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12-30-2013, 08:25 PM
Filed under: Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/category/hybrids/), Sedan (http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/), Recalls (http://www.autoblog.com/category/recalls-tsbs/), Safety (http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/), Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/), Lincoln (http://www.autoblog.com/lincoln/), Luxury (http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/)
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Federal safety standards require that every new car needs to have the brake depressed in order to shift it out of Park. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/) has found fault in the transmission range sensor on certain examples of the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/lincoln/mkz/), allowing the car to be shifted out of Park without first depressing the brake. The fear is that with this condition, affected vehicles may be unintentionally pulled out of Park, resulting in a possible rollaway. That safety concern has prompted parent Ford Motor Company (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) to issue a recall (http://www.autoblog.com/category/recalls-tsbs/).
The issue pertains to 7,153 examples of the MKZ Hybrid built between April 26, 2012 and September 24, 2013, covering the 2013 and 2014 model years. As a result, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) will notify owners to bring their MKZs into their local Lincoln (http://www.autoblog.com/lincoln/) dealer to have the Powertrain Control Module software updated in order to rectify the problem. See the full recall notice below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/12/30/lincoln-mkz-hybrid-rollaway-recall/#continued) for details.Continue reading Lincoln bringing in MKZ Hybrid over rollaway risk (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/30/lincoln-mkz-hybrid-rollaway-recall/)
Lincoln bringing in MKZ Hybrid over rollaway risk (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/30/lincoln-mkz-hybrid-rollaway-recall/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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Federal safety standards require that every new car needs to have the brake depressed in order to shift it out of Park. But the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhtsa/) has found fault in the transmission range sensor on certain examples of the Lincoln MKZ Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/lincoln/mkz/), allowing the car to be shifted out of Park without first depressing the brake. The fear is that with this condition, affected vehicles may be unintentionally pulled out of Park, resulting in a possible rollaway. That safety concern has prompted parent Ford Motor Company (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) to issue a recall (http://www.autoblog.com/category/recalls-tsbs/).
The issue pertains to 7,153 examples of the MKZ Hybrid built between April 26, 2012 and September 24, 2013, covering the 2013 and 2014 model years. As a result, Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) will notify owners to bring their MKZs into their local Lincoln (http://www.autoblog.com/lincoln/) dealer to have the Powertrain Control Module software updated in order to rectify the problem. See the full recall notice below (http://www.mnfords.com/2013/12/30/lincoln-mkz-hybrid-rollaway-recall/#continued) for details.Continue reading Lincoln bringing in MKZ Hybrid over rollaway risk (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/30/lincoln-mkz-hybrid-rollaway-recall/)
Lincoln bringing in MKZ Hybrid over rollaway risk (http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/30/lincoln-mkz-hybrid-rollaway-recall/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 30 Dec 2013 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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