Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / NAVIGATOR / 2003

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007120573 Incident Date: Sep, 01 2007
Consumer's City: TAVARES Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: NAVIGATOR Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5LMFU28R73L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 22 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 03 navigator began "stuttering" when driving, felt like a transmission slipping. i took it to the dealer and they said three of the eight cylinders were not at full compression. he advised new heads were needed. cost: $7000. several service bulletins have been issued on the problem, independent (former ford tech) mechanic looked at the problem. he advised this is very common on the tritan motor and there is a casting problem with the heads. *tr