2013 Lincoln Mkx Electrical Problems

Back up camera don't work half the time or it is upside down and don't allow proper visibility to back up safely. Have to rely on mirrors and windows to back up.

NHTSA ID

11749706

Incident

Jul 1, 2020

Brake failure. Pedal drops, especially when ABS is activated. Dealer diagnosed ABS control module and HCU hydraulic leak. Parts for this are on back order per dealer leaving me with a dangerous driving situation or inability to use my vehicle. No warning lamp or message displays. The fact that the parts to fix a major safety item are not available is unacceptable.

NHTSA ID

11705002

Incident

Nov 1, 2025

The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKX. The contact stated when the vehicle was started the "Service Brakes" warning light illuminated. The contact stated that several other unknown warning lights were illuminated when the vehicle was started several days later. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer to be diagnosed who retrieved DTC code: U3000; 49-68. The dealer determined that the ABS module needed to be replaced; however, the parts to repair the vehicle were on a national backorder. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,109.

NHTSA ID

11600812

Incident

Jul 6, 2024

Mileage

92,109 mi

Noticed for the last year or two that the buttons on my air and best turn on without to touch any button and will not power off also the windows will fog while driving. If heat is on the buttons will dial to air conditioning which causes foggy windows while on busy interstate. Also noticed there are several complaints on the internet from others who experience similarities of what is call ghost buttons. This also send sensor into a frenzy and can cause the car to over heat without warning happen to me twice.

NHTSA ID

11562175

Incident

Dec 15, 2023

THE HVAC AND PCM NEEDED THE VIN NUMBER RECODED?? TWO HOURS OF LABOR AT A COST OF $385. DOLLARS. REASON IS HEAT WOULD BLOW COLD AIR ON DRIVERS SIDE AND HEAT ON PASSAGEM SIDE. DEALER SAID THE VEHICLE VIN NUMBER NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED IN BOTH THE HVAC AND PCM MODULES.. DEALER SAID IT IS A GLITCH? VEHICLE IS USED REGULARLY AND THE CABIN AIR FILTER HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED BY THE DEALER WHEN PROBLEM STARTED.

NHTSA ID

11373053

Incident

Nov 4, 2020

Mileage

106,000 mi

WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS PEDAL YOU LOSE ALL ACCELERATION. YOU HAVE TO DRIFT TO A COMPLETE STOP, TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT MULTIPLE TIMES AND ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR STOPPED AND RESTARTED BEFORE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOMEONE RUNNING INTO US. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON BECAUSE OF CONSTRUCTION. IT WAS TERRIFYING. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND THERE IS NO WARNING AS TO WHEN. A VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND LINCOLN SEEMS TO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO THEY SEND PEOPLE HOME IN THEIR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES BECAUSE AS THEY SAY THEY CAN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE SO THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND SENT ME HOME NOW TWICE. TRUST ME THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND MANY OTHERS AND IT IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD!!!

NHTSA ID

11366359

Incident

Oct 12, 2020

Mileage

94,000 mi

DOOR AJAR WARNING WHILE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS CLOSED. WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE DOORS NEVER LATCH WHILE DRIVING. WHICH AFFECTS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS, AUTOMATIC DOOR LATCHS, ALARM SYSTEM, COURTESY LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS.

NHTSA ID

11349214

Incident

Jun 18, 2020

Mileage

86,000 mi

WHEN WHEN I PUT MY CAR INTO PARK IT DOESN'T ALWAYS REGISTER THAT THE CAR IS IN PARK AND THE P DOESN'T LIGHT UP. A NOTICE POPS UP ON MY DASH AND TELLS MEN TO PUT MY CAR INTO PARK.

NHTSA ID

11307065

Incident

Jul 1, 2019

WHEN THE AIR CONDITION IS ON IT IS COOL FOR A WHILE THEN THE HEAT IS ON AND WILL NOT GO BACK TO AIR CONDITION. SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HEAT IT IS WARM FOR A WHILE AND THEN THE AIR CONDITION COMES ON. ALSO, I HAVE HAD WARM AIR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND COOL AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT THE SAME TIME.

NHTSA ID

11282520

Incident

May 3, 2019

Mileage

58,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 69 IN HOUSTON, TEXAS WHEN I FEEL LT LIKE THE BRAKE PETAL WAS HARD TO PUSH AND ALSO HEARD A SOUND FROM THE DASH. THIS TERRIFIED ME SO I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND IMMEDIATELY LOOKED UP BRAKE CHECK LOCATION TO GO GET THE BRAKES CHECKED. I FOUND ONE 8 MILES AWAY AND DROVE THERE AND EXPLAINED TO A TECHNICIAN WHAT HAD HAPPEN. THE TECHNICIAN GOT INTO MY LINCOLN AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SAID IT'S GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD AND HARD TO PUSH. AND HE ASKED ME IF IT FELT HARDER TO PUSH. I TOLD HIM YES. HE CHECKED THE BRAKES OUT AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. HE SAID WITH ONLY 41,700 MILES HE HIMSELF WOULD TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. WE DON'T LIVE IN HOUSTON, AND WE WERE ON THE WAY HOME FROM HOUSTON AFTER MY HUSBAND HAVING SURGERY AND I NEEDED TO GET HIM HOME. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE HOME. I DROVE IN THE MIDDLE LANE AT 55 MPH AND KEEPING A DISTANCE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I WOULD USE THE BRAKE I WOULD HAVE TO START BRAKING WAY AHEAD WHEN SOMEONE WOULD CUT I FRONT IF ME BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE BARELY WORKING. I BABIED THE BRAKES ALL OUR 4 HOUR DRIVE HOME. PLEASE INFORM ME WHAT CAN BE DONE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 41,700 MILES. WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2017 AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY. I'M THINKING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND IT WAS NEVER DONE BY THE PRIOR OWNERS AND THEY DECIDED TO SELL IT. THIS SHOULD APPLY TO THE LEMON LAW. BECAUSE WE WERE SOLD A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IN HOUSTON TX. TERRIFYING DRIVING HOME. I

