Lincoln MKZ engine problems
42 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,655 owner complaints analyzed
32 distinct recall campaigns
63,986 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2006 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 730 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
42 of 1,655 complaints match this topic (2.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11206533 · 2019-05-09 (May 9, 2019)
CAR WILL NOT START BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL COMPUTER AND WHEN IT DOES START THE CAR STALLS WHEN OUT ON THE ROAD OR HIGHWAY PUTTING MY FAMILY OR MYSELF AT RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH. I CALLED LINCOLN HOTLINE AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AFTER IT HAD ALREADY BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG AND SAID IT WAS FINE THEN WENT TO PICK CAR UP AND IT WOULDN'T START. WHEN HOME TO GET SPARE KEY STILL SAME PROBLEM. I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND ALL FORD DEALERSHIPS ARE FAR AWAY FROM ME SO NOT CONVENIENT TO KEEP RUN…
Owner-reported narrative. 89,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 11206533 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11266833 · 2019-10-07 (October 7, 2019)
WE WAS GOING ON HWY AND THE CAR WENT TO HOT AND WE PULLED OVER STOPPED AND THE CAR STALLED.. COME TO FIND OUT IT IS THE WATER PUMP WE HAD NO SIGN WHEN WE CHECKED THE ENGINE AND THE WATER HAVE MIXED WITH THE OIL CAUSE WATER PUMP IS IN THE ENGINE AND IT WAS NO WAY OF US KNOWING SO THAT SHOULD BE A RECALL ON YOU ALL PART ..ITS NO WAY YOU CAN TELL EXCEPT THE MIXTURE OF OIL AND WATER..I NEED ANSWERS.
Owner-reported narrative. 187,904 miles reported. Look up ODI 11266833 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10821766 · 2016-01-22 (January 22, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,197.
Owner-reported narrative. 62,197 miles reported. Look up ODI 10821766 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11204464 · 2019-04-29 (April 29, 2019)
I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING STALL AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND HEARD A BREAKING SOUND. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I FOUND THAT THE FRONT WHEELS WERE BOTH POINTED INWARDS (PIGEON-TOED) A SEVERE AMOUNT. A FLAT-BED TRUCK WAS CALLED TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE REPORT FROM THE FORD DEALER IS THAT AN OUTER TIE-ROD END HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH IN WHAT WOULD BE CHARACTERIZED AS A BRITTLE FRACTURE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THERE WA…
Owner-reported narrative. 100,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 11204464 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11143595 · 2018-10-29 (October 29, 2018)
"TAKATA RECALL" COMING OF HIGWAY ON RAMP CAR ACCELERATED TIRES FELT LIKE THEY WERE GONNA COME OFF ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED THEN DASHBOARD WENT OUT THEN LOSS OF POWER. SO TIRED OF THIS CAR BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND THE ONLY RECALL I GET IS POWER STEERING. MY DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW ON DRIVER SIDE IS NOT WORKING AGAIN!!!~THE DOOR AND WINDOW WERE ALREADY BROKE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER. SHOULD BE A LAW AGAINST LEMONS.. ONE BIG MONEY BAG!!!
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11143595 at NHTSA ↗