2007 Lincoln MKZ complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000. ...UPDATED 03/13/17 *BF *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM NOTICE DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN HOW LONG IT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO FULLY STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,500. ....UPDATED 02/06/17 *BF *CN

WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH TRAFFIC SLOWS. I COME DOWN HARD ON BRAKE. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATES, PEDDLE GOES SOFT AND CATCHES JUST ABOVE FLOOR. PEDDLE DOSE NOT RETURN TO NORMAL UNTIL CHECKED BY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE RUNS A CHECK ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. HOURS LATER BRAKES ARE BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM. THE MKZ IS A CLOSE RELATIVE OF THE FORD FUSION.

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY PASSENGER SIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE INJURY IF IN ACCIDENT I'VE REPLACES SEVERAL TIRES AND RECENTLY HAVE NEW ONES AND TIRE PRESSURE GOES COMPLETELY FLAT ON 2 BACK TIRES AND CONSTANTLY PUTTING AIR IN FRONT TIRES.. I RETURNED IT TO SERVICE STATION THAT INSTALLED TIRES AND HE SAID THE RIMS ARE SO CORRODED THAT'S WHY I'M LOSING AIR IN TIRES. THESE NEED REPLACED AND ARE COSTLY. I FEEL I MAY HAVE A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING IF I DON'T CHECK THESE DAILY. *TR

TAKATA RECALL.RECEIVED NOTICE JUNE 1,2016 ON PAB RECALL.I WAS TOLD THE AIRBAG WOULD BE REPLACED IN OCTOBER OR NOVEMBER,2016 BY DOBBS FORD-LINCOLN HERE IN MEMPHIS. NOW I AM TOLD THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS PROBLEM WILL BE CORRECTED.WE DO HAVE VERY HOT AND HUMID SUMMERS HERE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *JS

TAKATA RECALL. THE REPAIRS ARE TAKING TOO LONG. I DRIVE WITH MY 10-MONTH OLD IN THE CAR AND AM CONCERNED WITH THE LIFE THREATENING/SERIOUS INJURY POSSIBILITY IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE AIRBAG IS ENGAGED! I WOULD LIKE AN ALTERNATIVE RECOURSE AT THE EXPENSE OF THE MANUFACTURER, SUCH AS A LOANER CAR OR SOMETHING! MY FAMILY'S LIFE IS AT RISK EVERY TIME WE DRIVE THE CAR. I HAVE TWO CARS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND WILL SUBMIT TWO COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/06/2017*CT

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE....UPDATED 12/14/16 *BF

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S GARAGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WITNESSED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT UPDATED 01/26/17*JB

TAKATA I HAVE A VEHICLE I NEED TO USE...BUT I TAKE MY LIFE IN MY HANDS WHEN I DRIVE IT. PLEASE TELL ME WHY THIS CANNOT BE FIXED.

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE 07/11/2016 OF RECALL INVOLVING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THE RECALL SPECIFICALLY STATES "A RUPTURED INFLATOR CAN SEND INFLATOR PARTS TOWARD VEHICLE OCCUPANTS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER ON 07/11/2016 AND SPOKE TO AARON. I ASKED HIM ABOUT DEACTIVATING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND HIS INSTRUCTIONS WERE NOT TO DO SO. AS OF THIS DATE THERE IS NO REMEDY, I AM UNABLE TO SELL MY VEHICLE, MY WIFE MAY BE IN SERIOUS DANGER SHOULD WE HAVE A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. INFORMATION AVAILABLE INDICATES SOME MANUFACTURERS ARE RECOMMENDING DEACTIVATION. PLEASE ADVISE SO THAT I MAY TAKE PROPER ACTION.

THE BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE PEDAL FEEL IS SPONGY AND THE PEDAL TRAVEL IS EXCESSIVE (3-4") BEFORE THE BRAKES START TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. BRAKES WERE FULLY BLED TO ENSURE OLD FLUID WITH TOO MUCH MOISTURE IN IT WASN'T THE PROBLEM. THIS ACTION DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. JUST HAD A FORD DEALER REPLACE THE MASTER CYLINDER--THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER CONDUCTING A WEB SEARCH AND TALKING WITH THE DEALER MORE, APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS A VALVE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION ON THE ABS SYSTEM'S HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THIS APPEARS TO BE A BIT OF A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION, MKZ AND MILAN VEHICLES OVER NUMEROUS YEARS. THERE ALSO APPEARS TO BE AN UPDATED PART NUMBER FOR THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THIS CONDITION IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE BRAKES DO NOT PROPERLY SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 02/03/17*LJ

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN WITTMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2007 LINCOLN MKZ PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL ( ATTN: C.R."BUTCH" DOWNEY). *SMD THE CONSUMER WANTED AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE RECALL WAS DELAYED AND WITHHELD BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. RECALL # 16V384000. *JB

MY DEFROST GRILL HAS CRACKED AND BECOME UNDONE AND THE IP BEGAN TO PEEL. THE VEHICLE CAN LO LONGER KEEP FOG CLEAR OR DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD IN COLD WEATHER. ALSO THE HVAC CONTROLS HAVE SUCK IN THE IP AND IT IS HARD TO GET TO THE DEFROST BUTTON WHEN NEEDED FOR VISIBILITY. YELLOW PARTICLES IN THE AIR WHEN IF DEFROST MODE CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO COUGH.

2007 LINCOLN MKZ. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED RECENTLY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DEALER ANALYZED THE ISSUE AND INDICATED THE FRONT PASSENGER RAILS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

I HAD MY 2007 LINCOLN MKZ SINCE 2013 AND I ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FACTORY WHEELS THAT I BROUGHT FROM A DEALERSHIP WHICH WASN'T EVEN ON THE CARFAX WHEN I BOUGHT NOR THE SALESMAN DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE RIMS HAVING A PROBLEM POKING WHOLE IN ALL 4 TIRES. EVERY 5 DAYS, EVERY 5 DAYS I HAVE TO GO PUMP MY TIRES UP SO THEY WILL NOT BUST. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I HAD THE ZEPHER, SAME MAKE. I WAS OUT WITH WHO IS MY WIFE NOW, FRONT DRIVER SIDE RIM SHREDDED MY TIRE. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. AND IM STILL TODAY STILL HAVING THIS SAME !!FRUSTRATING PROBLEM!! EVERY 5DAYS AND I HAVE TO PAY $135 A WHEEL THAT WASN'T EVEN MY CAUSE OF DOING NOR ON THE CARFAX. !! MY CAR SHOULD COUNT JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CAR!! !!!AND ITS NOT!!! MY FAMILY AND I WANT A !!!RECALL!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR LEAKED FROM ALL FOUR WHEELS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE RIMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE SEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CHANGED ALL FOUR TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,101. UPDATED 10/26/16*LJ UPDATED 03/13/17.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE; HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH LOW TIRES. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY GOING LOW/FLAT. ABOUT 6 MONTH AGO I HAD ONE TIRE COME COMPLETELY OFF MY RIM. FROM WHAT I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE RIMS HAVE TO BE SHAVED DOWN AND THEN RE SEALED. I JUST BOUGHT NEW TIRES LESS THEN A YEAR AGO AND ALREADY IN NEED OF NEW ONES BECAUSE THE TREAD IS WORN OUT FOR HAVING INCONSISTANT AIR IN THEM WITH THEM CONTINUALLY GOING LOW! IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS BUT MORE FREQUENTLY WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

WHILE ENTERING ACCESS RAMP TO HIGHWAY, AT APPROX 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD AND I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER RISE TO 4000RPM AND STAY AT THAT LEVEL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. I DID MANAGE TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY BUT THE HIGHEST SPEED I COULD GARNER WAS 55MPH ALL THE WHILE THE TACH STAYED AT 4-5000 RPM AND CONTINUED TO RACE. SINCE THAT TIME, I HAVE NOTICED LEAKING FLUIDS FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND INFORMED THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.

MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AFTER A WOMAN, WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE FALLEN ASLEEP, SIDESWIPED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF US ON A 2-LANE ROAD. IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID A HEAD-ON COLLISION, I SWERVED OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. SHE ACCELERATED, TURNED LEFT AND GOT IN FRONT OF US AND WE COLLIDED WITH HE RIGHT FRONT FENDER AT THE WHEEL-WELL. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE FRONT END WAS CRUSHED. I WAS DRIVING AND MY LEFT ARM WAS BROKEN. THE LITTLE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING COLUMN HIT ME IN THE CHEST, BRUISED ME, AND CAUSED SEVERE PAIN. MY WIFE WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HER SEATBELT WAS SECURELY FASTENED, BUT IT DID NOT HOLD HER IN PLACE AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO. ON IMPACT, SHE MET THE AIRBAG HALFWAY AND MOST OF HER RIBS WERE FRACTURED. FOUR (4) OF HER VERTEBRAE WERE FRACTURED, AS WAS HER RIGHT ANKLE. HER LUNGS WERE BRUISED AND ONE WAS PUNCTURED. HER LEFT KNEE HIT THE DASHBOARD AND DROVE HER FEMUR THROUGH HER PELVIS. SHE WAS TAKEN TO UMD SHOCK-TRAUMA CENTER WHERE SHE WAS INTUBATED, SEDATED AND PUT IN TRACTION FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE A 7 HOUR SURGERY TO REBUILD HER HIP AND FEMUR. SHE WAS IN A FULL-TORSO CAST AND USED A WHEELCHAIR FOR >6 WEEKS. SHE IS STILL REBOUNDING FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE INEFFECTIVE SEATBELT, WHICH DID NOT WORK AS DESIGNED.

