There are 9 owner-reported air bags & restraints complaints for the 2000 Lincoln Navigatorin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR AIR BAG SUSPENSION KIT IS DEFLATED. THE MOTOR APPEARS TO BE SHORTED OUT. HE STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS APPEAR TO WIND BACK UP, BUT THEN MOVE UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AS IF THE MOTOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION IT CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $2,500 TO INFLATE THE AIR BAGS. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE ITSELF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AS OF NOVEMBER 29, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN AND MILEAGE INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE.
I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 18 DEC 04. WE WERE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE. A VEHICLE STRUCK MY CAR FROM BEHIND. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE IMPACT OF THE CRASH CAUSED MY BODY TO JERK FORWARD HITTING MY HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB
WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
WITHOUT WARNING PASSENGER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH ON. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 70 IN MO. THE RIGHT AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SEAT DEPLOYED.AFTER ALMOST CONTROL OF THE CAR, I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE CURB CALLING FOR HELP.I NO LONGER FILL SAFE IN THIS LINCOLN LS AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE.*AK
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM . *BF *JB
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE VEHICLE FIRST HIT ANOTHER CAR BROADSIDE THEN PROCEEDED TO TRAVEL UNTIL STOPPED BY A SNOW ENBANKMENT. NLM
VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL FROM A DEAD STOP, RESULTED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35-40 MPH INTO A PALM TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026