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Is anyone else having the problem of their dashboard buckling and thus making the grill crack and buckle up as well?  It's so frustrating because I love

my car, but this issue makes it not look very pretty.  I have an 08 Lincoln MKZ. I got an estimate from the dealership to get it fixed at the tune of almost $500.  This is not a mechanical defect nor is it wear and tear.....just poor craftsmanship!

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I do not have a 2008 MKZ but that's really strange.

 

The car is 7 years old. I guess it's time for something to fail. I don't think it is indicative of "poor craftsmanship" probably just plain bad luck.

 

Having said that, paying less than $500 to make it look like new sounds like a good price. You'll never had to do it again.

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  • 1 year later...

Nothing bad luck about it, my 09 has the same issue. This is a design/manufacturing flaw that Lincoln is completely aware of but chooses to do nothing to correct. And my dealer quoted $2600 to repair the dash and I have 0 confidence that you would "never have to do it again."

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I really hope it stays that way for you Rusty.

I was at a gas station this morning when a lady in a black 08-09 MKZ pulled in next to me. I took a look at her dash and it was buckled just like mine with the passenger side defroster grid popped up out of position. She said hers had been like that a year or so and her dealer refused to repair it under ESP. She was quoted close to $3000 to repair it, like me, she chose to pass.

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