2006 Lincoln Zephyr

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/26/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BORMAN AUTOPLEX AT (575) 525-4500 (470 W BOUTZ RD, LAS CRUCES, NM 88005) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/26/2017· AIR BAGS

  (TAKATA RECALL) MY AIRBAG LOGO LIGHT IS ON, IN MY DASHBOARD, IT'S DANGEROUS BECAUSE I DRIVE UBER AND I HAVE CUSTOMERS SITTING IN MY FRONT SEAT ALOT. I'VE BEEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP /LINCOLN AND THEY HAVEN'T RECEIVED INFO OR ANY PARTS TO FIX THE AIRBAG YET. BEEN DRIVING LIKE THIS FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND BEEN JUST PATIENTLY WAITING.

• 12/26/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL THE AIRBAGS COVERED IN THIS RECALL HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE BY THE LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY. THIS LEAVES MY CAR AT RISK WHICH LEAVES THE POSSIBILITY FOR INJURY OR DEATH IN THE FUTURE. THE DEADLINE FOR A CLAIM IN THE TAKATA BANKRUPTCY IS DECEMBER 27, 2017. ALL AFFECTED CARS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO FILE SUIT IN THE CASE OF DEATH OR INJURY. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE TAKATA BANKRUPTCY HEARING BE POSTPONED UNTIL ALL AFFECTED CARS HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG REPLACED.

• 12/23/2012· WHEELS

  HAD A FLAT TIRE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT...IT HAPPENS. GOT A COUPLE OF NEW TIRES PUT ON AND A FEW MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. RUINING THE $250 TIRE AGAIN. MY MECHANIC SAYS THE CHROME IS PEELING OFF MY RIMS AND THAT IS WHAT IS CAUSING ME TO LOSE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRE,AND THAT I SHOULD REPLACE THE RIMS. THEY ARE ABOUT $550 A PIECE SO THATS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. THESE CARS THAT HAVE LOW PROFILE TIRES NEED TO HAVE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS BECAUSE YOU CAN'T LOOK AT THE TIRE AND TELL ITS LOW. IF FORD DOESN'T FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY ARE WRONG.I WORK AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND I SEE STUPID RECALLS FOR THINGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN ONE TIME IN A THOUSAND. BUT I BET THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALL THE ZEPHYR,FUSIONS,MILANS, OR ANYTHING THEY ARE PUTTING THESE JUNK RIMS ON. *TR

• 12/21/2018· AIR BAGS

  RECALL FOR AIR BAG INFLATOR. HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED AS OF YET

• 12/21/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY MORNING IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE STARTS NORMALLY IN WARM WEATHER. THE CONTACT HAD TO CHARGE THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,800.

• 12/18/2017· AIR BAGS

  I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FUTURE FORD LINCOLN OF CONCORD 888-415-4242 AND THEY DID NOT FIX MY RECALL. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND COULD NOT DO IT

• 12/17/2013· WHEELS

  I HAVE HAD MY 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR FOR 1 1/2 YEARS. I NOTICED WITHIN ALMOST A MONTH THAT MY FRONT DRIVER TIRE WAS HAVING A SLOW LEAK. SHORTLY AFTER ALL MY TIRES WERE SLOWLY LEAKING AND I WOULD FILL THE TIRES TO 33PSI'S AS RECOMMENDED, BUT BY TWO DAYS THE PSI'S WOULD BE DOWN TO 8PSI. MY FIRST INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY BACK PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. I HAVE BOUGHT ALL NEW TIRES AND WITHIN ALMOST 3 MONTHS THE SLOW LEAK OCCURRED AGAIN IN ALL THE TIRES. I HAVE HAD MY TIRES RESEALED NUMEROUS TIMES ( THE RESEAL HOLDS FOR ALMOST 3 MONTHS) AND THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE RIM WHERE THE RIM AND TIRE MEETS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THE LEAKS ARE DAMAGING THE WALLS OF MY TIRE AND THE MECHANIC HAS PUT NEW VALVES ON AND THE TIRES STILL LEAKS. I HAVE INVESTED IN A AIR PUMP THAT PLUGS UP TO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TIRES MIGHT BE FLAT. I HAVE CONTACTED LINCOLN/FORD AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES/PAGES WITH SIMILAR PEOPLE TO MY SITUATION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE, BECAUSE I NEVER WHEN A TIRE BLOW OUT MAY OCCUR AND WITH THE LEAK DAMAGING MY TIRES, IT LOOKS LIKE I MIGHT BE BUYING NEW TIRES QUIT OFTEN. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP MY AND OTHER 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR OWNERS. THANKS *TR

• 12/14/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL NO ONE SEEM TO BE ABLE TO REPLACE BEEN OVER A YEAR UNSAFE AS IF DRIVE A 8 YEAR OLD AND 15 YEAR OLD

