TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. FOUR HOURS AFTER BEING DRIVEN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE WAS SO BAD THAT THE HOOD BLEW OFF. THE TIRES AND EVERYTHING IN THE VEHICLE WERE MELTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND A FIREFIGHTER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FORD RECALL REGARDING THIS FAILURE. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE ORIGINATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL TOW YARD. THE CONTACT HAS PHOTOS AND A VIDEOTAPE OF THE FIRE. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.
1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT BEING SWITCHED ON/OFF. THEY SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN. THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT COME ON AT ALL MOST TIMES, EVEN WHEN TURNED ON. ALSO, THE ODOMETER LCD READOUT COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. SEVERAL LIGHT ON THE DASH CONTROLS PANELS COME ON AND OFF AT WILL AS WELL. IT JUST SEEMS THAT THERE IS SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE WIRING SYSTEMS OR POSSIBLY IN THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, SINCE IT ONLY DOES IT INTERMITTANTLY YOU CANNOT PLAN TO CHECK IT WITH THE DEALER, BECAUSE THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN IT WILL OCCUR AND HOW LONG IT WILL LAST.*AK