2013 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID Problems & Recalls
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THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V875000 REMEDY IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. I WAS ORIGINALLY NOTIFIED ON JAN 2017. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW WITH NO SOLUTION. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SEAT BELTS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINING PASSENGERS IN A CRASH.
THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF GLASS IS SEPARATING OR DELAMINATING. THE GLASS IS DEVELOPING AIR POCKETS BETWEEN THE LAYERS OF GLASS AND ITS COATINGS. LARGER AIR POCKETS DEVELOPED FIRST AROUND THE EDGES, AND NOW SMALLER BUBBLES HAVE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SUNROOF. NEW BUBBLES CONTINUE TO DEVELOP. ...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE ADVANCETRAC SERVICE WARNING, HILL ASSIST AND ABS DISABLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEING HEAVIER THAN NORMAL PLUS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. THE PROBLEM USUALLY HAPPENS AT WET OR COLD WEATHER. IT STARTED ONCE A DAY BUT NOW AT LEAST 50 TIMES A DAY. MANY TIMES THAT...
I HAVE ADVANCETRAC SERVICE WARNING, HILL ASSIST AND ABS DISABLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEING HEAVIER THAN NORMAL PLUS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. THE PROBLEM USUALLY HAPPENS AT WET OR COLD WEATHER. IT STARTED ONCE A DAY BUT NOW AT LEAST 50 TIMES A DAY. MANY TIMES THAT...
I HAVE ADVANCETRAC SERVICE WARNING, HILL ASSIST AND ABS DISABLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BEING HEAVIER THAN NORMAL PLUS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHILE ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. THE PROBLEM USUALLY HAPPENS AT WET OR COLD WEATHER. IT STARTED ONCE A DAY BUT NOW AT LEAST 50 TIMES A DAY. MANY TIMES THAT...
THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF IS DELAMINATING. AND AREA ALONG THE LEFT EDGE OF THE SUNROOF, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR JUST ABOVE THE DRIVERS HEAD, IS BEGINNING TO DELAMINATE ON THE INTERIOR SURFACE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A THICK FILM OF SOME SORT THAT IS BUBBLING FROM THE EDGE TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE R...
Mileage: 55,000
THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF IS DELAMINATING. AND AREA ALONG THE LEFT EDGE OF THE SUNROOF, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CAR JUST ABOVE THE DRIVERS HEAD, IS BEGINNING TO DELAMINATE ON THE INTERIOR SURFACE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A THICK FILM OF SOME SORT THAT IS BUBBLING FROM THE EDGE TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE R...
Mileage: 55,000
POWER STEERING ASSIST CONTROL MODULE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE STEERING ABILITY WHILE IN MOTION; PRODUCING HIGH RISK OF ACCIDENT. WHILE TURNING VEHICLE STEERING GAVE OUT ALMOST CAUSING A ACCIDENT LUCKILY NO OTHER CAR WAS ONCOMING. FAULTY DESIGN RECALLS ON MOST LINCOLN THAT YEAR FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE 2...
Mileage: 71,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. THE FIR...
Mileage: 75,000
I PURCHASED A USED 2013 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID ON NOV 28 2016. ON DEC 1 2016 I WAS DRIVING ON I 20 IN BIRMINGHAM AL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AFTER I HAD ENGAGED IN A PANIC STOP AND VEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. MY VEHICLE FROZE IN A POSITION WITH THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN THE TRAF...
Mileage: 32,500
I PURCHASED A USED 2013 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID ON NOV 28 2016. ON DEC 1 2016 I WAS DRIVING ON I 20 IN BIRMINGHAM AL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AFTER I HAD ENGAGED IN A PANIC STOP AND VEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. MY VEHICLE FROZE IN A POSITION WITH THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN THE TRAF...
Mileage: 32,500
I PURCHASED A USED 2013 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID ON NOV 28 2016. ON DEC 1 2016 I WAS DRIVING ON I 20 IN BIRMINGHAM AL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AFTER I HAD ENGAGED IN A PANIC STOP AND VEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT. MY VEHICLE FROZE IN A POSITION WITH THE LEFT REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN THE TRAF...
Mileage: 32,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR BECAME AJAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO LATCH THE DOOR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAIL...
Mileage: 58,000
I LEASED MY CAR IN AUGUST OF 2013. ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID WAS RUN A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT, WHICH I DID EVERY OTHER MONTH SINCE I GOT THE CAR. IN THE REPORT WHAT WOULD ALWAYS APPEAR WAS DRIVER ASSISTS AND RESTRAINTS REPORT ..."SYSTEM UNAVAILABLE." THEN IN THE LATE FALL OF 2014 I RECEIVED...
I HAVE A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID WITH 27,400 MILES. IT HAS MICHELIN PRIMACY MXM4 245/45R18 TIRES. ONE IS COMPLETELY WORN OUT (BALD) AND 3 ARE WORN AND UNSAFE. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO THEM BEING UNSAFE AND WORN. *TR
Mileage: 27,448
I HAVE A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ HYBRID WITH 27,400 MILES. IT HAS MICHELIN PRIMACY MXM4 245/45R18 TIRES. ONE IS COMPLETELY WORN OUT (BALD) AND 3 ARE WORN AND UNSAFE. I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES DUE TO THEM BEING UNSAFE AND WORN. *TR
Mileage: 27,448
CAR JUST ONE YEAR OLD AND TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 17,000
A FEW WEEKS AGO THE RIGHT REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED (THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY SHUT, WHILE PARKED OR DURING VEHICLE OPERATION). TODAY THE FRONT RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) DOOR LATCH ALSO FAILED. SAME EXACT ISSUE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS SOMEONE COULD FALL OUT OF THE CAR DURIN...
Mileage: 22,000