🚗 AutoDefect IQ

1999 Ford Navigator problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control (1) · Trailer Hitches (1) · Fuel System, Gasoline:fuel Injection System:injectors (1)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

100 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Ford Navigator model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

3
Complaints
0
Recalls
16
Service bulletins
1
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (16)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Engine And Engine Cooling:engine 2002-11-01 · 16403 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

engine-light tick or rattle type noise from engine after cold start. *mj

Interior Lighting 2001-08-01 · 15152 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles may exhibit courtesy rail lamps above the 2nd row seats that do not operate properly or cause a battery draw. *et

Power Train:driveline 2001-08-01 · 15123 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles may exhibit a driveline vibration at speeds between 60-70 mph. *slc

Structure:frame And Members 2001-08-01 · 15122 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles may exhibit a vibration at idle and/or engine droaning noise on acceleration from a stop. *slc

Visibility:windshield Wiper/Washer 2000-01-01 · 13825 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles may exhibit a front washer operating without command. *mjs

Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System 2000-01-01 · 13806 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

some vehicles built between 11/1/97 and 12/8/99 may exhibit a crackling/popping noise from the exhaust. *mjs

Showing the 6 most recent of 16 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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