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Digital display in cluster almost impossible to see in daylight. Have set to max the interior light setting w/o turning on the lights. Is it a cluster problem and needs to be replaced? Thanks for suggetions.
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I am looking for a 90-92 Mark VII LSC. I owned a 91 way back in the day. Looking to get back into the group! Thanks!
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My 2023 Aviator came with the deleted Hands Free Liftgate, and I thought I’d see if I could get it working. I noticed antennas, module, and wiring is all in place behind rear bumper. Module seems to communicate with scan tool. I noticed the module says dummy on it. 2020 to 2023 Aviators take same module, and don’t need programming. Just need LIN line activation. I figured I’d give it a shot and replace module. Replaced module and had activation performed. Still no go and tabled for now. Anybody else have this looked into? It’s a nice feature if your used to using it. Which my wife was on her previous vehicle.
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I tried just replacing the dummy module behind the rear bumper and configuring it. That didn’t work by itself. I finally had time to follow the Explorer ST forum forscan instructions and now my hands free lift works on my 2023 Aviator. A replacement Aviator module and Explorer ST forum forscan instructions should get this deleted feature back.
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Thank you!!! Gonna try and find someone to do what post 21 suggests. Will update with results.
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Thank you!!! Gonna try and find someone to do what post 21 suggests. Will update with results.
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These worked! Thanks a lot for you help.
I see a few folks are familiar with using FORScan Diagnostics & Programming on their vehicles. I just downloaded the latest version from FORScan.org and bought a 1 year subscription licence for $12.00. Seems like the OEM Ford version of IDS will set you back about $400 or more, depending on who you purchase from, for a 1 year licence. If you have used FORscan, was it on a Lincoln or Ford vehicle? Did you do any re-programming with it? What interface brand & type are you using, Bluetooth or USB cable? I put this post in the Nautilus Forum, since that is the vehicle I have, but of course this works across all Lincoln lines. I could not find a dedicated forum within this site to post it so all Lincoln owners could see it across the Lincoln Lineup!
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I’m in talks to purchase a 2024 Aviator Black Label. I took it on a long test drive to make sure everything was working the way it should. Pretty slick vehicle and drives very nice. It looks to be very well cared for. Has a little over 24k on it. I’d like to know what problems or quirks this vehicle has that any of you who own one may have encountered.
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I appreciate the reply. I've googled this model year and didn't find much aside from recalls. I just wanted to hear some real world experiences with the vehicle. I'm picking it up Monday. The dealership finally caved & is giving me the extra $1k for my trade that I asked for the day I test drove it. I wish they would've caved that day, but I wasn't sticking around. Now, I have to ride back down to Oregon to get it. 
My poor back is barely recovered from this last weekend. 
My poor back is barely recovered from this last weekend. 
Well, on the flip side, the ride back should be a lot better for your back in the Aviator. We got a 2022 Black Label Aviator specifically because of my bad back and spinal condition. It has helped so much compared to my previous two vehicles. Hopefully it will be helpful for you as well.My poor back is barely recovered from this last weekend.
Ford Motor Company made a $3 Billion dollar investment in a Marshall Michigan (pop just under 7000) plant (Near Battle Creek MI) to build batteries for electric cars.
While at the same time closing the $5.8 billion Blue Oval SK battery plant in Glendale, Kentucky. 1600 workers were laid off. (population 1900)
The Kentucky plant was to supply batteries for the F150 Lightening to be built in the Blue Oval City plant in Heywood County, Tennessee.
HOWEVER - the Federal Government stopped issuing incentives! The elimination of the $7,500 credit for new EVs and the $4,000 credit for used EVs, which ended September 30, 2025, significantly reduced EV demand and disrupted Ford’s long-term EV battery strategies.
Without incentives, a battery powered vehicle is more expensive than gasoline powered. The mass market moves based on dollars. With the wealthier buyer choosing battery power at times because they can.
