2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR Complaints

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SMELLS OF FUMES WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER AND FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER CABIN AND THROUGH THE CRACKS BETWEEN THE HOOD AND FENDER WHEEL. HE NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS KNOCKING AND RUNNING ROUGH, SO HE TURNED IT OFF. HE THEN LIFTED THE HOOD, AND DISCOVERED SMOKE POURING OUT OF THE MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A BAD COIL WENT BAD ON THE MOTOR, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE ROUGHNESS. THE COIL HAD MELTED SEVERELY. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE COIL WOULD NOT CONNECT WITH THE COMPUTER. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NEED TO PROGRAM IT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER FIVE MORE COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE CONSTANTLY BECOMING FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE RIMS WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDED TO GO TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

IM FILING THIS COMPLAINT DUE TO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 06 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. WHILE DRIVING MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND IN ORDER TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF I HAD TO TURN OFF MY VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT BUT THE LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON SINCE THEN. IM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY PASSENGER SIDE A/C SEAT CLIMATE CONTROL RANDOMLY TURNING OFF COMPLETELY ON ITS OWN. IM ALSO HAVING ISSUES WITH MY A/C BLOWING HOT AIR AND I WAS TOLD IT'S A SENSOR DEEP IN THE DASH THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $25.00 BUT THE LABOR IS $500.00 PLUS. I NEED TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS FOR THE 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR V6 3.0. *TR

LEFT FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR NOT COMMUNICATING AND TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON COST TO REPAIR $310.00. *JS

IN NOVEMBER 2008 I PURCHASED A 2006 LINCOLN ZYPHER WITH 28000 MILES. AT THIS TIME THE PASSENGER BACK INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER ARGUED WITH ME BUT FIXED THE ITEM. ONE YEAR LATER IN THE FALL OF 2009, THE DRIVERS SIDE BACK SEAT HANDLE ALSO BROKE AND WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. PASSENGERS HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND PULL THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE TO OPEN THE DOOR. IF THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING YOU ARE TRAPPED. FEB 2012, THE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE ALSO BROKE, LAST NIGHT MARCH 30 2012 THE PASSENGER HANDLE BROKE. I JUST SPENT TWO HOURS ONLINE AND FOUND NEARLY 1400 OTHER FORD/LINCOLN OWNERS CLAIMING THE SAME MALFUNCTION OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECOMING DISABLED. IF THE VEHICLE HAS NO POWER YOU ARE UNABLE TO EXIT IF THE WINDOW IS UP. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. FORD/LINCOLN NEEDS TO REPAIR THE BROKEN HANDLES AND CHANGE THE DESIGN OR INCREASE THE QUALITY. I GUESS SOMEONE WILL HAVE TO DIE FIRST BEFORE THE COMPANY TAKES RESPONSIBLITY FOR THEIR CHEAP UNSAFE DESIGN AND MECHANICAL FAILURE. *JS

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED UPON ARRIVING AT AN INTERSECTION, HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, AND THE PEDAL NEARLY WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE ABS SEEMED TO ACTIVATE AS HE MOVED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE ABS WAS IN CONTROL, AS HE TRIED TO BRAKE. THE MECHANIC CHECKED THE BRAKE SYSTEM, INCLUDING THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, WHICH WAS NORMAL. THE MECHANIC TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE AND NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL NEARLY WENT TO THE FLOOR, AFTER WHICH THE ABS ACTIVATED. THE MECHANIC SAW A HEAVY ACCUMULATION OF ICE/SNOW TOWARD THE INSIDE SECTION BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED LETTING THE SNOW/ICE THAW. ONCE IT THAWED, THE BRAKING SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL. *JB UPDATED 02/24/12

THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ON MY 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR ARE PEELING AT THE TIRE CONTACT POINT CAUSING A DETERIORATION OF THE SEAL CAPABILITY OF THE WHEEL. THE TIRES EVENTUALLY WON'T SEAL PROPERLY AND LOSE AIR PRESSURE UNTIL THE TIRE IS EITHER REINFLATED, OR GOES FLAT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, SEVERAL TIMES BUT WOULD ONLY CLEAN THE WHEELS, AND RESEAL AND REINFLATE THE TIRES. THIS TREATMENT LASTED APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS UNTIL THE TIRES BEGAN TO LOSE AIR AGAIN. WE RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM THE LINCOLN DEALER REGARDING ANY PERMANENT CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD WE'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE ALUMINUM WHEELS, BUT WERE GIVEN NO GUARANTEE THE NEW WHEELS WOULD PERFORM ANY BETTER. *TR

AFTER HAVING MULTIPLE FLAT TIRES - WHICH I INCORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO BAD LUCK - I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT MY TIRES AT ALL, BUT WAS INSTEAD, THE CHROME PEELING ON THE INNER RIM OF THE WHEELS, WHICH NOT ONLY CREATED AN AIR LEAK FROM THE SEAL NOT HOLDING, BUT ALSO DAMAGED THE VERY-EXPENSIVE-TO-REPLACE TIRES. I LEARNED THIS WHEN I TRIED TO PUT 4 NEW TIRES ON THE CAR, THINKING MAYBE ALL THE FLATS WERE DUE TO THE BRAND OF TIRES, AND COSTCO SHOWED ME THE PEELING CHROME PROBLEM AND TOLD ME NOT TO WASTE MY MONEY ON NEW TIRES UNTIL THE WHEELS WERE REPLACED. WAS INFORMED THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE CHROME PLATING IS NOT A PROBLEM FORD WILL FIX AT THEIR EXPENSE AND THE COST FOR PUTTING NEW NON-CHROME WHEELS ON THE CAR WOULD ALL BE MINE. APPARENTLY SUDDEN FLATS DUE TO DEFECTIVE CHROME IS NOT REGARDED AS A SAFETY ISSUE BY FORD. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR THE CHROME IS PEELING OF THE WHEELS CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND CURRENTLY HAS 9,000 MILES WE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I BEG TO DIFFER. *TR

2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT WITH QUALITY OF SERVICE AT FORD COMPANY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK AND THERE WAS A RATTLE SOUND COMING FROM BEHIND THE DASH. *JB