2001 Ford Navigator
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 2001 Ford Navigator. Newest first.
Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss 225, "child restraint anchorage systems." the affected expedition/navigator owner guides do not identify the locations of seating positions equipped with tether anchorages, and do not provide instructions for securing…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of a crash, the child seat may not be properly attached increasing the risk of injury to the child.
Remedy
Owners will be provided with owner guide inserts revised to provide the required information, and instructions for affixing these inserts to their owner guides. customers will also be advised that if they prefer, their dealer will affix the inserts to their owner guides.
Owner complaints
5 complaints1 involved a crash1 involved a fire
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Air bags
My husband were involved in a single car crash. the 2001 lincoln navigator spun around and rolled over and the airbags did not deploy. the insurance company was shocked when advised of this. *Tr
- Vehicle speed control
Truck was parked not running when it just caught on fire in garage. allen fire dept came and put out fire, vehicle was towed to storage facility, damage to townhome, fortunately no one was injured. Truck was not pd for, so lienholder went and sued me. Want damages and mental anguish paid for by ford. *tr
- Electrical system › Wiring › Interior/under dash
Unwanted electrical activity when the car IS unattended. Every time it rains I have multiple electrical problems for days. Starter kicks in automatically, blower stays on when car IS off. Headlights just turning on with the switch off and the keys out. *Nm
- Vehicle speed control
Dt: consumer states: took vehicle to dealer and it has been fixed. Was backing out of garage a suddenly vehicle surged and leaped backwards. repair shop said it was idle air control valve and gasket. No lights came on. *Ak
- Structure › Body › Door
While driving noticed outside air entering through doors. Dealer has been contacted, replaced door seals . Please provide furhter information.*ak
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Engine compartment fires
Ea05-005 IS closed with ford?s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).the brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in…
Ea05-005 IS closed with ford?s actions in recalls 05v-017, 05v-388, and 06v-286, recalling approximately 6.7 million vehicles equipped with texas instruments speed control deactivation switches (scds).the brake systems in these recalled vehicles generate a vacuum that can potentially cause the scds to fail and, in certain switch installation orientations, catch fire.ford IS also including the entire population of 1998 explorers.ford has informed odi that testing to determine the cause of failures in the 1998 explorers will continue after this investigation IS closed.odi believes that the vehicles exhibiting the factors causing scds failure described in this report correlate well with the observed failure rates on these vehicles by model and model year.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist in the non-recalled vehicles manufactured with scds that are not included in ford?s recalls.odi will continue to monitor the non-recalled population for incidence of engine compartment fires.the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see attached closing report for details.
- Front seat belt buckle assembly
Under recall campaign (01v227), ford recalled approximately 1.3 million vehicles to inspect and if necessary replace the front driver and/or passenger seat belt buckle.approximately 1.1 million owners responded by taking their vehicles to a dealer for inspection of the buckle using a specialized buckle test tool.ford…
Under recall campaign (01v227), ford recalled approximately 1.3 million vehicles to inspect and if necessary replace the front driver and/or passenger seat belt buckle.approximately 1.1 million owners responded by taking their vehicles to a dealer for inspection of the buckle using a specialized buckle test tool.ford reported that 829,927 vehicles had both buckles pass the tool test and another 167,336 vehicles had one buckle pass.odi and ford received complaints alleging seat belt buckle failure shortly after passing the original recall inspection service.complainants alleged that the buckle failed by either not latching or false-latching (partial engagement of the latch to the latch plate).a false-latched buckle may release with minor movement or impact against the buckle housing including inadvertent release while the vehicle IS in motion.odi IS upgrading this recall query to an engineering analysis (ea05-004) to further analyze the field performance of those vehicles that ford dealers passed (one or both buckles) using ford's inspection test (997,263 vehicles).
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10008334Engine-light tick or rattle type noise from engine after cold start.
- 624715Customers may complain of wind noise.
- 624712Some vehicles may exhibit a weak sounding horn chirp.
- 624629Some vehicles may exhibit a driveline vibration at speeds between 60-70 mph. *Slc
- 624622Some vehicles may exhibit a vibration at idle and/or engine droaning noise on acceleration from a stop. *Slc
- 624155Information regarding external transmission cooler disconnect tool. *Jada
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