The solution for Ford was to pivot! The Tennessee plant will produce gas powered trucks for model year 2029
Meanwhile, Lucid Motors just announced the layoff of 1500 workers or 18% of the work force in the Casa Grande, Arizona assembly plant. (Pop of Casa Grande is 69,000)
When the Government steps in to the business arena, more times than not it is a failure. The state of CA has a mandate for 2035 for 100% of new vehicles sold to have zero emissions. (ZEV) ZEV regulations are technology-forcing policies, incentivizing automakers to develop vehicles with longer electric ranges and lower emissions This is actually a tiered thing making it's way to 100% by model year 2035. Plus as always there are loop holes and exceptions. Which is a reason Ford split the company into two pieces several years ago. There is Ford Motor Company and Blue Oval. Blue Oval builds vehicles with electric power in some variation. My question in all of this legislation is what are the results?? Will we really get that much more significant cleaner air in the US?
Ford is sitting on $23 Billion in cash and cash equivalent accounts. (Which is slightly more than GM has) From the outside one might suggest, expand the North American market to other models that were built in the past. The problem is the Government. With a mandate to build a different power train in a short period of time, this becomes very expensive. Ford dropped $5.8 billion in Kentucky and ended up with nothing. When the Federal Government ended incentives in 2025, that market segment radically changed. Or fell off a cliff.
The current administration has paved the way for lower cost gasoline vehicles to be built. The unknown is what happens after 2028.
It is rather easy to write legislation. Execution become where the rubber meets the road.
And whatever happens, it is you and me that ultimately pays the bill. EVEN if you never buy a new vehicle again, the market changes radically when Uncle Sam steps into the marketplace. It might leave you breathless.
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While at the same time closing the $5.8 billion Blue Oval SK battery plant in Glendale, Kentucky. 1600 workers were laid off. (population 1900)
The Kentucky plant was to supply batteries for the F150 Lightening to be built in the Blue Oval City plant in Heywood County, Tennessee.
HOWEVER - the Federal Government stopped issuing incentives! The elimination of the $7,500 credit for new EVs and the $4,000 credit for used EVs, which ended September 30, 2025, significantly reduced EV demand and disrupted Ford’s long-term EV battery strategies.
Without incentives, a battery powered vehicle is more expensive than gasoline powered. The mass market moves based on dollars. With the wealthier buyer choosing battery power at times because they can.
The solution for Ford was to pivot! The Tennessee plant will produce gas powered trucks for model year 2029
Meanwhile, Lucid Motors just announced the layoff of 1500 workers or 18% of the work force in the Casa Grande, Arizona assembly plant. (Pop of Casa Grande is 69,000)
When the Government steps in to the business arena, more times than not it is a failure. The state of CA has a mandate for 2035 for 100% of new vehicles sold to have zero emissions. (ZEV) ZEV regulations are technology-forcing policies, incentivizing automakers to develop vehicles with longer electric ranges and lower emissions This is actually a tiered thing making it's way to 100% by model year 2035. Plus as always there are loop holes and exceptions. Which is a reason Ford split the company into two pieces several years ago. There is Ford Motor Company and Blue Oval. Blue Oval builds vehicles with electric power in some variation. My question in all of this legislation is what are the results?? Will we really get that much more significant cleaner air in the US?
Ford is sitting on $23 Billion in cash and cash equivalent accounts. (Which is slightly more than GM has) From the outside one might suggest, expand the North American market to other models that were built in the past. The problem is the Government. With a mandate to build a different power train in a short period of time, this becomes very expensive. Ford dropped $5.8 billion in Kentucky and ended up with nothing. When the Federal Government ended incentives in 2025, that market segment radically changed. Or fell off a cliff.
The current administration has paved the way for lower cost gasoline vehicles to be built. The unknown is what happens after 2028.
It is rather easy to write legislation. Execution become where the rubber meets the road.
And whatever happens, it is you and me that ultimately pays the bill. EVEN if you never buy a new vehicle again, the market changes radically when Uncle Sam steps into the marketplace. It might leave you breathless.
