2006 Lincoln Navigator

THE MOTOR RUNNING BOARDS, THE ALUMINUM PIECE THAT SUPPOSE TO HOLD THE RUNNING BOARDS TO THE VEHICLE, BROKE OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN? I AM DRIVING, STOP AT THE LIGHT AND MAKE A LEFT TURN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEAR THESE SOUND LIKE MY RUNNING BOARD ARE SLIDING OUT. I PULL OVER AND THE ENTIRE RUNNING BOARD IS HANGING OUT COMPLETELY AWAY FOR THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS BESIDE ME. I HAD TO PUSH IT BACK IN AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY SO IT WOULD NOT FALL BACK OUT AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE CAUSE A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT. THE RUNNING BOARD NEEDS TO BE CHECKED ON ALL 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATORS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE ALTERNATOR WAS AGAIN REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE ISSUE STILL PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A PASSENGER STEPPED ON THE BRACKET TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND IT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRACKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR, WITH JUST OVER 100,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY AFTER GIVING AN ENGINE FAILED SAFETY MODE ERROR ON DASH. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND DOING 25 MPH. MUSCLED IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS ABOUT THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE 5 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AROUND 45 MPH ON 4 LANE HIGHWAYS/ROADS. WE HAD A 2003 EXPEDITION THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEFINITELY HAS A DESIGN ISSUE THAT IMPACTS SAFETY AND THEY DO NOT WANT IT KNOWN. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO ENGINE FAILSAFE MODE. WAS ABLE 2 PULL OVER AND TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART WITH NO PROB. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 MORE TIMES SINCE ALWAYS ON ACCELERATION LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN ACCIDENTS. MOST OF THE SHUT OFFS HAVE BEEN IN HIGHWAY DRIVING CONDITIONS AT SPEEDS OVER 55 MPH. AFTER RESEARCH SEEMS THIS IS HARD 2 DIAGNOSE BUT FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. SEEMS AS THOUGH IT'S USUALLY THE THROTTLE BODY BUT CAN ALSO BE THE FUEL MODULATOR. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN IN ACCIDENTS I'M JUST LUCKY I HAVEN'T. *TR

2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR WAS PARKED. ENTERED VEHICLE AND INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION. I CRANKED THE VEHICLE, SAT BACK TO HAVE THE CAR WARM UP. ABOUT 5 SECONDS AFTER CRANKING THE VEHICLE, AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CAR WAS FILLED WITH WHITE SMOKE. CONTACTED LOCAL FORD/LINCOLN DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE AIRBAG DEPLOYING WITHOUT INCIDENT. CONTACTED FORD/LINCOLN CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AT LOCAL FORD/LINCOLN DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED NO ACCIDENT DATA, AND A DEFECTIVE CLOCKSPRING MECHANISM IN THE STEERING WHEEL....SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS RECALLS IN 2006 FORD F150 AND LINCOLN MARK LT, WHICH OBVIOUSLY SHARE PARTS WITH MY VEHICLE. FORD/LINCOLN OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, LESS A $200 DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE, AS THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM THAT OTHER VEHICLES WERE RECALLED FOR. *TR

SUSPENSION GOES OUT FREQUENTLY FOR OVER 2 YEARS AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AND FORD SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG AFTER EACH REPAIR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RULES TO GETTING A VEHICLE REPLACED BUT MY CONCERNS ARE ABOVE AND BEYOND THE RULES AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR OUR SAFETY AND WELL BEING. WE HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST 7-10 TIMES DURING THIS TIME. ALL GOES BACK TO SAME ISSUE - SUSPENSION IN JUNE OF 2009 WE PURCHASED A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR FOR NEARLY $30,000, WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF WE TOOK REASONABLE CARE OF THE CARE THAT THIS WOULD BE A DEPENDABLE,RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR OUR FAMILY OF 5. SINCE EARLY 2010 WE HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IN THIS CAR. WE HAVE GONE NEARLY TWO MONTHS AND $4,000 IN CAR BILLS DURING THIS TIME DRIVING OTHER CARS FROM DEALERS WHILE THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OUR VEHICLE. STARTED WITH BUYING A NEW CONTROL MODULE, THEN RIDE HEIGHT SENSORS, AND ON TO THE LATEST BUYING A NEW AIR COMPRESSOR. CAR BROKE DOWN ON VACATION AND THEY SAID CONTROL MODULE (WHICH WAS JUST REPLACED) AND NEEDED TO ORDER IT SO WE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN FLORIDA FOR NEARLY A WEEK AND THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE 3RD NEW CONTROL MODULE PUT INTO OUR CAR. SO FORD PUMPED US UP WITH AIR AND PUT SOMETHING IN CAR FOR NEARLY $700 AND ENSURED US THAT WILL GET US BACK TO MICHIGAN SAFELY UNTIL WE COULD GET THE NEW MODULE. MADE IT 2 HOURS INTO OUR TRIP AND THE SUSPENSION DROPPED OUT ON US AGAIN. BEEN NEARLY 2 YEARS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. OUR CAR HAS JUST BEEN TAKEN BACK IN TODAY 1/20/2014 BECAUSE OF THE SAME ISSUE. IT BROKE DOWN ON US ON OUR WAY TO A WORK FUNCTION THIS TIME, SO I MISSED WORK AND WE DEALT WITHOUT HAVING CAR AGAIN. GOT NEW AIR COMPRESSOR FOR $900 AND IT WORKED FOR A WEEK THIS TIME. BOTTOMED OUT AGAIN AND THEY SAID EVERY TEST PERFORMED FINE AGAIN. WHEN WILL FORD/LINCOLN LISTEN AND TAKE ACTION RUNNING OUT OF MONEY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAIL SAFE MODE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000.