2008 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE CAR WAS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. *TR THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING THAT THE DOOR HANDLE WAS WORN OR HAD A DEFECT. I HAVE DISASSEMBLED THE DOOR AND I SEE THAT AN INTERIOR SECTION OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE HAS FRACTURED. THIS SECTION ACTS AS A CAM TO PULL THE CABLE THAT OPENS THE DOOR. IT IS A POOR DESIGN BECAUSE THE PLASTIC IS IN PURE TENSION AND ALLOWS A CRACK TO CATASTROPHICALLY PROPAGATE. I BELIVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IT TRAPS AN OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. MANY FAILURE MODE EFFECTS ANALYSIS EVENTS ASSUME THE DRIVER CAN EXIT THE CAR TO RECEIVE A LOW SCORE. THIS MAKES SEVERAL OTHER POSSIBLE FAILURE MODES MUCH MORE DANGEROUS.

THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CAME UP AS WE PULLED AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NEVER QUIT LIGHTING UP, REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES WE TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERS TO HAVE THE ISSUE FIXED. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AS USED, WITH 43,000 MILES IN MARCH 2012. APPARENTLY, THE MECHANICS AT IRWIN LINCOLN DEALERSHIP IN NJ ARE CLUELESS, AND THE ONLY REMEDY SEEMS TO BE THE PURCHASE OF NEW WHEELS, AT A COST OF ROUGHLY $2,000. OTHERWISE, THE CAR IS IN GREAT SHAPE, BUT THE SENSOR PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY ANNOYING. *TR

AFTER GETTING A LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING, I WENT TO TIRE STORE AND THEY SHOWED ME THE CORROSION TO THE CHROME AND EXPLAINED HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE TIRE AND THE WHEEL. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I AM GOING TO CONSTANTLY HAVE ISSUES WITH LOW TIRE PRESSURE UNLESS I REPLACE THE WHEELS. *TR

THE CHROME COATING ON THE ALUMINUM WHEELS STARTED PEELING AND THE AIR WAS LET OUT OF THE TIRES. ONE TIRE HAD EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION WHEN THE CHROME PEELED. IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT EVEN A MODERATE RATE OF SPEED THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. WHEN THE WHEEL LOSES AIR AND SIDEWALL INTEGRITY WHILE MOVING THE TIRE COULD JUST PEEL OFF THE RIM. I HAD TO HAVE THE RIM BEAD AREA SANDED DOWN TO RE SEAT THE TIRE. THE CHROME CONTINUES TO PEEL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT LINCOLN DOES NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAD EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OF AIR DEFLATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER RIM OF THE ALUMINUM WHEEL WAS CORRODED AND DAMAGED THE INSIDE OF THE TIRES CAUSING AIR TO EXIT THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE WHEELS CHROME IS CORRODING AND FLAKING MAKING THE AIR LEAK FROM THE TIRE. WHEELS ARE BECOMING UNSAFE AND IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. *TR

AFTER SPENDING OVER 3,500$ ON NOISES WHILE TURNING AND HAVING REPLACED THE TIRES BECAUSE THE TIRE WAS CONSTANTLY GOING FLAT THE 17" 8 SPOKE MACHINED & PAINTED ALUMINUM WHEEL BEGAN TO CORRODE AND PEEL. TWO OF THE TIRES LEAKED AIR AROUND THE CONTACT OF THE RIM AND TIRE BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION. THIS CONDITION REQUIRES HAVING THE WHEEL TAKEN APART AND CORROSION REMOVED THEN REASSEMBLING THE WHEEL AND RE-BALANCING THE TIRE ASSEMBLY BEFORE RE-INSTALLING BACK ON TO CAR. I HAVE AVERAGED SERVICING THESE TIRES FROM ONCE A WEEK TO ONCE A MONTH DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF YEAR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE MORE TIRES IN ORDER COMPENSATE FOR THE WARE ON THE TIRE WHEN HAVING TO DRIVE WITH UNDER INFLATED TIRES WHILE TRYING TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TO THE NEAREST AIR PUMP SOMETIMES ON A DAILY BASIS! THE CAR DEALER IS AWARE. THIS IS A SAFETY VIOLATION!! THE OUT OF POCKET COST TO CONTINUOUSLY HAVE THESE TIRES REPLACED, REPAIRED. THE POOR GAS MILEAGE HAS BROUGHT THE ACTUAL COST OF THIS CAR UPWARDS OF 43,000.00:( *TR

THESE WHEELS ARE IDENTIFIED AS 17" 8 SPOKE MACHINED & PAINTED ALUMINUM WHEEL WHICH BEGAN TO CORRODE AND PEEL AROUND 2011. THEY LEAK AIR AROUND THE CONTACT OF THE RIM AND TIRE BECAUSE OF THE CORROSION. THIS CONDITION REQUIRES HAVING THE WHEEL TAKEN APART AND CORROSION REMOVED THEN REASSEMBLING THE WHEEL AND RE-BALANCING THE TIRE ASSEMBLY BEFORE RE-INSTALLING BACK ON TO CAR. DEPENDING ON SEVERAL CONDITIONS AS CLIMATE AND TEMPERATURE AND WHEN TIRE ASSEMBLY LAST SERVICED AIR LOSS VARIES FROM 10% TO MORE THAN 30% FROM MANUFACTURER 'S SUGGESTED TIRE INFLATION PRESSURE. I HAVE AVERAGED SERVICING THESE FOUR TIRES AT LEAST 6 TIMES OR MORE A YEAR FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH THE CAR DEALER AND FORD MOTOR CO. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS UP TO FORD TO PUT OUT A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT WHEEL. THE DEALER AGREES THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT FORD MOTOR CO. DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS A PROBLEM. I CONSIDER THIS CONDITION A SAFETY VIOLATION NOT TO MENTION THE OUT OF POCKET COST TO CONTINUOUSLY HAVE THESE TIRES REPAIRED. IT AFFECTS MY GAS MILEAGE, TIRE LONGEVITY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY SAFETY. PLEASE HELP THOSE OF US WITH THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON RE CONSTITUENT REGARDING 2008 LINCOLN MKZ ( REFERENCE CONSTITUENT FOR THEIR RECORDS). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SLIGHTLY FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, THREE SAFETY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THEY WERE THE TRACTION-STABILITY, ABS, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THE COMPUTER DID NOT DETECT ANY MALFUNCTION, AND TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK, WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE, OFTEN ALL AT ONCE OR INDIVIDUALLY AND BEFORE, HE COULD GET TO THE DEALER. THE SECOND TIME, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, HE LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS FINALLY ILLUMINATED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TEST DRIVING. AFTER HOOKING THE VEHICLE TO THE COMPUTER, THE DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM, WAS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WOULD COST $700. HOWEVER, IT WAS AGREED, THE CONSUMER WOULD PAY $200 OF THE EXPENSE AS A DEDUCTIBLE. THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK A PICTURE OF THE LIGHTS AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A FOURTH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A MONTH, WITH NO RESOLUTION.

I PURCHASED A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ WITH 15998 MILES ON THE ODOMETER IN JULY 2012 FROM A DEALER. SHORTLY AFTER WINTER BEGAN THE WHEELS STARTING TO BUBBLE AND PEEL. THEY ARE NOW STARTING TO FALL APART. IT IS CAUSING ISSUES WITH VIBRATION WHILE DRIVING AND AIR LOSS IN THE TIRES. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE WHEELS BUT LINCOLN/FORD WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEM BECAUSE MY CAR IS 5 YEARS OLD EVEN THOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER 30K MILES. *TR