Four problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2007 Lincoln Navigator. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Lincoln Navigator based on all problems reported for the 2007 Navigator.
The contact owns a 2007 Lincoln Navigator. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the brake system engaged without any warning and made a very loud growling noise. . The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 90,000. Updated 02/11/lj the consumer stated there were no brakes for approximately 7-10 seconds. Updated 02/11/14.
While driving on a level surface in moderate traffic going 40mph I pressed the breaks and the anti skid lights came on and the abs turned on and took the vehicle a while to stop. . . Kept happening. . . . Turned vehicle off and restarted and it went away. . . Just concerned that it might happen on the highway. . . . In heavy traffic.
Was driving straight on a level paved street in town at about 30-35 mph, clear day, 70-75 degrees when the rsc dash light came on, and a loud grinding sound came from the transmission area, the transmission geared down by itself, the engine lost power, and I had no brakes. This lasted about 5 seconds or so. Over the next 3/4 mile, the rsc dash indicator light would come on briefly and when it did, I had no braking ability. This happened about 3 times within 3/4 mile. The car was in dealership for 20 days, and the only thing they did was to put some electrical tape between the dash and defrost vent to prevent ambient light from coming onto the steering column. Since the car was bought (new) the brakes have "acted up" twice, (before this event) either the pedel goes to the floor and it does not brake, or the pedal is very hard, and can't be pushed down to brake. When you let up and push it again, it operates ok.
On 07/26/07, while driving our brand-new Navigator, (purchased new on 07/06/07) all dash lights flickered and brake pedal would not engage. A cracking noise coming from the brake pedal sounded, and the light showing a car with squiggly lines flashed. After several attempts to engage the brakes, we were finally able to brake, but for a while we were not sure we were going to be able to do so. Took the car to the dealer, they said they tried to duplicate the problem, but they couldn't. The same situation happened again on 08/22/07, in September, on 10/31/07, 11/27/07, 1/22/08 and again in March 2008. The dealer was never able to duplicate the problem, but the brakes keep on malfunctioning. To make matters worse, the code used in the repair forms, states "customer complaint" and "multicheck inspection", but does not describe the brakes problem, therefore it shows as if there had never been a brake problem. I contacted Ford, ask them to buy back the vehicle, and a representative who is not a mechanic told me that a fuse was being activated for excess light, but it had been fixed. That was before the malfunction of March 2008, so it must not have been it. It also surprises me that the mechanics working on the vehicle can't tell me what is wrong with it, or how to fix it, but somebody who is not a mechanic and has not even seen my vehicle can tell me how it was fixed. On top of that, since I contacted Ford directly, the manager of the dealer got upset because we did so.