Factory chrome painted wheels peeling caused tire blowout on the highway. The chrome separates from the aluminum wheel and the tire starts to lose air or in my case blow out. This is a huge safety risk and there's not anything I'm able to do. This is happening with many other lincoln vehicles that have chrome painted wheels from 2007 to 2014. Lincoln has no answers for me and suggest I order factory wheels. New factory wheels will just start peeling again.
Lincoln Navigator tire blowout problems
66 of the 1,361 owner complaints about the Lincoln Navigator describe tire blowout or tread separation, most of them for the 1998 model year.
- owner complaints
- 66
- worst model year
- 1998
- typical mileage
- 51,870
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
What owners say
When temperatures drop near or below freezing, the air suspension springs stop functioning at all. The valve that holds the air in the air bags gets frost on it and can't close anymore. This causes the suspension to ride on the rubber stops. The tires rub in the fender wells. The vehicle will eventually rub the tire to a tire failure. This will cause the driver to lose control of the vehicle and possibly crash.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 lincoln navigator equipped with national a/s commando tires, size: 245/75/16 (n/a). The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the rear passenger's side tire separated from the vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The tire was not replaced. The failure mileage of the tire and the vehicle was 6,500. The VIN was not available.
I had the spark plug blow out of the hole caused car to run on less compression and it is very costly to fix mechanic informed this vehicle is known for this.
On 12/03/11 when my husband started our 2002 lincoln navigator a loud bang happened, my seat belt tightened across my chest so tight it hurt and I couldn't breathe, the car started smoking so bad that my oldest daughter jumped out of the truck because it scared her so bad. The seat belt was so tight it wouldn't come off at first which scared me because the smoke was by the side of my head! Now the seat belt won't work and I don't want to use my car without it. In the past year, 2011, my truck keeps blowing fuses on the automatic lights and air bag for the passenger side. I keep replacing the fuse but they only last about a week and then they blow out. Once the fuse is replaced the automatic lights work, the airbag light goes off. But, no sooner do I change it, it blows again. So, I haven't replaced it. In february I have to go for emissions and I won't pass with this light on. In the last 6 months, my bright lights have turned on by themselves. I thought it only happened when we use the turn signals, but my husband told me it does it all the time. I didn't believe him until three days ago when I hit a bump and they went on. Then, yesterday I was sitting in our running, parked car and the brights just turned on while the car was on and not moving. That really scared me. What kind of electrical problems does this vehicle have? I have done the one recall on my truck for engine fire. Are there more recalls I should know about?
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 lincoln navigator. The contact stated that the spare tire was an 18 inch instead of 20 inch like the other tires. The contact had a tire failure and the vehicle was unbalanced because of the size of the spare. The current mileage was approximately 24,000.
Driver side rear tire tread separated while traveling at about 65 miles an hour on the interstate.
Merged onto interstate. Traveling around 70 miles per hour when passenger side rear tire tread separated. Complete tread separation.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 lincoln navigator. The vehicle has continental contitrac aw, size p275/60/r17 tires. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle shook. She took the vehicle to the dealer to see if the failure was caused by its front end. The automotive technician stated that all four tires suffered from tread separation. The tires were only two years old. The mechanic stated that the tires should not wear out in that manner due to their age. The tire manufacturer has not been notified. The tire failure mileage was 22,000. The vehicle current and failure mileages were 88,000.
2000 lincoln navigator suffering tire blow outs. Customer states that they had 2 blow outs with continental contitrac aw tires and one with continental sport lt/SUV. *kb when the third blowout occurred, the rubber separated and caused damaged to the vehicle.
Related recalls
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- What is wrong
- Ford is recalling 158 my 2008 expedition and lincoln navigator vehicles equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and the limo builders package for failing to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 138, z"tire pressure monitoring systems." the tire pressure was increased from 35 psi to 40 psi without a commensurate update to the TPMS calibrations.
- Risk
- The TPMS indicator light will not illuminate when a tire pressure is is 25% below the 40 psi value stated on the tire placard label occurs.
- Remedy
- Dealers will reconfigure the TPMS thresholds to the appropriate pressures. The recall began on april 23, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 08V166000 · Recall details
Tires: tread/belt
- What is wrong
- On certain sport utility vehicles, the front and rear tires on the driver's side of affected vehicles may have been damaged at the center tread during production.
- Risk
- Over time, the damage may be sufficient to allow belt corrosion ultimately leading to a tread separation, which could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect all four tires (to ensure inspection of the left hand side tires that may have been rotated to the other side of the vehicle) for tire tread damage and, if necessary, replace the damaged tire. The recall began on july 13, 2005. Owners may contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 05V310000 · Recall details
Questions about the Lincoln Navigator tire blowout
Which Lincoln Navigator years have tire blowout or tread separation problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1998 (25 complaints), 2000 (15 complaints) and 1999 (13 complaints).
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