2001 Lincoln Navigator electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 17 complaints for the 2001 Lincoln Navigator, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 15% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 6 fires.
What owners wrote
Vehicle caught fire under hood by fuse box/firewall and wiring harness to motor. Fire marshall stated electrical short in wiring harness. Vehicle was a total loss of the fire. My wife and my 7 year old daughter were in vehicle when ignited with no notice. I never received a notice about vehicle speed control recall and recall was never performed as a result of that. Fire occurred in area of speed control cable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 lincoln navigator. The contact stated that while decelerating to a stop, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normally. The failure was recurring. Additionally, there was a burning odor present inside the vehicle and the sound of burning material was coming from the front driver side area near the fuse box. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure could not be diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 80,000.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Lincoln Navigator
- Tires 23 complaints