2009 LINCOLN MKZ
129 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 66 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 18 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 7 |
| POWER TRAIN | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 |
| WHEELS | 5 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 4 |
| ENGINE | 4 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 |
Recalls (7)
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever register
EQUIPMENT
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain all weather driver side accessory floor mats sold for use in model year 2006-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, and 2007-2011 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured November 9, 2007, through October 31, 2010. The affected floor mats ma
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles. The valves within the ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. This reaction may cause the valves to not
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Vir
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Marian
Recent Complaints
The contact owns a 2009 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while parked in a semi-truck parking lot, another driver was reversing where she was blocking, and the contact then attempted to avoid the collision and drive forward. The accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle accelerated excessively, and the brake pedal was then depressed but failed to respond. Upon a second attempt, the brake pedal went to the floorboard, accompanied by an abnormal vibration. Consequently, the vehicle
Mileage: 110,000
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY AND TOUCH BODY. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS AND 2ND TIME RESULTED IN TO CAR WRECK ON 5 MILES PER HOUR SPEED. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING LINCOLN SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT TOOK A LONG TIME TO COVER WITH REMEDY. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
Mileage: 80,000
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY AND TOUCH BODY. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS AND 2ND TIME RESULTED IN TO CAR WRECK ON 5 MILES PER HOUR SPEED. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING LINCOLN SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT TOOK A LONG TIME TO COVER WITH REMEDY. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
Mileage: 80,000
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY AND TOUCH BODY. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS AND 2ND TIME RESULTED IN TO CAR WRECK ON 5 MILES PER HOUR SPEED. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING LINCOLN SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT TOOK A LONG TIME TO COVER WITH REMEDY. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF A COMMERCIAL TRUCK. DURING THE CRASH NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT( [XXX]) WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED BUT BRAKE FAILURES CONTINUED. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKE FAILURE CONTINUE AND THE BRAKE WAS SPONGY CAUSING THE BR
Mileage: 88,096
CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN A DRIVEWAY.
Mileage: 160,000
CAR UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED BRAKES FAILED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN A DRIVEWAY.
Mileage: 160,000
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKZ. 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. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END AND WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE
2009 LINCOLN MKZ. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAGS FAILURE TO DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *SMD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO THE GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH EXCESSIVE FORCE AND BURNED THE CONTACT'S NECK. THE CONTACT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Mileage: 116,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE PARKING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STUCK ON THE LIGHT POLE AND A TOW TRUCK PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED; HOWEVER, THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILU
Mileage: 59,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD AND ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WHICH PUSHED HER BACK INTO THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, HER ANKLE WAS STILL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED ANKLE BONE AND LOST ENOUGH BLOOD TO SUSTAIN FIVE BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS
Mileage: 55,000
2009 LINCOLN MKZ. CONSUMER STATES REAR SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE *TGW THE SEAT BELT HAD TO BE CUT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE REAR PASSENGER. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO, HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED PAIN, FROM WHERE THE SEAT BELT CROSSED HER CHEST. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED FORD, HE WAS INFORMED THE SEAT BELTS WERE CHILD PROOF. UPDATED 11/17/11. *JB