NHTSA ID

11231622

Incident

Jul 12, 2019

STARTED HAPPENING IN 2015, "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, CAUSES INDICATOR LIGHT TO FLASH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THAT AND "SHIFT TO PARK" NON-STOP WHEN IN MOTION. IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING LOCKED WHILE STATIONARY AND IN MOTION, DANGEROUS WITH KIDS IN CAR. AT TIMES DOME LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OUT WHEN VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE ALARM GOES AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE PARKED AND OFF, LAST NIGHT EVERY 2 HRS STARTING AT 12 AM. HAVE COME OUT OF WORK TO FIND LIGHTS FLASHING FROM ALARM HAVING GONE OFF. AFRAID TO PARK IN GARAGE NOW BECAUSE OF FIRE HAZARD. KEY FOB MUST BE PUSHED TO UNLOCK DRIVERS DOOR BUT NOT PASSENGER SIDE. STARTING IN 4-19 THE NAVIGATION SCREEN WHEN IN REVERSE AND BACKING UP RANDOMLY GOES BLACK.

NHTSA ID

11230721

Incident

Jul 10, 2019

Mileage

65,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING, IN CITY TRAFFIC, 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STALLED. HAD TO PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART. PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO CHECK OIL LEVELS AND IT WAS FINE.

NHTSA ID

11174430

Incident

Feb 4, 2019

Mileage

83,000 mi

DOOR AJAR SENSOR FAULT. VEHICLE SENSOR READS DOOR AS OPEN WHEN CLOSED, DRAINS BATTERY.

NHTSA ID

11118415

Incident

Aug 4, 2018

Mileage

42,000 mi

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CONSTANTLY SAYS DOOR IS AJAR. WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO START CAR WITH MY KEY FOB. CAUSES ALARMS TO GO OFF WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11110993

Incident

Jun 13, 2018

THE "DOOR AJAR" INDICATOR STAYS ON WHEN THE DOORS ARE CLOSED. THIS CAUSES OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS TO ACTIVATE SUCH AS "SHIFT TO PARK". IT ALSO PREVENTS THE CAR FROM BEING LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. IT IS ANNOYING AND CAN BE DANGEROUS.

NHTSA ID

11080989

Incident

Mar 22, 2018

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED IN NOVEMBER 2015. NOTICED EVERY TIME I PUT GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. MONTHS LATER, CHECK IN LIGHT COME ON, TOOK VEHICLE TO A FORD DELERSHIP (IN 2016) AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AS TIME WENT ON, THE ISSUE WITH REFUELING AND ENGIN LIGHT COUNTIED. IN 2017 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, A WARNING LIGHT APPEARED (LOW OIL ENGIN PRESSURE) AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT. ABOUT A WEEK LATER, ENGIN LIGHT APPEARED AND ONE MONTH LATER RECEIVED SAME LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP.

NHTSA ID

11039480

Incident

Nov 21, 2016

THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE 2014. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I LIVED IN OHIO ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD AS WELL AS THE DOME LIGHT WHILE I'M DRIVING STAYS ON STATING THAT THE DOOR IS AJAR WHICH KEEPS THE DOORS FROM LOCKING AND THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHILE IT'S PARK AND IT SOMETIMES COMES ON BY ITSELF WHICH CAUSES THE ALARM TO GO OFF. THE DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES AND ARE WAITING FOR FORD/LINCOLN TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

NHTSA ID

11000822

Incident

Jun 23, 2017

Mileage

40,000 mi

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2013 AND 3 OF 4 DOOR SENSORS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. THE DOOR AJAR LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON SO MY DOORS WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS CONCERN AS I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS, ALSO GOD FORBID I AM IN A SITUATION WHERE I NEED TO LOCK MYSELF IN MY CAR FOR SOME REASON; I AM SCREWED! THE ALARM CONSTANTLY GOES OFF IF I LOCK/ARM THE ALARM OR AND LOCK DOORS BECAUSE OF THE DOOR SENSORS. THE DOME LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING, VERY ANNOYING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE IN MY OPINION. WHEN THE FIRST SENSOR STARTED ACTING UP I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY QUOTED ME $420! AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER $1200 TO REPAIR FAULTY DOOR SENSORS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD. I WAS SIMPLY TOLD BY THE FORD DEALER THAT I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. AS A PARENT WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN I REFUSE TO ACCEPT THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK MY DOORS WHILE DRIVING IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ONLINE MANY FORD AND LINCOLN MODEL CARS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD FORD/LINCOLN ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE THEM FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER. I ALREADY PAID THEM A HEFTY PRICE TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 5 YEARS AGO. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON ALL OF THESE MECHANISMS SHOULD BE FAILING OR ALREADY FAILED IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! * 11/01/2015 IS THE APPROXIMATE DATE WHEN SYMPTOMS/ISSUES FIRST BEGAN.

