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Forward collision avoidancePart report

2020 Lincoln Aviator Forward collision avoidance Problems

Complaints
8about this part
Share
7%of 110 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator, 7% of the 110 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My warning light stating a AWD malfunction has occurred has gone off 4 times, along with warnings for malfunctions in precollision assist and hill climb assist and the light has come on 4 times for each of these. When driving these lights come on and when the AWD malfunction light comes on the car drives very loose and I do not seem to have firm control over the steering and i feel like the car wants to swerve and I do not feel safe driving .”

NHTSA complaint #11523476, filed 2023-05

“I don't know the component or system that failed but sometimes when I am parked and put my car into reverse, the brakes lock up but my car will roll backwards. I have to either jam both feet on the brake pedal or quickly shift the car back into park and turn the car off and restart it. This usually will correct the problem. It feels like the brakes are locked and they are really hard to press. I drop kids off at school and this has happened in the parking lot several times with children walking behind me as I am getting ready to leave. …”

NHTSA complaint #11680022, filed 2025-08

“Driving down the road and all of a sudden multiple warnings come on the dash. They include : Service AvanceTrac, pre collision assist not available, 4WD fault service required, and Hill start assist not available. These warning all clear upon restart but will come back at random times. I joined a forum for this vehicle and a lot of owners are reporting this issue.”

NHTSA complaint #11591999, filed 2024-06

“AWD, Adaptive Cruise Control, infoTrac, and Collisiom assistance lights continue going off while on freeways. Have brought in several times in less than a year and I can’t imagine that the ABS module is the issue as they reinstalled and it didn’t work along with replacement of numerous sensors. Please look into this”

NHTSA complaint #11514979, filed 2023-04

“AWD sensors repeatedly are going off then disappearing after car is turned on and off. Happens in City mostly but has triggered while driving on the highway. Caused all ability to use cruise control to deactivate. It also shows the down hill assist fault error.”

NHTSA complaint #11512103, filed 2023-03

Related service bulletins

Forward collision avoidance: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025422%
2023313%
202236%
202125%
202087%

Other parts of the 2020 Lincoln Aviator

Electrical system
39 complaints
Other or unknown
24 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
23 complaints
Back-over prevention (rear camera)
16 complaints
Brakes
10 complaints
Body and structure
8 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
Engine
7 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Exterior lighting
4 complaints
Seats
3 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2020 Lincoln Aviator

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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