Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||||
| 14905 | 05/01/2001 | 620219 | Some vehicles may exhibit amber anti-lock brake system (abs) lamp on with undefined diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) stored. *tt | 07/20/2001 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||||
| 99194 | 09/20/1999 | 6090082 | Information for servicing and diagnosing brake vibration, brake inspection, and brake friction material replacement. *tt | 03/06/2000 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||||
| 02176 | 09/02/2002 | 10008580 | Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj | 08/05/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - ANTILOCK - ABS WARNING LIGHT | |||
| 08/25/2003 | 44500 | 8 | 08/21/2003 |
| I purchased a 2000 lincoln navigator from laurel-ford dealer in mississippi on august 21, 2003. after asking the dealership if all necessary maintenances were done on vehicle my family and i left for new york. i still had the original mfr warranties and i purchased an extended warranty plan. while traveling on the interstate on august 25th the brake lights came on and suddenly the left rear tire exploded. my family and i feared for our lives. it turned out that the brakes were faulty, no emergency brakes, no stablizer, heavily rusty links, and etc. the tow truck had to tow us twice. after ariving in new york, a dealer, told me that the vehicle was never serviced. they explained in detialed in wrting. we could have been killed. i was on vaction with my twin boys and wife. i very angried with the laurel-ford dealership in ms and its owners. the tires seem dry rotted and corrosion was very visiable under the suv. since then, i spent over $5000 getting this navigator fixed and got very little satisfactin from the owner and his dealership. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 190000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2000 lincoln navigator. during brake application at 10 mph, the brake pedal fell to the floor-board. consequently she crashed into another vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a local repair facility, in which the mechanic attempted to make repairs. however, while in the shop the vehicle caught on fire while idling. the fire department extinguished the flames. the fire report states that fire was caused by brake booster failure. all the plastic components of the braking system and brake lines were destroyed. no repairs were made to the vehicle. the current and failure mileages were under 190,000. the vin was not available. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 01/20/2006 | 82000 | 1 | 06/12/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65 mph, the brakes on the vehicle completely failed causing the contact to lose control of the vehicle. this incident occurred on dry highway road. | |||
| 01/27/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer noticed smoke coming from underneath vehicle, shut off engine and smoke stopped. continued to drive home, pulled into driveway, and vehicle's brakes were not working. *ak *slc | |||
| 10/30/2000 | 1 | 02/01/2000 | |
| Exiting car wash (wash rack) onto pavement, shifting from neutral to drive with foot on brake pedal, car lurched forward with inability to stop with 4 wheel drive fully engaged without driver initiating. failure in both braking mechanism and 4 wheel drive control systems causing loss of control of vehicle while it accelerated until stopped by turning off ignition. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | |||
| 09/12/2002 | |||
| Brakes are not working properly, stopping distance has increased, and braking becomes very difficult at any time and speed. contacted dealer, and dealer has tried to remedy the problem, but remedy did not work.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC | |||
| 11/03/2000 | 1 | ||
| While driving there was total brake failure due to a broken brake disc which may have caused a crash. also, problem with transmission which caused vehicle to stall unexpectedly. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - ROTOR | |||
| When brakes were changed vehicle had brake failure, not stopping. they failed to work with capacity until a hundred miles. this was the explanation given by general manager at dealership. vehicle was taken to another dealership, which corrected the problem due to an improper cutting of brake rotors. please describe details. *ak | |||