NHTSA ID

10995014

Incident

Nov 1, 2015

Mileage

90,000 mi

DOORS FAIL TO LATCH, WITH SEVERAL REPORTS INDICATING THAT THE 'DOOR AJAR' WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH APPEARED AND CABIN LIGHTS STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING AND STAYS ON AFTER CLOSING DOORS! THE ONLY WAY TO TURN THEM OFF IS TO UNPLUG BATTERY! THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THAT I HAVE BEEN REPAIRING DIFFERENT DOORS LATCH AND I AM SURPRISED WHY CAR SAFETY RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED YET ON THESE MODELS. IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR AND IT'S A CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING NIGHT TIME WITH CABIN LIGHT ON AND AJAR WARNING SYSTEM IS OFF!!!! PLEASE NOTE THAT SAME ISSUE OCCURS EVERY YEAR WITH MORE THAN ONE DOOR (2014/2015/2016/2017)

NHTSA ID

10955389

Incident

Feb 10, 2017

VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT, AT TIMES, REMAINS ON WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED WHICH AFFECTS SEVERAL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SUCH AS, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS, ALARM SYSTEM, COURTESY LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. THE DOOR HAS TO BE SLAMMED SHUT SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE THE WARNING LIGHT GO OFF AND MAKE THE INOPERABLE COMPONENTS OPERABLE. THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY DOOR LOCK SWITCH WHICH IS QUITE COMMON IN SEVERAL FORD/LINCOLN VEHICLES. A RECALL OF THESE DOOR LOCK SWITCHES SHOULD BE ENTERTAINED.

NHTSA ID

10902983

Incident

Aug 31, 2016

Mileage

41,000 mi

WENT FOR A WALK WITH 4 YEAR OLD SON AT THE MOUNTAIN, CAME BACK TO A MELTED MKX. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME. WITH IN A SPAN OF AN HOUR FIFTEEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE CAB HAD MELTED AND COOLED TO TOUCH. WE BARELY ESCAPED POSSIBLE DEATH HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10678752

Incident

Jan 22, 2015

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE ELECTRONIC KEYS FOR THE CAR ARE WAY TOO SENSITIVE. THEY CAN BE IN A PURSE OR BACKPACK AND THE BUTTONS CAN BE PRESSED DOWN. THEY ARE ALSO EASILY PRESSED DOWN IF YOU HAVE THEM IN YOUR POCKET WITH ANOTHER ITEM. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WE HAVE WALKED OUT TO OUR CAR AND HAD THE WINDOWS ALL DOWN, THE SUN ROOF OPEN AND OR THE TAILGATE UP. WE FREQUENTLY WILL SET OFF THE ALARM. ONE TIME IT HAD STARTED RAINING HEAVILY AND THE WINDOWS HAD GOTTEN ROLLED DOWN. CONSEQUENTLY THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS SOAKED. WE HAVE HAD OTHER CARS THAT HAD SIMILAR KEYS BUT HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10660212

Incident

Dec 3, 2013

Mileage

5,000 mi

CAR BUCKED SEVERAL TIMES BUT DID NOT LOSE POWER. NEXT DAY 8-27 MILEAGE 14,254 THE CONTROL PANEL (PHONE, NAVIGATION, CLIMATE, SIRIUS) FROZE FOR AT LEAST 5 MILES. DID NOT LOSE POWER THIS TIME. SCREEN CAME BACK TO NORMAL AFTER ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES. THESE PROBLEMS REPORTED TO LINCOLN SERVICE AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE CAR IN AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING 9-2-14. ALL INCIDENTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED TO YOU, LINCOLN SERVICE COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS RELATING TO ALL THE INCIDENTS EXCEPT TO REPLACE THE FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY ON 2-06-14. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630145

Incident

Aug 26, 2014

Mileage

14,120 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE OFF RAMP OF HIGHWAY, DASHBOARD WENT BLANK AND VEHICKE SHUT DOWN. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER A MINUTE OR 2 SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS 6-14-14 INCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630141

Incident

Jul 28, 2014

Mileage

12,356 mi

STARTED CAR IN DRIVEWAY. CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. TRIED TO RESTART AND CAR STARTED AGAIN. 1 WEEK LATER, WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL (PHONE, NAVIGATION, CLIMATE,SIRIUS BLACKED OUT. CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY. NO POWER. LATER THE SAME DAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO THE FLOOR WHEN STARTING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630135

Incident

Apr 29, 2014

Mileage

10,245 mi