2007 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. JACK O' DIAMOND DEALER (2600 W SW LOOP 323, TYLER, TX 75701 (903) 561-5225) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL COMPUTER AND WHEN IT DOES START THE CAR STALLS WHEN OUT ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY PUTTING MY FAMILY OR MYSELF AT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. I CALLED LINCOLN HOTLINE AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AFTER IT HAD ALREADY BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND SAID IT WAS FINE THEN WENT TO PICK CAR UP AND IT WOULDN'T START. WHEN HOME TO GET SPARE KEY STILL SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND ALL FORD DEALERSHIPS ARE FAR AWAY FROM ME SO NOT CONVENIENT TO KEEP RUNNING BACK AND FORTH FOR A REPAIR THEY (FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF. LET'S BE CLEAR THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO FIX IT. TALKED TO 2 PEOPLE @ 1 800-241-3673 AND THE FLAT OUT TOLD ME THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I'VE HAD THE CAR STALL IN AN INTERESECTION AND ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES . SOMETIMES I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY SWITCH 30 40 50 60 TIMES OR MORE TO GET IT TO START. THE TSB FROM FORD MOTOR CO. SAYS THAT WHEN CHANGING THE BATTERY IN THE 2007 LINCOLN MKZ IT WILL CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE ECM THE BRAIN CAUSING THE PROBLEMS I DESCRIBED. I EVEN TOLD THEM ABOUT STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEY STILL REFUSE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THEY DID FIX MY AIR BAD OUT OF WARRANTY BUT WON'T FIX THIS . I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND REFUSE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. CAN YOU HELP PLEASE AFFECTED CARS WOULD BE 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. MERCURY MILAN AND FORD FUSION. I'M SURE IT NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM STARTED LAST YEAR 2018 I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE I WILL PUT IN THE DATE BOX BELOW THE DATE FORD MOTOR COMPANY/ LINCOLN REFUSED TO DO REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE

CHROME WHEELS CONSTANT PEELING AND FLAKING. HAVE HAD TIRES RE-SEALED BUT KEEP GETTING FLAT TIRES, PARKED AND DRIVING.

BRAKE PEDAL SINKS AFTER ABS ACTIVATES IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES EVEN AFTER REPLACING MASTER CYLINDER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BOLTS FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE FRAME TO LOWER. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLTS FRACTURED. THE FRAME WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LINCOLN OF SMITHTOWN (501 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD, SAINT JAMES, NY 11780) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V740000 (AIR BAGS). WHEN THE CONTACT RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT TWO SEAT SENSORS WERE DAMAGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TAKATA RECALL I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AIRBAG RECALL. WHEN I RECEIVED MY VEHICLE BACK, THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY DID NOT GO NEAR ANYTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED.

TAKATA RECALL, FORD SAID THEY WOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2018. ALWAYS THE CLAIM OF NO PARTS THE QUESTION WILL FORD EVER FIX THIS PROBLEM? CAR CAN NOT BE USED FOR MULTIPLE PASSENGERS. DEALERS HAVE NOT HAD ANY PARTS TO DATE 2/18/2019. GOVERNMENT SHOULD RESTRICT ALL NEW CAR SALES UNTIL A FUNCTIONAL PROGRAM WITH ACTUAL REPAIRS ARE UNDERWAY.

USED REMOTE TO START CAR AND AFTER A I GOT IN I SMELLED SMOKE. I LOOKED AROUND AND SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT. I GOT OUT AND OPENED THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND SMOKE CAME POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE SEAT. THE HEATING UNIT CAUGHT THE SEAT ON FIRE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN VISALIA AS ADVISED AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIX THIS ISSUE THAT THE PARTS ARE DISCONTINUED.