Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1998 Ford Navigator

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

1
Open recalls
5
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
18
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

5 filed
0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:CRUISE Control
    2
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components
    1
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND Attachments
    1
  • Structure
    1
  • TIRES:TREAD/BELT
    1

Recalls

1 campaign
00V168000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING2000-06-19

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS, LIGHT PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. OFF LEASE CANADIAN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WHICH MEET CANADIAN REQUIREMENTS AND NOT THE PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." ACCORDING TO FORD, THE VEHICLES WERE IMPORTED INTO THE U.S. ERRONEOUSLY.

RiskTHE LIGHT GIVEN OFF FROM THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS IS BRIGHTER THAN ALLOWED BY U.S. STANDARDS.

FixDEALERS WILL BE ADVISED TO DEACTIVATE THE RUNNING LIGHT FUNCTION AND TO COMPLETE ANY OUTSTANDING SAFETY RECALLS ON THESE VEHICLES.

NHTSA investigations

3 actions
EA05005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2005-03-22 → 2006-08-02

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall05V388000

EA05005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD2005-03-22 → 2006-08-02

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall05V388000

EA05005·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL2005-03-22 → 2006-08-02

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES

Led to recall05V388000

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