Two problems related to front suspension have been reported for the 2001 Lincoln Navigator. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Lincoln Navigator based on all problems reported for the 2001 Navigator.
2001 Lincoln Navigator. The contact stated the passenger side outer tie rod broke while driving on the road. The vehicle was slowing from 60-45 mph when this occurred. The contact was able to pull the vehicle over. Also, this broke the inner belts of the passenger side front tire. The vehicle was towed to the dealership at that time. The dealership did not have a reason why this occurred. The contact spoke with Lincoln about the incident. The dealership replaced the outer tie rod end, and realigned the vehicle at the consumer's expense. The contact had to replace the passenger tire, and chose to replace the other tires as well. Updates 1/11/2006 -.
Front end raises up higher about 10-12 inches than rear. Due to the vehicle being unbalanced it causes the vehicle to wander. Vehicle was sent in 5 times to dealer,and once test driven by a area representative, who detected a problem.