• 12/11/2018· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER (ALL STAR FORD, 2586 RANGE PARK DR, DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 70726, (225) 490-7649) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

• 12/09/2014· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  THIS CAR HAS A ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION FROM A FORD FUSION, ITS SHIFTING VIOLENTLY AND IS NOT SAFE. THE TRANSMISSION BUILT FOR THIS VEHICLE IS VERY POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP AND NO RECALL WAS MADE. SEVERAL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL AT FORD. *TR

• 12/09/2014· WHEELS

  I HAVE A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR AND I HAVE NOTICED THE CHROME ON MY RIMS IS PEELING OFF AND THE RIMS ARE BECOMING VERY CORRODED. THE TIRE KEEP DEFLATING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM EVEN AFTER YOU AIR THE TIRES UP THEY SLOWLY LEAK AIR. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO THESE RIMS AND IT COULD CAUSE A BLOW OUT DUE TO UNDER INFLATION AS THE TIRE SPECIFICALLY SAYS ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

• 12/06/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HERITAGE FORD (2075 EDSEL LN NW, CORYDON, IN) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/06/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAUREL FORD-LINCOLN (2018 MS-15, LAUREL, MS 39440, (601) 649-4511) AT LEAST FOUR TIMES, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/03/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - DEALER STATES REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE

• 12/02/2006· SEATS

  PURCHASED LINC ZEPHER IN JAN 2006, AUTO HAS BEEN SERVICED 4 OR 5 TIMES TO REPAIR/REPLACE THE COOLED/HEATED SETS. THE UNIT NEVER RAN FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES AND WHEN DOWN FROM THERE TO 15 MIN THEN 5 MIN THEN NOT AT ALL. DEALER REPLACED ALL PARTS RELATING TO THIS UNIT BUT SYSTEM WILL FUNCTION ON FOR 30 MINUTES NOW AT FULL CAPACITY THEN FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES RUN AT A DIMINISHED CAPACITY THEN AFTER 60 MINUTES IN TOTAL DOES NOT FUNCTION. SERVICE REP. STATES THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION OF THIS EQUIPMENT IT OVERHEATS AND WILL NOT WORK. EVEN THOUGH THE ZEPHER SALES INFORMATION STATES ON PAGE 10. - "THE 3 COOL SETTINGS JOIN 3 HEAT SETTINGS TO KEEP YOU COMFORTABLE ALL DAY - AND ALL NIGHT"

• 12/01/2015· STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE DASH IS WARPING AND RISING UP IN THE CENTER. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS BUT IS NOW TO THE POINT THAT IT AFFECTS THE DEFROST FLOW OF AIR. THIS MEANS THE WINDSHIELD IS FREQUENTLY FOGGING OVER, AFFECTING VISIBILITY. I CAN NO LONGER FULLY DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD. LINCOLN HAS REFUSED TO FIX IT AT THEIR COST. THEY WANT AROUND $5000 TO REPLACE IT.

• 11/30/2018· SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE PEDDLE GOES TO THE FLOOR AFTER ABS IS ACTIVATED. IN MY CASE TRYING TO STOP IN THE SNOW. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WITH 51318 MILES, SECOND WITH 62700 MILES. THE INTERNET IN FULL OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PUMP FAILING WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKE PEDDLE TO GO TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE ANOTHER TO ADD TO THAT LIST. WITH THIS BEING A $1000+ FIX AND SEEING HOW MANY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM IT IS UNDERSTANDABLE WHY WE BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

• 11/30/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL

• 11/29/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JULY OF 2016 FOR THE AIR BAGS. LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY (21531 MICHIGAN AVE, DEARBORN, MI 48124) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/27/2018· AIR BAGS

  2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NHTSA SAFETY RECALL 16V-384. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

• 11/26/2017· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY IN MARCH, 2017. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IN CHATHAM AND THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTICE OR REPLACEMENT PART FROM LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY, AS OF NOV., 2017. I WANT TO GET THIS AIRBAG REPLACED, BUT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS SAYING THEY CAN'T GET THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PART.

• 11/25/2017· AIR BAGS

  GOT RECALL LETTER, DEALERS DON'T HAVE PARTS

• 11/23/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN CHECKING THE WEBSITE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND IT KEEPS SAYING THAT THERE IS NO FIX YET, WHAT DO I DO?

