2008 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHEN ABS ENGAGES, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECOMES REALLY SQUISHY, AND HAS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. DOESN'T FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE ABLE TO STOP IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS, BUT HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE IN DRY CALIFORNIA. NOTE CALIFORNIA IS WET, AND IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. ABS SEEMS OVERLY EAGER TO ENGAGE, AND THIS CONDITION TAKES DAYS BEFORE BRAKE PEDAL SEEMS NORMAL AGAIN.

THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ALLOWS WATER TO LEAK INTO IT AND THEREFORE SHORTS OUT ELECTRICAL ITEMS. SO FAR I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY BATTERY, THE STARTER FUSE, AND THE TAIL LIGHT FUSE. REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO HAVE TAILLIGHTS AGAIN ON THIS VEHICLE. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED ON THE FREEWAY ONE NIGHT BECAUSE MY TAILLIGHT FUSE SHORTED OUT DURING THE DRIVE. THE WATER IN THE HEAD LIGHT ACCUMULATED OVER TIME, SO I CANNOT PINPOINT EXACTLY WHEN THE SEAL BROKE, BUT THERE IS NO REPAIRING THE SEAL. I'VE BEEN ON MANY VEHICLE FORUMS AND HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT COLLECTING WATER.

SOFT AND LONG TRAVEL BRAKE PEDDLE, OCCASIONALLY PEDDLE WILL TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SCARY STOPPING. INTERMITTENT PEDDLE TRAVEL. SOMETIMES CORRECTED WITH HEAVY PUMPING. NEVER KNOW WHICH BRAKE PEDDLE WILL OCCUR. SPONGY PEDDLE FEEL CAN OCCUR ON STOPPING AND CAN ALSO BE FELT WHEN IN PARK OR COMING TO A STOP. WIFE CRASHED INTO GARAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. AFTER DRIVING OVER BLACK ICE AND ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES HESITATED TO RESPOND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON DRY PAVEMENT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL OR SOFT PEDAL WHICH REQUIRES GREATER FOOT FORCE TO INSURE SAFE STOPPING. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE RECEIVED THE RECALL PAPERS LIKE 7 MONTHS AGO AND I CANT GET ANY ANSWERS FROM ANYONE NOT EVEN A DEALERSHIP WILL GIVE ME ANSWERS ABOUT THIS AND WHY I CANT GET IT FIXED I DRIVE MY CAR EVERY DAY AND I AM IN THE FLORIDA HEAT ALSO I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE A DEATH TRAP. I WOULD LIKE ANSWERS AND WHY ITS TAKING ALMOST A YEAR FOR A AIR BAG TO BE REPLACED WHICH DON'T MAKE SENSE AT ALL FORD BUILDS NEW CARS EVERYDAY IN A FACTORY PROBABLY THOUSANDS A WEEK BUT THEY CANT REPLACE A AIR BAG ON A CAR THAT THEY ALREADY SOLD SOMEONE THAT THEY ARE DRIVING? DON'T MAKE SENSE TO ME AT ALL THAT BUILDING A CAR THEY HAVEN'T SOLD YET IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOMEONE'S LIFE THAT BOUGHT THERE SLAP TOGETHER CHINA MADE AIR BAGS I WANT THIS FORWARDED TO WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE BECAUSE I AM CONTACTING A LAWYER ABOUT THIS BECAUSE ITS UNSAFE AND VERY DANGEROUS TO ME AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE ROAD WHEN MY CAR IS ON THE ROAD! I WANT SOME KIND OF ANSWER AND IF A LAWYER HAS TO BE INVOLVED TO GET AN ANSWER THEN SO BE IT! *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/15/2017*CT

WAS DRIVING ON A NON-HIGHWAY ROAD ABOUT 45MPH WHEN I WAS COMING UP TO A STOP LIGHT. MY BRAKES FELT LIKE THEY COMPLETELY JUST GAVE OUT! PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, THERE WAS NO FIRMNESS OR RESISTANCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. I HAD TO SWERVE AND ALMOST ENDED UP IN ON COMING TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS IS NOT A PRIORITY UNTIL THERE IS A FATALITY! *TR