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2008 Lincoln Zephyr Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 2, 2018
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jun 15, 2017

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Lincoln Zephyr. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Airbags
Filed Jul 2, 2018

2008 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

NHTSA ID
11104389
Incident
Jul 2, 2018
Airbags
Filed Apr 11, 2018

2008 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

NHTSA ID
11082768
Incident
Mar 28, 2018
Airbags
Filed Nov 27, 2017

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE JULY 2016. CONTACTED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO REMEDY THE SITUATION TO NO AVAIL. ON MY THIRD CALL I WAS TOLD THE MANUFACTURER WAS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL SUCH TIME FORD MOTOR CO. COMES UP WITH A SOLUTION.

NHTSA ID
11048667
Incident
Nov 27, 2017
Mileage
83,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Nov 4, 2017

TAKATA RECALL: WE PURCHASED OUR 2008 LINCOLN MKZ IN OCTOBER, 2016. WE WERE GIVEN NOTICE OF THE RECALL AT THAT TIME AND PROMPTLY WENT TO OUR LOCAL LINCOLN DEALER TO REGISTER OUR VEHICLE. WE WERE TOLD WE WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS CAME IN BUT WE NEVER HEARD FROM THEM. WE CALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AND WERE ALWAYS GIVEN THE SAME RESPONSE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

NHTSA ID
11043212
Incident
Oct 25, 2016
Airbags
Filed Nov 3, 2017

TAKATA RECALL : DEALER HAS NOT ACQUIRED PARTS NECESSARY TO COMPLETE REPLACEMENT.

NHTSA ID
11043063
Incident
Jun 1, 2016
Airbags
Filed Oct 25, 2017

TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN JULY 2016. THE LETTER STATED WE WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. IT IS NOW OCTOBER 2017. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN CAN I EXPECT A RESOLUTION?

NHTSA ID
11039834
Incident
Jul 3, 2017
Airbags
Filed Jun 15, 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/04/17*LJ *JS

NHTSA ID
10995356
Incident
May 18, 2016

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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