Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / NAVIGATOR / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005013699 Incident Date: Feb, 24 2005
Consumer's City: LAGUNA NIGUEL Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: NAVIGATOR Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Suspension:front
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5LMFU27R93L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 27 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 08 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On february 25, 2005, i took my 2003 lincoln navigator to the service department for a major front air suspension problem; the front half of my car was so low to the ground while the back half was set high. the ride was very bumpy, rough,and unwieldy . the dealerships service personnel determined the vehicle's air suspension compressor was inoperable and that there was a failure of the car's front pneumatic system. dealer installed new compressor and performed recalibrating tests of the pneumatic system but less than a month later on march 22nd, the same problem occurred and i had to take the car in to the dealer for another repair. this time the "ride height calibration" was inaccurate and was supposedly re-measured and recalculated. the following day i noticed the same problem with the front of my car low to the ground. on march 25th, i contacted the service manager about the same problem. on march 28th, the car is in the service department for the third time for the same suspension problem. the service manager indicated that the car will be tested and kept overnight to make sure the problem does not continue. the technicians at this point do not know why this suspension problem keeps happening. this is a major safety issue as the car is very unwieldy when it is driven. i'm afraid that the car has an even greater tendency to rollover if this problem is not solved.*jb