2001 Lincoln Navigator problems
The 2001 Lincoln Navigator has 116 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns tires. After that come electrical system (15%) and cruise control (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 116 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 15
- Injuries and deaths
- 9 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 74 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 74 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 73,000 miles. For tires specifically, the median reported mileage is about 58,000 miles (14 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 15 complaints mention a fire; 9 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 87% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Lincoln Navigator with enough data (49 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I am a captain with the fire department and responded to a 2 car head on crash. Other vehicle had airbag deployment, while this navigator had a major front end collision and air bags were loaded (not activated) on our arrival. Only one occupant in the navigator was injured, minor, but required ambulance transportation. Colton fire also responded, and colton p.d. Was the investigative authority, sgt. Steve davis was the officer in charge.
The vehicle was at a complete stop and was hit head on by another vehicle, however none of the air bags deployed upon impact. Which resulted in the driver being seriously injured.
I was on the expressway, the gas pedal continued to accelerate after removing my foot. I thought I may have set off the cruise control on the steering wheel, so I pushed the off button. The car continued to accelerate, so I hit the brakes, hoping that would turn off the cruise. The brakes on the car were stiff and the pedal would not go down. The brakes were not working at all. I down shifted to slow the car down , the car jumped a little and slowed down a little.
While driving on I-95 northbound around woolbright road, I ran over tire debris and caused part of my tire to come off. The tire did not go flat amazingly, but I will definitely need a new tire. I have a navigator, so luckily it didn't cause any more damage like an accident.