2006 Lincoln Zephyr complaints

HAD A FLAT TIRE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT...IT HAPPENS. GOT A COUPLE OF NEW TIRES PUT ON AND A FEW MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. RUINING THE $250 TIRE AGAIN. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE CHROME IS PEELING OFF MY RIMS AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING ME TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE,AND THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE RIMS. THEY ARE ABOUT $550 A PIECE SO THATS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. THESE CARS THAT HAVE LOW PROFILE TIRES NEED TO HAVE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LOOK AT THE TIRE AND TELL ITS LOW. IF FORD DOESN'T FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY ARE WRONG.I WORK AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND I SEE STUPID RECALLS FOR THINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN ONE TIME IN A THOUSAND. BUT I BET THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL THE ZEPHYR,FUSIONS,MILANS, OR ANYTHING THEY ARE PUTTING THESE JUNK RIMS ON. *TR

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE WHEEL RIMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE LAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF, HE HAS BEEN LOSING AIR IN AT LEAST ONE OF HIS TIRES. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO, HE NOTICED HE HAD BEEN LOSING AIR IN THREE TIRES. AN INDEPENDENT DEALER INFORM HIM THAT THE LOSS OF AIR WAS DUE TO CORROSION AND CHROME FLAKING OFF THE WHEEL RIM. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONSUMER REPLACE ALL FOUR OF THE WHEELS RIMS. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF THE WHEEL RIMS, THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO MONITOR THE AIR LOSS AND ADD AIR AS NEEDED. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, IN THREE TIRES, HE BEGAN LOSING BETWEEN 10-20 POUNDS OF AIR OVER A FOUR OR FIVE DAY PERIOD. THE OTHER TIRE MAINTAINED AIR PRESSURE. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO REPLACE TWO OF THE RIMS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIFTH ENGINE COIL HAD MELTED AND CAUSED A SMALL ENGINE FIRE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND THE COIL. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PCM WAS DAMAGED DURING THE FIRE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND RECALIBRATED. ALL OF THE COILS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. ... UPDATED 02/28/13 *BF

THE 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR WAS TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 40 AND THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE SUDDENLY BLEW UP. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE CAUSE AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ORIGINAL ALUMINUM LINCOLN-FACTORY WHEEL WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MECHANIC ALSO INSPECTED THE OTHER THREE WHEELS AND THE SAME PROBLEM IS CONTINUING TO OCCUR WITH ALL THE 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT WAS DESCRIBED BY THE MECHANIC AS FOLLOWS: THE CHROME IS PEELING OFF THE WHEEL, WHICH PREVENTS A GOOD SEAL BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE TIRE, RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SMELLS OF FUMES WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER AND FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER CABIN AND THROUGH THE CRACKS BETWEEN THE HOOD AND FENDER WHEEL. HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS KNOCKING AND RUNNING ROUGH, SO HE TURNED IT OFF. HE THEN LIFTED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A BAD COIL WENT BAD ON THE MOTOR, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS. THE COIL HAD MELTED SEVERELY. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE COIL WOULD NOT CONNECT WITH THE COMPUTER. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NEED TO PROGRAM IT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER FIVE MORE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY BECOMING FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

IM FILING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 06 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. WHILE DRIVING MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND IN ORDER TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF I HAD TO TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT BUT THE LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON SINCE THEN. IM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE A/C SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL RANDOMLY TURNING OFF COMPLETELY ON ITS OWN. IM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY A/C BLOWING HOT AIR AND I WAS TOLD IT'S A SENSOR DEEP IN THE DASH THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $25.00 BUT THE LABOR IS $500.00 PLUS. I NEED TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THE 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR V6 3.0. *TR

LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NOT COMMUNICATING AND TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON COST TO REPAIR $310.00. *JS

IN NOVEMBER 2008 I PURCHASED A 2006 LINCOLN ZYPHER WITH 28000 MILES. AT THIS TIME THE PASSENGER BACK INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER ARGUED WITH ME BUT FIXED THE ITEM. ONE YEAR LATER IN THE FALL OF 2009, THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK SEAT HANDLE ALSO BROKE AND WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. PASSENGERS HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND PULL THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE TO OPEN THE DOOR. IF THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING YOU ARE TRAPPED. FEB 2012, THE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE ALSO BROKE, LAST NIGHT MARCH 30 2012 THE PASSENGER HANDLE BROKE. I JUST SPENT TWO HOURS ONLINE AND FOUND NEARLY 1400 OTHER FORD/LINCOLN OWNERS CLAIMING THE SAME MALFUNCTION OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECOMING DISABLED. IF THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER YOU ARE UNABLE TO EXIT IF THE WINDOW IS UP. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. FORD/LINCOLN NEEDS TO REPAIR THE BROKEN HANDLES AND CHANGE THE DESIGN OR INCREASE THE QUALITY. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THE COMPANY TAKES RESPONSIBLITY FOR THEIR CHEAP UNSAFE DESIGN AND MECHANICAL FAILURE. *JS

