FaultScore

Ford Navigator problems

Owners have filed 27 complaints about the Ford Navigator with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2003. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.

Every Ford Navigator year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

98 99 00 01 02 03
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2003 7 0 0 64,000 Engine & Cooling
2002 1 0 1 Electrical System
2001 5 1 1 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2000 5 0 2 Electrical System
1999 3 1 1 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1998 6 0 2 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Ford Navigator

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 18.5%

Worst in 2001

Engine & Cooling 3 11.1%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 3 11.1%

Worst in 2001

Body & Structure 3 11.1%

Worst in 1998

Airbags 2 7.4%

Worst in 2001

Brakes 2 7.4%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 2 7.4%

Worst in 2000

Tires 2 7.4%

Worst in 2000

Steering 1 3.7%

Worst in 2003

Lights 1 3.7%

Worst in 2000

Fuel & Propulsion 1 3.7%

Worst in 1999

Seat Belts 1 3.7%

Worst in 2003

Equipment & Accessories 1 3.7%

Worst in 1999

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford Navigator, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2000 peak 4 Feb 2012

Compare the Ford Navigator

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.