2008 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2008 LINCOLN AWD MKZ, NEW TIRES WERE PART OF THE "DEAL". FROM THE VERY BEGINNING ONE TIRE (DRIVERS SIDE REAR) WAS LOSING AIR. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER CONSTANTLY EVER SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY MKZ. AT ONE POINT THE DEALER SENT ME TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE COMPANY. THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRE IN QUESTION AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WILL NOT "BEAD" TO THE RIM BECAUSE OF THE FLAKING OF THE CHROME ON THE RIM. THEY DID PUT A SEALANT ON THE AREAS BUT IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. NOW I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL LOSING AIR. WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOLER, THE AIR LEAK IS SLOWER, DURING WARM WEATHER, THE LOSS IS FASTER. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE HAD AIR ADDED TO THE TIRES AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WHEELS/RIMS THAT ARE POSTED, WHAT, IF ANYTHING, WILL FORD/LINCOLN DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM? I'M PROUD OF MY LINCOLN AND WITH ALL THE COMMERCIALS ABOUT FORD STANDING BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES WHY ARE WE STILL HAVING A PROBLEM?

THE CHROME RIMS ON OUR 2008 LINCOLN MKZ BEGAN FLAKING AND CORRODING. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED IN 2013. ORIGINALLY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE COLDER MONTHS, REQUIRING REFILLS EVERY 4 WEEKS. NOW THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN THE WARMER MONTHS AND MORE FREQUENTLY. RAPID DEFLATIONS HAVE LEFT A TIRE COMPLETELY FLAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE ISSUE IS KNOWN AS THIS DATABASE SHOWS. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON SR 441 WHEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STRUCK THE MEDIAN. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AL PACKER FORD (TOWED). THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. ON OR ABOUT APRIL 15, MY SON AS OPERATING THE SAME VEHICLE WHEN HE NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY. MY SON HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND. NO COLLISION OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE RIM WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CORROSION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE CONSTANTLY HAD TO BE INFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIM AND THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE AND RIM WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OTHER THREE RIMS HAD RUST AND CORROSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THAT THE THREE RIMS MAY ALSO DETERIORATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

AIR PRESSURE ISSUES ON 3 OF MY TIRES. THE RIM?S CHROME PLATING IS FLAKING OFF, AND TIRES CONSISTENTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE. I CONTACTED MY DEALER, BUT NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. I PURCHASED THIS AUTO NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAS BEEN GARAGED. I DO LIVE IN THE BOSTON AREA SO DO HAVE EXTREME WEATHER. THIS IS A QUALITY ISSUE AND A DRIVING HAZARD. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. *JS

SAFETY HAZARD-CHROME WHEELS CORRODING AND FLAKING. FREQUENT LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE PRE-MATURE WEAR OF TIRES. *TR

CHROME PLATING IS FLAKING OFF, AND TIRES CONSISTENTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE. I CONTACTED RAY PRICE FORD IN STROUDSBURG, PA AND THEY SAID THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS, BUT NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY TIRE PERSON AND HE TRIED TO BRUSH OFF THE EXCESS CHROME AROUND SEAL TO GET A BEAD, BUT NO LUCK. A NEW WHEEL IS AROUND $400, SO I GOT A USED ONE. SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT NOT AS FREQUENT. HOWEVER, OTHER WHEELS ARE BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE (LOSING AIR PRESSURE). A SET OF NEW WHEELS WOULD BE OVER $1500, WHICH IS NOT A VIABLE OPTION. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH A 'HIGH QUALITY' MANUFACTURER (LINCOLN). *JS

CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2008 FROM LOCAL FORD/LINCOLN DEALER, DEMPEWOLF FORD, HENDERSON, KY, AND ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT AND DEALER SERVICED. TIRES BEGAIN TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. WHEN EXAMINED BY PURCELL TIRE, HENDERSON, KY, THEY SAID THAT CHROME WAS FLAKING OFF LEAVING A PITTED SURFACE AND THAT BEAD WOULD NOT SEAL AGAINST PITTED SURFACE. CAR IS EQUIPT WITH OPTIONAL CHROME PLATED 17" WHEELS. TIRES BECOME SERIOUSLY UNDERINFLATED WEEKLY. I HAVE JUST HAD PURCELL APPLY BEAD SEALER BUT THEY SAY IT IS PROBABLY NOT A LONG TERM FIX. THEY SAY THAT ONLY SOLUTION IS NEW WHEELS. *TR

THE CHROME COATING ON THE WHEELS IS DEFECTIVE AND FLAKES OFF. THIS DOES NOT ALLOW THE TIRES TO SEAT PROPERLY WITH THE WHEELS, CAUSING THEM TO LOSE PRESSURE. EVENTUALLY THIS CAN DAMAGE THE TIRES BY HAVING THEM REPEATEDLY DRIVEN UNDER THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURES. NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BY MY TIRE DEALER TO REMEDY THE SITUATION, UNDER THEIR WARRANTY, HAVE BEEN FRUSTRATING AS THE ISSUE IS NOT OF THEIR MAKING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ON A NUMBER OF LINCOLN MKZ FORUMS AND THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG OWNERS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET MY VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. THIS WAS NOT A VERY DEEP HOLE, JUST A NORMAL INCIDENT YOU WOULD SEE WHEN DRIVING. AFTER HITTING THE POT HOLE THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO ALMOST COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO STOP. THE PROBLEM WOULD GRADUALLY CORRECT ITSELF USUALLY AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF DRIVING. *TR