Lincoln MKZ Complaints (2008)

281 consumer complaints on file.

#10855541April 14, 2016
WHEELS
LEFT REAR WHEEL HAD CHROME FLAKE OFF AT THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT TO THE TIRE CAUSING AIR LEAK IN OCT 2015. WHEEL WAS REPLACED. RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HAD CHROME FLAKE AT THE TIRE SEAL CAUSING TIRE LOW PRESSURE. DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACING WHEEL. CAR HAS APPROX. 54000 MILES. THE LOSS OF AIR IN THE TIRES IS SENSED BY THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR. IF TIRES ARE INFLATED IT TAKES ABOUT THREE DAYS UNTIL THE SENSOR LIGHT COMES BACK ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845794March 9, 2016
WHEELS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10845620March 8, 2016
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823983February 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS IS MY FATHERS CAR. HE IS A WWII VET AND JUST SHY OF 98 YEARS OLD. WE JUST REPLACED AN AC ON THE CAR, AND NOW THE COMPUTER HAS FAILED AND NEED REPLACING. THE FEDERAL WARRANTY FOR THIS STATE IS 8 YEARS OR 80K MILES. THE CAR HAS 47K MILES AND THE 8 YEAR WARRANTY ENDED 1 MONTH AND 20 DAYS AGO. LINCOLN WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT TO EVEN PRORATE AN AMOUNT TO HELP HIM. THIS IS THE VEHICLE HE USES TO GET TO DR APPTS. I FIND IT HARD TO SWALLOW THERE LACK OF COMPASSION FOR HIM AND THEIR PRODUCT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821766January 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,197.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819565January 11, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TONIGHT WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME, I CAME TO A RED LIGHT. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES MADE A WEIRD SOUND, HIT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I PRESSED OFF THE BRAKE AND PRESSED IT AGAIN AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN, BUT NOT AS MUCH AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND KEPT TESTING THE BRAKES AGAIN AND IT WAS STILL GOING TO THE FLOOR BUT THE EVENTUALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ABOUT 5 MINUTES FROM HOME SO I DID NOT HAVE TO DRIVE MUCH FARTHER. WHEN I GOT HOME, I WENT ONLINE TO LOOK UP THE ISSUE AND I FOUND OTHER PEOPLE INQUIRING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. SOME PEOPLE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY AND THE ISSUE WAS STILL NOT PROPERLY RESOLVED. I THINK THIS COMMON ISSUE NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED, AND A RECALL ISSUED SINCE BRAKES PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE SAFETY OF A CAR. IF I WAS NOT ON AN EMPTY ROAD OR IF I HAD A CAR RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, I COULD HAVE HAD A CAR ACCIDENT TODAY BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR RIGHT AWAY. I ENDED UP PRACTICALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816179December 24, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR. MUST LOWER POWER WINDOW AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. IF IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, THIS COULD HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787619November 2, 2015
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR WAS CONTINUOUSLY LEAKING FROM ALL FOUR TIRES CAUSING THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INNER EDGE OF THE CHROME WHEELS BEGAN TO DETIORATE AND PIECES OF CHROME CHIPPED OFF CAUSING AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10787448October 31, 2015
WHEELS
THE WHEELS ON MY 2008 LINCOLN MKZ ARE CORRODING TO THE POINT THAT THE TIRES ARE LOOSING AIR. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TIRES TAKEN OFF THE WHEELS SEVERAL TIMES AND CLEANED THE RIM ONLY TO HAVE IT CONTINUE TO CORRODE AND LEAK AIR AGAIN. IT IS RUINING MY TIRES AND IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD NOT KNOWING HOW QUICKLY THE TIRES WILL GO FLAT. MY MKZ HAS ONLY 48,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I HAVE TRIED TO DEAL WITH LINCOLN, BUT THEY ARE NO HELP. I LOVE MY MKZ BUT AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH LINCOLN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782907October 16, 2015
WHEELS:RIM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR RIMS OF THE VEHICLE WERE CORRODED WHICH CAUSED AIR TO LEAK FROM THE TIRES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT AND THE REAR RIMS WERE THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780576October 7, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE VENT ON MY 2008 LINCOLN MKZ IS POPPING UP AWAY FROM THE DASH AND THE DASH IS BUCKELING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE CLIPS BECAUSE IT WAS AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE CLIPS WERE WORE OUT.. HOW DO CLIPS WERE OUT ON A DASH. THE CAR IS NOT VERY OLD FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. JUST WANT TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER OWNERS OUT THERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779424October 2, 2015
