2015 Lincoln Mkc Electrical Problems

The contact owns a 2015 Lincoln MKC. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front driver's side door failed to unlock as intended, which required the contact to enter the vehicle through the front passenger's side door and to crawl over to the front driver's side seat. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that the repair was not covered under warranty or recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V378000 (Engine). The contact stated that while the dealer was previously performing the recall repair, the dealer informed the contact that the battery monitor sensor was damaged. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

NHTSA ID

11701708

Incident

Sep 19, 2023

Mileage

67,000 mi

BATTERY: THE BATTERY MONITOR SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE DAMAGED. IT KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN MY SYSTEMS SAYING TO PRESERVE BATTERY. AND WHEN AND IF MY SENSORS GO OFF, THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT SOUND AS IF IT'S NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH POWER TO NOTIFY ME OF POTENTIAL DANGER. ALSO, WHEN I'M LISTENING TO MY RADIO WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE CAR SHUTS DOWN EVERYTHING GIVING A DISPLAY INDICATION THAT THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALL SYSTEMS SEEM TO BE WEAKENED, AND LACKING FULL POWER AND FULLY ASSISTING IN WHICH IT WAS INTENDED AND DESIGNED. BACK-UP CAMERA: CAMERA CONSISTENTLY GOES BLACK OR BLANK WHEN I'M IN REVERSE. SOMETIMES IT DISPLAYS MOMENTARILY AND THEN BLACKS OUT UPON MY REVERSING. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HITTING SOMEONE BACKING OUT/UP/IN, AS THE REAR VIEW CAMERA WITH BLANK OUT WHILE DOING SO. ALSO AT TIMES THERE IS NO TOO CLOSE WARNING FROM THE CAMERA OR SENSORS AROUND. (NOTE) PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ABOVE-MENTIONED DOES NOT IN ANY WAY CONSTITUTE, OR IS LIMITED TO THE COMPLETE EXPERIENCE AND OR EXPOSURE TO THE SAFTY ONGOING ISSUES THAT EXSIST. THANK YOU, FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE.

NHTSA ID

11683429

Incident

Jan 1, 2023

The back up camera does not work. I don't know the exact date when it began not working, but it's been many months. This may be due to a faulty electrical or computer system. Occasionally, an error message will appear on screen which states the obvious -- that the camera is not working -- and to contact the dealer. I received a recall notice in the mail on May 9, 2025, but the repair parts are still not available (August 22, 2025), which is 15 weeks after I received the recall notice. This is an excessive amount of time to wait. Since so much time has passed, it seems quite possible that the manufacturer does not intend to ever repair this defect as it is an older vehicle. This is worthy of investigation. At the very least, a status update should be given to owners.

NHTSA ID

11682329

Incident

Aug 22, 2024

On multiple occasions when filling the car with gas the entire vehicle begins to shake and shuts off. There is no light or warning that comes on prior to this happening. During the malfunction a light on the left side of the control panel says to push the break for full power. However despite pressing on break it takes several attempts ( 5-10 ) to restart the vehicle. It stutter starts several times before starting and being forced into Drive. This only happens when re fueling. I have added gas treatments as suggested with no relief. Last night the car powered down completely when I arrived home. The lights would not come on nor would the key unlock the doors and the power locks would not work to unlock the doors. Although this did not happen on the road while driving, I am afraid for the possibility that it can. I will take the vehicle to be inspected as I see a similar complaint here but no specific recall for this issue .

NHTSA ID

11580285

Incident

Mar 30, 2024

The contact owns a 2015 Lincoln MKC. The contact stated that after driving at undisclosed speeds, pulling into a gas station, and turning off the vehicle, the vehicle failed to restart. The instrument cluster warning lights were illuminated. The lights on the shifter cable failed to turn off. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the shifter cable bushing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact there was no recall coverage for the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 51,445.

NHTSA ID

11574493

Incident

Feb 23, 2024

Mileage

51,445 mi

The contact owns a 2015 Lincoln MKC. The contact stated that an independent mechanic had replaced the battery and the alternator twice due to battery drainage failure; however, the failure persisted. The contact stated that the vehicle required to be jumpstarted regularly. Additionally, the contact stated that the passenger's side running light and side-view mirror light, and the tailgate release button were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the recall repair of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V378000 (Engine) was performed; however, the failure persisted, and the windshield wiper motors failed after the recall repair. The contact stated that the electric parking brake engaged intermittently while driving. The contact stated that the failure caused him to pull to the side of the road, to shut off and to jump-start the vehicle to continue driving. The dealer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

NHTSA ID

11574220

Incident

Dec 25, 2022

Mileage

58,000 mi

The fuel system hasdid also the water pump and the AC unit.

