2000 Lincoln Navigator Steering Problems

DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A DIRT ROAD AT 50 MPH SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005. *NM

WIFE AND 2YO DAUGHTER DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND TOTALLY LOST CONTROL OF STEERING. WENT OFF SIDE OF ROAD AND MANAGED TO STOP VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, I SAW THAT THE TIEROD OUTER JOINT SHEERED AT THE BOLT. DEALER ONLY REPLACED THE TIE ROD END.

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 MFR WARRANTIES AND I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE ON AUGUST 25TH THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND SUDDENLY THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPLODED. MY FAMILY AND I FEARED FOR OUR LIVES. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY, NO EMERGENCY BRAKES, NO STABLIZER, HEAVILY RUSTY LINKS, AND ETC. THE TOW TRUCK HAD TO TOW US TWICE. AFTER ARIVING IN NEW YORK, A DEALER, TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER SERVICED. THEY EXPLAINED IN DETIALED IN WRTING. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I WAS ON VACTION WITH MY TWIN BOYS AND WIFE. I VERY ANGRIED WITH THE LAUREL-FORD DEALERSHIP IN MS AND ITS OWNERS. THE TIRES SEEM DRY ROTTED AND CORROSION WAS VERY VISIABLE UNDER THE SUV. SINCE THEN, I SPENT OVER $5000 GETTING THIS NAVIGATOR FIXED AND GOT VERY LITTLE SATISFACTIN FROM THE OWNER AND HIS DEALERSHIP. *AK

STEERING WHEEL MAKES NOISE EITHER WAY, TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE NOISE WA RANDOM AND NOT ALWAYS PRESENT. *PH *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP INTERMITTENTLY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED FIVE TIMES SINCE JULY. THE DEALER WORKED ON THE PROBLEM AND CLAIMED THAT IT WAS FIXED, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 85 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE VEHICLE ALSO LOCK AT 55 AND 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE LOCKED AGAIN AFTER IT WAS FIXED BUT WAS BROKEN OUT OF THE LOCK. THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHEN STARTED. THE MECHANIC FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MUST BE USED. *SC *JB

ORIGINAL SET OF TIRES LASTED ONLY 21000 MILES, REPLACED BY FIRESTONE, SECOND SET ONLY LASTED 7000 MILES ON REAR OF VEHICLE. NO WARRANTY HELP FROM FIRESTONE, OR FORD ON EITHER OCCASION.HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR TIRES FOR 3 WEEKS. DASBOARD LIGHTS DIM ON THE STEREO DIM ON THEIR OWN, ALL COMPONETS ON THE STEREO ONLY, WHILE THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD IS CONTROLLED BY SWITCH. HEATED SEATS HAVE BROKEN 3 TIMES, TRANSMISSON HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES, SLIPPING, ROUGH SHIFTING, DOWN SHIFTING ON ITS OWN WHILE IN SELECT SHIFT MODE, STUCK IN 2ND GEAR, VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED FROM FACTORY, 2 QUARTS LOW, WAS DISCOVERED AFTER TRANMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE FOR 2 WEEKS. DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKS ON IT'S OWN ALL THE TIME, LOCKING THE OWNER OUT OF THE VEHICLE. HAVE HAD TO CALL A LOCK SMITH 2 TIMES, WHILE KEYS WERE IN THE IGNITION.*AK (TIRESIZE: 17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 17 )

WHILE TRAVELING 20-25 MPH AND MAKING A TURN STEERING WHIEEL LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SKID, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK