2006 Lincoln Zephyr: doors won't lock, open or latch

6 of the 229 complaints about the 2006 Lincoln Zephyr describe doors won't lock, open or latch.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 3%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

What owners say

Filed May 9, 2017 · Body · 70,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 lincoln zephyr. The contact stated that the driver's side door handle failed to open without warning. The contact had to open the door from the exterior in order to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also stated that the failure recurred several other times after the repair. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.

Filed May 21, 2015 · GA

The dash board of the vehicle is severely warped, I have been told this is very common with this year model. The warp is at the defrost vent as well at the front of the dash above the clock. The warp is a safety concern, as defrost does not work as it should due to the warping. Door handle (specifically drives side at this time) will not open from the inside. You have to roll down the window or have someone else open the door from the outside. This is also a safety concern, as in case of emergencies you cannot open the door to exit the vehicle.

Filed Feb 6, 2015 · Body · 22,000 miles · KY

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 lincoln zephyr. The contact stated that the dashboard was warped causing a separation from the console. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the dashboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the rear driver's side door handle detached from the vehicle while attempting to open the door. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed May 5, 2014 · Body · 60,125 miles · MA

Have a 2006 lincoln zephyr and the dashboard has become terribly warped which has caused my window defroster to not operate properly. This is suppose to be a luxury car and the dashboard is an intricate part that houses the instrument panel. Lincoln/ford should recall these vehicles and fix the problem plastic door handles are breaking on all doors. Window rolls up and down scratchy.

Filed Mar 31, 2012 · Locks · OH

In november 2008 I purchased a 2006 lincoln zypher with 28000 miles. At this time the passenger back interior door handle was broken. The dealer argued with me but fixed the item. One year later in the fall of 2009, the drivers side back seat handle also broke and would not open from the inside. Passengers had to roll down the window and pull the handle from the outside to open the door. If the car is not running you are trapped. Feb 2012, the drivers side handle also broke, last night march 30 2012 the passenger handle broke. I just spent two hours online and found nearly 1400 other ford/lincoln owners claiming the same malfunction of the interior door handles becoming disabled. If the vehicle has no power you are unable to exit if the window is up. This seems to be a huge safety issue. Ford/lincoln needs to repair the broken handles and change the design or increase the quality. I guess someone will have to die first before the company takes responsiblity for their cheap unsafe design and mechanical failure.

Filed May 26, 2011 · Locks · NJ

2006 lincoln zephyr. Consumer writes to express discontent with quality of service at ford company *tgw the consumer stated doors would not lock and there was a rattle sound coming from behind the dash.