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 2013 Lincoln Mkz submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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
Video camera in the back is almost unusable at times, get loss of vision completely or it's flipped image and distorted. Don't know if this counts but I had a issue where key batteries where fine and the car did not want to unlock or start. Also last winter the door would not unlock and if forced would not close.
the driver side mirror blind spot stopped working and all most hit a vehicle coming up alongside of me. Yes it is available No in October
The contact owned a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while adjusting the driver's side motorized seat, the contact felt an electric shock through her left hand, prompting the contact to cease the action and immediately turn off the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined there was short in the motorized seat. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
Power steering fault, Hard to steering.
The contact owns a 2013 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated while starting the vehicle and driving at various speeds, there was a loud beeping sound as if the doors were unlocked or opened. There were no warning lights or error messages displayed. The vehicle had not been taken to the dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
The air blower and radio automatically adjust. The air will turn on and off by itself and go from low speed to full blast and all in between. The radio automatically adjusts volume by itself. Luckily, so far when it’s happens it can be turned off and doesn’t come back on. However, you can see the lights on the volume button control going crazy from high to low. It happens continually. The radio can barely be used because it won’t stay consistent
The middle rear seat belt locks up when you fold the seat down and the only way to lift the seat is to remove the seat belt from the car and allow it to fully retract. But as soon as the seat get laid down again you have to repeat the process. There are multiple videos on YouTube of multiple ford vehicles having the same problem. Secondly periodically all the lights on the dash come on and it says all the Advanced Driver Assistant systems aren’t working and the electronic assist powersteering stops working. It lasts anywhere from a couple minutes or until the car is turned off for a long time. There are also multiple videos on YouTube showing the same problem on multiple Lonicoln MKZ’s.
FCIM failure causes AC unit to activate randomly. Windows can fog without warning causing an unsafe driving condition. Also, from YouTube videos - this defect can also cause rear windows to lock/unlock unexpectedly (I have not yet experienced this).
HEATED SEAT/AC SEAT MODULE GROUND PIN BURNED TO A CRISP RENDERING THE MODULE USELESS... THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.
I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS CAR FOR 32 MONTHS. AND YET IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE APPROX. 9 TIMES FROM RECALLS NOTICE THAT I HAVE RECEIVED NOTICES ON 14S21,15S16,15S14KEY FAB PROBLEMS 2 TIMES, AIR CONDITIONER, SIDE MIRROR WAS BROKEN, THE HAS PUT INSELF INTO PARK WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS TAKEN OFF. DRIVER SEAT STARTED MOVING BY ITSELF FROM FORWARD TO BACKWARDS & UP AND DOWN. VEHICLE CONTROL PANEL HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. START & STOP BUTTON HAS BEEN REPLACED.
I AM A 66 YR OLD WOMAN WHO GOT INTO HER CAR AT MIDNITE FOR A LONG RIDE HOME AND AS I PRESSED MY START BUTTON NOTHING HAPPENED! THE LIGHTS, THE RADIO AND THE COLD AIR WAS BLOWING BUT IT KEPT GIVING ME THE MESSAGE TO PRESS THE START BUTTON.I WAS ON A DARK STREET LEAVING A FRIENDS HOME AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND THEY PROCEEDED TO TRY TO JUMP START MY CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT GO INTO NEUTRAL SO HE COULD PUT IT ON HIS FLAT BED.AFTER 1 HOUR HE MANAGED TO GET IT ON THE FLAT BED AND TAKE TO THE DEALER.AT FIRST THEY THOUGHT STARTER OR ALTERNATOR BUT INSTEAD IT WAS PART OF A BULLETIN THAT WAS OUT REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD 5 RECALLS ON THIS CAR AND THEN I WAS STRANDED AT MIDNITE. IS THIS A RELIABLE CAR FOR A SENIOR CITIZEN? I HAVE HAD THIS CAR EXACTLY 1 YEAR AND HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS THEN ALL THE JUNK CARS I HAVE OWNED IN PREVIOUS YEARS. I WANT TO TRADE IT IN FOR ALL THE AGGRAVATION THIS CAR HAS COST ME. ARE THERE MORE RECALLS COMING??? SHOULDN'T I BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS TROUBLE? WHY DID I HAVE TO PAY $99 TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED? ANSWERS PLEASE!!!
TL-THE OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE COLLISION WARNING INDICATOR INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.LB
WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WITH NO VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME ALL OF A SUDDEN THE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATES. THIS FIRST STARTED 9/10/2013 AND CONTINUES TO BE A FALSE WARNING FROM TIME TO TIME UP THROUGH 7/23/2014, MILEAGE NOW 15125. GOING BACK TO DEALER AGAIN. *TR
CAME TO A STOP AT STOP SIGN. MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AT APPROX. 7 MPH. WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT WENT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER ON 4/14 FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS ALSO THE 3RD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. *JS
VEHICLE LOCKED OUT OF ABILITY TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE. THE CAR NEEDED TO BE RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES OVER 20 MINUTES IN ORDER TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE. CAUSED OBSTACLE TO TRAFFIC. BLIND CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT AND FORWARD COLLISION WARNING ALARM IS ACTIVATED WITHOUT PROPER STIMULUS, SLOWING THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THERE IS NO THREAT OF COLLISION. THIS ALMOST CAUSED THREE SEPARATE ACCIDENTS. LINCOLN SERVICE SUGGESTED DISABLING THIS SAFETY FEATURE. NOTE THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING DOES NOT MEET NHTSA STANDARD ACCORDING TO JD POWERS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, HIS HAND ERRONEOUSLY BRUSHED AGAINST THE PUSH-TO-START BUTTON. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ONCE IT WAS SECURED IN PARK. THE RENTAL COMPANY WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ADVISED IF THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,865. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER LINE TO THE BATTERY JUNCTION WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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