Six problems related to suspension have been reported for the 1998 Lincoln Navigator. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 1998 Lincoln Navigator. While driving approximately 65 mph, the rear of the vehicle independently swayed from side to side without warning. In addition, the contact mentioned that the brake pedal was depressed, but failed to respond and the rear of the vehicle began to scrape across the ground. The contact mentioned that the vehicle stopped independently. After inspecting the vehicle, the contact discovered that the lug nuts on the rear passenger side wheel fractured and caused the wheel to disengage from the vehicle. The entire rear of the vehicle was fractured. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the frame, the drive shaft, the trans axle, the transfer case, the rear axle, the bearing, and the rear lug nuts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,000.
Wheels are not safe and very dangerous and randomly breaking off all screws while driving and ruined the frame and drive shaft transmission suspension etc. . . Highway 10 west and vehicle became unstoppable as brakes also new but failed without 4th wheel this occurred 1st on morning after st patricks day 2016 and the tires were good and wheels were bolted with lugnut impact drill and mechanic said thers a recall and the original owner was unaware but Lincoln claims they tried to fix before in 1999 but anaheim was fraudulently claiming repairs that were never completed because the owner always only went to the dealer where purchased new and the warranty was in effect 69,863 miles .
I was driving about 40 mph on a rode a drove everyday something broke on my 98 Lincoln Navigator . The guys who flipped it back over said the suspension broke I scraped a guardrail then straight across the road head on with a tree I flipped up on my headlights spun like that then rolled 50 more feet down the road it knocked me out on impact but a friend was in front of me and seen the whole thing I had a severe concussion and broke my back n four places none of the airbags deployed I would not recommend this type of vehicle for anyone there are so many complaints about the suspension and air shocks not working my sons almost lost their mom bc the suspension broke it was a very well maintained vehicle one owner be fore me who took very good care of it I only drove it for 5 months about 20 miles aday to work in back it was not lack of maintenance or anything like that.
The contact owns a 1998 Lincoln Navigator. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle she noticed that it was low to the ground. The vehicle was towed to a local repair facility, and a technician concluded that the suspension sensors failed. No repairs were made. The failure and current mileages were 170,000. Updated 12/7/09 updated 12/08/09.
We five were driving to pendleton, oregon for a new years celebration we were all straight and sober. The car suddenly swung to the left driver corrected to the right. Happened again, harder. Rainy and cold and dark out. Driver corrected but the car swung to the left as though possessed, hurling us into a nightmare 4 full rolls. Driver sustained hole in her crown(head)plus hand and arm pain. Passenger sustained shoulder pain. Passenger behind person sustained back injuries. Passenger behind driver in seatbelt o. K. Except for bruising from seat belt. 5th person in back had compression in chest, knee wrenched, and horrible leg cramping for 2 weeks. Thank god we lived to tell the story. I can be reached at 425-462-1396 I am connie(owner) staying at my daughters until she heals up. My husband is 70 years old and was behind driver-bruised only.
Vehicle difficult to control when driving in a cross wind. Qcaw.