NHTSA lists 111 complaints for the 2003 Lincoln Aviator, 5 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 5 complaints mention an injury, with 7 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as LINCOLN AVIATOR.
At a glance
Complaints
111
With crash
5
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
5
Injuries
7
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
25
Investigations
2
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
73
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN
55
49.5%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
15
13.5%
STRUCTURE
15
13.5%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
11
9.9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
8
7.2%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
8
7.2%
AIR BAGS
7
6.3%
VISIBILITY
6
5.4%
STEERING
5
4.5%
SUSPENSION
5
4.5%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
23
STRUCTURE
BODY
12
POWER TRAIN
DRIVELINE
6
AIR BAGS
FRONTAL
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
SUSPENSION
REAR
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL
3
EQUIPMENT
APPLIANCE
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOORS
2
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Defect: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE CAN BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE SHIFT CABLE BRACKET.
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT RESULTING IN INCORRECT GEAR INDICATION.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL ADD A STRAP TO THE SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTER TO PREVENT THE SHIFT CABLE FROM BECOMING DISLODGED. FORD HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
2 investigations; 0 open.
EA09013
Opened: 2009-08-18. Closed: 2013-02-12.
Vehicle Rollaway Allegations
This investigation is being closed based on several considerations.By the most inclusive counting of all alleged rollaway incidents (i.e., counting all alleged rollaway incidents and assuming a singular failure mechanism), the incident rate is low, however during EA09-013, ODI identified a number of different failure mechanisms in 180 incidents related to the alleged defect.The highest rate for an
Systems: POWER TRAIN, STEERING.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
DP05005
Opened: 2005-09-22. Closed: 2006-01-04.
SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD
ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2005, ODI RECEIVED A PETITION REQUESTING THAT THE AGENCY INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE SPARK PLUG EJECTION IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1997 THROUGH 2004 FORD VEHICLES WITH TRITON V-8 AND V-10 ENGINES.ODI RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 474 NON-DUPLICATIVE COMPLAINTS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES WHERE THE COMPLAINANT, OR THE DEALER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, REPORTED THAT A SPARK PLUG DETACHED FROM THE CY
Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
73 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
POWER TRAIN
25
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
8
VISIBILITY
7
TIRES
4
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
3
EQUIPMENT
2
SEAT BELTS
2
10028736
Date: 2009-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT OIL SEPARATION FROM THE INTERNAL LUBE FOUND IN THE UNITIZED CARTRIDGE SEAL. OIL SEPARATION APPEARS TO BE AND IS OFTEN MISDIAGNOSED, AS AN AXLE LUBE LEAK. *PE
10021944
Date: 2007-05-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON IGNITION COIL ASSEMBLIES. *KB
10019379
Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER.
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON WITH PCM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE P0463 AND/OR IC DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE B1201 - FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY OR SLOW TO UPDATE AFTER REFUELING. *TT
10019384
Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: TIRES.
LOW TIRE INDICATOR ON - TPMS SYSTEM SENSOR WAKE UP. *TT
10019912
Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
ENGINE MISFIRE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) PEWEE, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, P0308, AND P0316. *TT
10018745
Date: 2005-11-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
WDS COP KIT DIAGNOSTIC TIP - COIL ON PLUG (COP) IGNITION SYSTEMS - ENGINE MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING. *TT
10018064
Date: 2005-10-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
NOISE FROM REAR WHEEL HUB BEARINGS. *TT
10008994
Date: 2005-06-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
AXLE SEAL LEAKS. LEAKS FROM REAR HALFSHAFT AXLE SEAL. SERVICE TIPS. *TT
10012952
Date: 2005-06-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
DRIVELINE 1ST ORDER VIBRATION/BOOM/DRONE. *TT
10014138
Date: 2005-06-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
SAFETY BELT RETRACTION SPEED. *TT
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.