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Replying to: gregg_vw (Oct 09, 2006 2:59 pm) I also don't know what happened to the Hurricane Engine project, that would make Lincoln competitive with Caddy again. Probably budget cuts.... Sometimes I think this company would be better off without the Ford family input. May be time to sell it.
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Replying to: nvbanker (Oct 09, 2006 6:41 pm) Fields was also responsible for making side curtain airbags standard on the Fusion/Milan. His mantra is to stop decontenting and cutting costs and start adding features and options instead to get more profit. Now that Bill Ford has stepped aside and is letting Fields and Mullaly run things Ford will be fine. I think they'll be profitable in 2 years and start gaining back some of the lost market share. |
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The new square gauges do seem like they just don't "fit" well in the truck. Seems a bit old-school. The new seats as well as the center stack improvements in the look/feel department really did impress me, though. The little chrome "Navigator" accents on the door pulls were a nice touch, too. I can certainly see this truck continuing to be a "love it or hate it" product. Me, I'm all over the place, at first I hated it, now I love it, tomorrow....??? Still want to test drive though to see if they made it quieter and smoother than the 03 I once had.
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Replying to: gteach26 (Oct 10, 2006 9:25 am)
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Anyone familiar with this problem? I have an '04 Navigator with all the options possible. I have had this happen three times, this morning was the 3rd. I'll be driving and all the sudden my front end basically collapses onto my tires. You can immediately feel that the front is is down and you can hear/feel the wheel wells rubbing on the tires. The first two times after pulling the vehicle over and letting it sit for a few minutes, the compressor will kick on it will reset itself, basically raising the vehicle back up. I've taken it to the dealer both times and they've done everything but call me crazy. I got an apology from the dealerships manager after my first visit. My reciept read that "customer must have impaired vision and not clearly seeing the clearance on the tires". I don't know, something like that. Anyway both times they sent me home, saying they ran tests and can't find a problem, therefore can't fix it. I just picked it up yesterday at the dealership and when I left the house in it this morning at 5AM it fell again. I parked it and it's being towed there now. I get frustrated b/c the dealership doesn't seem and "friendly" now that I'm working off an extended warranty, which by the way they sold me. But it's not a "Ford" warranty, which they like to keep pointing out to me. I just want them to fix the flippin problem.
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Replying to: lisazyg (Oct 12, 2006 8:33 am) |
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Right out of the dealership my 03 kept saying "check suspension" or something similar to that on the display and the truck was bouncing around quite a bit. It stayed at the dealer a week while they changed the "suspension module". It was smooth sailing after that. Is the truck giving you any warnings on the instrument panel? The warning might only come on when you experience the trouble so keep a look out for one. Does the problem happen at a specific time (speeding up, slowing down, after a speed bump, etc)? Generally, the mechanics have to be able to duplicate the problem or at least get the computer to spit out an error, otherwise they have "nothing" to fix. I'm surprised they wrote the "visual impairment" thing on the invoice. Even if it's true, a simple "no problem was found" would have sufficed. Have them check the TSB (technical service bulletin)like akirby suggested. Document when the problem happens and how often. This problem sounds serious enough that you may want to let the dealership keep the truck a few days so they can drive it themselves. Perhaps you can work out a deal to get a free loaner for those days? A Lincoln dealer will usually go to great lengths to keep you happy. Good luck! |
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Hi, everyone. As you've probably noticed, we have been trying to refine the discussions into more narrowly focussed topics. Our objective is twofold. We want to make it easier for people seeking specific information about their vehicles to find it easily and without having to wade through hundreds or thousands of postings. To those ends, we will be shutting down the general make/model discussions and work exclusively with specific issues. This requires us to populate the make/model subsections with relevant, interesting and timely topics. Rather than having the hosts simply create boilerplate topics for each make/model, we feel that you, the owner, the make/model enthusiast and the prospective buyer can best judge what those topics should be. You can help by adding a discussion (it's easy!) or suggesting one here. To add a discussion, click on the last link in the "You are here" line at the top of this page. That will take you to the topic page for this make/model. Review the list of topics and click on the "Add discussion" link when you've decided what topic you'd like to add. Follow the directions and you're done! Feel free to add more than one. Just avoid duplicating existing topics and try not to make it TOO specific! Your help and continued participation in the Forums is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
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Replying to: nvbanker (Oct 10, 2006 1:56 pm) Oh, and did I mention I was towing an appx 8000 pound toy-hauler RV the whole way? Zero problems with the Navigator, though the toy hauler blew 3 tires over the course of 6000 miles. THat was fun. My total expenditure for lodging over the 3 weeks was $30.04, thanks to the RV. My total expenditure for gasoline was too much to talk about. With the 8000 lbs on the back, 10 mpg is a lofty goal. Gasoline costs across the country are just too screwy to understand. Here in Cal where much of the gas is refined etc, premium was close to $3.00/gallon when I left. It stayed in the $2.75-3.00 range until I got to Kansas, IIRC, when it dropped below $2.50. In the southern states like KY and TENN it was down to $2.25 or so. I think the least I paid was $2.08 in KY. I really love this truck. Unfortunately unless I get a job soon, it HAS to go. |
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Replying to: tidester (Oct 15, 2006 10:42 pm) You're going to *be shutting down the general make/model discussions and work exclusively with specific issues* ?? And this is supposed to HELP? After all this time you have been jumping on posters for starting new topics which do nothing but clutter up the selection menus, now you are telling us to do exactly that - clutter it all up- AND you're going to remove the individual vehicle discussions? So now instead of going to a "Lincoln Navigator" discussion, I must choose from tens to hundreds of topics like "Lincoln Navigator guages - pre 2007" or "Lincoln Navigator guages 2003-2006" or "Lincoln Navigator cup holder locations" as examples??? THis will truly be a mess. Well, this site has gone straight downhill since it first began so I'm not surprised. It used to be easy and informative. Now it is a nightmare to get information about a vehicle without jumping from one page to another, (and don't forget to select a COLOR or we won't tell u any more about the car) being inundated with ads and links to competitive vehicles etc. But at least the discusson boards have been helpful and easy-to-use. Until now. What took you all so long to get around to screwing these up anyway? All IMHO of course.
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