LINCOLN MKZ 2007 AIRBAG MODULAR AND SENSORS GONE BAD AND AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. CAR WAS CHECKED FOR THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST OVER $1500 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAR PARTS HAVE CONTINUOUSLY FAIL ON THIS PARTICULAR CAR PANELS ON BOTH FRONT DOOR HAVE CRACKED, DRIVES SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE BY DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT IF I REPLACE DOOR PANEL I WOULD HAVE TO BUY THE DOOR RATHER THAN JUST A PANEL, HAVE REPLACED ALL FOUR REELS ON THE CAR, TIRES CONSTANTLY HAVE TO BE CHECKED FOR LOW AIR PRESSURE IN TIRES, DASHBOARD HAS POPPED LOOSE AT VENT IN TOP OF DASHBOARD AND WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WOULD COST OVER $2000 TO REPAIR. THIS CAR IS SUPPOSE TO BE ONE OF LINCOLN'S BEST VEHICLES AND THE PARTS ON THIS CAR ARE NOT TOP QUALITY. CAR IS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEM. CAR WAS POORLY BUILT AND IT IS A SHAME THAT LINCOLN WILL NOT STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. I AM A VERY UNSATISFIED CUSTOMER AND AT THIS POINT WOULD NOT CONSIDER BUYING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE LINCOLN FAMILY. WHAT A SHAME THAT YOU PAY SO MUCH FOR A VEHICLE AND GET THIS KIND OF QUALITY. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME. *TR

THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND COILS WENT BAD. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 14-0059) ON 2007-2008 LINCOLN MKZ'S. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT ONE OF THE PROBLEM CARS COVERED. MY CAR IS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ I FEEL THAT LINCOLN IS IN ERROR AND I SHOULD BE COVERED FULLY FOR REPAIR. *TR

GOT IN CAR AFTER STOPPING AT GROCERY STORE AND SMELLED GAS, THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FROM A NEARBY GAS STATION. GOT HOME AND PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WENT IN GARAGE TO TAKE OUT TRASH. GARAGE HAD HEAVY SMELL OF GASOLINE. OPENED GARAGE DOOR, PARKED CAR OUTSIDE AND GASOLINE SMELL IN GARAGE WENT AWAY. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPLIT/LEAKING FUEL RAIL ON TOP OF ENGINE. HAD TO HAVE METAL FUEL RAIL REPLACED. *TR

THE TIRES ARE ALWAYS LEAKING AIR AND THE RIMS ARE THE CAUSE OF IT. THE RIMS HAVE HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THEM. I HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL TIRES ON THE COUNT OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE RIMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TIRES BECAME FLAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE INFLATED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR TIRES EXHIBITED THE FAILURE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND WAS FOUND THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEMS WERE CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE LATEST "AIRBAG RECALLS" ON THE FORD MODEL CARS. I OWN A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE "WARNING LIGHT" CONSTANTLY BEING "ON" SINCE AUGUST OF THE YEAR, 2014. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, BUT FOR ME "NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT" AS LONG AS THE LIGHT DIDN'T BOTHER ME. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALLS OF OTHER MODELS OF FORD CARS AND STORIES ON THE NATIONAL NEWS ABOUT THE AIRBAG DEFECT RESULTING IN EVEN FATAL INJURIES DUE TO THE AIRBAG, I FEEL THIS MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AND REPAIRED BY FORD AT "THEIR EXPENSE." ADDITIONALLY, I ONLY HAVE 50,450 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL BY ME. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SINCE I DRIVE MY CAR EVERY DAY AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

THIS IS IN REGARD TO THE LATEST "AIRBAG RECALLS" ON THE FORD MODEL CARS. I OWN A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE "WARNING LIGHT" CONSTANTLY BEING "ON" SINCE AUGUST OF THE YEAR, 2014. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX, BUT FOR ME "NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT" AS LONG AS THE LIGHT DIDN'T BOTHER ME. IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALLS OF OTHER MODELS OF FORD CARS AND STORIES ON THE NATIONAL NEWS ABOUT THE AIRBAG DEFECT RESULTING IN EVEN FATAL INJURIES DUE TO THE AIRBAG, I FEEL THIS MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AND REPAIRED BY FORD AT "THEIR EXPENSE." ADDITIONALLY, I ONLY HAVE 50,450 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF VERY WELL BY ME. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SINCE I DRIVE MY CAR EVERY DAY AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR

