general problems of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator

Six problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2020 Lincoln Aviator. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator based on all problems reported for the 2020 Aviator.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2025

Suddenly car is excessively loud when first started for roughly 30 seconds and then quiets to normal. However when placed in drive there is a loud "clunk" that takes place to allow the car to shift into gear. While driving the car shakes vigorously. These issues all point to the enigine mount recall that did not include my vehicle, but should have. Nhtsa recall number 20v788000 should be expanded to include my vehicle.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/05/2025

I came to a stop a light in a busy intersection. The auto start/stop feature turned off the engine. When the light turned green, the car would not start and put us in danger from traffic approaching from the rear. When trying to start the car with the push button, it made one click and nothing more. The lights and other electrical systems seemed to behave and appear as normal. No warning lights or messages about errors or failures. I turned the car completely off, opened and closed the door to "reset" the car and still would not start. I tried this four times. I then opened the hood, got out of the car (all while at this busy intersection of multiple lanes of traffic, now working their way around me) and checked the battery connection just to be sure. Both positive and negative leads checked solidly connected. I then got back in the car and was able to start the car and move out of the way of traffic. I have not yet had it repeat and have not taken it to a service center yet. Very concerning to be stuck at that busy light with what appears to be a fully functioning car that would not restart after the auto start/stop feature activated.

3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/29/2024

First the engine broke (critical damage) was replaced second the turbos were jammed, werereplaced third the throttle was inoperative stil unattended fourth the transmission ailed stil unattended.

4 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2024

While turning a corner or going up a slight incline I lose power and the pedal becomes unresponsive for a few seconds. Then the car jutts forward and clunks.

5 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 12/17/2022

My Aviator doesn't start the first time I push the start engine button anytime after I fill up the tank. It takes it about 5 times of me hitting the start engine button before it finally turns over. Before then, it just sounds like wants to start, but doesn't. I am once again taking it back to the dealership to have the back up camera looked at. Before it would work sporadically, now when I put the car in reverse, it just shows a solid blue screen. And I always get an error message about rear assist not working. I've tried troubleshooting it, but still nothing works. Additionally, the presets for xm radio do not stay when set. This infotainment center does not function efficiently and has delays and no memory.

6 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 02/16/2022

I was driving and an alert to pull over came on. The car would not accelerate and I was in the middle of a parkway where speeds were 55 mph. It almost seemed like the car couldn't figure out to go to gas mode when the battery depleted the range. The car is a hybrid.


Other Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator

Engine And Engine Cooling problems
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