NHTSA ID

11545660

Incident

Sep 14, 2023

The contact owns a 2015 Lincoln MKC. The contact stated that while she was unlocking the door, she noticed that the black plastic covering over the keyless entry pad located on the door frame was cracked. The contact stated that the keyless entry pad location on the passenger side had also begun to crack. The contact stated that the crack lines had spread and had the appearance of a spider web on both keypads. The contact was concerned that water could leak into the keypad and short circuit the pad. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the keypad panels needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 61,000.

NHTSA ID

11491768

Incident

Oct 10, 2022

Mileage

61,000 mi

All safety warning systems - blind spot, cross traffic, etc work through the vehicles FRONT DRIVER & PASSENGER speakers only . The MKC THX Certified system amplifier stops sending sound to the front speakers and drivers do nit get warnings causing significant safety risk.

NHTSA ID

11419731

Incident

May 1, 2021

VEHICLE WON'T START DUE TO DISCHARGED BATTERY.

NHTSA ID

11278252

Incident

Oct 21, 2019

Mileage

72,000 mi

I AM DRIVING IN THE CAR AND THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, THE CAR IS SOMETIMES DRIVING AND THE CAR STOPS AND THE CAR IS SLOWED DOWN, THE TRANSMISSION IS THE FIFTH TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AND IT RETURNS TO THE DAME PROBLEMI AM AFRAID OF CRASHING BECAUSE THE CAR STOP WITHOUT WANTING

NHTSA ID

11218156

Incident

Jun 3, 2019

Mileage

25,000 mi

ON 5/18/19, CAR WAS SITTING OUTSIDE ALL DAY. THE TEMPERATURE REACHED95 DEGREES THAT DAY. THAT NIGHT AS I WAS LEAVING, I DECIDED TO OPEN THE SUNROOF AND WHEN I HIT THE BUTTON, THE PANEL WOULD ONLY OPEN 1/2 INCH. I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING IT SO I CLOSED IT BACK. WHEN I DID THAT, THE INSIDE SUNROOF PANEL MATERIAL STARTED WRINKLING UP. I PROCEEDED TO OPEN AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I LEFT IT ALONE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. I TRIED OPENING IT AGAIN AND THE NEXT TIME I HEARD SOMETHING SNAPPED. AS I WAS INVESTIGATING THE INSIDE PANEL, IT HAD RIPPED. IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE SUN HAD MELTING THE PLASTIC AND AS IT COOLED, WHEN THE SUNROOF OPENED, IT RIPPED THE INSIDE PANEL COVER. NOW, THIS HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE NEED TO BE BETTER ANOTHER TYPE OF MATERIAL THAT'S NOT AFFECTED BY THE SUN AND ALSO A BETTER TINT TO PROTECT THE GLASS FROM GETTING TO HOT AND CAUSING TRAPPED HEAT TO MELT PLASTIC AND/OR ADHESIVE TO COME APART. THIS IS A HAZARD IF THE SUNROOF CAN'T OPEN IF FIRE, CRASH, OR SMOKE IS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE A INFANT AND TWO DOGS THAT RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11208863

Incident

May 18, 2019

Mileage

74,850 mi

THIS HAS HAPPENED 2XS WITHIN THE LAST 4 WEEKS. CAR ONLY HAS 49,000 MILES. CAR STARTS TO SHAKE WHEN DRIVING SPEED OF 50 MILESHR APPOX. THEN CAR SHUTS OFF, NO BRAKES, AND CANNOT STEERING. DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED TO START..IT DID START UP AGAIN AFTR 5 MINUTES. HAD IT INTO 2 DEALERS(LINCOLN) AND COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, NO COMPUTER ERRORS ABOUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. NOW CAR HAS BEEN IN ANOTHER DEALER GARAGE FOR 8 DAYS. CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAYS. NEED THIS ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. NEED HELP WITH THIS!!

