2007 Lincoln Mkz Other / unspecified Problems

2007 LINCOLN MKZ V6. THE WHEEL/RIMS ARE GARBAGE. THEY ARE FALLING APART, CRACKS IN THE METAL, FINISH PEELING, AROUND THE TIRE PIECES OF THE RIM HAS FALLEN OFF. I CAN'T BELIEVE LINCOLN WOULD USE SUCH JUNK. I HAVE TO KEEP CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE BECAUSE THE WHEELS/RIMS ARE SO TORN UP. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR TWO WEEKS AGO. LINCOLN NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE WHEELS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THEM FALLING APART. THE WELDS ARE BREAKING APART. THESE WHEELS/RIMS ARE DANGEROUS. *TR

NHTSA ID

11325747

Incident

May 15, 2020

Mileage

115,068 mi

CHROME WHEELS CONSTANT PEELING AND FLAKING. HAVE HAD TIRES RE-SEALED BUT KEEP GETTING FLAT TIRES, PARKED AND DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11204727

Incident

Jun 19, 2017

Mileage

111,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL TIRES, SIZE: P215/55R17 (NA). UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRES WERE FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHROME RIMS WERE POKING HOLES IN THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT USED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,187. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11169999

Incident

Jan 1, 2012

Mileage

184,187 mi

MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY PASSENGER SIDE. THIS MAY CAUSE INJURY IF IN ACCIDENT I'VE REPLACES SEVERAL TIRES AND RECENTLY HAVE NEW ONES AND TIRE PRESSURE GOES COMPLETELY FLAT ON 2 BACK TIRES AND CONSTANTLY PUTTING AIR IN FRONT TIRES.. I RETURNED IT TO SERVICE STATION THAT INSTALLED TIRES AND HE SAID THE RIMS ARE SO CORRODED THAT'S WHY I'M LOSING AIR IN TIRES. THESE NEED REPLACED AND ARE COSTLY. I FEEL I MAY HAVE A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING IF I DON'T CHECK THESE DAILY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10937405

Incident

Dec 20, 2016

Mileage

130,000 mi

I HAD MY 2007 LINCOLN MKZ SINCE 2013 AND I ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY FACTORY WHEELS THAT I BROUGHT FROM A DEALERSHIP WHICH WASN'T EVEN ON THE CARFAX WHEN I BOUGHT NOR THE SALESMAN DID NOT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE RIMS HAVING A PROBLEM POKING WHOLE IN ALL 4 TIRES. EVERY 5 DAYS, EVERY 5 DAYS I HAVE TO GO PUMP MY TIRES UP SO THEY WILL NOT BUST. I FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN I HAD THE ZEPHER, SAME MAKE. I WAS OUT WITH WHO IS MY WIFE NOW, FRONT DRIVER SIDE RIM SHREDDED MY TIRE. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. AND IM STILL TODAY STILL HAVING THIS SAME !!FRUSTRATING PROBLEM!! EVERY 5DAYS AND I HAVE TO PAY $135 A WHEEL THAT WASN'T EVEN MY CAUSE OF DOING NOR ON THE CARFAX. !! MY CAR SHOULD COUNT JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CAR!! !!!AND ITS NOT!!! MY FAMILY AND I WANT A !!!RECALL!!!

NHTSA ID

10852797

Incident

Feb 18, 2014

Mileage

106,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10839751

Incident

Mar 3, 2007

Mileage

104,101 mi

I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH LOW TIRES. THEY ARE CONSTANTLY GOING LOW/FLAT. ABOUT 6 MONTH AGO I HAD ONE TIRE COME COMPLETELY OFF MY RIM. FROM WHAT I AM TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE RIMS HAVE TO BE SHAVED DOWN AND THEN RE SEALED. I JUST BOUGHT NEW TIRES LESS THEN A YEAR AGO AND ALREADY IN NEED OF NEW ONES BECAUSE THE TREAD IS WORN OUT FOR HAVING INCONSISTANT AIR IN THEM WITH THEM CONTINUALLY GOING LOW! IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS BUT MORE FREQUENTLY WITHIN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

10822032

Incident

Jan 31, 2015

Mileage

87,221 mi

THE TIRES ARE ALWAYS LEAKING AIR AND THE RIMS ARE THE CAUSE OF IT. THE RIMS HAVE HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THEM. I HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL TIRES ON THE COUNT OF THE POOR QUALITY OF THE RIMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10653917

Incident

Jan 4, 2011

Mileage

92,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE TIRES BECAME FLAT. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TIRES WERE INFLATED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE REAR TIRES EXHIBITED THE FAILURE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND WAS FOUND THAT THE TIRE VALVE STEMS WERE CRACK AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

NHTSA ID

10651349

Incident

Oct 30, 2009

Mileage

55,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENT IN THE DASHBOARD BUCKLED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE INTO THE LINCOLN DEALERSHIPS YESTERDAY AND THEY TOOK PICTURES AND STATED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO SEND THEN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS 120,000. .... UPDATED 08/05/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALL FOUR TIRE RIMS PEELED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR PANEL CRACKED. UPDATED 08/19/2014 *JS

NHTSA ID

10606402

Incident

Mar 1, 2014

Mileage

120,000 mi

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A 3RD PARTY IN MARCH 2010 WITH 46,000 MILES AND WAS UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. WE DISCOVERED THE WHEELS HAD CHROME FLAKING BADLY SOON AFTER PURCHASE, AND ROB SIGHT LINCOLN MERCURY (NOW DBA ROB SIGHT FORD) ONLY AGREED TO REPLACE TWO OF THE WHEELS UNDER WARRANTY CLAIMING IT WAS A COSMETIC ISSUE. SINCE THE CAR HAD BEEN PURCHASED THROUGH ANOTHER DEALER, ROB SIGHT WAS HESITANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY EVEN ON THE TWO WHEELS THEY DID REPLACE. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST10 FLAT TIRES ON THE REMAINING WHEELS, EVEN AFTER REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES. CLEARLY THE ORIGINAL FLAKING ISSUE IS FAR MORE THAN COSMETIC, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. AT A COST OF NEARLY $1,000 EACH TO REPLACE WHEELS, THAT HAS NOT BEEN CONSIDERED AN ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE. WE HAD THE WHEELS REBUILT AT A CAR WHEEL SPECIALIST IN MERRIAM, KS (HUBCAP & WHEEL) AND WHILE THE BEAD SEAL FAILURES IMPROVED FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, ADDITIONAL CORROSION HAS RENDERED THE WHEELS INOPERABLE. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 80,000 MILES AND THE TEMPTATION IS TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE ELSE, WITH THE HOPE THAT SUBSEQUENT TIRE FAILURES DO NOT RESULT IN A FATALITY. THERE CAN BE LITTLE DOUBT THAT MOST OTHER 2007 MKZ OWNERS UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH TO OWN THIS VEHICLE, AND HAVING RECEIVED THE SAME TREATMENT FROM FORD/LINCOLN THAT WE HAVE, ARE TEMPTED TO DO THE SAME THING. *JS

