2008 Lincoln Navigator problems
The 2008 Lincoln Navigator has 40 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns brakes. After that come electrical system (18%) and body & structure (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 20% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 30 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 | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 30 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 60,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Lincoln Navigator with enough data (18 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 lincoln navigator. While driving at 37 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the vehicle and the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The driver and the passenger in the other vehicle sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 101,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 lincoln navigator. The vehicle burst into flames while parked in the garage. Both the vehicle and the garage were destroyed. The fire investigator could not determine why the fire occurred. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 22,000.
2008 lincoln navigator sometimes has no brakes. Have already had one accident because of this. Took the navigator in to the dealership and they checked it out and said there was nothing wrong. Wrote ford a letter and they replied "the circumstances which you outlined concerning your navigator, have been given careful consideration. Ford motor company considers the satisfaction of its owners to be one of our most important objectives.
Vehicle had complete brake failure 5 times during normal operations. Vehicle was serviced by ford dealership and recommended brake repairs and/or unable to reproduce. Upon last time, technician found a ford service bulletin that covered other similar models and years having exact same problem. They replaced the traction control module, but stated that it was a voluntary replacement. Losing brakes on a 6,000 pound car going 30MPH is a recipe for serious death or injury. This component should be recalled.