Lincoln Aviator check engine light comes on

Filed Jul 15, 2026 · Fuel system · 67,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2021 Lincoln Aviator. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 25V455000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving 70-75 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a friend's residence, where it failed to restart. The dealer was contacted and informed that the vehicle would be repaired at the owner's expense because the recall remedy was unavailable. The contact was informed that a reimbursement claim could be filed with the manufacturer afterwards. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

Filed Dec 29, 2025 · Engine, Fuel system · TN

I have taken my car more times than I can count for recalls in the little time that I have owned my can bought new. My work requires me to drive a lot covering 6 states. Scheduling recall repairs has become a serious issue for me in a two year old car. As it seems that most of the recalls have been fixed except one small one where it sounds like wind is blowing in and the rear view camera and display work whenever it wants. A lot of time the screen just goes dark when it’s needed the most. I just recently took my car to the dealership bec the engine light came on and my car started sputtering g while driving. Ford serviced it and within a week it did the same thing and light was back on. This time it started not cranking easy time I had to get gas. As I was driving on hwy after fuel up my car started jerking and just shut down engine. I rolled over to shoulder and it took a hand full of tries to start and I got it home asap. I took back to ford and they said it was due to a fuel pump and needed to go to Lincoln. It’s been weeks now and my car is getting worse. I dont trust it to drive as I have had now two stalls and multiple hard starts where engine won’t turn over. With me on highway a lot and no recall repairs i. Sore as Lincoln said I’m not sure what to do. This is very dangerous. I was lucky I wasn’t in Heavy traffic or crossing over lanes.

Filed Jun 28, 2013 · Engine · 126,225 miles · CA

The cars check engine light came on in 4-20-07 just over 50,000 miles. We were told by ford two cylinder heads7 &8 had issues and would require a $5900.00 o.h. They did offer us $1500.00 towards the engine. We learned latter, ford had a inter-office bulletin about this problem as did all-data. Now at 126,00 we will have to have the engine overhauled. Ford should be mandated to cover the full cost of these repairs. They have known about this issue since 2004.

Filed Jul 26, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 92,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 lincoln aviator. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle started to shake abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who inspected the failure and advised that the cylinder head in the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the issue who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 92,000. Updated 8/23/12 *cn also, the ignition coils needed to be replaced. Updated 09/05/12

Filed Jun 11, 2012 · Engine · 60,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns 2003 lincoln aviator. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where the contact was informed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred several times. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 60,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Dec 21, 2011 · Engine · 105,000 miles · AL

Solenoids going out on the transmission as well as the belts that hold the transmission in place. Dealer stated that this is a known problem for 2 years and that ford will not recall the product. The engine light came on during the drive and the engine has trouble shifting into gear going up a hill. Their is a leak around the oil filter which cause the overdrive light to come on durin the drive. The leak is on the 0 ring bolted onto the engine and that part including the filter and antifreeze needs to be added to the car. The car lost 3 quarts of oil and had to be replaced by the driver in order to take it to the dealer for repair. The dealer admitted this is a manufacturers defect but will not replace these parts for no charge.

Filed Jul 1, 2011 · Engine · 94,000 miles · TX

Engine began idling roughly, and eventually the engine warning light came on. The problem was diagnosed as a crack in the cylinder head for number 8 cylinder. Talking to lincoln mechanics and checking various discussion groups on the web showed that a large number of other lincoln aviators, and other vehicles with the same engine were experiencing this same failure. The rough idle can be alleviated by increasing the idle speed or taking the car out of gear while idling. Both of these actions are dangerous and can lead to accidents.

Filed Jun 21, 2011 · Engine · 60,000 miles · GA

The vehicle began with problems that seemed related to the battery. It jerks when accelerating between 40 and 60 MPH. Problem codes keep changing and check engine light remains on. First codes indicated cam/crank shaft, then misfiring, then crankshaft, even after cam and crank shaft sensors were replaced. Jerking continues to worsen. Ford 'claims' the code was not in their system, initially. Problem seems to be causing many things at once to go bad: battery, compressor, fuel getting to engine, etc. Problems have occurred over several months.

Filed Jun 3, 2011 · Engine · 79,000 miles · NY

I own a 2003 lincoln aviator with 85,000 miles on it . It is a 48,000 dollar vehicle and I am less than satisfied with the way its held up . The vehicle sees synthetic oil changes every 3,000 miles . At around 79,000 the engine died on while driving on a hilly country road with my family in the car . I was able to muscle the car over to the side of the road with no power steering and limited brakes we ended up in a corn field , however there was no damage to the vehicle there was a verry unhappy farmer . The vehicle then started up and ran but was running rough with a check engine light . Brought to the dealer and was told its a common problem and needed a valve job somewhere to the tune of 5,000 dollars . I am one of at least 350 other complaints of the same problem online and would greatly appreciate it being looked into further . This vehicle has been babied since day 1 and I loved it untill now and its a shame . Along with the low compression the vehicle also developed an obnoxious knock and tick. I dont appreciate the vehicle as I did before oh and as for ford , they want nothing to do with it .

Filed Jun 29, 2010 · Electrical · 21,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 lincoln aviator. While driving at approximately 55 MPH, the check engine light illuminated on the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed the ignition coil needed to be replaced. The ignition coil was replaced. Approximately 4 months later the failure recurred. The vehicle was again taken to an authorized dealer where the ignition coil was replaced. The failure continued to recur on several other ignition coils, and the contact replaced them himself. The contact stated that the failure continues to recur. The failure mileage was 21,000 and the current mileage was 144,000.