2006 Lincoln Zephyr: raw data

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vehicle2006 / lincoln / zephyr
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-21)
complaints229 on file (2006-06-01 → 2024-08-20)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Wheel chrome plating flaking causing tire air lossWHEELS15 complaints2013-05 → 2019-01zephyr-2006-wheel-chrome-flaking-air-loss
  • 10680041 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON I-39 WHEN TIRE BLEW OUT. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TIRES SEVERAL TIMES AND TOLD BY DEALERSHIP AND 2 AUTO SERVICE CENTERS THAT THE RIMS ARE SO CORRODED THEY DO NOT HOLD AIR PROPERLY AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. ALL WHEELS HAVE CHROME FLAKING OFF
  • 10663207 I HAVE A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR AND I HAVE NOTICED THE CHROME ON MY RIMS IS PEELING OFF AND THE RIMS ARE BECOMING VERY CORRODED. THE TIRE KEEP DEFLATING DUE TO THIS PROBLEM EVEN AFTER YOU AIR THE TIRES UP THEY SLOWLY LEAK AIR
  • 10512356 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED ALL FOUR CHROME RIMS FLAKED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE DECREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE LOSING PRESSURE
Dashboard warping affecting windshield defrostSTRUCTURE10 complaints2014-04 → 2021-04zephyr-2006-dashboard-warping
  • 11413579 DASHBOARD ON VEHICLE IS WARPED DEFROSTER VENT IS OUT WINDSHIELD DOES NOT DEFROST PROPERLY OBSTRUCTS VISION WHILE DRIVING
  • 10704108 THE FRONT DASHBOARD IS CONTINUALLY PEELING UP. IT HAS BECOME WARPED AND I'M AFRAID IT MAY COMPLETELY PEEL UP WHILE I'M DRIVING
  • 11000491 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD AND IT WAS LIFTING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED
Sudden loss of engine power during accelerationPOWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL8 complaints2013-09 → 2020-02zephyr-2006-sudden-power-loss-accel
  • 10873872 WHILE DRIVING ON A TOLLWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, WE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER, AND WERE UNABLE TO SPEED UP TO OUR EXIT. ENOUGH POWER WAS GENERATED TO ALLOW US TO EXIT THE TOLLWAY
  • 11307025 CAR SPEEDS AND SLOWS DOWN ON ITS OWN ON HIGHWAYS AND SIDE STREETS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS
  • 11390861 THE CAR HAS 82,000 MILES ON IT. THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR SEEMS TO BE ACTING UP. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE NET, IT APPEARS THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE 04 WITH FORDS
Takata airbag recall repair delayAIR BAGS119 complaints2016-09 → 2023-03zephyr-2006-takata-airbag-recall-delay
  • 11092421 BEEN WAITING OVER 18 MONTHS FOR REPAIRS. HOW DO I PURSUE THIS? FORD DEALER SAYS NO PARTS AVAILABLE,
  • 11048374 GOT RECALL LETTER, DEALERS DON'T HAVE PARTS
  • 11081871 TAKATA RECALL. RECALL DATE IS JUNE 1, 2016. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE MY FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOR 1.75 YEARS BECAUSE REMEDY IS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THIS IS TOO LONG
Service brakes hydraulic recall repair delaySERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC10 complaints2018-11 → 2024-08zephyr-2006-brake-recall-delay
  • 11323180 THERE'S BEEN A RECALL ON THE VALVE THAT OPERATES THE BREAKS FORD SAYS IT'S UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND CAN'T GIVE ME AN ANSWER WHEN THESE PARTS WILL BE IN. NOW I SIT HERE WITH A CAR I CANNOT DRIVE
  • 11403381 MANUFAC RECALL #19S54 NHTA RECCALL #19V904 MASTER CYLINDER VALVE. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET AND FIRST INFORMATION WAS THAT IT WAS EXPECTED TO BE DONE IN LATE 2020 NOW 3RD MONTH IN2021
  • 11306683 FORD IS RECALLING MY VEHICLE UNDER 19S54. FORD KNOWS OF 15 CRASHES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM BUT THE RECALL NOTICE SAYS THE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE
Frontal air bags failed to deploy in crashAIR BAGS5 complaints2013-04 → 2022-10zephyr-2006-airbag-nondeployment-crash
  • 11418173 on May 17, 2021 I was involved in a wreck which the airbags did not deploy after impact. There is a police report and an insurance claim pending on the wreck
  • 10509458 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDES, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY
  • 11151689 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, SIX VEHICLES LOST CONTROL AND CREATED A CHAIN REACTION CRASH INVOLVING THIRTY VEHICLES. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON ALL FOUR SIDES. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
2292006-06-012024-08-2091AIR BAGS:142; WHEELS:26; SERVICE BRAKES:13; STRUCTURE:13; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:11

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2006 Lincoln Zephyr vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/lincoln/zephyr
@misc{wrenchpro_2006_lincoln_zephyr_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2006 Lincoln Zephyr},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2006/lincoln/zephyr}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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