Lincoln MKT steering problems
99 complaint narratives mention steering terms.
Key facts
293 owner complaints analyzed
14 distinct recall campaigns
78,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 to 2019 model years. Data snapshot: . 206 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Steering behavior evidence
99 of 293 complaints match this topic (33.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10354197 · 2010-09-07 (September 7, 2010)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND HE COULD FEEL VIBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. HE ALSO HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHENEVER PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER THE FAILURES BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES WERE REPAIRED AGAIN. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE AUTHORIZED …
Owner-reported narrative. 1,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10354197 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10779653 · 2015-10-05 (October 5, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 105,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10779653 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10816196 · 2015-12-25 (December 25, 2015)
2010 LINCOLN MKT- WE WERE TRAVELING HOME ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2015 IN GOFFSTOWN, NH WHEN SUDDENLY OUT OF NOWHERE AS WE WERE TURNING A CORNER THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP AND JUST ABOUT LOCKED INTO PLACE IN THE TURN. WE HAD JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY RETURNING FROM MY IN-LAWS FROM 40 MILES AWAY. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOBODY IN THAT INTERSECTION BECAUSE I WAS CLEARLY ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND NEARLY MISSED GOING INTO THE DITCH. THE TIME OF DAY WAS ALSO A BLESSING IN DISGUISE BECAUSE IT WAS JUST ABOUT MIDNIGHT AND WE WERE ALMO…
Owner-reported narrative. 56,538 miles reported. Look up ODI 10816196 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10837417 · 2016-02-22 (February 22, 2016)
EXPAND RECALL 15V340000 & 15S18 (LOSS OF STEERING) THIS IS THE 2ND COMPLAINT FILED IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS FOR THIS 2010 MKT. THE 1ST WAS ON 12-24-15 IN WHICH A COMPLAINT WAS MADE ON THIS SITE AND IS VIEWABLE, BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FEEDBACK AS OF YET. LINCOLN COVERED THE FIRST REPAIR IN WHICH THEY DISCOUNTED MY FINDINGS OF THE STEERING RECALL WHEN I PRESENTED THEM WITH IT. SO THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND CONFIRMED LOSS OF STEERING DUE TO A FAILED STEERING ANGLE MODULE SENSOR AND A SOFTWARE UPGRADE AT A COST OF $400. WELL, HERE I AM AGAIN WITH THE SA…
Owner-reported narrative. 57,574 miles reported. Look up ODI 10837417 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10864046 · 2016-05-09 (May 9, 2016)
5/1/16 I DID MY BREAK AND ROTOR CHANGE AT SEARS AUTO CENTER AFTER IT GET FIX WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 180 MY CAR SUDDENLY SAYS BEAKS LIGHT CAME OUT THEN MY STEERING WHEELS GOT LOCK AND I CAN'T TURN IT THE GOOD THING I WAS DRIVING ON THE RIGHT LANE SO I PULL OVER CAUSE I GOT SCARED AND I AM PREGNANT ALMOST DUE. SO MY STEERING WHEELS IS LOCK AND I CAN'T MOVE THE CAR HIGHWAY PAROLE CAME AND ASK ME WHAT HAPPEN SO I EXPLAIN AND HE CALLED THE ROAD ASSISTANCE ON FREEWAY TO GET MY CAR TOWED SOMEWHERE AROUND IN OAKLAND. SO I CALL THE LIVING …
Owner-reported narrative. 15 miles reported. Look up ODI 10864046 at NHTSA ↗