2007 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

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.