1998 Lincoln Navigator Electrical system Problems

“I started vehicle and drove approximately 1 mile or so and vehicle completely lost power. I came to a complete stop notice smoke from under hood. I investigated smoke and noticed the fire and immediately had friends evacuate following phone call to fire department. I have done nothing to fix problem at this point except for contacting insurance company.”

“Pulling into a parking space the vehicle sped up on its own. The harder I braked the faster the acceleration. The RPM's red lined and I looked down and all gauges were going crazy. It felt as if I lost all power steering and braking. I turned the ignition off and the brake pedal went to the floor. Started it back up and all seemed fine. The next day the check engine light came on. It is at the dealer today and they have never heard of anything like this. I was very scared.”

“Woke at 4:00am to the smoke and fire of our vehicle fully engulfed in flames from the engine compartment. The vehicle was located in our driveway. It was parked at about 9:50am the day before..roughly about 18 hours before it caught on fire. My wife and mother in law got our three kids out into the back yard. Two of the kids were within 20-25 ft. Of the fire when they were sleeping. I went out to the garage and tried extinguishing the fire with a fire extinguisher, but was unable to do any good. …”

“Spark plugs!! I have a 98 Lincoln Navigator, I just had a 60,000 mile service completed on it 3,000 miles ago. The truck was sputtering and stalling out in traffic, the Lincoln dealership assured me it was a hose EGR/pcv, I can't really recall which. They replaced the hose along with the service. I deploy to korea in sep 02', and I get a call from my wife the truck is doing the same thing. So she takes it to a different Lincoln dealership, they inform her that a spark plug is rusted and frozen in the head assy. …”

“Spark plug blew out at 45 MPH w/o warning. Took to dealership and got back next day. 2 days later, engine light on, was told by same dealership that I had faulty vacuum hoses. More money spent. Now ABS light is on after changing all front end brake components. Also dash lights stay on even with all other lights are off.”