Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Lincoln Aviator

Lincoln Aviator owners have reported 22 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's warnings (9 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (7 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Lincoln Aviator


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Lincoln Aviator

The Warnings problem

The vehicle experienced a sudden unprovoked, catastrophic, and total electronic and mechanical failure of the primary braking and adas. Driving at expressway speeds, the vehicle immediately lost all power brake assistance, threw immediate multi-system critical alerts on the instrument cluster, and   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

On 12/4/25, I visited corley's Lincoln and reported several issues. One issue was that the vehicle would accelerate or decelerate while using cruise control. There were several other issues, but the following two issues are safety issues.   Read details...

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

While moving in reverse, the vehicle automatic breaking system engages on and off giving a jerking movement of the car and makes you feel like you hit something. Once the vehicle is placed into drive mode the same thing happens with the breaking system.   Read details...




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