2017 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

PURCHASED CPO WITH 38K MILES ON IT. A WEEK AFTER OWNING SMOKE EMITTED FROM EXHAUST, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR WAS ROUGH TO START, IDLING HARD. CAR MELTED STRONGLY OF ANTIFREEZE BUT NO VISIBLE LEAKS. LINCOLN DID INSPECTION AND SAYS NEEDS A NEW ENGINE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO CYLINDERS AND PISTONS FAILING. ENGINE IS ON BACKORDER FOR TWO MONTHS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM. WE ARE EXTREMELY UNHAPPY. HAVEN'T EVEN HAD THE CAR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THIS STARTED HAPPENING. WE WANT OUT OF THIS CAR!

STARTED HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAT ON THE CAR, TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO TSB 19-2346 IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSE TO PAY FOR REPAIR DUE IT BEING OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LINCOLN MKZ. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GRAND LEDGE FORD LINCOLN (6080 E SAGINAW HWY, GRAND LEDGE, MI 48837, (517) 627-8100) WHERE IT WAS TEST DRIVEN. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO LAFONTAINE FORD OF LANSING (5103 S CEDAR ST, LANSING, MI 48911, (517) 394-7000) WHERE IT WAS TEST DRIVEN. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE ALIGNMENT WAS UNEVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V167000(STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 24864137. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

I WENT TO START MY VEHICLE NO POWER AT ALL.. WEIRD NOTHING EVER HAPPENED LIKE THAT BEFORE. SO I GET AAA TO GIVE ME A BOOST. I GET TO MY DESTINATION. GO TO GET BACK IN MY CAR AND LEAVE. CAR DEAD NO POWER AT ALL. GET TOWED TO THE DEALER. BATTERY CHECK WAS GOOD. THEY COULDN'T FIND OUT THE PROBLEM. THEN THE CAR WOULD GET JUMP STARTED BUT WOULDN'T TURN OFF WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTON ONLY THE AUXILIARY THINGS WOULD POWER OFF. THE DEALER IS TELLING ME IT'S WATER DAMAGE BUT HOW? IT'S GARAGE KEPT..

POWER LOSS WHEN ACCELERATING HARD ON THE FREEWAY (65MPH+). POWER IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED, MAKING ME A HAZARD ON THE ROAD! THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO 'LIMP' UNTIL CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE GARAGE, THE VALVES WERE FOUND TO HAVE MAJOR CARBON BUILDUP AND THE #1 CYLINDER HAD A CRACKED SPARK PLUG.

VEHICLE STALLS/LOSES POWER ONCE FUEL REACHES BELOW HALF TANK OF GAS. FORD HAS ISSUED TSB'S ON THIS VERY ISSUE ON MANY OF THEIR OTHER ENGINES, BUT I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE SPECIFICALLY. HERE IS THE TSB FOR FORD FOCUS'S WITH THIS ISSUE: FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2012-2018 FORD FOCUS VEHICLES WITH A 2.0L GDI OR 2.0L GTDI ENGINE. THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE (CPV) MAY MALFUNCTION, POSSIBLY CAUSING EXCESSIVE VACUUM IN FUEL VAPOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. TSB # 18S32. WHEN PRESSURE IS BEING RELEASED FROM THE GAS TANK VIA THE FUEL DOOR OPENING, GAS SPRAYS OUT OF THE OPENING AND GOERS STUCK/HARDENED TO EXTERIOR OF CAR.

WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT TIRES ABRUPTLY PULL LEFT OR RIGHT, REGARDLESS OF STEERING WHEEL POSITION (STRAIGHT OR TURNING), SPEED (25MPH OR 65MPH), OR ROAD CONDITIONS (SMOOTH OR BUMPY). ALSO, RECEIVED RANDOM ALERTS TO KEEP HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MY HANDS HAD NEVER LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ALERTS STOPPED BUT THE STEERING/WHEEL POSITION ISSUE REMAINS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HOOD AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES SINCE JUNE OF 2018 TO CHECK IF THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WAS OPEN AND/OR UNLATCHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD WAS NOT OPEN OR UNLATCHED SEEMINGLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. CLASSIC FORD LINCOLN (8540 TYLER BLVD, MENTOR, OHIO 44060 (440) 266-3000) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE REOCCURRENCE TWICE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO ANOTHER DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. *DT *JB

VEHICLE JERKS AGGRESSIVELY FROM PARK TO REVERSE THEN REVERSE TO DRIVE AT COLD START. AND FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THEN THERE IS A DELAY IN ENGAGEMENT WHERE THERE IS NO MOVEMENT AT ALL AS YOU SIT IN THE ROADWAY WITH TRAFFIC. NO CODES DISPLAYING AFTER AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEALERSHIP AND ALTHOUGH I PROVIDED VIDEOS OF ISSUE OCCURRING THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE ISSUE AND I MUST COME BACK, WEEKS LATER. AS SOON AS I LEAVE ISSUE OCCURS AGAIN.....

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES AND ACCELERATE, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE "SEE MANUAL" LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH TOOL - FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO COAST CAR OFF EXIT RAMP SAFELY AND PULL OVER, AT WHICH POINT THE ENGINE CHUGGED AND STALLED. FIRST RESTART "SEE MANUAL" LIGHT STILL ON, SPUTTERED AND STALLED. TURNED OFF VEHICLE. 2ND ATTEMPT SAME AS 1ST. 3RD CAME ON AND RAN WITHOUT ENGINE LIGHT AND SEEMED TO REV UP HIGHER THAN NORMAL, THEN CAME BACK DOWN. NO OTHER INDICATIONS APPEARED OTHER THAN "NO USE OF AUTO BRAKE AVAILABLE"