NHTSA — Electrical System Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
45,464 miles

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This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2011 Lincoln MKZ electrical problems

electrical problem

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2011 Lincoln MKZ Owner Comments

problem #6

Jul 012019

MKZ

  • 120,000 miles

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The hybrid mode does not work anymore after 9 years. The vehicle hesitates upon acceleration. It will only run on the internal combustion engine even though the battery is fully charged. Ford knows about the problem as noted in their oasis 8922.

- White Lake, MI, USA

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problem #5

Oct 092017

MKZ

  • 84,000 miles
The contact owns a 2011 Lincoln Mkz. While the driver was attempting to open the front driver's door, there were flames on the door panel. The driver extinguished the fire. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or repaired. A fire report was not filed and there were no injuries. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 84,000.

- Wainscott, NY, USA

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problem #4

Jun 142017

MKZ

  • 44 miles
At 44K mils, passenger seat switch & motor w/track malfunctioned for seat seldom used. Rpr cost reduced to $1145 due to inadequate diagnosis & 10 day wait for return of wrong parts and dealer sublets, prior electrical failure of driver door latch & locking mechanism at 39K miles both occurrences after 5 year warranty but substantialy prior to 50K mile warranty. Caruso Lincoln dealer was able to get warranty repair done on door problem. I did not even attempt warranty repair on seat problem preferring to pay and pay off vehicle asap and rid myself of it.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

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problem #3

Sep 142016

MKZ

  • 38,000 miles

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Just over 5 yr warranty and only 39K miles of 50K warranty, when parked, driver's door locking system stopped working preventing driver from opening door to exit without rolling down window with extreme difficulty and/or inability in pulling outside door handle. To exit in nml case or in case of collision. Lincoln svc rep states it is a normal occurrence and will cost $480 plus to repair because it is just outside of the 5 year.warranty.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

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problem #2

Feb 072015

MKZ

  • miles
Not inspected no paperwork available for vehicle

- Washington, DC, USA

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problem #1

Mar 082014

MKZ

  • 30,742 miles
Display in dashboard displayed "blindspot not available". simultaneously, the blind spot warning light on passenger (right) side came on and would not go off for several minutes. Warning message in dashboard display went off on its own, but indicator light will not come on with vehicle in the blind spot.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

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