Ownership Cost for 2007 Lincoln MKZ Base
Estimated: $40176 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2160 | $1037 | $907 | $821 | $735 | $5660 |
| Insurance | $1618 | $1675 | $1734 | $1794 | $1857 | $8678 |
| Fuel | $1773 | $1826 | $1890 | $1965 | $2054 | $9508 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1892 | $1055 | $935 | $2291 | $8936 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $633 | $633 | $633 | $633 | $633 | $938 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9924 | $7640 | $6975 | $6991 | $8646 | $40176 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | BACKED CROOKEDLY INTO PARKING SLOT IN PUBLIC PARKING LOT. TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN CAR IN SLOT BY SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD. CAR ON ITS OWN LURCHED AHEAD AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED; BRAKES HAD LITTLE EFFECT AND I STRUCK A PARKED CAR. SOMEHOW SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND CAR ON ITS OWN GAINED FEROCIOUS SPEED TRAVELING BACKWARDS. THIS FORWARD, THEN BACKWARD PATTERN CONTINUED ON ITS OWN WHILE I STRUGGLED TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL. IN REVERSE, CAR CONTINUED GAINING SPEED BEYOND MY CONTROL, WHEELING ABOUT THE PARKING LOT AND STRIKING 3 OR 4 ADDITIONAL AUTOS. DURING ALL THIS TIME THE CAR SHOT MOSTLY BACKWARD AT INCREASINGLY FASTER SPEEDS IN WIDE ARCS, IN PINBALL FASHION. EVENTUALLY THE REPEATED HAMMERING BY MY CAR AGAINST OTHER PARKED VEHICLES SLOWED MY CAR ENOUGH THAT I COULD BRAKE FINALLY, AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. ALTOGETHER MY AUTO HAD STRUCK AND SERIOUSLY DAMAGED 6 OTHER VEHICLES. ACCELERATOR SEEMED STUCK DURING THE EVENT, AND BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT UNTIL CAR'S SPEED WAS SUFFICIENTLY SLOWED--BEFORE OPERATING. DAMAGE TO MY AUTO, PARTICULARLY THE ENTIRE FRONT END--GRILL AND FRONT FENDERS--WAS EXTENSIVE. *TR |
| 2007 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2007 LINCOLN MKZ W/ 40K MILES WELL-MAINTAINED. ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS APPROX 3 MONTHS APART, WHEN ENGINE STILL SOMEWHAT COOL AND WITHIN 5 MILES OF START-UP, VEHICLE IS STOPPED IN DRIVE WITH FOOT-BRAKE APPLIED. ENGINE SUDDENLY REVS AND CAR BEGINS TO ACCELERATE, DESPITE APPLICATION OF HARD BRAKE PRESSURE. TO AVOID COLLISION, DRIVER MUST SHIFT TO NEUTRAL OR PARK AND TURN OFF ENGINE. STILL UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER (1) DOWNLOADED AND APPLIED COMPUTERIZED UPDATES, (2) CHANGED BATTERY, (3) REVIEWED ALL ONLINE AND FORD MOCO BULLETINS BUT FOUND NOTHING RELEVANT. PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS BUT OCCURS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY & DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE. DRIVER HAS CONTACTED FORD/LINCOLN IN DETROIT AND OPENED A CASE FILE TO RESEARCH & TRACK PROBLEM. MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE ON FEB 28, 2010, AT 3:00 PM. CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 03/01. DEALER WILL HAVE REGIONAL FORD ENGINEER EXAMINE VEHICLE. *TR |
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