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Problems with 2011 Lincoln MKZ AIR BAGS

On average, the 2011 Lincoln MKZ starts to “feel” problems with the AIR BAGS and its various aspects after 46 377 miles.

Recently reported AIR BAGS problems on 2011 Lincoln MKZ

Takata recall. my airbag indicator light remains on. based on research it indicates that my front airbags may not activate during an accident. this light appeared a few weeks ago. this is concerning as i often travel with small children and makes me wonder about the safety of everyone in the car. unable to sale car due to this issue. i do not want to pay for a repair in which the makers of takata inflators are responsible for repairing.

Takata recall - i do not want them to expode so i would like to get them fixed if possible.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received a recall notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v001000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. lincoln of paramus (located at 670 nj-17, paramus, nj 07652, (201) 649-1700) was contacted and it was confirmed that the parts were not available. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 19v001000 (air bags) was received. after contacting obaugh ford inc. (13 lee jackson hwy, staunton, va) on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were not available. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect. *tt*jb

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the parts were not available. the dealer, infinity of south atlanta (4201 jonesboro rd, union city, ga 30291. 678-263-3688) was contacted and confirmed that parts are not available for the recall remedy. the contact had not experienced a failure. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. parts distribution disconnect.

Takata notice and dashboard where airbags are.fash is splitting and dealer said can't be fixed. have to order and pay for a new dash. i received a class action notice about airbags. dealer checked and no recalls i concerned

Takata recall on 2011 lincoln mkz. i no longer have the vehicle, so i do not have the vin.

Car lost all power on the express way. pull over to the side, after a while got engine going again and check engine light came on. checked it at the mechanic shop the next day and electronic throttle body, showed a malfunction of a throttle valve. we were in a very a dangerous circumstance. dangerous position when the car lost power on the express way.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. maxwell ford (5000 south ih 35 frontage road, austin, texas 78745, (512) 443-5000) was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 16s26000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. the contact received the recall notification on june 1, 2016. the dealer (yaklin ford, 1200 n hwy 288 b, richwood, tx 77531, 979-265-4224) stated that the parts were unavailable for the repair. the manufacturer confirmed that the parts were unavailable for the repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall i have got notice that the passenger airbag is dangerously defective and must be replaced., and i should "contact your nearest dealership immediately to schedule a free repair". my local dealer (santa monica ford) does not have the parts, and can not say when they will be available. the notice from tk holdings implies that all repairs should be completed by 27 december. when will the parts be available?

Takata recall am not able to sell this car because no one feels it is safe to drive. therefore, a $20,000 vehicle is sitting in my driveway rusting away !

Takata recall. we purchased this car new apr 11, 2011 from mack haik lincoln in georgetown tx. we have since received two safety recall notices but get no help from the dealer. our last recall notice included a warning not to allow passengers in the right front seat.

Airbag recall ?

Takata recall - called dealer (robinson brothers lincoln baton rouge, louisiana) and they told me they did not have the parts at this time and that i should wait for another letter.

The dealer has not responded to my many calls for service

Received legal notice for owners of vehicles with takata airbag inflator recall. local ford dealer informed me that the replacement part is not available.

Tl* the contact owned a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact stated that while driving about 10 mph, the vehicle accelerated out of control and crashed into a house. there was no warning indicator. only the driver's side air bag deployed. a police report was filed. the driver sustained injuries that required medical attention. the vehicle was totaled and towed away. the dealer was contacted at: holman ford/lincoln/mercury, route 38 west, maple shade, nj, where it was stated that the failure was not a known issue. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 37,000. updated 10/17/17*lj *tr

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the local dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer did not know when the parts would arrive. the vin was not provided. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall lincoln has no fix available. i asked for loaner/alternate car use reimbursement in accordance with my warranty ($35 /day car is unusable since july-22-2016 letter. lincoln refused any accomodation whatsoever.

Takata recall. i received a notice about this over a year and a half ago and still have no resolution. the dealer tells me there is no replacement and that i am driving a dangerous vehicle that could kill me and my passengers.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the local dealer (oc welch lincoln, 4920 independence blvd, hardeeville, sc 29927, (843) 288-0100) stated that there was no information available regarding parts delivery. the manufacturer was not contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received a recall notification for the air bags. the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact called gateway ford (190 sykes mountain ave, white river junction, vt, (802) 295-3124) where it was confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was notified of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts would be available. the contact was transferred to the nhtsa hotline. the nhtsa campaign number was not provided. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. mitchell lincoln (1222 rucker blvd, enterprise, al 36330, (334) 347-9201) confirmed that the remedy was not available. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact spoke to germain lincoln (13303 tamiami trail n, naples, fl 34110) and was informed that parts were not available and they would call the contact once parts arrived. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that they did not know when parts would become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the vehicle was taken to lithia ford lincoln (195 e auto center dr, fresno ca 93710, phone: (559) 435-8400), but the parts were not available. the dealer did not know when the parts would be available. the manufacturer was not contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. *tt updated 8/24/18 *jb

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair as the recall notice was received over a year ago. the dealer (oroville ford, 1350 oro dam blvd e, oroville, ca 95965 (530) 533-3313) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was contacted several times and was unable to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact recently received a postcard from tk holdings, alerting her that they filed for bankruptcy. the vin was unknown. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the interim notice did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Ref. previous complaint no. 11104176 - recalled since july 2016. april 1018 supplied rental car - said my auto could not be driven until repaired. i want my car repaired. seems over 2 years should be enough time. i don't like the rental - i want my car back. offered to sell to them - but they would rather waste money on rental rather than satisfy a customer.

