TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME DEPRESSED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SIX OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND CRASHED IN A FIELD. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT WAS CUT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. HE WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR OBSERVATION. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE CONTACT HAS A PHOTO OF THE CRASH FROM THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 5,000. UPDATED 11-25-08 *BF UPDATED 11/26/08. *JB
2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND A GASOLINE ODOR WAS NOTICED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING AT AN ALARMING RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL LINE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,600.