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#28 of 827 Re: Lincoln Navigator Owners: Problems & Solutions [KarenS] by cmbball

Nov 16, 2004 (9:45 pm)

Replying to: KarenS (Dec 02, 2003 9:07 am)
Have new 2004 Navigator purchased 9/13/04 with 1500 miles. Experienced two random occasions where car would not start after turning ignition key. Car spontaneously started after 5 and 10 minutes respectively. Took car in to the dealer and explained the problem. After they did the cursor diagnosis I was told that they did not know what the problem was and would have to go through the entire vehicle systems like "looking for a needle in a hay stack and could take some time to do". Has anyone had a similar problem and if so what was the problem?

#29 of 827 Re: Lincoln Navigator Owners: Problems & Solutions [cmbball] by nvbanker

Nov 16, 2004 (10:24 pm)

Replying to: cmbball (Nov 16, 2004 9:45 pm)
Oh man....that's the hardest problem of all to find, since you can't find it unless you catch it in the act. So here's what I recommend;
 
1) Ask your dealer to swap out the battery with a new one. Sometimes, those batterys can go up and down like that, unless the problem isn't that it won't crank. It was hard to tell from your description.
 
2) If the car did crank, forget #1. If you did #1, and it does it again anyway, then for #2, give the car to the service manager, get a loaner from him, and tell him to use your car as his own until it does it to him, and then find it, and fix it, no matter how long it takes. It's a pain in the ass, but it's you're only chance to find it. Otherwise, you never know when it's going to let you down, and unless Jesus works at your dealership, it's their only chance to find it too.
Good luck.

#31 of 827 98 navigator by jag4

Dec 02, 2004 (1:37 am)

Engine light is on, I hook it up on a code reader and it comes up with lean left bank and lean right bank, I replaced the air filter, spark plugs check the PCV valves and all visible vacuum hoses, did not find any leak, turn engine light off, take it back on the road, when accelerating at speed between 30-50 it seems to buck or no power, engine light was flashing, then after it drive with rpm at 3000, engine light go steady on and it start to work normal,, what else can cause this---help

#32 of 827 Re: Satellite radio problems- Buyer beware!!! [ranga] by stlbluesrams34

Dec 03, 2004 (9:59 pm)

Replying to: ranga (Aug 06, 2004 7:36 pm)
Your dealer SHOULD claim ignorance, because this is common sense, THINK....the solution to your problem is not that hard to figure out...go to Radioshack.

#33 of 827 Re: brake vibration [shd] by stlbluesrams34

Dec 03, 2004 (10:02 pm)

Replying to: shd (Jun 09, 2004 7:24 am)
This is not a characteristic of this vehicle. You are absolutely right, and you should try taking your Navigator to another dealer. No 50-60k luxury vehicle should have steering wheel vibration, let alone a Hyundai, lol. However 9.5 out of 10 times on this vehicle, there is nothing wrong with the vehicle, it is the tires. Have them checked by a dealer that has a clue.
 
FORD.

#34 of 827 Re: brake vibration [shd] by blackrhino1

Dec 04, 2004 (8:33 pm)

Replying to: shd (Jun 09, 2004 7:24 am)
Just picked up the 04 ultimate navigator and have no problems with the brakes. Traded the 2002 and had no problems with it also. Test drive another one and see if others vibrate as your does.

#35 of 827 Re: 98 navigator [jag4] by heyjewel

Dec 04, 2004 (11:42 pm)

Replying to: jag4 (Dec 02, 2004 1:37 am)
Bad Gas?

#36 of 827 by nvbanker

Dec 05, 2004 (3:53 pm)

With lean codes on both right and left banks, I was thinking more of a bad mass air flow sensor myself........although that's more of a GM failure issue than a Ford issue.....

#37 of 827 Re: Aviator/Navigator transmission problems [wrs] by learning1

Dec 11, 2004 (4:20 am)

Replying to: wrs (Oct 18, 2004 11:22 am)
Yes. I have a 2004 Navigator. I bought it brand new. After about 2 months (2700 miles only), today the transmission began slipping and jerking. It won't engage into Reverse from park. We've only made 2 payments on this car. I am so disappointed I could cry. My 13 year old daughter and I were stranded about 70 miles from home and we had to get a tow truck to bring us home and only 35 miles of the towing were covered we paid about $250 of it. Tomorrow I am contacting the dealership and I wish I had bought a Toyota instead!

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