2023 Lincoln Aviator Phev problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Service Brakes (2) · Wheels (1) · Visibility/Wiper (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
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Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (3)
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 2025-10-07 · SSM 54275 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2021-2023 explorer vehicles equipped with a 3.0l ecoboost engine, 2021-2023 aviator vehicles equipped with a 3.0l ecoboost or 3.0l plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (phev) engine, 2021-2023 edge/nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.7l ecoboost, 2021-2024 f-150 vehicles equipped with a 2.7l ecoboos
Electrical System 2024-03-20 · TSB 24-2082 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this article supersedes tsb 24-2069 to update the vehicles affected. some 2020-2023 aviator 3.0l plug-in hybrid electric (phev) vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and/or powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p084b stored in the
Electrical System 2024-03-12 · TSB 24-2069 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
some 2020-2023 explorer/aviator 3.0l plug-in hybrid electric (phev) vehicles may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) and/or powertrain malfunction (wrench) indicator with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p084b stored in the powertrain control module (pcm). this may be due to the sof
What owners report
2026-10-06 · Wheels“driver side rear wheel licked up at highway speed. ford is ignoring my communications…”
2026-07-02 · Service Brakes · 💥 crash“i was backing into my garage and the rear collision sensor beeped. i opened the door and took one foot out of car and since the driveway is up a hill, the car started rolling forward. i must of taken pressure off the brake. i tried to stop the car but was unable. the forward collision sensor did go off and my car hit my back neighbor fence and gas …”
2023-08-11 · Vehicle Speed Control“once again, my vehicle exhibited immediate and sudden power loss while at highway speeds. ironically, i was in transit to my dealer for the third time for this issue within my vehicle's 3,000 miles. this is incredibly unsafe at any speed, especially at highway speeds without warning. an uncommanded slowdown without any response from the accelerato…”
2023-07-12 · Service Brakes“went to get in it this morning, and said no key was detected. okay, whatever, we'll use a backup code. the screen never prompted for a backup code. we had the key inside the vehicle, so we use the lincoln way app to start the car and figured we can get it going from there. nope, the car was running and everything was going, yet it won't allow us to…”
2023-07-12 · Power Train“the rear camera is janky, the collision alert fires off at random times, and now, the main safety issue! received a huge red triangle on the hud and nav screen stating that the "vehicle is shutting down" and then poof, the damn thing shut down immediately without warning. the message was on the hud and nav for about a second and a half and it died…”
2023-07-06 · Visibility/Wiper“on the 10th day of ownership (april 30, 2023), all cameras became inoperative. this is a known/continuing defect since 2020 yet lincoln/ford continue to sell these vehicles. my new car has been in and out of the shop on numerous occasions and it had no recalls according to the nhsta and ford websites. they have replaced 2 modules and wiring harness…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.