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#1 of 4 Lincoln Navigator 2008 Lift Gate Smashed by djanes Jan 16, 2008 (11:20 pm)
Has anyone had problems with the lift gate opening on its own? 3rd time it happened to us today, the glass was smashed out and door was damaged on a parking structure after we drove away with closed door.   Power lift gate option appears to be dangerous on the 2008. Anyone else had this fiasco? Replies to this message: 08navigator (Feb 01, 2008 6:35 pm) jay793 (May 15, 2008 8:00 pm) djanes (May 15, 2008 9:22 pm)
#2 of 4 Re: Lincoln Navigator 2008 Lift Gate Smashed [djanes] by 08navigator Feb 01, 2008 (6:35 pm)
Replying to: djanes (Jan 16, 2008 11:20 pm) The only time I have seen it open on its own, ok, a couple instances..   1) It does a lot if you are closing a door while it is going down, it will go back up. I think this is because the air pressure in the truck is pushed out the back and it thinks it hit something, so it tries to return the position. If you just barely tug on it in either direction it will stop and go the other way so it doesn't kill someone or smash things.   2) It did it to me closing it. It would get to the closed position and just opened right back up. I was closing it with the remote. There was nothing in its way. I don't know why it kept doing it. I tried closing it 3 times with the remote. I finally just grabbed the pull handle and shut it the old fashioned way. It seemed to cure it but I do look before I walk too far to be sure it closed
#3 of 4 Re: Lincoln Navigator 2008 Lift Gate Smashed [djanes] by jay793 May 15, 2008 (8:00 pm)
Replying to: djanes (Jan 16, 2008 11:20 pm) Im having the same problem with my '05. It wont stop flapping open and close when its on or off. The only time it wont do it is when its in gear. This problem is killing me and the paint on the hatch, I just removed the fuse until I find the problem. Does anybody know where to start? Replies to this message: djanes (May 15, 2008 9:22 pm)
#4 of 4 Re: Lincoln Navigator 2008 Lift Gate Smashed [jay793] by djanes May 15, 2008 (9:22 pm)
Replying to: jay793 (May 15, 2008 8:00 pm) The dealer fixed the door at my expense, almost $2,000 out of my pocket and the door and paint is all scratched up. It has since happened two more times. It appears to be some sort of sensor or switch problem. The dealer claims there is nothing wrong with it. How can that be? It seems like this is a real defect to me. Avoid getting a Navigator with power lift gate if you can get them that way. For that matter, the power running boards are totally uneeded as well.

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