| Issue ID | 849569 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10390506 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | LINCOLN |
| Model | AVIATOR |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 15/03/11 |
| Component | WHEELS |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The left rear wheel bearing has broke 3 times on my vehicle. The first time, i brought it to lincoln to replace the wheel bearing at 28,000mi on 10-10-07. Then it broke again (left rear bearing) about 52000mi last year 5-20-10 and was replaced at a local garage where they said the bearing was "shattered" and i was lucky to make it to the repair shop. The bearing has since broke again on 3-15-11 left rear. I have not taking it to be repaired yet. My car has 62k mi on it. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 62000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SHELTON, CT |
| VIN pattern | 5LMEU88H45ZXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 8 |
| Drive train type | AWD |
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| Vehicle speed | 35 |
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