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED UPON ARRIVING AT AN INTERSECTION, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, AND THE PEDAL NEARLY WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE ABS SEEMED TO ACTIVATE AS HE MOVED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS WAS IN CONTROL, AS HE TRIED TO BRAKE. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY WENT TO THE FLOOR, AFTER WHICH THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE MECHANIC SAW A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF ICE/SNOW TOWARD THE INSIDE SECTION BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED LETTING THE SNOW/ICE THAW. ONCE IT THAWED, THE BRAKING SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL. *JB UPDATED 02/24/12

THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ON MY 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR ARE PEELING AT THE TIRE CONTACT POINT CAUSING A DETERIORATION OF THE SEAL CAPABILITY OF THE WHEEL. THE TIRES EVENTUALLY WON'T SEAL PROPERLY AND LOSE AIR PRESSURE UNTIL THE TIRE IS EITHER REINFLATED, OR GOES FLAT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, SEVERAL TIMES BUT WOULD ONLY CLEAN THE WHEELS, AND RESEAL AND REINFLATE THE TIRES. THIS TREATMENT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS UNTIL THE TIRES BEGAN TO LOSE AIR AGAIN. WE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM THE LINCOLN DEALER REGARDING ANY PERMANENT CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD WE'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE ALUMINUM WHEELS, BUT WERE GIVEN NO GUARANTEE THE NEW WHEELS WOULD PERFORM ANY BETTER. *TR

AFTER HAVING MULTIPLE FLAT TIRES - WHICH I INCORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO BAD LUCK - I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT MY TIRES AT ALL, BUT WAS INSTEAD, THE CHROME PEELING ON THE INNER RIM OF THE WHEELS, WHICH NOT ONLY CREATED AN AIR LEAK FROM THE SEAL NOT HOLDING, BUT ALSO DAMAGED THE VERY-EXPENSIVE-TO-REPLACE TIRES. I LEARNED THIS WHEN I TRIED TO PUT 4 NEW TIRES ON THE CAR, THINKING MAYBE ALL THE FLATS WERE DUE TO THE BRAND OF TIRES, AND COSTCO SHOWED ME THE PEELING CHROME PROBLEM AND TOLD ME NOT TO WASTE MY MONEY ON NEW TIRES UNTIL THE WHEELS WERE REPLACED. WAS INFORMED THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE CHROME PLATING IS NOT A PROBLEM FORD WILL FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE AND THE COST FOR PUTTING NEW NON-CHROME WHEELS ON THE CAR WOULD ALL BE MINE. APPARENTLY SUDDEN FLATS DUE TO DEFECTIVE CHROME IS NOT REGARDED AS A SAFETY ISSUE BY FORD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR THE CHROME IS PEELING OF THE WHEELS CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND CURRENTLY HAS 9,000 MILES WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I BEG TO DIFFER. *TR

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH QUALITY OF SERVICE AT FORD COMPANY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AND THERE WAS A RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH. *JB

THE FRONT LCA BALL JOINT DRIES UP IN THE SOCKET AND MAKE THE CAR SQUEAK, AND WOBBLE OVER THE ROAD. THE AUTO SHOW STATED IT WAS A POOR DESIGN SINCE YOU ARE UNABLE TO ADD LUBRICATION INTO THE BALL JOINT. THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER TILL MAY, SO I HAVE TO DRIVE MY CAR UNSAFELY UNTIL ONE IS AVAILABLE. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN ENERGY TIRES, SIZE P225/50/R17. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES (ORIGINAL) NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DRY ROTTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO CONFIRMED. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,320. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF UPDATED 11/16/11

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. 22K MILES. ALL 4 RIMS CORRODE CAUSING TIRES TO LOOSE AIR. TIRE SHOP BROKE DOWN TIRES AND CLEANED RIMS. APPLIED SEALANT AROUND LIP AND REMOUNTED TIRES. TIRE SHOP OWNER INDICATED HE HAS CLEANED AND RESEALED A NUMBER OF 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR ALUMINUM WHEELS. AT 35K MILES ALL 4 TIRES WERE REPLACED AT LINCOLN DEALER. TWO WEEKS AFTER NEW TIRES INSTALLED FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF RIM DUE TO LOW AIR PRESSURE. I COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT THE TIRES ARE LEAKING AIR. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM WITH RIMS AND REPLACED TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. DEALER ALSO INDICATED ALL FOUR RIMS WERE CLEANED AND RESEALED. *TR

