Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2012 Lincoln Mkz Hybrid submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
SEAT HEATING AND COOLING CONTROL SHUTS OFF AFTER AFTER BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. UPON TROUBLE SHOOTING IT WAS FOUND THAT SOMETHING SHORTED A PIN ON THE CONTROL MODULE LOCATED UNDER THE PASSENGERS SEAT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE FEMALE PIN CONNECTOR WAS COMPLETELY MELTED.
THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY KEEPS GOING OUT
I AM CURRENTLY IN A RENTAL AND HAVE BEEN FOR MONTHS. CALIFORNIA CODE REQUIRES THAT, IF A MANUFACTURER OR ITS REPRESENTATIVE IS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE MOTOR VEHICLE TO CONFORM TO THE VEHICLES APPLICABLE EXPRESS WARRANTY AFTER A REASONABLE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS. ITS BEEN TWO YEARS, MAYBE LONGER. THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN NONCONFORMITY FOR OVER 60 DAYS.
I CURRENTLY HAVE A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE OF THE "TAKATA RECALL", BUT THE MAIN ISSUE IS THE TRACTION CONTROL FUNCTION. THE ADJUSTMENTS MADE WHEN TRACTION CONTROL IS ON, DURING PERIODS OF RAIN HAVE ALMOST CAUSE 3 COLLISIONS I THINK OF. ITS NOT LIKE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING, BUT AN OVERCOMPENSATION. IT FEELS READY TO HYDROPLANE WHEN EVER THERE IS HEAVY RAIN. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED ALL FOUR WHEELS AND IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE.
WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A LARGE POP SOUND AND THEN EXTREME STATIC / "WHITE NOISE" THAT COMES THROUGH THE SPEAKER SYSTEM EVEN IF THE AUDIO IS TURNED OFF. IT WILL PERIODICALLY DO THIS OFF AND ON AND IS EXTREMELY LOUD AND DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. ALSO BECAUSE IT IS SO SPORADIC AND THE POP AND STATIC NOISE IS NEVER KNOWN WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENTS FROM BEING SCARED WHEN IT COMES ON SUDDENLY. IT DOES THIS WHILE CITY DRIVING OR HIGHWAY DRIVING. I CAN NOT TAKE A PICTURE OF A SOUND BUT I DO HAVE VIDEO AND YOU CAN ALSO YOUTUBE OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT BEGAN FOR ME ON JULY 24, 2018 AND HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN ON A DAILY BASIS SINCE THEN.
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 65 MPH, A MESSAGE APPEARED TO PULL OVER. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE GAS PETAL NO LONGER WORKED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. THE CAR HAS RIGHT AT 60K MILES.
APPROXIMATELY MARCH OF 2013. I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON MOULTON BLVD, SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST SPEED AND A RED TRIANGLE SHAPED CAME ON AND STATED "DRIVE TO SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY AND SHUT OFF THE CAR ENGINE" I TOOK IT TO LINCOLN GARAGE AND THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A WEEK, WAITING FOR DIRECTIONS OF PROCEDURE FROM DETROIT, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD REPLACED THE HYBRID BATTERY. THE CAR RAN GREAT AGAIN. JUNE 15, 2015 IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN, LIKE BEFORE, I TOOK IT TO THE LINCOLN DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WERE NOT ANY CODES, BUT TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY, OF WHICH THEY CHANGED. JUNE 24,2015, THE CAR SHUT DOWN AGAIN, THE RED TRIANGLE SHAPE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT INTO LINCOLN DEALER THE SAME DAY, THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTER SAID THE CAR SHUT DOWN, BUT NO COMPUTER CODES. THIS MAKES ME THINK THAT A NEW THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT NECESSARY. A LINCOLN TECHNICIAN HAS BEEN DRIVING MY AUTOMOBILE FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS AND WILL DO SO OVER THIS WEEK-END. HE HAS A COMPUTER ATTACHED TO THE AUTO ENGINE, LOOKING FOR THE CAUSE. WHEN THE CAR SHUTS DOWN, PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR GETS NO RESPONSE.
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 - WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR, THE "STOP CAR SAFETY NOW" WARNING CAME. I HAVE ABOUT 91,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MAPLECREST FORD LINCOLN. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE VEHICLE, DRIVEN IT, CHECK FOR CODES AND HAVE FOUND NOTHING IN THREE DAYS OF CHECKING. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CONTACTED LINCOLN'S TECH TEAM FOR ASSISTANCE. THE TECH TEAM CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE TWO OPTIONS THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN ARE 1. DO NOTHING AND SEE IF THE PROBLEM RECURS OR 2. CHANGE THE EXHAUST PURGE VALUE REFLESH & POWER CONTROL MODULE. BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS IS CORRECT ANY PROBLEM. LINCOLN IS NOT GUARANTEEING THAT CHANGING THIS MODULE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT I HAVE RECEIVED THE "STOP CAR SAFELY NOW" WARNING. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN AUGUST OF 2013. I FILED A COMPLAINT THEN, WHICH WAS AS FOLLOWS: AUGUST 19, 2013 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STOP CAR SAFELY NOW WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. HOWEVER, I DID HAVE THE CAR "REPAIRED". LICCARDI FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AIR INTAKE .. ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 20, 2013. *TR
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