2011 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

TAKATA RECALL. WE WERE NOTIFIED IN 2016 THAT OUR VEHICLE IS ON THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL LIST. UPON CONTACTING OUR LINCOLN DEALER WE WERE TOLD THE AIRBAG WOULD BE REPLACED IN EARLY 2017. WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK SINCE. IT IS NOW NOVEMBER 2, 2017.

TAKATA RECALL - CALLED DEALER (ROBINSON BROTHERS LINCOLN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA) AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AT THIS TIME AND THAT I SHOULD WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MITCHELL LINCOLN (1222 RUCKER BLVD, ENTERPRISE, AL 36330, (334) 347-9201) CONFIRMED THAT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED DOWNS FORD, INC. AT (732) 349-2240 (360 HWY 37 EAST, TOMS RIVER, NJ 08753) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED ALL AMERICAN FORD POINT PLEASANT AT (732) 719-6100 (3306 BRIDGE AVE, POINT PLEASANT, NJ 08742) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE/PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED AND REQUIRED ADDITIONAL EFFORT TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORM REEVES FORD SUPERSTORE (18900 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN JULY 2016 OF RECALL AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RESOLUTION AS YET. SO I CONTINUE TO DRIVE WITH AIRBAGS THAT COULD DETRIMENTALLY HARM ME OR KILL ME BUT YET THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFORT TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR WAS RECALLED FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG 18 MONTHS AGO AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. ALSO, I CALLED THE 888 424-9153 NUMBER TO FILE A LACK OF SERVICE COMPLAINT. I WAS PUT ON HOLD FOR 25 MINUTES AND THEN WAS DISCONNECTED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER FUTURE FORD LINCOLN OF CONCORD (2285 DIAMOND BLVD, CONCORD, CA 94520) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER AT 800-521-4140. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR, THERE WERE FLAMES ON THE DOOR PANEL. THE DRIVER EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR REPAIRED. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). 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 CONTACT SPOKE TO GERMAIN LINCOLN (13303 TAMIAMI TRAIL N, NAPLES, FL 34110) AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD CALL THE CONTACT ONCE PARTS ARRIVED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.