND A COOL NIGHT. LINCOLN WAS CONTACTED AND THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH THIS OBVIOUS DEFECT AND THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10268761
100,000 miles · Mar 27, 2009
Structure
REAR LIFTGATE ON 2005 AVIATOR DEVELOPED A CRACK NEXT TO LINCOLN EMBLEM. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY LINCOLN DEALER. THIS DEFECT WAS SEEN ON NUMEROUS OTHER AVIATORS AND APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10263229
Mileage unknown · Mar 16, 2009
Structure
A VERTICAL CRACK ON PLASTIC COVERING OF HATCH COVER. STARTS AT THE LINCOLN MEDALLION THAT IS CUT INTO THE PLASTIC PIECE AND EXTENDS VERTICALLY TO BOTTOM EDGE. I TOOK IT TO A LINCOLN DEALER. ESTIMATE WAS $500 FOR A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES HIGH AND THE WIDTH OF THE HATCH DOOR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DE…
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A VERTICAL CRACK ON PLASTIC COVERING OF HATCH COVER. STARTS AT THE LINCOLN MEDALLION THAT IS CUT INTO THE PLASTIC PIECE AND EXTENDS VERTICALLY TO BOTTOM EDGE. I TOOK IT TO A LINCOLN DEALER. ESTIMATE WAS $500 FOR A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES HIGH AND THE WIDTH OF THE HATCH DOOR. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN ERROR ON THE PART OF FORD. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT HE SEES A LOT OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD. A $42,500 AUTOMOBILE WITH A DEFECT IN DESIGN THAT RESULTS IN AN UNSIGHTLY SPLIT IN PLASTIC PIECE WANTING AN OUTRAGEOUS FEE OF $500 TO REPLACE THE PIECE. DO YOU THINK I WILL EVER BY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT. NOT IN THIS LIFETIME! THANKS FORD WHO ALWAYS PUTS QUALITY FIRST. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10261983
39,500 miles · Jan 23, 2009
Structure
OWNER OF 2005 LINCOLN AVIATOR (ACQUIRED LATE 2006)KEPT EXCLUSIVELY IN GARAGE. CURRENTLY HAS 39,500 MILES. A VERTICAL CRACK HAS RECENTLY APPEARED NEAR THE EMBLEM (RIGHT SIDE) ON THE REAR LIFTGATE PANEL BELOW THE REAR WINDOW. THE ENTIRE LIFTGATE PORTION WHICH CONTAINS THE WINDOW AND THE EMBLEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS NO…
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OWNER OF 2005 LINCOLN AVIATOR (ACQUIRED LATE 2006)KEPT EXCLUSIVELY IN GARAGE. CURRENTLY HAS 39,500 MILES. A VERTICAL CRACK HAS RECENTLY APPEARED NEAR THE EMBLEM (RIGHT SIDE) ON THE REAR LIFTGATE PANEL BELOW THE REAR WINDOW. THE ENTIRE LIFTGATE PORTION WHICH CONTAINS THE WINDOW AND THE EMBLEM HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, AND AS PREVIOUSLY STATED THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT FORD/LINCOLN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND ITS VEHICLE. ALSO, IT SEEMS THE CRACK MAY PREVENT THE FROM CLOSING SECURELY. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10256117
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EA09013 · Vehicle Rollaway Allegations
Opened Aug 18, 2009 · Closed Feb 12, 2013
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (prndl); Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:column Shift; Steering; Steering:column; Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device
This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.The highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the Automatic Transmission Parking System, was 4.4/100K.The next-highest failure rate was for the BSI System, at 3.4/100K.For all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent years.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.For additional information regarding this investigation, see the complete closing resume in the document file for EA09-013. The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification (ODI) numbers:10168454, 10279630, 10280078.
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Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (prndl)
This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.The highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the Automatic Transmission Parking System, was 4.4/100K.The next-highest failure rate was for the BSI System, at 3.4/100K.For all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent years.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.For additional information regarding this investigation, see the complete closing resume in the document file for EA09-013. The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification (ODI) numbers:10168454, 10279630, 10280078.
Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:column Shift
This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.The highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the Automatic Transmission Parking System, was 4.4/100K.The next-highest failure rate was for the BSI System, at 3.4/100K.For all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent years.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.For additional information regarding this investigation, see the complete closing resume in the document file for EA09-013. The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification (ODI) numbers:10168454, 10279630, 10280078.
Steering:column
This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.The highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the Automatic Transmission Parking System, was 4.4/100K.The next-highest failure rate was for the BSI System, at 3.4/100K.For all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent years.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.For additional information regarding this investigation, see the complete closing resume in the document file for EA09-013. The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification (ODI) numbers:10168454, 10279630, 10280078.
Steering:column LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT Device
This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.The highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the Automatic Transmission Parking System, was 4.4/100K.The next-highest failure rate was for the BSI System, at 3.4/100K.For all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent years.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.For additional information regarding this investigation, see the complete closing resume in the document file for EA09-013. The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification (ODI) numbers:10168454, 10279630, 10280078.
Steering
This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.The highest rate for any particular failure mechanism, the failure of the Automatic Transmission Parking System, was 4.4/100K.The next-highest failure rate was for the BSI System, at 3.4/100K.For all identified failure mechanisms there has been a drastically declining trend including very few incidents occurring in recent years.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.For additional information regarding this investigation, see the complete closing resume in the document file for EA09-013. The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification (ODI) numbers:10168454, 10279630, 10280078.
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