• 11/22/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. MCLEAN FORD (U.S. 44, MILLERTON, NY) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/22/2014· WHEELS

  WHILE DRIVING I FELT THE CAR PULLING TO THE LEFT, AFTER EXAMINATION I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER LEFT SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. I MANAGED TO GET TO A GAS STATION, BUT WAS UNABLE TO INFLATE THE TIRE. THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN NEW IN MAY 2014. I HAVE DRIVEN FEW MILES BETWEEN MAY AND NOVEMBER, THE MILEAGE CAN BE VERIFIED WITH DEALERSHIP. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT I HAVE PURCHASED TIRES FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME WAS VERY SOON AFTER PURCHASE WHILE TRAVELING OUT OF STATE. I PURCHASED A NEW TIRE THEN THAT WAS VERY HARD TO FIND BECAUSE OF THE YEAR AND MAKE OF CAR. THE TIRES CONTINUED TO LOSE PRESSURE NEVER REALLY REMAINING INFLATED. I PURCHASED A AIR PUMP THAT I USED TO INFLATE THE TIRES, BECAUSE THE TIRES WOULD LITERALLY DEFLATE TO THE RIM. I AGAIN PURCHASED A FULL SET, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINED. 2014 AGAIN PURCHASED A FULL SET, THEN 2014 PURCHASED ANOTHER TIRE. AS YOU CAN SEE THIS VEHICLE WITH ONE OWNER HAS VERY FEW MILES, BUT SEVERAL TIRE PURCHASES. LINCOLN/FORD NEEDS TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS COMPLAINT. IT IS GETTING TO COSTLY TO CONTINUE BUYING TIRES FOR SOME REASON OTHER THAN THE DEFECTIVE RIM WHEEL. MY FAMILY SAFETY IS AT STAKE. *TR

• 11/21/2020· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. WHEN YOU TAKE OFF THE CAR IS GUTLESS NO POWER. UNTIL YOU HIT TRACTION CONTROL OFF. SOMETIMES DOES IT AFTER. BIT. SOMEONE ALMOST HIT ME PULLING OUT FROM THE GAS STATION LAST NIGHT AGAIN, DUE TO NO POWER! IT ALSO MESSES WITH THE SHIFTING DUE TO THE TRACTION CONTROL IVE PUT EVERYTHING INTO MY CAR. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM DUE TO THE FACT IT CAN MESS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE THROWING OFF THE TIMING. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED, IVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXACT SAMETHING. THEN THERE'S THE BRAKES WHICH ARE NEW BUT YET THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP.

• 11/21/2011· WHEELS

  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

• 11/20/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED SOUTHGATE LINCOLN (16800 FORT ST, SOUTHGATE, MI 48195; 734-285-8800) WHO STATED THAT THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/20/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE PROBLEM IS RE-OCCURRING. WHEN THE WEATHER GOES BELOW FREEZING ICE BUILDS UP AROUND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR WILL START AND AS THE ENGINE STARTS TO HEAT UP THE ICE STARTS TO BREAK UP. AS SOON AS I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR PAST 25MPH AND I LET OFF THE GAS THE ENGINE STARTS TO STALL OUT SENDING AN ERROR SIGNAL TO THE COMPUTER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. I MUST SAY THAT THE PROBLEM IS VERY RANDOM AND DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR. I HAVE LEARNED FROM EXPERIENCE THAT I MUST PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. TURNING OFF THE CAR CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO RESET AND THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNS OFF AND THE CAR GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I AM UPSET BECAUSE AFTER I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG AND THAT IN ORDER FOR THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT STILL ON. IN REALITY, THIS MEANS THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE WITH A FUEL STARVED STALLING ENGINE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WOULD HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING UNTIL SOMEBODY CAME TO HELP. AS SOON AS I TURN OFF THE CAR THE PROBLEM NO LONGER EXISTS. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER ONLINE POSTS AND BLOGS FROM OTHER LINCOLN AND FORD OWNERS DESCRIBING THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE THAT FORD CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED. *TR

• 11/20/2012· WHEELS

  2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE WHEEL RIMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE LAST YEAR-AND-A-HALF, HE HAS BEEN LOSING AIR IN AT LEAST ONE OF HIS TIRES. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS AGO, HE NOTICED HE HAD BEEN LOSING AIR IN THREE TIRES. AN INDEPENDENT DEALER INFORM HIM THAT THE LOSS OF AIR WAS DUE TO CORROSION AND CHROME FLAKING OFF THE WHEEL RIM. HE RECOMMENDED THAT THE CONSUMER REPLACE ALL FOUR OF THE WHEELS RIMS. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH COST OF THE WHEEL RIMS, THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO MONITOR THE AIR LOSS AND ADD AIR AS NEEDED. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, IN THREE TIRES, HE BEGAN LOSING BETWEEN 10-20 POUNDS OF AIR OVER A FOUR OR FIVE DAY PERIOD. THE OTHER TIRE MAINTAINED AIR PRESSURE. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO REPLACE TWO OF THE RIMS. *JB

