Safety Score
67
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-02 | 15V340000 |
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | 393,623 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel … |
| 2024-09-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | My car has lost powering steering three times now. I have replaced the rack and pinion module twice and I’m fixing to a… |
| 2024-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I became the owner of a 2012 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid in 2016. At first there was no issues. Roughly a couple of months later… |
| 2024-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power steering control module stop working. Ford is aware of this issue and refusing to classify it as a recall. Vehicl… |
| 2024-01-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My brakes stopped working with no warning while driving. All of the brake related lights came on and the pedal went to … |
| 2023-11-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | While driving I noticed that at times my steering wheel would be difficult to turn. At first, the problem seemed small … |
| 2023-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he observed abnorma… |
| 2023-09-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | i cannot open the front drivers side door from the inside... it is as if the latch became disconnected |
| 2023-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving and all of a sudden break light came on service break system came on all at one time I never had a proble… |
| 2023-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Breaks suddenly stopped working. Lights on dash including ABS came on. Car would not stop until pedal pressed almost to… |
| 2023-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | There have been several occasions now where I go to brake and there is no brake! My foot goes all the way down to the … |
| 2022-11-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | After getting an oil change and battery software update, I headed home. Before arriving home the warning light to servi… |
| 2022-10-07 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Took the car to the dealer to have the driver airbag inflator replaced when it says here there are no parts available y… |
| 2022-08-30 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On August 30, 2022, upon traveling home from Palm Springs airport, I stopped at a restaurant in Morongo Valley. As I wa… |
| 2021-11-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While traveling at approximately 22 mph I entered a roundabout when the steering wheel pulled out of my hand and the ca… |
| 2021-11-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The middle rear seat belt became stuck around my child and could not be removed. It progressively became tighter and t… |
| 2021-09-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT UNLOCK FROM INSIDE OF CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. NOT AB… |
| 2021-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | Front drivers side door, unable to open door from inside the vehicle. Very hard or impossible for older drivers to cros… |
| 2021-07-17 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Yes | 1 | The contact owned a 2012 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated while entering a gated garage, when lifting his foot from the … |
| 2021-07-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Front passenger side door, unable to lock. All other doors lock fine. Unable to secure car. |
| 2021-04-28 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH A DING AND THEN RED TRIANGLE APPEARED WITH MESSAGE TO SAFELY STOP, FELT AS IF ENGINE COMPLE… |
| 2021-04-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. ALL SENSORS LIGHT UP AND BRAKES DID NOT WORK. YOU COULD PUSH THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR. VER… |
| 2021-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I was notified April 2021, that my vehicle had an airbag safety recall repair. To date, I have not been notified to br… |
| 2021-03-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln MKZ. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V1580… |
| 2021-03-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Due to the open recall without a known solution, I am unable to ensure the safe use of my vehicle for my family and my … |
| 2021-03-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND SON LEFT THE HOUSE IN OUR MKZ AND 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE MKZ SUDDENLY LOST BRAKING CAPABILITY. MY WIFE … |
| 2021-01-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN JANUARY 2021, MY VEHICLE HAD REACHED ABOUT 60,000 MILES. AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I NOTICED MULTIPLE WAR… |
| 2020-11-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER'S SID… |
| 2020-10-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, ALARMS DINGED AND LIGHTS POPPED UP IN MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED WERE: BRAKE SY… |
| 2020-09-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | AC ON RIGHT SIDE STOPPED WORKING, RIGHT DOOR STOP LOCKING AND LATER THE LEFT DOOR STOPPED LOCKING. |
| 2020-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE SERVICE ABS… |
| 2020-07-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LATCH, DRIVER SIDE, RECALL STARTS WITH THE MKZ 2014 AND UP. I HAVE A 2012 MKZ THAT NEEDS THE RECALL. PLEASE LOWER … |
| 2020-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Lincoln MKZ. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the power steering assist fault… |
| 2020-05-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION, ABS MALFUNCTION AND BRAKE MALFUNCTION SIMULTANEOUSLY ILLUMINATED O… |
| 2020-05-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | I TURNED ON MY CAR AND RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM IN THE INFORMATION PANEL STATING, " POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". ITS EX… |
| 2020-04-12 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | THE ELECTRONIC STEERING STOPPED WORKING AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. I WAS TRAVELING… |
| 2020-01-31 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | STARTED MY CAR TO LET IT WARM UP, WHEN I RETURNED AND WENT TO LEAVE THE DRIVEWAY IT FLASHED SERVICE STABILITRAC AND SER… |
| 2020-01-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35- 40 MPH, LOST CONTROL OF THE… |
| 2020-01-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY AS WELL AS THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC MESSAGE ACROSS THE DASHBOARD AND THE … |
| 2019-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING ON A LOCAL MAJOR ROAD THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, BRAKES WENT LOW AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. PUMPING DID NOT HELP. WE… |
| 2019-12-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, AN AUDIBLE CHIME WAS HEARD AFTER WHIC… |
| 2019-12-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DO NOT OWN |
| 2019-11-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS MODULE IN MY CAR FAILED ON 11/20/19. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 53,500 MILES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. THE CAR H… |
| 2019-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PORTION OF LED TAIL-LIGHTS ARE OUT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN COVERED ON 2010'S AND 2011'S HOWEVER MY 2012 IS… |
| 2019-10-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TWO WEEKS AGO I GOT IN MY CAR AND DROVE DOWN TO THE INTERSECTION AT THE END OF MY STREET. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL, N… |
| 2019-10-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ADVANCED TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ARE ON AND I HAVE NO POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECA… |
| 2019-09-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT 69,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2012 LINCOLN MKZ FAILED DUE TO DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP, ACCORDING … |
| 2019-08-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW. FIRST INCIDENT WAS SEPTEMBER 29TH 2018, SECOND WAS TODAY AUGU… |
| 2019-08-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS AT THE GAS STATION PUTTING GAS TO MY CAR WHEN I NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE THEN I TOLD THE PEOPLE AROU… |
| 2019-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHT LED ASSEMBLY HAS 2 OF 3 ROWS NOT FUNCTIONING; FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY ON 2010 & '11 MODEL YEAR, BUT NOT 2012… |