WHEN YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN FROM A SPEED OF 30 OR OVER YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSION KICK. WHEN YOU ARE STOPPING FROM REGULAR ROAD SPEEDS AND OR HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION FEELS LIKE IT IS KICKING. BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE IT IS YOU STOP AND THEN YOU FEEL A BUMP. IT IS NOT NORMAL. FEELS ALMOST LIKE A VERY HARD DOWN SHIFT ONLY BY THAT POINT YOU ARE ALREADY STOPPED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE UNINTENDED ACCELERATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14E028000 (EQUIPMENT). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT IN THE DASHBOARD BUCKLED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE INTO THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIPS YESTERDAY AND THEY TOOK PICTURES AND STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SEND THEN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 120,000. .... UPDATED 08/05/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALL FOUR TIRE RIMS PEELED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR PANEL CRACKED. UPDATED 08/19/2014 *JS

APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH AGO (IN MAY, 2014), WHILE IN THE PARKED POSITION AND IN A PARKING SPACE, NO FOOT ON BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR, MY 2007 LINCOLN MKZ (61,000 MILES) ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP AND BEGAN TO THRUST FORWARD. I IMMEDIATELY HIT MY BRAKE HARD, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR PRIOR TO HITTING THE CURB OR OTHER OBSTACLES; HOWEVER, HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR MY QUICK REFLEX, I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED! THERE WAS A CURB, A TRASH CAN, AND A BUILDING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME, AND HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, THERE'S NO DOUBT I WOULD HAVE PLOWED STRAIGHT THRU ALL! I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE, BUT FOUND NO RECALLS EXCEPT ON FLOOR MATS THAT GET STUCK. I DON'T HAVE THE FACTORY INSTALLED FLOOR MATS IN MY CAR AND DOUBT THAT THIS IS MY PROBLEM. I DID FIND A FEW SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE RACING, SURGING, ACCELERATING ENGINE ISSUES OCCURRING WITH THIS MAKE & MODEL. I PRINTED OUT THESE COMPLAINTS AND TOOK TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY RESEARCHED IT AS WELL AND FOUND NO RECALLS AND OF COURSE THEY OFFERED TO CHECK OUT THE CAR, INQUIRING ABOUT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, IF ANY. I'VE SINCE HAD A FEW INCIDENCES OF MINOR UNPROVOKED ENGINE RACING WHILE DRIVING THAT DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE TOO CRITICAL; HOWEVER, I HAVE THIS SITUATION ON MY MIND WHILE DRIVING AND THE THOUGHTS ARE UNSETTLING! I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT AS I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS! ARE THERE ANY UPDATES ABOUT RECALLS, ETC. CONCERNING THIS SITUATION AS MY LIFE AS WELL AS THE LIVES OF OTHERS ARE

MY IGNITION COIL IMPLODED. I REPLACED 6 PLUGS AND ONE COIL, BUT AS THEY WERE GETTING INSTALLED THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME THAT THE COMPUTER IN MY CAR WAS NOT GIVING A READING TO THE NEW COIL, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT I NEED A NEW COMPUTER (PCM) THE CAR SHAKES UNDER 50 MPH, STOP LIGHTS, ETC...THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A GLITCH ON MY MODEL CAR BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT UNLESS I PAY $1600 TO GET IT DONE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A 3RD PARTY IN MARCH 2010 WITH 46,000 MILES AND WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. WE DISCOVERED THE WHEELS HAD CHROME FLAKING BADLY SOON AFTER PURCHASE, AND ROB SIGHT LINCOLN MERCURY (NOW DBA ROB SIGHT FORD) ONLY AGREED TO REPLACE TWO OF THE WHEELS UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING IT WAS A COSMETIC ISSUE. SINCE THE CAR HAD BEEN PURCHASED THROUGH ANOTHER DEALER, ROB SIGHT WAS HESITANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY EVEN ON THE TWO WHEELS THEY DID REPLACE. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST10 FLAT TIRES ON THE REMAINING WHEELS, EVEN AFTER REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES. CLEARLY THE ORIGINAL FLAKING ISSUE IS FAR MORE THAN COSMETIC, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,000 EACH TO REPLACE WHEELS, THAT HAS NOT BEEN CONSIDERED AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE. WE HAD THE WHEELS REBUILT AT A CAR WHEEL SPECIALIST IN MERRIAM, KS (HUBCAP & WHEEL) AND WHILE THE BEAD SEAL FAILURES IMPROVED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, ADDITIONAL CORROSION HAS RENDERED THE WHEELS INOPERABLE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES AND THE TEMPTATION IS TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE, WITH THE HOPE THAT SUBSEQUENT TIRE FAILURES DO NOT RESULT IN A FATALITY. THERE CAN BE LITTLE DOUBT THAT MOST OTHER 2007 MKZ OWNERS UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OWN THIS VEHICLE, AND HAVING RECEIVED THE SAME TREATMENT FROM FORD/LINCOLN THAT WE HAVE, ARE TEMPTED TO DO THE SAME THING. *JS

