2013 LINCOLN MKZ Complaints

MKZ 2013 LINCOLN WITH SAME SYMPTOMS AND REQUIRED COMPONENT (BUSHING) CHANGE AS SAFETY RECALL 18S20. PLEASE INCLUDE THE MKZ 2013 LINCOLN SERIES IN THE RECALL 18S20 (VIEW ATTACHED)

I'VE OWNED THE CAR 4 YEARS, DECIDED TO HAUL SOMETHING, PUT THE BACK SEAT DOWN AND IT WON'T GO BACK UP. SEEMS THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT IS STUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 LINCOLN MKZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH FAILED TO SECURELY CLOSE. THE CONTACT USED A BUNGEE CORD TO SECURE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WILLIS FORD (15 N. DUPONT BLVD, SMYRNA, DE 19977), AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V331000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

THERE IS A THUMP WHEN THE CAR MOVES FORWARD OR BACK FROM A STOP. SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHINGS LOSE AND IS SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH. *TR

STRONG ODOR COMING FROM PASSENGER VENT WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. DOESN'T HAVE TO BE MOVING BUT MORE PREVALENT WHEN IT IS IN MOTION. OUTSIDE WEATHER DOESN'T MATTER. *TR

ON APRIL 4TH, 2020. AFTER LEAVING THE FREEWAY AND MAKING A BRIEF STOPPED, A PASSENGER EXITED THE FRONT LEFT PASSENGER SIDES DOOR, AND ONCE THE PASSENGER REENTERED THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE, LATCH, OR LOCK. THE PASSENGER DOOR WILL BOUNCE BACK OPEN AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SHUT THE DOOR, THE DOOR REMAINED UNLOCKED AND THE LATCH WOULDN'T SWITCH TO THE LOCKED POSITION WHICH WOULD LOCK THE DOOR IN PLACE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY AND PRIVACY RISK, AS WE WOULD HAVE TO DRIVE HOLDING MANUALLY HOLDING THE DOOR SHUT, INCLUDING WHILE MAKING TURNS, DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, AND WHILE DRIVING IN VARIOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN LIMITED VISIBILITY, OR DURING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW, STORMS, AND ETC... THIS ALSO POSED A HUGE PRIVACY RISK, SINCE THE DOOR REMAINS OPEN AND UNLOCKED WITHOUT ANY WAY TO SECURELY CLOSE AND LOCK THE DOOR, ANY INDIVIDUAL CAN EASILY STEAL YOUR VEHICLE BY ENTERING THE UNLOCKED AND OPEN PASSENGER DOOR SIDE AND HOTWIRE THE CAR. THIS ALSO DRAINS THE BATTERY SINCE THE CAR IS TRYING TO ALERT THE OWNER THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR REMAINS OPEN. TO MY DISMAY, THIS VEHICLE AND YEAR (2013 LINCOLN MKZ) WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL IN 2015 FOR THE SAME EXACT REASON, THE DEALERSHIP SEARCHED MY VIN, AND DIDN'T FIND A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. FORD AND LINCOLN REFUSED TO WORK WITH ME ON THE PRICE OR ANYTHING, DESPITE LITERALLY THIS SAME MODEL HAVING A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT ISSUE THAT THE RECALLED 2013 LINCOLN MKZ MODELS HAD. THE ISSUE FOR THE FIRST RECALL WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN SPRAWL TAB, WHICH A LOCAL MECHANIC LITERALLY DIAGNOSED. THE ISSUE LITERALLY HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, AND HIGHWAY. THIS IS INCREDIBLY INFURIATING AND HAS CAUSED A $460 PRICE TAG ATTACHED TO THE REPAIRS FOR ONLY ONE DOOR, WHILE THE RECALL REPLACED ALL FOUR FOR FREE!

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT TRACTION CONTROL AND PARK HILL ASSIST ALL FLASH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED TRAVELING 70 MPH . I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE ROAD BUT HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TURNING THE WHEEL AS IT FELT LIKE IT WAS ALMOST LOCKED. PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS

2013 LINCOLN MKZ, 3.7L WITH 32516 MILES 2/7/20 AT 9:30 AM TRAVELING AT 60 MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY THE MOTOR CUT OUT. DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHO RAIN DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NOTHING.

WHILE STATIONARY AFTER TURNING ON THE VEHICLE THERE IS A HARD SHIFT IN GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION ON THE CITY STREET THERE IS A HARD SHIFT AROUND 35 MPH TO 55 MPH. WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET AFTER 5 MILES THE VEHICLE START SPUTTERING AND NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY THEN THERE ISN'T ANY ACCELERATION FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT STOP AND GO. AND THEN IT PICKS BACK UP AND DRIVE HIGH RPM SOUND. OR HIGH REV SOUNDS. IN ADDITION THE GAS CAP UNIT IS FAULTY I REPLACED IT BEFORE AND NOW IT APPEARS IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE IT WON'T CLOSE PROPERLY. A P0171 CODE MAF SENSOR CAME UP ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION CODES FOR THE 5TH AND 4TH GEAR RATIO ACCORDING TO THE DIAGNOSTICS REPORTED FROM THE OB READING AND SOME ADDITIONAL CODES THAT I CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE. FOR THE MOST PART THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING CITY AND HIGHWAY WHICH MAKES IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE

MY SYNC SOFTWARE ON MY LINCOLN MKZ WON'T UPDATE BECAUSE THE APIM IS DEFECTIVE. FORD/LINCOLN PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED A 5 YEAR WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THIS COMPONENT. THIS DEFECTIVE APIM CAUSES MY VOLUME TO EITHER TURN ALL THE WAY UP OR ALL THE WAY DOWN, NO IN BETWEEN. IT ALSO CAUSES THE MUSIC FROM MY PHONE TO PLAY ON MY PHONE SPEAKERS RATHER THAN THE CAR SPEAKERS AND ALSO RANDOMLY DISCONNECTS MY PHONE. THE FIVE YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD STILL BE COVERED BECAUSE IT CAUSES A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN MY PHONE DISCONNECTS AND I HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO FIX IT SO I CAN UTILIZE THE HANDS-FREE PHONE FEATURES.