Electrical Problems
- Issue with the car’s ground wiring
Issue with the ground wiring is a common problem found in most of the Lincoln Navigator models. The ground wiring connected to the battery and coolant gets shrink-wrapped triggering the chance to catch under-hood fire. The user complaint also included the plastic shrink-wrapping meltdown under a hot engine might catch fire. Such instances may trigger fire ignition, and significantly increase the chances to set the whole car engine under fire. Such issues need to be addressed and rectified soon.
- Electrical shot-circuit stopping the wiper from functioning properly
User complaint includes an electrical short in the ECU that might stop the visibility wiper to function properly causing inconvenience to the driver to view the objects appearing on the front. Such issues may lead to poor visibility increasing chances to trigger road accidents while driving in snowy weather.
Miscellaneous Problems
User complaint registered on the NHTSA website also mentions that the car parts are sometimes not available to undertake a recall causing sufficient discomfort for not being able to resolve the issue soon.
2021 Lincoln Navigator Recall
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S.No
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Date
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NHTSA ID
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Issues Notice
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Additional Remarks
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Remedy
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1
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May 17 2022
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22V346000
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Fire detection in the engine compartment
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Detected fire in the engine compartment might lead to fire ignition
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Owners have been advised to park their vehicle somewhere away from other vehicles to check fire spread in case if a fire ignites in the engine. Dealers will be inspecting the problem and are going to replace the battery junction box if needed by removing a ground wire. The dealers are also instructed to install an auxiliary electrical box with a wire jumper. Repairs will be performed for free of cost.
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2
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April 14 2022
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22V250000
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Inoperative windshield wiper compromising driver’s visibility triggering chances of a car crash
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Faulty windshield may not operate while activated, eventually affecting the driver’s visibility, triggering the chances of a car crash
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Dealers have been asked to replace the windshield wiper arms for free of cost. The recall for the number is 22S26
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3
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October 15 2021
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21V805000
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Damaged front door side impact sensors, leading to a delay in the airbag deployment
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Faulty front door side impact pressure sensor module might damage supplier assembly, affecting side-impact air bags not to deploy properly triggering a car crash.
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Dealers are going to be notified to replace the driver and passenger front door side impact sensors for free of cost. The Ford’s number for the recall is 21C26
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Should You Buy the 2021 Lincoln Navigator?
The Navigator has been truly trustworthy family SUV for many people for years. It was not really possible for the Navigator owners to instantly shift their reliance to any of its close rivals so easily, when the 2021 Lincoln Navigator’s ground wiring issues, faulty electrical problems and and damaged doorside impact sensor problems showed up and a recall was made against these problems.
But, before the Navigator owners could realy think of finding an alternative to the vehicle, the Lincoln decided to act real smart and quick by issuing a recall on all those faulty parts which critically questioned the car’s reliance factor. The dealers also acted promptly by replacing the faulty wiring, windshield problems that raised query about the drivers’s convenience while driving the vehicle during rough snowy climate. The initiative helped Navigator to resolve the issues and finally get rid of every problems that show up against the car’s market goodwill.
So, if someone plans to buy a used Navigator, we sould never suggest the individual buyer/ buyers to refrain themselves from acquiring any of the old Navigator models at all if the particular model has been revived from the previous faults it had. Rather we would advise the buyers to grab a good resale deal, before it expires soon!
