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1998 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR — SUSPENSION

crash2 injured · 1273918 · 2016-04-08

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
NAVIGATOR
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
69,291
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

WHEELS ARE NOT SAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS AND RANDOMLY BREAKING OFF ALL SCREWS WHILE DRIVING AND RUINED THE FRAME AND DRIVE SHAFT TRANSMISSION SUSPENSION ETC... HIGHWAY 10 WEST AND VEHICLE BECAME UNSTOPPABLE AS BRAKES ALSO NEW BUT FAILED WITHOUT 4TH WHEEL THIS OCCURRED 1ST ON MORNING AFTER ST PATRICKS DAY 2016 AND THE TIRES WERE GOOD AND WHEELS WERE BOLTED WITH LUGNUT IMPACT DRILL AND MECHANIC SAID THERS A RECALL AND THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS UNAWARE BUT LINCOLN CLAIMS THEY TRIED TO FIX BEFORE IN 1999 BUT ANAHEIM WAS FRAUDULENTLY CLAIMING REPAIRS THAT WERE NEVER COMPLETED BECAUSE THE OWNER ALWAYS ONLY WENT TO THE DEALER WHERE PURCHASED NEW AND THE WARRANTY WAS IN EFFECT 69,863 MILES .

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10854253
Machine
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