Takata recall- it has been almost 2-1/2 years since i received the recall notice..i continue to drive my car as it is my only means of transportation...when will lincoln be forced to make repairs? i am very concerned about the safety of my vehicle...

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the park city ford dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and were not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall, i received notification in july 2016 of recall and there has not been a resolution as yet. so i continue to drive with airbags that could detrimentally harm me or kill me but yet there has been no effort to resolve this issue.

Takata recall. notified in july. unsafe to have passenger seat occupied. told fix would be available in october. october at an end and no date set. unacceptable to have unsafe condition unresolved after four months. this car of little use to us as is. wife will not ride in passenger seat.

Takata recall. i received a letter in july 2016 that my passenger airbag was on recall. the letter stated:" a ruptured inflator may result in metal fragments striking vehicle occupants causing serious injury or death." it is now sept. 21, 2016 and i have been calling lincoln company asking when will my airbag part be available. it was learned that lincoln is "in the development stage" to produce the part! not only do they not have a part, they have not even developed the part yet!!" i spoke to three different people at lincoln customer service and a supervisor about this situation. they all stated they have no idea when a part would be available, even though i am in florida zone a for the most serious case of inflator malfunction. since receiving the letter, i have not allowed anyone to sit in the front seat passenger seat.....and will not until this matter is fixed. hence, i have not had the use/enjoyment/comfort of the automobile that i purchased. this is very unacceptable. the worst part of this to me is that the three people i spoke to at lincoln said, "it is safe to drive the car and use that seat, since the letter did not indicate a loaner car would be issued." how in the world can anyone get a letter like this and then the company say the likes of "oh don't worry."???? their logic is totally insane and illogical. unfortunately, i understand that over 50 million cars+ are on recall for this matter and it is a nightmare for the car companies. however, i can not worry about them, i have to worry about my grandson, or any other passengers! how long will i have to make people sit in the backseat of my car?????

Received recall notice july 2016. called numerous dealerships and they have no parts to make repair. do you know if they will ever make repair? cannot allow passengers to sit if passenger seat. why would they use good air bag for driver and an inferior bag for passenger. must be to save money.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer failed to repair the vehicle within a reasonable amount of time. the contact called the dealer (bell ford/lincoln in adrian, michigan, 517-265-8187) and was informed that parts were not available. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer (al packer ford west palm beach, 1530 n military trl, west palm beach, fl 33409, (561) 689-6550) did not give a specific date for when the part would become available, the interim recall notice stated that the contact would need to wait to receive a second letter. the manufacturer stated that the parts may become available in the spring of 2018. the manufacturer was contacted. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall letter received over two years ago. still no fix available. the only advice i get is do not allow a passenger to sit on front passenger side. it has been way too long. i hate driving my car without using the passenger side. i will never buy another lincoln. i wasn't allowed to go two years without making a payment.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was contacted (sunnyvale ford in sunnyvale, ca, 408-522-0200) and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was contacted at 866-436-7332 and was made aware of the failure. the manufacturer stated that they were not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. a case number was not provided. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. *bf *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. autonation lincoln in clearwater, florida was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. the contact received the recall notice in june of 2016. the dealer (ford lincoln of franklin, 1129 murfreesboro rd, franklin, tn 37604) stated that the parts were not available for the repair. the manufacturer was not contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact called downs ford, inc. at (732) 349-2240 (360 hwy 37 east, toms river, nj 08753) and was informed that parts were not available for the recall remedy. the contact also called all american ford point pleasant at (732) 719-6100 (3306 bridge ave, point pleasant, nj 08742) where it was confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available/parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact stated that the dealer auto nation ford (817-370-5200, 5300 campus dr, fort worth, tx 76119) had been unable to determine when the remedy and part may be supplied to schedule the recall repairs for an appointment within a reasonable time frame concerning nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v384000 (air bags) and 14e028000 (equipment). it was unknown if the manufacturer was contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure yet. parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact called jones ford at (843) 744-3311 (5757 rivers ave, north charleston, sc 29406) where it was confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 lincoln mkz. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact called gwinnett place lincoln (3230 satellite boulevard, duluth, ga 30096, 678-823-7999) and was informed that the parts were not available. the contact was provided a loaner vehicle. the manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 13580567 n4l1z. the contact had not experienced a failure. parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall - deaker has had my car since 4/05/18. have rental but they now want me to come get the car - would not allow me to drive how 4/05. this is 75 miles away & hardship for me since husband is disabled. don't have any idea when air bag will be repaired. have not been able to use car since july 2016 except when i alone would be driving. help!!!! previously reported complaint.

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