2007 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

THE LINCOLN WAS TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER FOR A WHINNING NOISE AND SMELL OF NATURAL GAS WHEN CAR IS COLD. DEALER INDICATED IT WAS NOISE FROM SCORED ROTORS. ON JANUARY 18,2012 SOUND GREW WORSE AND SOUNDED LIKE PARTS WERE GRINDING. TOOK TO A DEALER AND THE DEALER INDICATED THE TRANSFER CASE WAS FAILING, PARTS WERE DISENTEGRATING IN CASE (CALLED IT A PLU). THE RECOMMENDATION WAS NOT TO DRIVE BECAUSE DANGEROUS IF FAILS AND COULD ALSO REQUIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FACTORY RIMS WERE CORRODING AND CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RIMS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 02/22/12

I OWN A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE ARE TOTALLY DELAMINATING AND CORRODING. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THE RIMS WILL NOT HOLD THE TIRES. WE HAVE HAD ONE TIRE GO FLAT BECAUSE IT LOST ITS SEAL AND THE OTHER TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM AT 65 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE WHEEL WAS CORRODING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO POINTED OUT THE CORROSION ON THE WHEEL THAT WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

LINCOLN MK7 2007. CAR HAS CONSISTANT SLOW TIRE LEAKS DUE TO POOR WHEEL AND RIM QUALITY. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF CHROME THAT HAS FLAKED OFF THE WHEELS. BOTH FORD AND THE DEALERHSIP REFUSE TO DO ANY THING TO CORRECT. *TR

RUBBING NOISE EXPERIENCED WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD (BELOW 32 F). ALSO RUBBING SQUEAKING NOISE FROM FRONT LEFT SUSPENSION, POSSIBLY THE STRUT. EXPERIENCE THE NOISE WHEN TURNING OR WHEN ENCOUNTERING SMALL BUMPS ON THE ROAD. 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE TIRE SIZE SPECIFICATION WAS P215/65/R15 HOWEVER, WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THEY INFORMED THE COTNACT THAT THE REQUIRED TIRE SIZE FOR THE MODEL YEAR VEHICLE WAS P225/54/VR17. THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED THE PROPER TIRE SIZE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

2007 LINCOLN MKZ W/ 40K MILES WELL-MAINTAINED. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS APPROX 3 MONTHS APART, WHEN ENGINE STILL SOMEWHAT COOL AND WITHIN 5 MILES OF START-UP, VEHICLE IS STOPPED IN DRIVE WITH FOOT-BRAKE APPLIED. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS AND CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE, DESPITE APPLICATION OF HARD BRAKE PRESSURE. TO AVOID COLLISION, DRIVER MUST SHIFT TO NEUTRAL OR PARK AND TURN OFF ENGINE. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER (1) DOWNLOADED AND APPLIED COMPUTERIZED UPDATES, (2) CHANGED BATTERY, (3) REVIEWED ALL ONLINE AND FORD MOCO BULLETINS BUT FOUND NOTHING RELEVANT. PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS BUT OCCURS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY & DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE. DRIVER HAS CONTACTED FORD/LINCOLN IN DETROIT AND OPENED A CASE FILE TO RESEARCH & TRACK PROBLEM. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON FEB 28, 2010, AT 3:00 PM. CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 03/01. DEALER WILL HAVE REGIONAL FORD ENGINEER EXAMINE VEHICLE. *TR

AIRBAG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. SERVICED BY THE DEALER FOUR TIMES. REPLACED THE CRASH SHOCK SENSOR. HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. UNSURE IF AIRBAG SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DEPRESSED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT WAS CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS A PHOTO OF THE CRASH FROM THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000. UPDATED 11-25-08 *BF UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB