LINCOLN Complaints

CHROME WHEELS DID NOT USE NICKEL UNDERCOAT AND CHROME PEELED OFF CAUSING AIR LEAKS AND DIFFERENTIAL WOULD MOAN FROM UNEVEN TIRE PRESSURE; BOUGHT 4 NEW AFTER MARKET WHEELS FOR $775 AND SOLVED PROBLEM. FRONT DRIVING LIGHTS ALLOWED WATER TO PENETRATE FROM VENT IN WHEEL WELL CAUSING TO FILL UP WITH WATER AND SHORTED OUT CONNECTORS. COVERED VENT HOLES. REWIRED CONNECTOR AND WATER PROOFED THE LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES BUT THEY ARE STILL VERY HAZY FROM WATER DAMAGE. DEALER WANTED $1,200 TO REPLACE THEM AND SAID IT IS COMMON. AFTER MARKET REPLACEMENTS COST $350 TO $500 EACH; PROBLEM STILL NOT RESOLVED AND MAKE AN OTHERWISE VERY PRETTY CAR LOOK LIKE CHEEP CRAP. VERY NICE CAR; STUPID FORD PROBLEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AN IGNITION COIL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A REPLACEMENT COIL WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT WILL NOT DISENGAGE EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS CLOSED AND IT ALSO CAUSES MY ALARM TO SOUND.

WHEN BRAKING WHILE MOVING (AT ANY SPEED), THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGINS BRAKING AT ITS NORMAL PRESSURE POINT AND THEN SINKS TO THE FLOOR WITH REDUCED BRAKING EFFECT. SUNNYVALE LINCOLN HAS CHECKED THE WHOLE SYSTEM FOR LEAKS AND BLED SOME VERY TINY AIR BUBBLES OUT OF THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AFTER ABOUT FOUR DAYS. THEY REPLACED THE HCU LINES BECAUSE SOME VERY MINOR "WETNESS" WAS FOUND AT THE CONNECTORS AND BLED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AGAIN. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AGAIN AFTER ABOUT FOUR DAYS. WE HAVE DONE THREE CYCLES OF THE BLEEDING NOW AND THIS FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT ONLY FOR FOUR DAYS. SUNNYVALE LINCOLN IS CURRENTLY TRYING TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE NAVIGATOR ONLY HAS 32,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ONLY BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS PERMANENTLY RESOLVED. THESE SYMPTOMS SOUND VERY SIMILAR TO THE F-150 BRAKE INVESTIGATION. THE NAVIGATOR USES THE F-150 BRAKE SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. WHILE APPROACHING TRAFFIC IN A LANE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND WAS SLOW TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT APPLIED FORCE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR WHIPLASH THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE16003 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED PER THE CONTACT'S REQUEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO SPECIFIC REMEDY FOR THE CONDITION. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 LINCOLN NAVIGATOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO DISPLAY THE DESIRED GEAR SELECTION. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THE PARK POSITION PROPERLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 97V171000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR LEAKED FROM ALL FOUR WHEELS, SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE RIMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIMS NEEDED TO BE SEALED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CHANGED ALL FOUR TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,101. UPDATED 10/26/16*LJ UPDATED 03/13/17.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LINCOLN MKT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SUN ROOF FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR HANDLE, THERE WAS A SNAP ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE DOOR WAS SECURED, IN ORDER TO EXIT THE LOCK BUTTON WAS PULLED UP AND THE HANDLE NEEDED TO BE PULLED AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS PARENTS DIED DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE INTAKE CAUSED BY THE PUSH TO START FEATURE NOT SHUTTING OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING SOUNDS OR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED THAT INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A LACK OF SHUT OFF FEATURES AND AUDIBLE SOUNDS CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. ....UPDATED 03-31-16 *BF UPDATED 07/10/2017*JS *TR