NHTSA ID

10579476

Incident

Mar 31, 2010

Mileage

46,000 mi

THE VEHICLE START EXPERIENCING A ROAR COMING FROM THE FRONT END. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT TIRES WERE OUR OF BALANCE AND ALSO NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE ALIGNMENT WAS DONE AND WHEELS BALANCED. DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. TOOK BACK TO DEALER WHO STATED WOULD NEED A NEW SET OF TIRES TO CORRECT SITUATION. ADVISED DEALER THAT TIRES WERE ONLY 13 MONTHS OLD THAT I WOULD TAKE TO TIRE STORE WHERE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. TIRE DEALER AGREED TO ADJUST TIRES AND PUT A NEW SET OF FOUR TIRES AND BALANCED AGAIN. NOISE STILL EXISTED AND STARTED TO GET WORSE. WENT BACK TO AUTO DEALER AND EXPLAINED NEW TIRES WERE PUT ON. DEALER DECIDED TO PULL FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLIES TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER FOR PROBLEM. BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BROKEN BEARING SEALS AND BEARINGS WERE CORRODED, ONE ROLLER BEARING WAS MISSING AS WELL. NEW BEARINGS INSTALLED AND PROBLEM SOLVED. FIRST VEHICLE OWNED THAT HAS HAD BEARING PROBLEMS, PARTICULARLY AT 62,000 MILES. OWNED VEHICLES IN THE PAST WITH OVER 200,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD TO HAVE BEARINGS REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10541933

Incident

Jul 1, 2013

Mileage

62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES WAS EXTREMELY LOW AND SHE WOULD HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ADD AIR TO THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE CHROME HUB CAPS WERE PINCHING THE TIRES, CAUSING AIR TO SEEP OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING ALL FOUR TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10493770

Incident

May 1, 2012

Mileage

39,000 mi

WHILE LEAVING WORK FOR THE DAY I NOTICED I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IN JANUARY 2010. I SPENT $800.00 PURCHASING NEW TIRES AND I HAVE GOTTEN SEVERAL FLAT TIRES AFTER THIS.I WAS TOLD BY THE PLACE WHO SOLD ME THE TIRES THAT MY RIMS WERE CORRODED AND THAT THIS WAS COMMON WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I'VE GOTTEN 2 FLAT TIRES SINCE AND I'VE SPENT $200.00 MORE DOLLARS REPLACING TIRES. I HAVE SPENT A TOTAL OF $1000.00 ON TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LINCOLN DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT I COULD SPEND $1,500 ON A NEW SET OF RIMS WHICH IS LUDICROUS. FORD/LINCOLN SHOULD REPLACE ALL RIMS FOR FREE AS A GOODWILL CONSIDERING THEY KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. I EVEN HAD THEM SHAVED DOWN AND CLEANED AND MY TIRES ARE STILL LOOSING AIR PRESSURE AS OF TODAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10460001

Incident

Aug 2, 2011

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FACTORY RIMS WERE CORRODING AND CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOOSE AIR PRESSURE IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE RIMS WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 02/22/12

NHTSA ID

10442238

Incident

Dec 7, 2010

Mileage

48,000 mi

I OWN A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE ARE TOTALLY DELAMINATING AND CORRODING. IT HAS GOTTEN SO BAD THE RIMS WILL NOT HOLD THE TIRES. WE HAVE HAD ONE TIRE GO FLAT BECAUSE IT LOST ITS SEAL AND THE OTHER TIRE CAME COMPLETELY OFF THE RIM AT 65 MPH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10426999

Incident

Sep 19, 2011

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHROME ON THE WHEEL WAS CORRODING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO POINTED OUT THE CORROSION ON THE WHEEL THAT WAS CAUSING THE TIRES TO GO FLAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

NHTSA ID

10399325

Incident

Apr 1, 2011

Mileage

45,000 mi

LINCOLN MK7 2007. CAR HAS CONSISTANT SLOW TIRE LEAKS DUE TO POOR WHEEL AND RIM QUALITY. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY THE LARGE AMOUNTS OF CHROME THAT HAS FLAKED OFF THE WHEELS. BOTH FORD AND THE DEALERHSIP REFUSE TO DO ANY THING TO CORRECT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10395613

Incident

Jan 5, 2011

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE TIRE SIZE SPECIFICATION WAS P215/65/R15 HOWEVER, WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED THEY INFORMED THE COTNACT THAT THE REQUIRED TIRE SIZE FOR THE MODEL YEAR VEHICLE WAS P225/54/VR17. THE MANUFACTURER INSTALLED THE PROPER TIRE SIZE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

NHTSA ID

10384524

Incident

Feb 25, 2011

Mileage

37,000 mi