2004 Lincoln Navigator Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 15%of 86 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the air bags of the 2004 Lincoln Navigator, 15% of the 86 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I was driving down a county road when the side airbags deployed with no collision or fast braking. I was approaching a stop sign and was coasting and had not applied the brakes when it occurred.”
NHTSA complaint #10780212, filed 2015-10, 98,900 miles“I have a 2004 Lincoln Navigator and when it gets too cold the airbags have busted on me and the compressor. I have owned this vehicle for 2 years and 2 years in a row each winter my suspension has failed. My wheels are riding right under my tire wall and it is going to cause me to have an accident or cause further damage. At $1000 to fix these they should last longer than 1 year. Please look into this and recall our vehicles, the air suspension is supposed to provide a smoother ride not a rough winter.”
NHTSA complaint #10672760, filed 2015-01, 14,700 miles“While driving north on ar hwy 9 a few miles south of malvern, arkansas with my wife in the front passenger seat and my son in the second row directly behind me, a loud bang occurred. In the next moments I realized the side curtain air bags deployed on both sides of the vehicle, a smell like fireworks became immediately apparent, and the driver's side sun visor was destroyed and hanging down directly in front of me at an angle. I was able to maintain control of the vehicle and stay in my lane of the two-lane highway and slowed down. …”
NHTSA complaint #10467986, filed 2012-07, 132,000 miles“I bought my one owner carfax incident free 2004 Lincoln Navigator in april 2009 , in may 2009 I was driving down the highway and my side curtain airbags deployed almost causing me to wreck my vehicle, the truck was taken to the dealer where purchased , after waiting over a week the truck was returned with no explanation the only thing I was told was that it did not fall under warranty and they would not be willing to help. Left with no option, I am driving the vehicle as is, I was not given any information or warnings. …”
NHTSA complaint #10269985, filed 2009-05, 103,540 miles“While driving down the highway at 70 MPH, the side airbag curtains in our 2004 Lincoln Navigator deployed for no reason. We took the vehicle directly to the ford dealership and was told that the diagnostics ran on it showed that we had a collision that caused the airbags to deploy. Our insurance adjuster looked at the vehicle and found that there was no type of collision to have caused the airbags to deploy. The dealership insists that we hit something and chooses not to repair it. Instead, we were told that we had to pay for it; $6,000.00.”
NHTSA complaint #10300088, filed 2010-01, 89,000 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 8% |
| 2019 | 4 | 5% |
| 2017 | 3 | 9% |
| 2016 | 1 | 4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 7% |
| 2008 | 1 | 3% |
| 2007 | 1 | 2% |
| 2006 | 6 | 10% |
| 2005 | 6 | 13% |
| 2004 | 13 | 15% |
| 2003 | 14 | 11% |
| 2002 | 7 | 22% |
| 2001 | 4 | 5% |
| 2000 | 9 | 8% |
| 1999 | 2 | 2% |
| 1998 | 6 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2004 Lincoln Navigator
24 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsSeats
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsEquipment
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2004 Lincoln Navigator
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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