Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 60000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 01/10/2012 | 60000 | ||
| 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 apiece 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 zephyrs.fusions,milans, or anything they are putting these junk rims on. | |||
| 10/17/2012 | 121997 | 1 | |
| The 2006 lincoln zephyr was traveling at a speed of 40 and the rear passenger tire suddenly blew up. the mechanic inspected the cause and concluded that the original aluminum lincoln-factory wheel was defective. the mechanic also inspected the other three wheels and the same problem is continuing to occur with all the 2006 lincoln zephyr wheels. the manufacturing defect was described by the mechanic as follows: the chrome is peeling off the wheel, which prevents a good seal between the wheel and the tire, resulting in the loss of air pressure. the sudden loss of air pressure may cause serious injury or death. *tr | |||
| 10/17/2012 | 121997 | ||
| The 2006 lincoln zephyr was travelling at a speed of 40 and the rear passenger tire suddenly blew up. the mechanic inspected the cause and concluded that the original aluminum lincoln-factory wheel was defective. the mechanic also inspected the other three wheels and the same problem is continuing to occcur with all the 2006 lincoln zephyr wheels. the manufacturing defect was described by the mechanic as follows: the chrome is peeling off the wheel, which prevents a good seal between the wheel and the tire, resulting in the loss of air pressure. the sudden loss of air pressure may cause serious injury or death. | |||
| 04/07/2010 | 58000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 lincoln zephyr. the contact stated that the tires were constantly becoming flat. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the rims were corroded. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified and stated that the contact needed to go to the dealer for further repairs. the failure mileage was 58,000. kmj | |||
| 04/07/2010 | 58000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 lincoln zephyr. the contact stated that the wheel had constantly made his tires to go flat. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated the that the rims had corroded. the vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that he needed to go to the dealer for repair. the failure mileage was 58,000. ap | |||
| 10/01/2009 | |||
| 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 gaurantee the new wheels would perform any better. | |||
| 10/07/2010 | 60000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 08/25/2011 | |||
| I have a 2006 lincoln zephyr the chrome is peeling of of the wheels causing the tires to loose air pressure the car was purchased new and currently has 9,000 miles we purchased an extended warranty but was told this is not a safty issue i beg to differ. | |||
| 09/10/2010 | 35000 | ||
| 2006 lincoln zephyr. 22k miles. all 4 rims corrode causing tires to loose air. tire shop broke down tires and cleaned rims. applied sealant around lip and remounted tires. tire shop owner indicated he has cleaned and resealed a number of 2006 lincoln zephyr aluminum wheels. at 35k miles all 4 tires were replaced at lincoln dealer. two weeks after new tires installed front driver side tire came off rim due to low air pressure. i complained to dealer that the tires are leaking air. dealer acknowledged problem with rims and replaced tire free of charge. dealer also indicated all four rims were cleaned and resealed. | |||
| 03/16/2008 | 43905 | 1 | 04/15/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 lincoln zephyr. the contact stated that all four wheels on his vehicle were defective. the wheels cause the tires to flatten and will not hold air. the contact must place air in the tires each week. the dealer stated that the vehicle needed new wheels, but at the contact's expense because they were not covered under warranty. the failure mileage was 43,905. updated 4/16/09 *cn updated 04/20/09.*jb | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 11/01/2012 | 1 | ||
| 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 | |||