Lincoln MKZ fuel problems
14 complaint narratives mention fuel 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.
Fuel system concerns evidence
14 of 1,655 complaints match this topic (0.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10507375 · 2013-04-06 (April 6, 2013)
THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE LINCOLN STARTED ON FIRE. THE FIRE QUICKLY SPREAD TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE INTENSITY AND RAPID SPREAD OF THE FIRE INDICATE GASOLINE FROM THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT CONTAINED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10507375 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10654769 · 2014-11-13 (November 13, 2014)
GOT IN CAR AFTER STOPPING AT GROCERY STORE AND SMELLED GAS, THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FROM A NEARBY GAS STATION. GOT HOME AND PARKED CAR IN GARAGE AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER WENT IN GARAGE TO TAKE OUT TRASH. GARAGE HAD HEAVY SMELL OF GASOLINE. OPENED GARAGE DOOR, PARKED CAR OUTSIDE AND GASOLINE SMELL IN GARAGE WENT AWAY. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER AND CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPLIT/LEAKING FUEL RAIL ON TOP OF ENGINE. HAD TO HAVE METAL FUEL RAIL REPLACED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 97,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10654769 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10908234 · 2016-09-20 (September 20, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMALLY STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S GARAGE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT WITNESSED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND RUST ON THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 187,000. UPDATED 01/11/2017*CT UPDATED 01/26/17*JB
Owner-reported narrative. 187,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10908234 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10917578 · 2016-10-20 (October 20, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 122,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10917578 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11180830 · 2019-02-18 (February 18, 2019)
A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE FUEL FIRING INLET WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TWO DIFFERENT TIMES THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN CAUSING ME TO PULL OVER IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. WHILE CAR IS IDLE SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN. A NUMBER OF TIMES
Owner-reported narrative. 93,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11180830 at NHTSA ↗