NHTSA ID

11190218

Incident

Mar 12, 2019

Mileage

49,400 mi

SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018 IT HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE DEALER TWICE AND I HAVE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. THE BATTERY CONTINUES TO GO DEAD AFTER I PARK AND LOCK THE VEHICLE IN MY GARAGE. I HAVE WENT INTO THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON WITHOUT THE KEY FOB. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALER AS I WRITE THIS COMPLAINT. LINCOLN STATED THAT: THEY CHECKED FOR LIGHTS COMING ON COULD NOT VERIFY AT THIS TIME CHECK OASIS AND NO SYMPTOM FOR CONCERN LET SIT OVER WEEKEND AND STILL NO LIGHT CONFIRMATION. NO PROBLEM FOUND AT THIS TIME3/5/2019. 3/17/2019 VEHICLE RIGHT BACK AT THE DEALER SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11190152

Incident

Mar 5, 2019

Mileage

33,000 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 INSTANCES WHERE IT WILL NOT START AND VEHICLE NOTES THAT THE BATTERY IS LOW. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED AND NEEDING A TOW OR JUMP. DEALERSHIP HAD BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DRAW AND HAD REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT ISSUE HAS OCCURRED SINCE. I HAVE CONTACTED LINCOLN BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST WITH GETTING THIS FIXED AS IT IS AN INTERMITTENT ISSUE. THE CAR HAS FAILED TO START AT THE DEALERSHIP ONCE. A SEARCH ONLINE WILL SHOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND NO ONE HAS FOUND A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11183590

Incident

Nov 17, 2018

Mileage

35,000 mi

THE MANUAL LIFT GATE WILL NOT ALWAYS OPEN. WHEN IN DRIVE OR IN PARK WHILE TURNED OFF, THERE IS A SOUND COMING FROM THE LIFT GATE LIKE IT IS TRYING TO FUNCTION.

NHTSA ID

11057117

Incident

Dec 22, 2017

Mileage

27,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LINCOLN MKC. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FAULTY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.

NHTSA ID

10736223

Incident

Jun 15, 2015

Mileage

3,000 mi

BATTER LOST ITS CHARGE (4 TIMES)

NHTSA ID

10724453

Incident

Apr 13, 2015

Mileage

2,331 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 LINCOLN MKC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS FAULTY. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. ON FEBRUARY 6, 2015, THE FAILURE RECURRED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

NHTSA ID

10689520

Incident

Jan 6, 2015

Mileage

1,000 mi

I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST AND IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE AND I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY BRAND NEW STATE OF THE ART LINCOLN. WHEN I WAS HEADING HOME MY CAR INDICATED LOW BATTERY, WHICH I ASSUMED WOULD CHARGE AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE. NEXT THING I KNOW, EVERYTHING WAS TURNING OFF (ALL INTERNAL DISPLAYS, HEADLIGHTS, WIPERS, STEERING) DUE TO CONSERVING BATTERY WHILE I WAS ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE IN A BLIZZARD. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE, ON THE INTERSTATE IN A BLIZZARD AT 60 MPH. I FINALLY GOT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT WENT INTO PARK. THE DEALER CALLED AND STATED IT WAS A BAD ALTERNATOR. GREAT, MY ISSUE IS THE BATTERY VOLTAGE IS SO LOW THAT THE COMBINATION WITH TEMP AND ALTERNATOR EVERYTHING SHUT OFF IN SUCH A QUICK MODE IT GAVE ME NO TIME TO SAFELY EXIT OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR IS NOT DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THIS SITUATION AND I HAVE THE COLD CLIMATE PACKAGE, THIS IS WHY WE ARE PAYING A HIGH PRICE FOR ENGINEERS TO DO THEIR JOB AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE SYSTEMS ACT TOGETHER. HOW IS THE GOVERNMENT AND MANUFACTURE ALLOWING THIS SITUATION TO HAPPEN. MY LIFE AND BEING A MOTHER TO THREE KIDS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A SMALL COST REDUCTION.

NHTSA ID

10670557

Incident

Jan 5, 2015

Mileage

3,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 5MPH, THE IGNITION BUTTON WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED IN. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FOR A SECOND AND THEN THE CAR CAME TO A HALT AS IF I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THE IGNITION BUTTON IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE COMPUTER SCREEN AND THE PASSENGER HAD ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED IT IN WHEN HE WAS CHANGING THE RADIO STATION ON THE COMPUTER SCREEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10663690

Incident

Dec 6, 2014

Mileage

4,900 mi