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Up until 60k I had free oil changes, the dealer did it. Once that was up I’m doing it myself. I looked at the filler cap and it says 5W-20. So that’s what I put in. Somewhere along the line I found out the manual says 5W-30 ! In a search of the internet it said that it was common for Lincoln to have the wrong/misprinted weight on the filler cap ! Now I did do two oil changes already with 5W-20 4k in between each. I know two oil changes with 4k in between won’t kill the engine but long term if I didn’t find this out it could cause excessive wear internally. But I wanted to post this in case anyone else runs across the same thing. Why wasn’t there a recall for this ?
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5W-30 for normal use, the owners manual also says 0W-30 for extreme cold climates. Personally, I would not use a 0 weight unless absolutely necessary as you read about many oil burners across every brand of car after use of 0 weights.
Hello! Anyone out there? I haven't come across any questions being answered by Ford tech, designers, or engineers.
I have questions about this crazy radio on my 26 Corsair Premiere 1. Like, how the heck do I get rid of this nav window? All I want to see is a plain radio with stations- THAT'S IT! Very odd maneuvering the menu system on this car. Just awful. I doubt I'll get an answer.
On another thought, I can change the driver display to show a tachometer and speed, a quiet screen with no tach (good cause who needs a tach anyway), mph, and each could become the default screen if I want it when starting, but this crazy nav window- the full screen or the small window is really where Ford dropped the ball on this. Hate it hate it. Hate it. Why not just default to a radio with presets? Be done with it? I will put the nav screen on if I need to ---- jeeze o pete I mean really???.
I have questions about this crazy radio on my 26 Corsair Premiere 1. Like, how the heck do I get rid of this nav window? All I want to see is a plain radio with stations- THAT'S IT! Very odd maneuvering the menu system on this car. Just awful. I doubt I'll get an answer.
On another thought, I can change the driver display to show a tachometer and speed, a quiet screen with no tach (good cause who needs a tach anyway), mph, and each could become the default screen if I want it when starting, but this crazy nav window- the full screen or the small window is really where Ford dropped the ball on this. Hate it hate it. Hate it. Why not just default to a radio with presets? Be done with it? I will put the nav screen on if I need to ---- jeeze o pete I mean really???.
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Got 2 recall letters this week. Thank you Lincoln for telling me about these problems I didn't know about my car and then telling me you have no fix. I feel better now.
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My 2020 is having warranty service this week. The sunshade under the roof broke, the liftgate mechanism makes noise that it shouldn't, and the AC outlet on the back of the console won't hold a plug in. Combine that with past work on a leaky oil pan and more, and I've been thinking that I shouldn't keep it past the end of the warranty next spring. There are just too many expensive repairs lurking in this vehicle. It goes against my family history of driving vehicles till they don't run any more.
They initially gave me a 2026 Reserve Hybrid as a loaner, with the 99-way seats and other foolishness. They took it back in order to sell it. Now I have a 2026 2.0L gas Premiere WITH NO SUNROOF which I didn't know was even possible. It seems to be a base model - I haven't looked in detail but there's no foot-operated liftgate, for example. The sound system is basic. It has Blue Cruise. 1500 miles on it. I need to get the sticker to see exactly what it has. I put the VIN into a decoder site which claims it has a 2.7 but I'm quite sure it's a 2.0. Unless the 2.7 is much much smaller than it was in 2020.
Should I be entertaining thoughts of trading in my 2020 on the 2026 Premiere? I am trying to ignore the China factor for now.
They initially gave me a 2026 Reserve Hybrid as a loaner, with the 99-way seats and other foolishness. They took it back in order to sell it. Now I have a 2026 2.0L gas Premiere WITH NO SUNROOF which I didn't know was even possible. It seems to be a base model - I haven't looked in detail but there's no foot-operated liftgate, for example. The sound system is basic. It has Blue Cruise. 1500 miles on it. I need to get the sticker to see exactly what it has. I put the VIN into a decoder site which claims it has a 2.7 but I'm quite sure it's a 2.0. Unless the 2.7 is much much smaller than it was in 2020.
Should I be entertaining thoughts of trading in my 2020 on the 2026 Premiere? I am trying to ignore the China factor for now.
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