2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR Complaints

THE CAR ACCELERATES AND LOSES SPEED ON SIDE STREET AND HIGHWAYS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF SPEED CONTROL.

THE PCM/ECM MODULE WENT OUT ON THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THERE WERE SEVERAL TSB'S ISSUED BY FORD REGARDING THIS ISSUE DATING BACK TO AT LEAST 2013 WITH ABSOLUTELY NO NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS WHOSE LIVES ARE AT RISK (SEE LIST BELOW). THIS MODULE IS THE MAIN COMPUTER, SO ALL POWER WAS LOST AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGUN RAPIDLY FLASHING NON-STOP AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AGGRESSIVELY ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING. TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED AT NEARLY $4000 BECAUSE ALL SPARKS PLUGS, ALL IGNITION COILS MUST BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. (TSB NUMBERS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE ARE AS FOLLOWS: NHTSA ID #10052190, NHTSA ID #10109070, NHTSA ID #10048099)

GOT RECALL LETTER. AFFRAID TO DRIVE VEHICLE WITH AIRBAG THAT KILLS. DEALER DONT HAVE PART. NEED S LOANER TILL CAR IS FIXED BUT FORD POLICY IS LOANER ONLY DURING ACTUAL REPAIR IS DONE NOT WHILE WAITING FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE. WHAT IF ACCIDENT HAPPENS B4 PARTS GETS HERE.

CAR SPEEDS AND SLOWS DOWN ON ITS OWN ON HIGHWAYS AND SIDE STREETS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS

FORD IS RECALLING MY VEHICLE UNDER 19S54. FORD KNOWS OF 15 CRASHES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. HOW CAN THE VEHICLE BE SAFE TO DRIVE IF FORD KNOWS OF 15 CRASHES RELATED TO THE ISSUE? FORD SHOULD SUPPLY A RENTAL CAR UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

CAR CONSTANTLY SPEEDS UP AND SLOWS DOWN DURING SHIFTING PROCESS. IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT HAPPENS ON HIGHWAYS AND STREETS IT ALMOST CAUSED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. I HAVE BEEN TERRIFIED TO EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN

IN CAR ACCIDENT ON DEC 12, 2019. UPON IMPACT. SEVERE PAIN CAUSED FROM AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. MYSELF AND MY SON WHEN BOTH HIT IN THE FACE. MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED DUE TO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT . MY CAR WAS TURNED A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID FULL BLOWN REAR IMPACT COMING UP OVER HILL. WAS ON A CITY STREET AND MY STEERING WHEEL WAS BROKEN IN HALF. I AM RECEIVING RECALL ON AIR BAGS 40 DAYS AFTER ACCIDENT OCCURRED. MY CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A RENTAL AT COST TO ME FOR ALMOST 6 WEEKS NOW.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDOWS OF OUR LINCOLN ZEPHYR WHICH WERE BEING SCRATCHED DUE TO A BAD FIT INTO THE DOOR PANELS. OUR LOCAL LINCOLN REMEDIED IT BY DOING A 'TECHNICAL BULLETIN' ON THE CAR. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL DOING IT AND THE WINDOWS ARE SO SCRATCHED YOU CAN BARELY SEE OUT OF THEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME. IT'S MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW BAD IT WAS UNTIL I HAD TO DRIVE IT. OUR LOCAL LINCOLN DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED WE FILE A COMPLAINT WITH LINCOLN CORPORATE BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REACH THEM. WE PAID TO HAVE THE FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS WINDOWS REPLACED JUST RECENTLY BUT THEN FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V001000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED DANA FORD LINCOLN (266 WEST SERVICE ROAD, STATEN ISLAND, NY 10314, (718) 983-8700) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS LEAVING MY DOCTORS ON FEBRUARY 21,2019 I WALKED OUT TO PARKING LOT TO START AND IT MADE A NOISE THAT I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE SO IT FINALLY STARTED AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS SO WHEN I GOT GOING IT HAD ROUGH IT WAS FINE WHEN I LEFT THE HOUSE WITH IT BUT ON MY WAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I DECIDED TO STOP AND HAVE IT CHECKED THE SCAN SHOWED 3 CYLINDERS 4 /5/6 MISFIRING SO I REPLACED THE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS BUT WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM WAS IT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD JUMPED TIME CAUSING THE CYLINDERS TO MISFIRE AND ALSO LOOSE POWER IT DIED IN TRAFFIC TWICE ON MY WAY HOME CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.I WAS ON A PUBLIC STREET WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC.