2020 Lincoln Aviator problems
Owners have filed 169 complaints about the 2020 Lincoln Aviator with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 22.5% of them — the clear leader, ahead of power train at 11.8%.
Complaints169
Crashes3
Fires1
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 22.5% · 38
Unknown or other 14.2% · 24
Power train 11.8% · 20
Back over prevention 9.5% · 16
Forward collision avoidance 5.9% · 10
Service brakes 5.3% · 9
Structure 4.7% · 8
Engine 4.1% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 3 describe a crash and 1 describe a fire.
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the Lincoln Aviator in this data, 2020 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings are rising — 91 in the last three years against 55 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 11,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Driving down the road and all of a sudden multiple warnings come on the dash. They include : Service AvanceTrac, pre collision assist not available, 4WD fault service required, and Hill start assist not available. These warning all clear upon restart but will come back at random times. I joined a forum for this vehicle and a lot of owners are reporting this issue. Electrical system
While driving the vehicle when backing up or pulling forward the back up camera, and the forward camera are not constant, and jitter rapidly. This can lead to an accident when a person is backing up and the camera jitters to the point where the person can not see clearly using the back up camera or the front camera during driving operations. Electrical system · reported at 3,000 miles
In reverse (both static and in motion), rearview camera flickers constantly between image and black screen making it unsafe to use car in reverse and depend on camera for visibility of obstacles. 4+ Attempts to fix by Lincoln, including replacement of the rear backup camera under warranty, have not resolved this safety issue. Electrical system · reported at 15 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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