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2003 Lincoln Aviator body & structure problems

15 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2003 Lincoln Aviator, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
63,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2003 Lincoln Aviator Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 63,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 63,000 miles
Based on 10 complaints that include mileage. 40% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 10 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the body & structure complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Consumer states that dealer put aftermarket rims tires on vehicle. The vehicle experienced the following; difficulty turning the vehicle, heater bubbling making noises, difficulty starting the vehicle, jerking in the steering wheel, noise in the steering, noise in the heating/vent bubbling, pulsating in the steering wheel, vibration of the tires, the tire monitoring system had to be cut off reconnected and adjusted, the passenger front windows rattled, motor made loud noises when the vehicle accelerated, front end…

September 2004

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 lincoln aviator. The contact stated that the rear liftgate glass was cracked along the base. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the liftgate needed to be replaced, however the vehicle was not repaired. The current mileage was 59,000 and the failure mileage was 58,000.

Reported at 58,000 miles, December 2011

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