2003 Lincoln Aviator
Safety Score
74
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-21 | 02V313000 |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 25 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | A YEAR AGO NOTICED WHEN SHIFTING AND UP TO DATE MY SHIFTER GEAR INDICATOR NOT SHIFT TO CORRECT GEAR INDICATOR AND FAIL … |
| 2019-09-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT IN THAT'S CONTROL ARM. THE TRANSFER CASE. *TR |
| 2019-07-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO ANY OTHER … |
| 2018-09-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER POSITION WAS NOT IN ALIGNMENT… |
| 2018-05-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER GETS STUCK. IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE DEPRESSED AT ANY GIVEN TIME. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR FOO… |
| 2017-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE HAS BEEN A UNPROVOKED CRACK IN THE LIFT GATE PANEL FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW (WHICH SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLE… |
| 2017-04-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A LINCOLN AVIATOR 2003, IT HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND IT SEEMS LIKE IT DOESN'T SHIFT GEA… |
| 2016-10-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SHIFTER KNOB ON 03 AVIATOR BROKE OFF. THE SHIFTER WAS LOCKED IN DRIVE, HAD TO SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND BRACE THE TIRES FROM… |
| 2016-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE IS BROKEN; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM MOVING GEER AND WHEN MOVED, IT MAY GENERATE A VIOLENT JERK B… |
| 2015-11-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL WHEN I PARK IN MY DRIVE WAY MY CAR WON'T SHIFT OUT OF PARK I HAVE TO HAVE IT PUSHED AN ROCKED BACK AN FOR… |
| 2015-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM THE DRIVEWAY, THE AIR BAGS IN… |
| 2015-08-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS LEAVING MY RESIDENCE ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHICH SOUND LIKE A GUNSHOT. UPON RECOVE… |
| 2015-07-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE WOULD NOT… |
| 2014-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. WHILE SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED … |
| 2013-11-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING OUR 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR WHEN IT BASICALLY STOPPED GOING AND WOULDN'T CHANGE GEAR OR SPEE… |
| 2013-10-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | OUR 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM - ONCE IN PARK, YOU CANNOT MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT TO ANY… |
| 2013-09-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS SITTING IN PARK. JUST HAD STOPPED TO MAKE A DEPOSIT. PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE & MY 2003 AVIATOR WOULD NOT SHIFT F… |
| 2013-09-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR L… |
| 2013-08-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY INTO THE STREET. ONCE I WAS IN THE STREET, I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE AND STEPPED ON … |
| 2013-06-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LAST WEEK MY 03 LINCOLN AVIATOR TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE CAME A LOOSE, IT WAS FIXED. TODAY ON MY WAY FROM WORK THE TRAN… |
| 2013-05-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD JUST GOT HOME WITH MY VEHICLE FROM THE REPAIR SHOP, HAD A VACUUM HOSE REPLACED. I COULD NOT GET MY KEY OUT OF THE… |
| 2013-01-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ON MY 2003 AVIATOR THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON AT VARIOUS TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS FLASH AND… |
| 2012-10-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE DIFFERENTIAL AND TRANSFER CASE BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HAD 2 MECHANICS LOOK AT IT AND THEY ARE BOTH SAYIN… |
| 2012-09-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE SHIFTER KNOB ON MY 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR BROKE OFF. THE SHIFTER WAS LOCKED IN PLACE IN DRIVE AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO S… |
| 2012-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILL… |
| 2012-06-12 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | MY AVIATOR WAS SHIFTING ROUGH FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE WENT OUT. LUCKILY, I HAD ONLY PULLED OUT OF… |
| 2012-05-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 2 | TLTHE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER… |
| 2012-01-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMI… |
| 2011-12-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | SOLENOIDS GOING OUT ON THE TRANSMISSION AS WELL AS THE BELTS THAT HOLD THE TRANSMISSION IN PLACE. DEALER STATED THAT TH… |
| 2011-12-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS WAS CRACKED ALONG THE BASE… |
| 2011-11-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | SHIFTER KNOB ON 03 AVIATOR BROKE OFF. THE SHIFTER WAS LOCKED IN PLACE IN DRIVE AT A GREENLIGHT. IT SEEMS THAT A VERY C… |
| 2011-11-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR HATCH NEAR THE EMBLEM WAS CRACKED. THE HATCH W… |
| 2011-10-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AT 76,000 MILES BEGAN HEARING A NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. IT WAS DETERMINED BY AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER THAT THE IDLER PU… |
| 2011-09-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AND THERE IS A TENDENCY FOR THE FOOT TO SPAN THE DISTANCE … |
| 2011-07-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AFTER OWNING A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR CLOSE TO 4 YEARS IT IS NOW DOWN. I TOOK GOOD CARE OF THIS SUV AND ALWAYS HAD CHANG… |
| 2011-06-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER BECA… |
| 2011-06-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLU… |
| 2011-05-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTER BREAKS AND LOCKS IN PLACE. THE RESULT IS TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS STRANDED IN A DANGEROUS NE… |
| 2011-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH HIS VEHICLE SUCH AS GEAR SHIFT, C… |
| 2011-02-13 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN CROSS TERRAIN TIRES, TIRE SIZE 245/65/R17 AND DOT NU… |
| 2011-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2003 AVIATOR 4.6 V8 WITH 102,000 MILES. MAINTAINED MAINTENANCE WHICH I HAVE HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. CAR RAN FIN… |
| 2011-01-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HINGES ON THE REAR WERE NOT HOLDING THE REAR GL… |
| 2010-10-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | CRACKS IN REAR HATCH PANEL. *TR |
| 2010-09-24 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY WHILE THE VEHIC… |
| 2010-09-06 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE CONTINUOUSLY BECOMES DISLODGED FROM THE SHIFT… |
| 2010-07-31 | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY IN OUR 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR, THE TWO SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS BRO… |
| 2010-07-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP ME , BUT IF YOU COULD POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. I HA… |
| 2010-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN A 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR WITH 85,000 MILES ON IT . IT IS A 48,000 DOLLAR VEHICLE AND I AM LESS THAN SATISFIED WITH … |
| 2010-07-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SHIFT CABLE BECOMES DISLODGED ON MY 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR WHICH ONLY HAS 56,783 MILES AS OF 07.09.2010. *TR |
| 2010-06-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2003 LINCOLN AVIATOR. CONSUMER WRITES FROM ONTARIO REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASE… |