Automatic Transmission Problems of Lincoln Aviator

The contact owns a 2005 Lincoln Aviator. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shift out of park and while attempting to shift it out of park, the gear shift detached from the vehicle. An authorized dealer stated that the gear shifter would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified, but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mleages were 78,000.

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The contact owns a 2005 Lincoln Aviator. The contact stated that the gear shifter detached from the vehicle while shifting into reverse. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 72,000. The VIN was unavailable.

My 2004 Lincoln Aviator started making a loud whining noise.

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Gear shift not changing smoothly, gear difficult to get out of "park" from time to time. The transmission shift cable finally become dislodged from the shift cable bracket and the vehicle is unable to move at all (not even able to push vehicle while gear in neutral). Needing to replace shift cable and gear lever.

Shifting from drive to reverse or vice versa with no response. Power train - gear shift cable disconnects causing loss of control of what gear the car is in. Selector then gives wrong information as to what gear you are in. Only some 2003 Aviators have been recalled; I have a 2004. Website complaints show that all Aviators 2002 to 2008 are affected. I told the Lincoln dealer about NHTSA and she said 'don't listen to them, they don't know what they are talking about. " they are charging me $400 to fix the problem including the towing.

Shift cable becomes dislodged on my 2003 Lincoln Aviator which only has 56,783 miles as of 07. 09. 2010.

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The contact owns a 2003 Lincoln Aviator. The contact stated that while attempting to park in the drive position, the vehicle began to abnormally accelerate in the reverse position without warning. The contact was able to stop the vehicle without incident. Upon further inspection, he found that the shifter cable was disconnected. He was able to connect the cable and park the vehicle; however; the cable disconnected a second time while parking. The dealer advised the contact that the failure was directly related to NHTSA campaign id number 02v313000: power train: automatic transmission. The failure and current mileages were 62,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Lincoln Aviator. While driving at any speed, the vehicle suddenly lost power. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed about recall 02v313000 (powertrain: automatic transmission) which cited the same failure as the one the contact experienced. However, the contact was informed that her vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was approximately 73,250. The failure mileage was approximately 73,150. Updated 06/21/10 updated 06/24/10.

The gear shift selector broke and I could not get the vehicle into a neutral position while driving. Could not turn off the ignition system. Updated 01/13/10.

The contact owns a 2004 Lincoln Aviator. The contact stated that the gear selectors came apart when attempting to shift gears. Gear failure while driving increases the risk for vehicle crash. He took the vehicle to the dealer and was advised that the entire shift assembly needed to be replaced. However because there was not an existing recall they would not assume responsibility for the repairs. The failure mileage was 53,000. The current mileage was unknown.

Transmission either shifts real slow or violently jerks from one gear to another. Dealer has had in shop many times without any resolution available. This causes huge loss in fuel mileage not to mention the harshness of the driving experience.

The consumer complained about a sudden acceleration problem. While backing out of the driveway the vehicle began to surge forward. The consumer slammed on the brakes and the vehicle eventually stopped. Recall campaign# 02v313000.

My 2003 Lincoln Aviator lost power steering causing me to loose control of the car on a county road and missing death by god's love last Tuesday,2/22/05. I struggled and managed to drag the car off the road onto the bush and avoided heating an oncoming car and being crushed by a semi-trailer that was behind me. The car was towed(flat-bedded) to the local Lincoln-Mercury dealership. The head mechanic told me later that my car had suffered a catastrophic birth defect from the factory because the power steering hose was improperly mounted at the time manufactured, as a consequence the hose fell off the mounting/attachment and was cut by the air condition fan. He told me new hose has been installed and mounted properly under the factory warranty. I have taken possession of the car, but I am afraid to drive it for any distance. First, I would like your office to force Ford Lincoln,the manufacturer of the Lincoln Aviator SUV, to send an immediate alert to the public that this potentially fatal problem is possible in the Aviator brand of their SUV. If I died in the accident,my family would never know what caused the accident. We do not want any body to be hurt or killed in the Lincoln Aviator. Second, I would like to know what my course of action should get a brand new replacement car or feel unsafe in a Lincoln Aviator for a ever? third does your office have a record of this type of problem with this line of vehicle? thank you for your quick response and assistance. Unyime o. Nseyo.

Rough idling at stand still and with acceleration and decceleration with a whining noise, miss firing happened 1st time the day after we bought the car- dealer said he fixed the problem. Happened again just a few weeks later. The car is six weeks old and in the shop for the second time. Dealer says problem is the management processor.

2003 Lincoln Aviator has a problem with the transmission shift cable. The transmission shift cable dislodged from the shift cable bracket which caused the vehicle not to shift properly or at all. The consumer found a recall for the problem, however she was informed her vehicle identification number was not included in the recall. Recall 02v313000.