I leased a 2007 Lincoln MKZ two days ago. I parked the car in my driveway which had a SMALL THIN amount of ice on ONE side of it only... The other side of the driveway was dry as a bone. When I woke up the car had rolled on its own to the bottom of the driveway into my van. If my van wasn't there it would have ended up in the street! There is a small dent but my main concern is the dealership cannot find anything wrong with it. I'm so afraid that it will happen again and someone will get hurt. Does anyone have any idea why this would happen? It is a 43,000 dollar car and the dealership thinks I'm insane but I don't want to be stuck with a 3 year lease that is going to end up hurting someone!!! If I only had an idea of what could cause something like this they would check it out. Could it be a computer or GPS issue? My emergency brake was not on the first time but i put it on and it happened again. Please help!
2007-02-22 12:33:03 · 9 answers · asked by yp_stacey_medford 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Lincoln
The car is an automatic and my driveway has an incline but I had a 2003 Mustang before the Lincoln and NEVER had the problem I am having now and NEVER had to put the emergency brake on.
2007-02-23 06:50:59 · update #1
Google "Lincoln MKZ Technical Service Bulletins" then look to see if their is a description of your problem. If you do not see anything under Lincoln, then be sure to Google "Ford Fusion Technical Service Bulletin" and/or Mazda6 Technical Service Bulletins. This will stop you from getting the run around and you can be specific by referencing their document and what the Manufacturer suggests to the Dealer as a fix. If that fails, call your insurance agent and have a call into the Service Manager, finally, ask to do a survey for customer satisfaction and that will light a FIRE under some-body's butt!
2007-02-23 05:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by mark_hensley@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gravity sucks, yeah? Heavy cars are sometimes too strongly attracted to the center of the Earth for their parking brakes to restrain. (Of which, BTW, you have now learned the importance: the parking brake won't always keep your car in place, but it beats not using it and seeing the car rolled down the driveway...)
My Jeep Wrangler did this, but I could put it in first gear (manual transmission) and it would basically stay put. When the weather was bad I put a brick behind the back tire. You may not be able to get your key out if the car is in gear: I'd ask the dealership about that too.
Ice anywhere near a tire could be very bad- try putting just one foot on some ice and see how steady you are- and on icy days, I'd move to California.
Or park on the street.
Except that I already live in California.
2007-02-22 12:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by meandlisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Computers and GPS has exactly zero to do with brakes. If your entire driveway was covered in ice, it could happen. If your driveway doesn't have a steep grade, TAKE THE DARN THING BACK! Apparently there is some issue with it, I've never heard of any vehicle that is normal doing this without being on solid ice!
Unless it is a standard. Then you may want to get the brakes checked out.
2007-02-22 12:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by Cunnilinguist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no plot with electronics to take your car away from you... no computer will make it roll at all.. everything is ole fashioned mechanical like it has been for 50 years. At first I would have told you to have the dealer check the park pawl as the other gentleman suggested.. but Ford recommends applying the brake and if it rolled with the brake on, I'm like others and say you may have some black ice on the driveway allowing it to slide at night... also they (basically all car manufacturers and AAA )recommend on a severe incline to turn the wheels in to help from this happening.
2016-03-29 07:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cars slide on even a thin sheet of ice on a slight incline. I've seen stopped cars been blown off a flat road in an ice storm in Colorado before. I personally think you are insane, my girlfriend has problems like this all the time too. And there is nothing wrong with her car.
2007-02-25 13:39:34 · answer #5 · answered by theusaloveitorleaveit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try not to park on ice of any kind especially on an incline. Use wheel chocks if necessary on icey days.
There probably is nothing wrong with the car. Ice most likely formed on the "dry side" while you parked it. To be sure, take it to another dealer to have them check out the car.
2007-02-25 13:01:08 · answer #6 · answered by eaglefox200 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I think you are insane too. if the second time you had the emergency brake on no way is this car going to move unless it is sitting all 4 wheels on slippery ice which you said it was only 2 wheels on ice so your store really makes no sense, sorry. Maybe someone some where can back your story.
2007-02-22 18:33:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Put a call to Lincoln at 1-800-521-4140 or www.lincoln.com
asap. There is a safety issue here.
Also notify the US DOT investigation group.
2007-02-23 13:00:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your biggest mistake was buying a ford. Perhaps call the ford motor company. Some dealers cannot be trusted. Ask if there has been a recall on the specific model. Your GPS has nothing to do with it.
2007-02-23 02:23:35 · answer #9 · answered by camarocoupe 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