Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
LINCOLN MK7 2007. CAR HAS CONSISTANT SLOW TIRE LEAKS DUE TO POOR WHEEL AND RIM QUALITY. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF CHROME THAT HAS FLAKED OFF THE WHEELS. BOTH FORD AND THE DEALERHSIP REFUSE TO DO ANY THING TO CORRECT. *TR
RUBBING NOISE EXPERIENCED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD (BELOW 32 F). ALSO RUBBING SQUEAKING NOISE FROM FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION, POSSIBLY THE STRUT. EXPERIENCE THE NOISE WHEN TURNING OR WHEN ENCOUNTERING SMALL BUMPS ON THE ROAD. 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE TIRE SIZE SPECIFICATION WAS P215/65/R15 HOWEVER, WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THEY INFORMED THE COTNACT THAT THE REQUIRED TIRE SIZE FOR THE MODEL YEAR VEHICLE WAS P225/54/VR17. THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED THE PROPER TIRE SIZE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.
2007 LINCOLN MKZ W/ 40K MILES WELL-MAINTAINED. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS APPROX 3 MONTHS APART, WHEN ENGINE STILL SOMEWHAT COOL AND WITHIN 5 MILES OF START-UP, VEHICLE IS STOPPED IN DRIVE WITH FOOT-BRAKE APPLIED. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS AND CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE, DESPITE APPLICATION OF HARD BRAKE PRESSURE. TO AVOID COLLISION, DRIVER MUST SHIFT TO NEUTRAL OR PARK AND TURN OFF ENGINE. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER (1) DOWNLOADED AND APPLIED COMPUTERIZED UPDATES, (2) CHANGED BATTERY, (3) REVIEWED ALL ONLINE AND FORD MOCO BULLETINS BUT FOUND NOTHING RELEVANT. PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS BUT OCCURS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY & DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE. DRIVER HAS CONTACTED FORD/LINCOLN IN DETROIT AND OPENED A CASE FILE TO RESEARCH & TRACK PROBLEM. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON FEB 28, 2010, AT 3:00 PM. CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 03/01. DEALER WILL HAVE REGIONAL FORD ENGINEER EXAMINE VEHICLE. *TR
AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. REPLACED THE CRASH SHOCK SENSOR. HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. UNSURE IF AIRBAG SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DEPRESSED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT WAS CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS A PHOTO OF THE CRASH FROM THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000. UPDATED 11-25-08 *BF UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB
I OWN A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ WITH MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 TIRES DOT NUMBER B90A NNHX 0207 WHICH ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE VEHICLE. DURING NORMAL OPERATION IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE EXPERIENCED VALVE STEM FAILURES ON 3 OF THE 4 ORIGINAL TIRES LEADING TO A SEVERE AIR LEAK AND IN TWO INSTANCES DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. IN EACH CASE THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE TIRE AND/OR VALVE STEM AT A LINCOLN DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, AND MICHELIN REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. *TR
1. DRIVING ON TWO LINE ROAD. TO AVOID HEAD ON COLLISION HAD TO DETER OFF ROAD AND HIT HUGE TREE AT 30 MPH 2. SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAINT NOR DID AIRBAGS DEPLOY. CONSEQUENCES ARE PTSS, CHEST AND NECK TRAUMA, EXTREME ANXIETY 3. CAR IS STILL UNDER REPAIR. FORD MOTOR REFUSES TO CHECK REASONS FOR EQUIPMENT FAULT AND NEGLIGENCE. *TR
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ, AND WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILED TWO FRONTAL OFFSET TEST THAT WERE CONDUCTED BY THE INSURANCE INSTITUTION OF HIGHWAY SAFETY. THE CONTACT FEARED THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000.*AK THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A COPY OF INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY TEST AND ASK THAT THE CAR BE BROUGHT UP TO CERTAIN SPECIFICATIONS PERTAINING TO THE REPORT. UPDATE *4/17TR
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