dougholm
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- Wifes 2021 Nautilus
Hi all. Since you all were helpful last time, thought I'd post. So my wife and I flew out to Cali for a certified pre owned 2021 nautilus 202a with 11k miles. Great price! Drove it back to Colorado. I noticed a few things that unfortunately didn't notice while test driving:1) horrible wind noise definitely from the windshield and maybe elsewhere. 2) really bad road noise also. (I have test driven two other nautilus' and it's night and day difference: was so bad I had to turn the stereo up very loud and still had trouble hearing music.
3) the passenger massager was louder than the driver (not sure if it's normal?
4) the suspension despite supposedly having the adaptive, was harsh. It was loud and we could feel a harsh thump with even road cracks (again different from other test drive with 21s and ours are 20s)
5) due to those thumps we heard a lot of rattles.
6) once with my wife sitting in the passenger seat the airbag said off.
7) I felt my seat change it's bolster/ lumbar a couple of times automatically.
8) upon acceleration up a hill mostly but any decent power, I heard a whine/crackling even? Not every time though..
9) finally, is the ambient light along the wood part in the dash dimmer than the rest?
Not really a problem but did notice when I turned the steering wheel a certain direction, some light would turn on and then slowly fade after going back to middle. Does that seem norm?
Thanks everyone!
Has anyone had similar issues and success getting them addressed? I just got out of a lemon with a Kia sportage hybrid due to wind seal and other issues and even with its problems (which werent addressed) , my sportage was quieter than the nautilus even though it was having air issues and it had highway all terrains. Worries we picked up another lemon, but what made the kia bad was the dealer/company response. How does lincoln treat its owners?
So How did everything work out for you? Is your Nautilus leaking water yet? How did your Lincoln Dealer treat you compared to Lexus?

