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1998 Lincoln Navigator tires problems

47 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 1998 Lincoln Navigator cite tires, 23% of all 201 complaints for this model year.

Complaints
47
23% of all complaints
Crashes
2
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
4
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the tires

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“DT: WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TIRE COMPLETELY SHREDDED, NO EVIDENCE OF A PREVIOUS PUNCTURE. PULLED TO THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER OF ROAD ON A BRIDGE AND CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK CAME , REMOVED TIRE AND PLACED THE SPARE ON. THE TIRE IS NOW AT AUTO REPAIR SHOP FROM WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. HAD NOT CONTACTED GENERAL TIRES, BUT WISHED FOR SOMEONE TO INVESTIGATE THE TIRES. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A GOODYEAR TIRE. GENERAL TIRE, AMERITRACK, P255/70R16. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 10, 2005TiresODI 10132234
“CONTINENTAL CONTI TRACK, P225/75R17, DOT # AD9C448078 FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, RESULTING IN BLOWOUTS. *AK THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE SAME BRAND AND EXPERIENCED ANOTHER SEPARATION. *SC *JB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 20, 2004TiresODI 10081410
“AN AFTERMARKET TIRE IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. CONSUMER SENT THE DAMAGED TIRE BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO CLAIMED THAT BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION THIS WAS A SERVICE RELATED CONDITION BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE MANUFACTURER. *AK TIRES WHERE ONLY 2 DAYS OLD, TIRE DEALER HAD REPLACED THE TIRE. *LA”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 11, 2004TiresODI 10058057
“RIGHT REAR TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OF THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING. *PH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED ON THE RIM. CONTINENTAL TIRE COMPANY STATED THE TIRE CONTAINED A SPLIT WHICH CAUSED THE TREAD SEPARATION. *JB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 1, 2003TiresODI 10042453
“I HAVE HAD TWO BLOW OUTS IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS ON MY NAVIGATOR WHICH HAVE CONTENNTIAL TIRES. I HAVE HAD THESE TIRES LOOKED BY THE DEALERSHIP THEY CAN NOT EXPLAIN WHAT IS GOING HOWEVER, THEY SUGGET THAT I NOTIFY OF THIS PORBLEM. THESE TIRES COULD HAVE CAUSED ME AND MY CHIDREN OUR LIVES. L.WHITE”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 12, 2003TiresODI 10038784
“WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *NLM THE ENTIRE MEDIAL WALL OF THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT. THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED 10 FEET IN FRONT OF THE GUARD RAIL. CONTINENTAL WAS SUPPOSEDLY EXAMINING THE TIRE BUT THE CONSUMER HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY WORD FROM THEM. *SCC”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 29, 2003TiresODI 10017804

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 8, 2026NHTSA vehicle page

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

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