Faults:

Windshield gasket came out. Air conditioner is not cooling properly.

General Comments:

This is the third Navigator that we have owned. We put a lot of hard miles traveling around Texas, in all kinds of weather, and back roads. Due to high mileage we trade every two years. All three Navigators have been very good vehicles for us. They are registered as trucks and we treat them as such. We do not use the third seat, and carry heavy cargo. They have had minor problems, but never let us down. They are not real gas getters, but very comfortable.

Faults:

Seats are a little narrower than previous model.

General Comments:

Love this vehicle!

Smooth, Elegant, Luxurious, Powerful and Classy.

Feels like it rides on rails and it grips the road. Would like to get more than 13 miles a gallon though.

Faults:

The $60,000 Navigator has an In-dash 6-CD player (from SoundMark) that gives off sound equivalent to that of a $15 AM radio. I called the dealer immediately when I got home with it that day. I had just turned in my 2001 Navigator and I figured there had to be something wrong with the 2004 because there was no way the 2004 stereo could sound this terrible. I brought it back to the dealer and they brought out another Navigator with the same stereo and it sounded just as bad. The AM sounded like the stock radio in my '63 Impala; the FM sounds like AM; and the CD players is so muffled and boring and not crisp. I cannot stand it!!

Please understand that I am not a stereo buff of any kind, and I have no experience in sound systems; I just know that this sounds REALLY BAD!

General Comments:

As for the rest of the vehicle, it's great. I would use more exciting adjectives, but I have 1,000 miles on the vehicle and I am sickened by the sound system ever time I get in. This should not be the feeling you get from a new $60,000 vehicle.

Faults:

It is almost impossible to see the radio display on a sunny day. The digital readout is dim to the point of being invisible during anything, but cloudy days or after the sun is down. One must pullover to the side of the road, remove your sun glasses, and concentrate on the dim readout to determine what is being faintly displayed. My dealer has replaced the original radio in an attempt to remedy the problem, but the replacement radio was just as dim. At that point we checked two other new 2004 Navigators in the dealers lot and found that both of them suffered from the dim displays. Lincoln Customer Service indicated that this was "the normal operating condition of the vehicle"...

General Comments:

The vehicle allows my wife and I to make longer trips that we formerly dreaded... now we look forward to the trip.

I wish the foot feed was not as sensitive when first moving the vehicle. One has to concentrate so as to not take off with a jump start.

Faults:

Nothing yet...

General Comments:

This is the most comfortable and smooth riding SUV I've ever been in I love. Looks even better with 24" rims on it. Also good for holding big sub woofers and amps.