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR: TRANSMISSION BEGAN FAILING AT 35,000 MILES. EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR. NO ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING UPHILL CAUSES SAFETY HAZARD AS SPEED CANNOT BE MAINTAINED. EXTREMELY HARSH SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AT ALL. FOUND A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN PINPOINTING THE PROBLEM TO A MAIN VALVE BODY DEFECT. FORD/LINCOLN DEALER IS REQUESTING A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WHICH COSTS OVER $4,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN UP SHIFTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO HIGHER GEARS AND WOULD BEGIN JERKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,500.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, BUT PARKED, THE A/C SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. AIR CONTINUED TO BLOW, BUT IT WAS HOT INSTEAD OF COOL. DIAGNOSTIC REPORT SAYS THE ACET SENSOR FAILED. REPAIR WAS DECLINED DUE TO COST ($550). NOW, EVEN WITHOUT ANY CLIMATE CONTROLS ENGAGED, THE PANEL GETS VERY HOT WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING. IF THE SEAT A/C IS ENGAGED, IT WILL WORK UNTIL THE PANEL GETS HOT, THEN IT WON'T WORK ANYMORE. IF THE FAILED ACET SENSOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERHEATING BEHIND THE CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL, IT MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND NOT JUST A COMFORT ISSUE. *TR

ISSUE WITH WEAK, INADEQUATE WELDS ON A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THIS ISSUE IS RELATED TO FORD TSB 06-24-07, AND INVOLVED THE SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. SINCE THE SUBFRAME NOT ONLY HOLD THE ENGINE AND SUPPORTING PARTS, THE AREA IN QUESTION IS ALSO INTEGRAL TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION/STEERING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IS A WELD BREAKS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND POSES A SERIOUS INJURY RISK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR WHEELS ON HIS VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE WHEELS CAUSE THE TIRES TO FLATTEN AND WILL NOT HOLD AIR. THE CONTACT MUST PLACE AIR IN THE TIRES EACH WEEK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW WHEELS, BUT AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,905. UPDATED 4/16/09 *CN UPDATED 04/20/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL AND DECELERATED TO 35 MPH. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, STOPPED AT A REST STOP, AND CALLED A MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE DUE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE ABS. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THEN IN DRIVE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN DRIVING NORMALLY AFTER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS RELEASED. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AND THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. UPDATED 02-23-09 *BF UPDATED 02/25/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF OPEN WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING STARTED SIMPLY BY PUSHING THE REMOTE IGNITION KEY. SHE STATED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF COULD BE OPENED WITHOUT HER KNOWLEDGE, ALLOWING SOMEONE TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE MARCH OF 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE. FORD STATED THAT THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE REMOTE IGNITION KEY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,348 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 06/25/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE ARE 4 SYMBOL BUTTONS ON THE IGNITION KEY THAT DO NOT REQUIRE A LOT OF FORCE TO ACTIVATE. THE BUTTONS CAN BE ACTIVATED BY OBJEXTS PUCHING AGAINST THEM. UPDATED 06/25/08

ONE MICHELIN ENERGY S8 MXVA P225/50 R17 TIRE WAS LOSING AIR ON MY 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE WAS VISIBLE SIDE WALL SEPARATION ON THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE AND ALSO, 180 DEGREES ON THE OUTSIDE. DEALER/MICHELIN CLAIMED IS WAS RESULT OF HITTING A POT HOLE. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. HAD 20,000 MILES AT TIME OF COMPLAINT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAD SAME ISSUES WITH MICHELIN TIRES.... *TR

PURCHASED LINC ZEPHER IN JAN 2006, AUTO HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 OR 5 TIMES TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE COOLED/HEATED SETS. THE UNIT NEVER RAN FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AND WHEN DOWN FROM THERE TO 15 MIN THEN 5 MIN THEN NOT AT ALL. DEALER REPLACED ALL PARTS RELATING TO THIS UNIT BUT SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION ON FOR 30 MINUTES NOW AT FULL CAPACITY THEN FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES RUN AT A DIMINISHED CAPACITY THEN AFTER 60 MINUTES IN TOTAL DOES NOT FUNCTION. SERVICE REP. STATES THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IT OVERHEATS AND WILL NOT WORK. EVEN THOUGH THE ZEPHER SALES INFORMATION STATES ON PAGE 10. - "THE 3 COOL SETTINGS JOIN 3 HEAT SETTINGS TO KEEP YOU COMFORTABLE ALL DAY - AND ALL NIGHT"

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PARKED VEHICLE WAS STRUCK WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH. THE PARKED VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF TRAFFIC CHANGING A FLAT TIRE AND UPON INITIAL IMPACT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, DUE TO EXTENSIVE BODY DAMAGE. THE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND TOOK A REPORT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 09/15/06. *JB

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR LIGHT REFLECTS INTO THE REAR WINDSHIELD AND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. *TS ***NAR***

BRAND NEW 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. ELECTRIC DOORS DO NOT LOCK UNTIL A SPEED OF 15-18 MPH IS REACHED. FORD'S MANUAL STATES: "DOORS LOCK AT 12 MPH". DEALER COULD NOT FIX IT. CONTACTED FORD. THEY CONSIDER IT A "NON ISSUE" AND CLOSED THE FILE. I FIND THIS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE IT TAKES A LONG TIME IN BUSY COMMUTE TRAFFIC TO GAIN THIS SPEED. *NM