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, WHEELS:RIM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED LOW TIRE PRESSURE DUE TO THE SEVERELY RUSTED RIMS. THE FOUR TIRES WERE INFLATED TO THE PROPER AIR PRESSURE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY TWO WEEKS. THE RIMS WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745101July 30, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT MOUNT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,002. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717497May 20, 2015
WHEELS
WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2008 LINCOLN AWD MKZ, NEW TIRES WERE PART OF THE "DEAL". FROM THE VERY BEGINNING ONE TIRE (DRIVERS SIDE REAR) WAS LOSING AIR. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER CONSTANTLY EVER SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY MKZ. AT ONE POINT THE DEALER SENT ME TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE COMPANY. THEY LOOKED AT THE TIRE IN QUESTION AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRE WILL NOT "BEAD" TO THE RIM BECAUSE OF THE FLAKING OF THE CHROME ON THE RIM. THEY DID PUT A SEALANT ON THE AREAS BUT IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX. NOW I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL LOSING AIR. WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOLER, THE AIR LEAK IS SLOWER, DURING WARM WEATHER, THE LOSS IS FASTER. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE HAD AIR ADDED TO THE TIRES AT LEAST ONCE EACH WEEK. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE WHEELS/RIMS THAT ARE POSTED, WHAT, IF ANYTHING, WILL FORD/LINCOLN DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM? I'M PROUD OF MY LINCOLN AND WITH ALL THE COMMERCIALS ABOUT FORD STANDING BEHIND THEIR VEHICLES WHY ARE WE STILL HAVING A PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713818April 30, 2015
WHEELS
THE CHROME RIMS ON OUR 2008 LINCOLN MKZ BEGAN FLAKING AND CORRODING. THIS PROBLEM DID NOT BEGIN UNTIL AFTER THE ORIGINAL TIRES WERE REPLACED IN 2013. ORIGINALLY THE PROBLEM OCCURRED IN THE COLDER MONTHS, REQUIRING REFILLS EVERY 4 WEEKS. NOW THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING IN THE WARMER MONTHS AND MORE FREQUENTLY. RAPID DEFLATIONS HAVE LEFT A TIRE COMPLETELY FLAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE ISSUE IS KNOWN AS THIS DATABASE SHOWS. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND ADDRESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713269April 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON SR 441 WHEN A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME STRUCK THE MEDIAN. I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AL PACKER FORD (TOWED). THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER. ON OR ABOUT APRIL 15, MY SON AS OPERATING THE SAME VEHICLE WHEN HE NEEDED TO STOP QUICKLY. MY SON HIT THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT RESPOND. NO COLLISION OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682263February 9, 2015
WHEELS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE RIM WAS RUSTED TO THE POINT OF CORROSION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRE CONSTANTLY HAD TO BE INFLATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE RIM AND THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE AND RIM WERE REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OTHER THREE RIMS HAD RUST AND CORROSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AND THAT THE THREE RIMS MAY ALSO DETERIORATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681868February 7, 2015
WHEELS
AIR PRESSURE ISSUES ON 3 OF MY TIRES. THE RIM?S CHROME PLATING IS FLAKING OFF, AND TIRES CONSISTENTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE. I CONTACTED MY DEALER, BUT NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. I PURCHASED THIS AUTO NEW AND IT HAS ALWAYS HAS BEEN GARAGED. I DO LIVE IN THE BOSTON AREA SO DO HAVE EXTREME WEATHER. THIS IS A QUALITY ISSUE AND A DRIVING HAZARD. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672041January 13, 2015
WHEELS
SAFETY HAZARD-CHROME WHEELS CORRODING AND FLAKING. FREQUENT LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE PRE-MATURE WEAR OF TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669263December 31, 2014
WHEELS
CHROME PLATING IS FLAKING OFF, AND TIRES CONSISTENTLY LOSE AIR PRESSURE. I CONTACTED RAY PRICE FORD IN STROUDSBURG, PA AND THEY SAID THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS, BUT NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. I CONTACTED MY TIRE PERSON AND HE TRIED TO BRUSH OFF THE EXCESS CHROME AROUND SEAL TO GET A BEAD, BUT NO LUCK. A NEW WHEEL IS AROUND $400, SO I GOT A USED ONE. SIMILAR ISSUES, BUT NOT AS FREQUENT. HOWEVER, OTHER WHEELS ARE BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE (LOSING AIR PRESSURE). A SET OF NEW WHEELS WOULD BE OVER $1500, WHICH IS NOT A VIABLE OPTION. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH A 'HIGH QUALITY' MANUFACTURER (LINCOLN). *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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