1999 Lincoln Navigator Suspension Problems

“Heard clicking noise when turning corners. Took 1999 Lincoln Navigator in for inspections and found that the following parts needed replacing: ball joints (front-left), remove and replace control arm, lower, one side, sway bar link-remove and replace stabilizer bar control, alignment cams/wedges (front-left including alignment adjustment. Very costly and time consuming repairs. Since I travel a lot I feel more than blessed that there was not a break down in route of a trip. Was told that this indeed could be very dangerous if not repaired immediately.”

“I was driving my 1999 Lincoln Navigator and suddenly my rear suspension failed resulting in a tremendous amount of bouncing up and down cause a very serious control problem. Luckily there were no other vehicles around to cause a serious accident. I was able to get the vehicle home by driving slowly and scheduled an appointment with my local mechanic. He discovered that the compressor relay and connector plug was melted/burned and found the main air line also melted causing the sudden loss of air pressure. There were also numerous melted and burnt wiring. …”

“Several months to a year ago, I received a recall notice from ford/Lincoln telling me to have my tire rods inspected. I did so the last time the care was in for service and was told all was ok and they didn't need to be replaced. Last night, while driving near rfk stadium in washington, dc, the tire rod on my 99 Lincoln Navigator severed from the vehicle causing me to lose control of the vehicle and steering. Shortly before incident I had been on the beltway going 55 MPH. At the time of the incident, I was only traveling 25-30 MPH. By luck, the car veered into a exxon gas station. …”

“While driving ....... Without warning the air suspension line exploded and the vehicle became unmanageable ... Causing me to go off the road and strike various stationary objects ......”

“The contact owns a 1999 Lincoln Navigator. The contact stated that the sparks plugs were becoming overheated and popping out from under the hood, and were also burning the attached coil. In addition, the contact stated that the suspension would intermittently fail and would not inflate. The contact would shut off the vehicle for a few moments to allow the suspension to reset itself. The vehicle was neither inspected for the failure nor repaired. The failure mileage was 220,000 and the current mileage was 240,000.”