Problems · by component
2000 Lincoln Navigator tires problems
46 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2000 Lincoln Navigator cite tires, 35% of all 133 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
46
35% of all complaints
Crashes
1
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
2
Reported by owners
What owners say about the tires
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“MY SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM BENEATH MY TRUCK. THE CABLE WAS SPLIT AT THE END. THE SMALL CONNECTOR THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE CABLE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE END OF THE CABLE WHICH ALSO HOLDS A METAL PAD IN PLACE. THE PAD ALLOWS THE SPARE TIRE TO BE RAISED OR LOWERED. ALL PARTS WERE RETRIEVED, THE SPARE TIRE, METAL PAD AND CONNECTOR. THE SPARE TIRE HOIST ASSEMBLY WAS STILL OPERATIONAL, MINUS THE PARTS THAT FELL OUT. *TR”
“I HAVE HAD MY AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM REPLACED AT LEAST 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE REAR DROPS DOWN AND DAMAGES MY TIRES. AFTER REPLACING THE SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES. I HAD A CONVERSION KIT REPLACED.”
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE VEHICLE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AW, SIZE P275/60/R17 TIRES. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY ITS FRONT END. THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES SUFFERED FROM TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TIRES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT IN THAT MANNER DUE TO THEIR AGE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VEHICLE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000.”
“2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR SUFFERING TIRE BLOW OUTS. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THEY HAD 2 BLOW OUTS WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AW TIRES AND ONE WITH CONTINENTAL SPORT LT/SUV. *KB WHEN THE THIRD BLOWOUT OCCURRED, THE RUBBER SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGED TO THE VEHICLE. *JB”
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC AW TIRES (P275/60 R17) ON HER VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THE TIRES WENT BAD TOO QUICKLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB”
“TIRE HAS UNUSUAL WEAR CAUSING TIRE TO FAIL AND LOSE AIR PRESSURE. ALL 4 VEHICLE TIRES HAVE SAME UNUSUAL WEAR. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT AROUND TREAD OR GROUND CONTACT AREA. EXISTS IN SMALL OVAL PATTERN ON SECTIONS OF TIRE. SEVERELY WEARING DOWN IN ONLY THOSE AREAS. IT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED UNTIL VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TIRE SHOP AND THEY INDICATED OTHER CONTINENTAL TIRES HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO FAILURES FOR SAME MODEL YEAR AND MANUFACTURER OF VEHICLE. *NM”
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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.