Ownership Cost for 2008 Lincoln MKZ Base
Estimated: $40120 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2227 | $1069 | $935 | $846 | $757 | $5834 |
| Insurance | $1655 | $1713 | $1773 | $1835 | $1900 | $8876 |
| Fuel | $1696 | $1747 | $1808 | $1880 | $1965 | $9096 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1831 | $1045 | $944 | $2291 | $8874 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $664 | $664 | $664 | $664 | $664 | $984 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9982 | $7574 | $6955 | $6984 | $8625 | $40120 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | PARKING BRAKE | THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY LINCOLN MKZ WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE ON A SLOPE. THE DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAY THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT CANE BE DONE ABOUT IT. ACCORDING TO THEM, THE BRAKE IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN PARK. THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS FOR PARKING BRAKES WHICH ARE QUITE CLEAR. THEY STATE THAT EVERY COMBINATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH A PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ADEQUATE TO HOLD THE VEHICLE OR COMBINATION ON ANY GRADE ON WHICH IT IS OPERATED, UNDER ANY CONDITION OF LOADING IN WHICH IT IS FOUND ON A PUBLIC ROAD (FREE OF ICE AND SNOW). THERE IS NO MENTION OF THE TRANSMISSION OR PARK IN THAT DESCRIPTION. THE VEHICLE IS QUITE DANGEROUS. PROPERTY AND PEOPLE WILL BE DAMAGED AND HURT. THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM IS USED ON THE FORD EDGE. ...UPDATED 11/07/12 *BF |
| 2008 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | 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. |
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