THE VEHICLE START EXPERIENCING A ROAR COMING FROM THE FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT TIRES WERE OUR OF BALANCE AND ALSO NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE ALIGNMENT WAS DONE AND WHEELS BALANCED. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO STATED WOULD NEED A NEW SET OF TIRES TO CORRECT SITUATION. ADVISED DEALER THAT TIRES WERE ONLY 13 MONTHS OLD THAT I WOULD TAKE TO TIRE STORE WHERE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. TIRE DEALER AGREED TO ADJUST TIRES AND PUT A NEW SET OF FOUR TIRES AND BALANCED AGAIN. NOISE STILL EXISTED AND STARTED TO GET WORSE. WENT BACK TO AUTO DEALER AND EXPLAINED NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON. DEALER DECIDED TO PULL FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLIES TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER FOR PROBLEM. BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN BEARING SEALS AND BEARINGS WERE CORRODED, ONE ROLLER BEARING WAS MISSING AS WELL. NEW BEARINGS INSTALLED AND PROBLEM SOLVED. FIRST VEHICLE OWNED THAT HAS HAD BEARING PROBLEMS, PARTICULARLY AT 62,000 MILES. OWNED VEHICLES IN THE PAST WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD TO HAVE BEARINGS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE ONCE THE IGNITION WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BATTERY EACH TIME. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INFERIOR POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT HAD TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/06/13*LJ

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE LINCOLN STARTED ON FIRE. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE INTENSITY AND RAPID SPREAD OF THE FIRE INDICATE GASOLINE FROM THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT CONTAINED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CLOSING THE WINDOWS, THEY WERE SCRATCHED BY AN ELEMENT INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO STATED THAT THE WINDOW TRAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,143.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADD AIR TO THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CHROME HUB CAPS WERE PINCHING THE TIRES, CAUSING AIR TO SEEP OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE LEAVING WORK FOR THE DAY I NOTICED I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2010. I SPENT $800.00 PURCHASING NEW TIRES AND I HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL FLAT TIRES AFTER THIS.I WAS TOLD BY THE PLACE WHO SOLD ME THE TIRES THAT MY RIMS WERE CORRODED AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I'VE GOTTEN 2 FLAT TIRES SINCE AND I'VE SPENT $200.00 MORE DOLLARS REPLACING TIRES. I HAVE SPENT A TOTAL OF $1000.00 ON TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LINCOLN DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT I COULD SPEND $1,500 ON A NEW SET OF RIMS WHICH IS LUDICROUS. FORD/LINCOLN SHOULD REPLACE ALL RIMS FOR FREE AS A GOODWILL CONSIDERING THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. I EVEN HAD THEM SHAVED DOWN AND CLEANED AND MY TIRES ARE STILL LOOSING AIR PRESSURE AS OF TODAY. *TR

THE LINCOLN WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER FOR A WHINNING NOISE AND SMELL OF NATURAL GAS WHEN CAR IS COLD. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS NOISE FROM SCORED ROTORS. ON JANUARY 18,2012 SOUND GREW WORSE AND SOUNDED LIKE PARTS WERE GRINDING. TOOK TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER INDICATED THE TRANSFER CASE WAS FAILING, PARTS WERE DISENTEGRATING IN CASE (CALLED IT A PLU). THE RECOMMENDATION WAS NOT TO DRIVE BECAUSE DANGEROUS IF FAILS AND COULD ALSO REQUIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FACTORY RIMS WERE CORRODING AND CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RIMS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 02/22/12

I OWN A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE ARE TOTALLY DELAMINATING AND CORRODING. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THE RIMS WILL NOT HOLD THE TIRES. WE HAVE HAD ONE TIRE GO FLAT BECAUSE IT LOST ITS SEAL AND THE OTHER TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM AT 65 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE WHEEL WAS CORRODING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO POINTED OUT THE CORROSION ON THE WHEEL THAT WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.