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1998 Lincoln Navigator wheels problems

Owners reported wheels problems in 15 complaints for the 1998 Lincoln Navigator, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
15 6% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Wheels are not safe and very dangerous and randomly breaking off all screws while driving and ruined the frame and drive shaft transmission suspension etc... Highway 10 west and vehicle became unstoppable as brakes also new but failed without 4th wheel this occurred 1st on morning after st patricks day 2016 and the tires were good and wheels were bolted with lugnut impact drill and mechanic said thers a recall and the original owner was unaware but lincoln claims they tried to fix before in 1999 but anaheim was…

Reported at 69,291 miles, March 2016 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 1998 lincoln navigator. The contact stated that while parked she noticed the rear passenger side rim was corroded. The tires would loose air frequently. Also, the contact noticed that the front and rear driver side rims were corroded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic who stated that the rim needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 125,000.

Reported at 125,000 miles, September 2010

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