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There's a guy here in Michigan that I've seen selling OEM Aviator grills on eBay. I bought a set of seat filters from him and he came through right away.
Has this happened to anyone or do I just have a bad radio?
I don't understand why you can't get it replaced - have you tried a different dealer? I don't think this is a Lincoln policy, although it's possible.
1st one - CD's would not eject easily - replaced unit on the spot with new one. Car in and out in one day, loaner was given to me, a Town Car.
2nd one - #s 2,3 & 4 buttons functioned, but stuck a little. Unit replaced again, in and out in one day, loaner given, Town Car, no charge again, no problem.
3rd one - Unit was defective in that it did not turn off ever, and drained my battery, otherwise played fine. Unit replaced in one day, loaner given free of charge, Town Car, no problem, dealer apologized for recurring inconvenience.
4th unit still in car, working just fine.
So you tell your dealer where to put their CD unit, nicely, but they owe you a new one. They can order the unit if they don't have one in stock, call you when it's in, have you bring the car in, give you a loaner, and install it, or have you wait, it shouldn't take more than 1 hour to replace the unit, frankly, it should take 5 minutes to change it out. But that's rediculous. If my dealer can do it so easily, 3 times, yours could do it once! If he won't try another dealer for sure. Try mine! Signature Lincoln Mercury, Las Vegas, Nevada. I think it's true, they do send the defective ones back for re-manufacture, and that's why I got 2 bad ones for replacements, but I wasn't too badly inconvenienced on the whole. New would have been better, but with the loaners, apologies and no charge for anything, I chose to be patient. In the end, I won.
Seriously - try another dealer. The only reason I can think of for requiring a repair rather than replacement is if the replacements are also defective or they're on national back order.
I was hoping to keep it for several more years but if this keeps up I'll have to ditch it in a couple of years.
If I get more info I'll let you guys know.
Incidentally enough, I found this forum because I was looking for a solution to another problem. I noticed in the manual that the rear DVD system won't play burned DVD discs. I'm assuming that this is just for liability, since I got one to play (A Knights Tale), and one to partially play albeit slowly (The Matrix). The rest just won't.
The reason I ask is because I have a lot of DVDs, and I want to have a good selection (maybe my whole collection!) in the car for trips, but I don't want to keep the original discs in the car all of the time, so I figured I would copy them and leave the precious originals at home. I'm using DVD Shrink 4.3 with DVD43Free and DVD-R discs, if that's useful. Has anyone gotten any homemade / backed-up DVDs to work consistenly in the Aviator?
Thanks!
Oh, and to the person who posted about the audio system making a strange noise, I had that happen recently and for the life of me couldn't figure out what that strange, I can only describe it as "loopy," sound was, until I turned off the SCV (Speed Compensated Volume). The weird noise (which was coming from the subwoofer) stopped after that. Hope that helps!
If the DVD-R discs play at home then keep the backup copy at home and take the original. You're still covered.
Thanks for the input!
Or is the feature there and I just don't know about it? I've used other cars navigation systems, and they all seem to have the address book, and its very useful . It bothers me that the lincoln does not. I know it remembers the last few (20 ??) addresses entered, but its a rolling list.
Could be a bad tire or wheel bearing if it's only on one side. The differential whine comes from the center, only occurs between a certain mph range and only with the accelerator depressed.
And please don't let your experience with one vehicle prevent you from buying another one. Overall Lincoln is quite high on the JD Power reliability survey and #1 in dealer satisfaction (although there are plenty of bad Lincoln dealerships out there). And every mfr makes a few lemons now and then, even (gasp) Honda and Toyota.
so is this noise normal? i have never driven in any car w this kind of howling. my friend owns a navigator and has driven w/ me while the noise occured. she said she doesn't hear any noises in her car.
so i recorded it on my cell phone and will take it into the dealership.will keep you posted but i honestly think this car has lots of problems for being a year old
Could be the differential, or the rear air conditioner, or wind noise.
the audio to play. I've learned I need some headphones. Where can I order these from? But the big issue...Why doesn't the DVD play through the speakers???
Are you sure this is OEM or was this added aftermarket? The OEM unit uses wireless headphones that should be orderable from any dealer. Or call your dealer and ask them who does their radio repair - it's usually done offsite by a radio specialist. They can probably get the OEM headphones also and may be cheaper.
This is the rear DVD player that Ford/Lincoln puts in its SUVs. I'm shocked at how little they know about it.
The system seems to function except for the audio. I agree that the audio most likely plays on one the the channels (FM or AM). Does anyone out there know what station to tune to for the DVD audio???
https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/owners_manuals/default.asp
Buyers beware,
Anybody out there experiencing a "Grinding Noise" when they turn on their A/C compressor? Seems common in '03 & '04 Aviators only. It is a "NO FIX" problem because of a "DESIGN FAULT" aka DEFECT allowing fluid to drain down into the bottom of the casting. Turn on the A/C (hot or cold motor) and the piston grinds coming up.
https://www.fleet.ford.com/maintenance/owners_manuals/default.asp
As for the grinding, if you're talking about start up, you're correct, and all Fords do it. But it only happens if the compressor has been idle for more than a day, and is "normal". Has been for years. It's not impressive, but the subcontractor who makes those compressors hasn't been asked to redesign them - as they work great for years and years generally, and are very efficient. A little noise.....vs. mediocre performance, I'll take the daily grind.
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The problem developed about nine months after taking delivery. The DVD video and IR (wireless) headphone audio were fine but I had no audio over the speakers. The audio from the DVD is wired to a converter that sends an RF signal to the FM radio on a prescribed frequency and thereby to the factory speakers. A toggle switch turns on the converter.
The problem with my system turned out be a failed inline fuse holder. The plastic fuse holder was installed over the radio. One of the tabs failed and the fuse lost contact.
The fix was to remove the fuse and the holder and reconnect the power wires with an inline splice. The fuse was redundant protection since the converter gets power from the radio power circuit and this circuit is protected by the radio fuse.
Chances are, your audio converter is not receiving power due to an open in the circuit as a result of a blown fuse, faulty toggle switch, broken wire or bad connection in the power circuit.
Hope this helps.
Step 1
Turn the ignition to the run position. (Do not start engine)
Step 2
Wait until the safety belt warning lamp turns off. (Approximately one to two minutes)
NOTE: Steps 3 through 5 must be completed within 60 seconds or the procedure must be repeated.
Step 3
Buckle then unbuckle the safety belt three times, ending with the safety belt unbuckled.
Step 4
Turn the parklamps/headlamps on then off.
Step 5
Buckle then unbuckle the safety belt three times, ending with the safety belt unbuckled. After this step the safety belt warning lamp will be illuminated for three seconds.
Step 6
Within seven seconds of the safety belt warning lamp turning off, buckle then unbuckle the safety belt. This will enable the belt minder if disabled or disable belt minder if enabled.
Step 7
The following sequence of events confirm the belt minder is enabled:
- flashing of the safety belt warning belt lamp four times per second for three seconds
- three seconds with the safety belt lamp off
- flashing the safety belt lamp four times per second for three seconds again
Step 8
The safety belt lamp flashing four times per second for three seconds provides confirmation of belt minder disabled.
Step 9
After confirmation, the deactivation/activation procedure is complete.
that is scary- by the way it's 3 mognths old with less than 2000 miles on it - i bought it new-been in the shop 6 times- for about 25 days-
I have owened a Land Rover Ford Escape and Jeep Liberty and I have never had a problem with the radio and if i had ANY problems they were more than happy to fix it or atleast look into it.