Whole bunch of them had debris from crankshaft machining/finishing operations that wore out the crankshaft bearing, causing engine failures and underhood fires. Look up campaign 23S27
It's relative. Crown Vic PI had issues from time to time, but they were a lot less frequent and didn't need as much downtime to fix compared to Explorer PI and Durango Pursuit.
I get that.
It’s a slow gravitation towards only building vehicles that make a certain profit level. But let’s not delude ourselves that everything has to be an either / or decision. Ford decides to spend upwards of $50 billion on an all electric future but then pulls back when it realises that future might be a slower transition. What I’m trying to say is that there’s a lot of grey in between the yes/no choices on vehicles but yes, some will remain gone to history because they have no real business case anymore…that’s a hard thing for some people to hear as they “wake up” and realise their favourite vehicle is not in vogue anymore. Buyers move on and Ford either follows the market or misses out. The big question is fishing out the valuable niches that make certain vehicles like Maverick worth building.
You may also want to read the Owner's Manual for how to adjust features and what to expect from your Aviator. The link below downloads a free manual; much more convenient than trying to read the paper one:
https://www.lincoln.com/support/owner-manuals/
Also there are numerous How-To videos on YouTube specific to Lincoln Aviators.
Every mfr is in a different place with regards to their heritage, institutional knowledge, intellectual property, engineering talent, infrastructure, suppliers, overhead, cost structure, global capacity, etc. What makes sense for one doesn’t make sense for another.
Some go for maximum volume and markets like Toyota, others are specialized like Ferrari. Toyota can’t build and sell a 488 and Ferrari can’t build and sell a Camry. Ford is in between.
Ford has opportunities with F series, Mustang, Bronco and Explorer and commercial sales that are unique and they don’t want the high volume low margin that comes from cars when they have other options. Look at Maverick vs Santa Cruz or Tundra vs F150.
You also have to consider what other products the mfr has in the hopper. Each company has a finite amount of cash and other resources so even if there is a good business case the resources might not be available right now.