2008 Lincoln Mkz Electrical Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN ALL THE VEHICLE'S DOORS, THE DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED. ALSO, THE REAR LOCKS FAILED TO OPERATE THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL MOTOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

11180100

Incident

Dec 1, 2017

Mileage

78,000 mi

BOTH FRONT DOORS HAVE A PROBLEM THE HANDLE ON THE DRIVER DOOR BROKE U CANNOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THEN TODAY THE PASSENGER DOOR WANT STAY CLOSE.

NHTSA ID

11014067

Incident

Aug 9, 2017

Mileage

130,679 mi

BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A LINCOLN DEALER SHIP IN NORMAN, OKLAHOMA. LATER MOVED TO TEXAS TO BE CLOSER TO MY DAUGHTER. THE CAR HAD NOT DONE THIS BEFORE, BUT ONE NIGHT WHILE I WAS AT THEIR HOUSE, WALKED OUT AND THE CAR STARTED BY ITS SELF. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING AND HAVE COME OUT AND MY SUN-ROOF AND ALL OF MY WINDOWS ARE DOWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. I REGULARLY TAKE IT TO A LINCOLN DEALER HERE IN HOUSTON. I HAVE ASKED THEM SEVERAL TIMES WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, AND THEY SAY THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE PROGRAMMED KEY, AND THEIR IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I AM 78 YEARS OLD, AND HAVING THIS HAPPEN IN THE HOUSTON AREA IS REALLY A SAFETY FACTOR. HAVE TRIED TO MANIPULATE THE KEY TO TRY AND MAKE THESES THINGS HAPPEN, BUT TO NO AVAIL. A GENTLEMEN THAT RESIDES WHERE I LIVE NOW RECENTLY CAME UP TO MY APARTMENT AND WANTED TO KNOW IF I KNEW THAT MY SUN-ROOF AND WINDOWS WERE DOWN. EVERY DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT TOO DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. ONLY THAT IS RELATED TO THE KEY. I NEED HELP SOLVING THIS PROBLEM. I CAN ONLY GUESS AT THE DATE WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED.

NHTSA ID

10859984

Incident

Sep 10, 2014

Mileage

15,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10845620

Incident

Mar 3, 2016

Mileage

190,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10823983

Incident

Jan 28, 2016

Mileage

47,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10821766

Incident

Jan 11, 2016

Mileage

62,197 mi

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON RE CONSTITUENT REGARDING 2008 LINCOLN MKZ ( REFERENCE CONSTITUENT FOR THEIR RECORDS). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SLIGHTLY FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, THREE SAFETY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THEY WERE THE TRACTION-STABILITY, ABS, AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS. THE FIRST TIME THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THE COMPUTER DID NOT DETECT ANY MALFUNCTION, AND TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK, WHEN THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE, OFTEN ALL AT ONCE OR INDIVIDUALLY AND BEFORE, HE COULD GET TO THE DEALER. THE SECOND TIME, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME, THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, HE LEFT THE VEHICLE THERE. AFTER TWO WEEKS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS FINALLY ILLUMINATED, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING TEST DRIVING. AFTER HOOKING THE VEHICLE TO THE COMPUTER, THE DEALER FOUND THE PROBLEM, WAS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WOULD COST $700. HOWEVER, IT WAS AGREED, THE CONSUMER WOULD PAY $200 OF THE EXPENSE AS A DEDUCTIBLE. THE NEXT DAY, THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER TOOK A PICTURE OF THE LIGHTS AND RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR A FOURTH TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A MONTH, WITH NO RESOLUTION.

NHTSA ID

10509054

Incident

Apr 1, 2013

2008 LINCOLN MKZ. CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING UNRESOLVED DRIVER DISTRACTIONS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE DISPLAYS ON THE MESSAGE CENTER SUCH AS THE ODOMETER, COMPASS AND RADIO ARE UNREADABLE ON A REASONABLY BRIGHT DAY WITHOUT SERIOUS PROLONGED DISTRACTION FROM THE ROADWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO ILLUMINATION CONTROL TO INCREASE VISIBILITY AND THE DISPLAY SURFACES ARE GLOSSY, EASILY REFLECTING NEARBY IMAGES. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE ADDED SOME FLAT BLACK TAPE TO THE TOP OF THE STEERING COLUMN AND WHEEL WHICH HAS HELPED A LITTLE WITH THE REFLECTION. BUT THE LOSS OF VISIBILITY OF THE DISPLAYS IN BRIGHT SURROUNDS CONTINUES. UPDATED 09/27/11. *JB UPDATED 10/20/11.*JB

NHTSA ID

10360876

Incident

Jan 1, 1901