Lincoln News and Notes

There's a lot of news out there, but not all of it matters.

We try to boil down it to the most important bits and pieces -- the recalls, service bulletins, and lawsuits that can help you solve you car problems. Interested in getting these quick story bits as an email? Signup over at CarComplaints.com.

  1. Ford is recalling more than 816,000 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles to replace passenger-side frontal Takata airbag inflators as part of a recent Takata recall of 5.7 million inflators.

    Last year many of these vehicles were recalled for the same problem.

    This latest recall includes some additional model years and is broken down into what NHTSA is calling "zones."

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  2. Ford and Lincoln vehicles are having problems with the "door ajar" light staying on even after the door is shut.

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is opening an investigation into the issue after receiving 1,560 complaints.…

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  3. A massive new recall covering 35-40 million vehicles with defective Takata inflators is underway.

    Many of the major automakers are affected, including Lincoln which announced the 2007-2010 MKX, 2006-2011 MKZ, and 2006-2011 Zephyr have been recalled.…

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  5. Ford trying to argue that cracked rear panels is just a cosmetic problem is laughable.

    The cracked rear panels are a mess – they let in moisture that corrodes and expands, frying electrical components and leading to shattered rear windows. Rather than clean it up, Ford just wants to sweep it under the rug using semantics in court.…

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  6. The affected SUVs named in the cracked tailgate lawsuit are the 2002-2005 Ford Explorer, 2002-2005 Mercury Mountaineer and the 2003-2005 Lincoln Aviator

    . The lawsuit alleges that even though Ford sold millions of those SUVs, consumers might not have purchased the SUVs if the defect had been known.…

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