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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
5LMEU88H34Z••••••2004 Lincoln AVIATOR
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2004 Lincoln AVIATOR build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
69on the model
26builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedService Brakes 1Hydraulic 1Engine And Engine Cooling 1Equipment 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashOct 2019
Hit a guardrail on the parkway and only the passenger airbag deployed
Unknown Or OtherMay 2019
Backed up vehicle stopped shifted transmission to drive pressed accelerator vehicle rocketed backward because shift cable dislodged from attachment on transmission
StructureNov 2010
Without impact the tailgate applique of my 2004 lincoln aviator cracked. I understand this is common among ford explorers merc. Mountaineers and aviators as reported by my local ford dealer and various bodyshops and thousands on the internet with similar defects. Ford wont fix…
Engine And Engine CoolingMay 2008
When I turn on my 2004 lincoln aviator to warm up in the morning the smell of the gas is so strong. When I am at a red light or stop sign the car shakes so much that I have to put it the car in neutral to avoid the car from turning off. When I am driving the car jerks and stalls…
Service BrakesFeb 2006
The contact stated the rear brakes locked and began smoking. The dealer was contacted and repaired the brakes. This had occurred on 1 other occasion and again the dealer replaced the rotors/pads. The contact was told failure was due to rust, but no additional information.…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 5LMEU88H34ZJ43229 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.