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2008 Lincoln MKZ Structure Body Door Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1117988
Internal NHTSA #	10641448
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	LINCOLN
Model	MKZ
Model Year	2008
File date	29/09/14
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Without warning, the driver's door would not open. I was trapped in the vehicle. The only way to exit the car was to roll down the window and use the exterior handle. The vehicle had not been in an accident and is in good working condition. There was no prior warning that the door handle was worn or had a defect. I have disassembled the door and i see that an interior section of the interior door handle has fractured. This section acts as a cam to pull the cable that opens the door. It is a poor design because the plastic is in pure tension and allows a crack to catastrophically propagate. I belive this is a serious safety hazard because it traps an occupant in the vehicle without warning. Many failure mode effects analysis events assume the driver can exit the car to receive a low score. This makes several other possible failure modes much more dangerous.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	108632
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	GRAND RAPIDS, MI
VIN pattern	3LNHM26TX8RXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Lincoln MKZ Structure Body Door Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Lincoln MKZ Structure Body Door Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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