2008 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ABOUT THE RECALL AND TALKED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND LINCOLN AND CALLED LINCOLN ABOUT IT AND I DRIVE LITERALLY 6 HOURS A DAY 5 DAYS A WEEK IN MY CAR LONG DISTANCE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AT ALL AND I TALKED TO SOMEONE IN DETROIT MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID IF ITS A ISSUE I COULD BRING IT INTO LINCOLN AND GET A LOANER UNTIL ITS FIXED THEY TOLD ME IT COULD TAKE UP TO 12 MONTHS JUST TO GET THE PARTS. I LIVE IN FLORIDA INSIDE MY CAR WHEN IT SITS IT GETS UP TO 130 DEGREES IN MY CAR AND I JUST DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AT ALL TO THE POINT WHERE ITS TAKING MY CONCENTRATION OFF THE ROAD FROM WHAT SHE TOLD ME CAN I TAKE MY CAR TO LINCOLN TO GET A LOANER AND LET MY CAR SIT?

TAKATA RECALL - NOTICE OF "RECALL" RECEIVED 7/29/16 TO WHICH LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY STATED THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. IN RESEARCHING IT WAS FOUND THAT THE COMPANY PREDICTED THAT A RESOLUTION WOULD BE AVAILABLE THROUGH 2019 BY STATE IN WHICH IT WAS NOTED THAT MY STATE, CALIFORNIA, WAS NOT EVEN LISTED. I SUGGESTED THAT A COMPARABLE LOANER BE MADE AVAILABLE OR DEALER AUTHORIZATION BE EXPEDITED TO DISABLE THE AIR BAG. LINCOLN RESPONSE DATED 8/5/16 WAS RECEIVED 8/13/16 IN WHICH THE COMPANY MERELY STATED "AT THIS POINT, THE GUIDELINES FOR THIS RECALL DO NOT INCLUDE A LOANER VEHICLE". IN THAT THE COMPANY DID NOT ELABORATE ON "THE GUIDELINES" NOR RESPOND TO WHETHER OR NOT THE LEGISLATION TO DISABLE THE BAG HAS BEEN LEGISLATED I AM IN RECEIPT OF A NON-RESPONSE AND CERTAINLY SEE THAT THIS IS NOT ANYTHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A "RECALL". FURTHER DOES THE COMPANY AND NHTSA EXPECT THE OWNER OF THESE VEHICLES TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE AND OCCUPY THESE LETHAL VEHICLES?

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 REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE OWNED MY LINCOLN MKZ FOR 3 YEARS. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CHROME ON THE WHEELS BEGAN TO PEEL. SHORTLY AFTER THE PEALING BEGAN THE RIMS DEVELOPED A SMALL LOSS OF AIR DUE TO THE CORRODING WHEELS REQUIRING ME TO CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK AND FILL AT LEAST TWO TIRES WITH AIR EVERY WEEK TO ACHIEVE A SAFE LEVEL OF OPERATION. THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING TO HELP RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM OTHER THAN TO SELL ME VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT WHEELS. AFTER THREE YEARS THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE CAUSING ME TO FILL MY TIRES WITH AIR EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. THE CHROME ON THE WHEELS LOOK AWFUL WITH THE PEELING AND SHARP EDGES CAUSED BY THE PEELING CHROME. EVEN THE DEALER IS SHOCKED FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR ADDRESSED THIS. THIS IS A WELL KNOW SAFETY ISSUE WHICH FORD HAS REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE. I HAVE RECEIVED A RESPONSE FOR FORD (SEE ATTACHED) INDICATING THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH THE REPAIR. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE NOT ONLY FOR ME BUT FOR THE GENERAL DRIVING PUBLIC. I HOPE YOU WILL ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH FORD BEFORE SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT HAPPENS AND SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT.

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A LINCOLN DEALER SHIP IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. LATER MOVED TO TEXAS TO BE CLOSER TO MY DAUGHTER. THE CAR HAD NOT DONE THIS BEFORE, BUT ONE NIGHT WHILE I WAS AT THEIR HOUSE, WALKED OUT AND THE CAR STARTED BY ITS SELF. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING AND HAVE COME OUT AND MY SUN-ROOF AND ALL OF MY WINDOWS ARE DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. I REGULARLY TAKE IT TO A LINCOLN DEALER HERE IN HOUSTON. I HAVE ASKED THEM SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE PROGRAMMED KEY, AND THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I AM 78 YEARS OLD, AND HAVING THIS HAPPEN IN THE HOUSTON AREA IS REALLY A SAFETY FACTOR. HAVE TRIED TO MANIPULATE THE KEY TO TRY AND MAKE THESES THINGS HAPPEN, BUT TO NO AVAIL. A GENTLEMEN THAT RESIDES WHERE I LIVE NOW RECENTLY CAME UP TO MY APARTMENT AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I KNEW THAT MY SUN-ROOF AND WINDOWS WERE DOWN. EVERY DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT TOO DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ONLY THAT IS RELATED TO THE KEY. I NEED HELP SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY GUESS AT THE DATE WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED.

LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD CHROME FLAKE OFF AT THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE TIRE CAUSING AIR LEAK IN OCT 2015. WHEEL WAS REPLACED. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD CHROME FLAKE AT THE TIRE SEAL CAUSING TIRE LOW PRESSURE. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING WHEEL. CAR HAS APPROX. 54000 MILES. THE LOSS OF AIR IN THE TIRES IS SENSED BY THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR. IF TIRES ARE INFLATED IT TAKES ABOUT THREE DAYS UNTIL THE SENSOR LIGHT COMES BACK ON.

CHROME WHEELS DID NOT USE NICKEL UNDERCOAT AND CHROME PEELED OFF CAUSING AIR LEAKS AND DIFFERENTIAL WOULD MOAN FROM UNEVEN TIRE PRESSURE; BOUGHT 4 NEW AFTER MARKET WHEELS FOR $775 AND SOLVED PROBLEM. FRONT DRIVING LIGHTS ALLOWED WATER TO PENETRATE FROM VENT IN WHEEL WELL CAUSING TO FILL UP WITH WATER AND SHORTED OUT CONNECTORS. COVERED VENT HOLES. REWIRED CONNECTOR AND WATER PROOFED THE LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES BUT THEY ARE STILL VERY HAZY FROM WATER DAMAGE. DEALER WANTED $1,200 TO REPLACE THEM AND SAID IT IS COMMON. AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENTS COST $350 TO $500 EACH; PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED AND MAKE AN OTHERWISE VERY PRETTY CAR LOOK LIKE CHEEP CRAP. VERY NICE CAR; STUPID FORD PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AN IGNITION COIL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A REPLACEMENT COIL WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.