• 11/18/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• 11/17/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT THE TK HOLDINGS NOTICE THAT SHE RECEIVED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE LOCAL DEALER (LICCARDI FORD LINCOLN, 1615 US 22, WATCHUNG, NJ, 07069) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF UPDATED 10/4/18*JB

• 11/17/2017· AIR BAGS

  IT WILL BE A YEAR IN JANUARY OF 2018, SINCE I'VE TRIED TO GET THIS AIRBAG REPAIRED. KNOXVILLE,TENNESSEE ,TED RUSSELL FORD MOTOR COMPANIES ARE STATING THAT THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS IN TO FIX THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL ON MY 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. I AM FEARFUL OF IT DEFLATING ON ME, MY PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT, COMES OFF AND ON , EVERY SO OFTEN, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, CITY STREET, TURNING, WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ANYTIME. PLEASE HELP ME GET THIS FIXED ASAP!!

• 11/17/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/10/2017*CT

• 11/16/2017· AIR BAGS

  I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE PASSENGER TAKOTA AIRBAG WAS DEFECTIVE BUT HAVE NOT REC'D AN O.K. TO GET IT CHANGED. I DID RECEIVE A NOTIFICIATION FROM THE LINCOLN MOTOR CO SATISFACTION PROGRAM 17B23 THAT THEY WOULD CHANGE MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG..JUST BECAUSE??? I HAVE TURNED MY PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF...JUST IN CASE. NOT SURE WHICH IS WORSE NOT HAVING AN AIRBAG AT ALL OR ONE THAT MAY SPRAY SHRAPNEL WHEN YOU CRASH.

• 11/15/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SIX VEHICLES LOST CONTROL AND CREATED A CHAIN REACTION CRASH INVOLVING THIRTY VEHICLES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON ALL FOUR SIDES. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED THE VEHICLE DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT TOW YARD. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FRONTAL PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) ON AUGUST 30, 2018 BY KLABEN FORD LINCOLN (1089 W MAIN STREET, KENT, OH 44240). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

• 11/15/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (SONORA FORD, 13254 MONO WAY, SONORA, CA 95370, (209) 532-5593) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT KEPT CALLING THE DEALER FOR UPDATES FOR MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/15/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - LOCAL DEALERS INDICATE THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE.

• 11/15/2012· ENGINEFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT LATER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIFTH ENGINE COIL HAD MELTED AND CAUSED A SMALL ENGINE FIRE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SPARK PLUG AND THE COIL. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PCM WAS DAMAGED DURING THE FIRE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND RECALIBRATED. ALL OF THE COILS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. ... UPDATED 02/28/13 *BF

• 11/15/2011· WHEELS

  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

• 11/14/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. RISER FORD LINCOLN (4201 CENTRAL AVE, HOT SPRINGS, AR) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

• 11/13/2018· AIR BAGS,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S WHEELS SPUN AS IF THE VEHICLE WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BACKFIRED. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAITED A COUPLE OF SECONDS, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED SANTA MONICA FORD LINCOLN AT (310) 451-1588 (LOCATED AT 1230 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90404) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2018. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

• 11/13/2017· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED CORWIN FORD (3241 S GLENSTONE AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804, PHONE NUMBER: (417) 883-4330) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED REPUBLIC FORD LINCOLN (1740 US-60, REPUBLIC, MO 65738, PHONE NUMBER: (417) 732-2626) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/12/2018· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL". BROUGHT VEHICLE IN 7/18, WAS GIVEN WRITTEN NOTICE AT THAT TIME OF RECALL STATUS. MADE ATTEMPT THE FOLLOWING MONTH TO HAVE ISSUE RESOLVED AT FORD DEALER IN ITHACA, NY, AND WAS INFORMED RECALL PART NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL MID SEPTEMBER. I ASKED BEFORE LEAVING TO BE PLACED ON LIST SO THEY COULD LET ME KNOW WHEN THEY GOT PART. THAT WAS TWO MONTHS AGO AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM THEM SINCE. I NEED HELP.

• 11/10/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE COMPANY IS IN BANKRUPTCY.

• 11/09/2018· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT *JB

• 11/09/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TAKATA RECALL WE NEED THIS ISSUE FIXED. AIRBAGS ARE SO IMPORTANT AND SMALL CHILDREN ARE TRANSPORTED IN THIS CAR.

• 11/09/2017· AIR BAGS

  PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS.

• 11/09/2017· AIR BAGS

  I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JULY 2016, CALLED THE DEALER, AIRBAGS UNAVAILABLE. CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN DECEMBER 2016, SAME RESULT. RECEIVED A POSTCARD NOVEMBER, 2017. CONTACTED THE DEALER AGAIN, " I WAS TOLD TO WAIT UNTIL I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN A BROWN ENVELOPE!!! I NEED ACTION, NOW! THIS IS MY ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION,