Eight problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 1998 Lincoln Navigator. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1998 Lincoln Navigator. The vehicle speed control was deactivated for the Ford recall. The contact stated that the dealer deactivated the speedometer when the cruise control was deactivated. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact's vehicle was rear ended by another vehicle and destroyed. Two occupants were injured and a police report was filed. The recall number was unknown. The approximate failure and current mileages were 10,000. Updated 5/5/09 the consumer stated the air bag did not deploy. Updated 05/06/09.
The contact owns a 1998 Lincoln Navigator. The contact received a Ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in August of 2007. He immediately scheduled an appointment to have the vehicle repaired. He refused to have the speed control switch disconnected because the dealer stated that they did not know when the parts would be available. The contact has received several notifications stating that he needed to have the switch disconnected until the parts become available. He still has not had the switch disconnected because the parts will not be available until June of 2008 and he travels a lot. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 160,000.
: the contact states the cruise control switch was disconnected by a dealership according to a recall repair. There is a NHTSA recall, #05v388000 on the vehicle regarding the vehicle speed control. The parts needed to repair their vehicle are not available at their local dealership. The manufacturer confirmed the parts are not available. Updated 2/7/2006 -.
Vehicle was parked for about 3 minutes when all of a sudden vehicle caught on fire. This seemed to have been a similar problem to the one mentioned in Ford recall 05v17oooo regarding the cruise control switch.
Vehicle was parked outside the owner's home, just a few minutes after the owner came inside the home, vehicle was engulfed in flames. Fire department was notified, and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was totaled.
Wife drove home from nc. Parked car and started unloading. 5 feet from house. 20 minutes after park smoke seen from hood. Could not open hood due to heat. Fire came from hood and wheel well. Flames were 4 feet tall. Used cc frequently do not remember problems. May have had some fuse issues. Veh insured by usaa who was going subrigate. Usaa also sent an adjuster who took photos.
The contact stated on 7-10-04 h 1998 Lincoln Navigator caught on fire. The car was not destroyed. She got it repaired. Recall 05v017000 included the 2000 Lincoln Navigator, but did not include the contact's vehicle. She wanted to know why this car was not included in the recall. She called back in 04 to report that this car was having the same problem. As stated in recall #05v388000 that has just come out and includes 1998 Lincoln Navigator. She has not called Ford yet to see if VIN number was included. She would like to be reimbursed for the cost of the repairs back in 2004.
Automobile caught on fire while parked in garage causing major damage to house. Mrs. Burt, then pregnant, fell while trying to leave burning house.